Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ: GOOG) stock is moving higher Friday ahead of its fourth-quarter earnings report, with analysts from Bank of America maintaining a positive outlook on the company's performance.

The tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 is the best performer but more risk-averse investors may prefer the more broadly diversified S&P 500.

Most of the S&P 500’s 11 sectors were up Friday afternoon, led by sharp gains for consumer discretionary, communication services and information technology. The S&P 500’s consumer-discretionary sector was up 1.

At 6,054 points, the S&P 500 is looking steady after a poor start to the week. Might this be the calm before the storm? The post Could worries about DeepSeek crash the S&P 500 and AI stocks? appeared first on The Motley Fool UK.

ETFs can hold hundreds or even thousands of individual stocks, but the Roundhill ETF only holds 50. That means it's relatively concentrated, which can be a recipe for volatility, so it's mainly suitable for investors who already have a diversified portfolio of other ETFs and/or stocks.

So-called Big Tech stocks with outsized weightings in the S&P 500 were rising sharply Wednesday, with gains led by Nvidia Corp. The Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF, whose portfolio equally weights seven Big Tech stocks — Nvidia,

A development in the field of artificial intelligence that staggered asset prices could help set the stage for broader stock strength beyond the narrow group of technology shares that has propelled the market higher.

A small group of seven companies, including Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Nvidia and Tesla, have become so dominant that they alone contributed to more than half of the S&P 500’s

Alphabet (GOOGL) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. So, it might be a good idea to review some of the factors that might affect the near-term performance of the stock. Over the past month,

Historically, the Vanguard Information Technology ETF has averaged a total annual return of 13.7% since its inception 21 years ago. That figure implies the fund should beat out the S&P 500 again in 2025, but a deeper look suggests this year may not be typical for the ETF from a performance standpoint.

Tsai Capital, an investment management company, released its fourth quarter investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. Tsai Capital celebrated 25 years track record in 2024. Tsai Capital Growth Equity Strategy gained 23.

Importantly, several Wall Street analysts have updated or reiterated their forecasts since DeepSeek published its research paper last week, and they all see upside in Nvidia stock from its current price of $128 per share. Gil Luria at D.A. Davidson set his target price at $135 per share, implying a 5% upside.