Pavlo Gonchar | Lightrocket | Getty Images The new CEO at Vanguard said Monday that the asset management giant could lean on artificial intelligence as it looks to improve its customer service experience. Vanguard, which built its reputation as a low-cost and investor-friendly brokerage firm, has seen criticism about its customer service in recent years.
It’s a confusing moment in time for the world of telecommunications. After spending much of the 21st century experiencing rapid growth, many telecom-focused markets are facing sustained periods of saturation.  In the United States, smartphone shipments declined in the first quarter for the sixth consecutive quarter. Similar levels of saturation impacted global broadband subscriber growth,
Uncovering affordable breakthrough stocks under $10 in the portfolio can lead to high-price return opportunities. Here, the focus is on three such stocks, each demonstrating strong fundamentals that signal high upside potential. The first company’s top prospects include continued revenue growth, significant improvements in gross margins and successful strategic expansions. These position the company for
As tech behemoth Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) gears up to report fiscal fourth-quarter 2024 results on July 30, all eyes will be on the continued momentum in its high-growth cloud computing and artificial intelligence businesses. With the stock up over 14.6% year-to-date (YTD), Microsoft will need to deliver impressive numbers and guidance to justify its premium valuation.
High-yield dividend stocks are attractive investment options as they provide regular payouts regardless of market performance. Understanding dividend yield, which is a ratio showing annual dividend income per dollar invested, is crucial for comparing investments. The yield, expressed as a percentage of the current price, indicates the annual return on investment at the purchase price.
Veteran investment commentator Mark Hulbert wrote an appropriately-timed commentary for MarketWatch on July 22 that discussed how Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) stock and 24 others were most likely to crash. Hulbert highlighted the contrarian market indicator “U.S. Crash Confidence Index,” created in 1984 by Robert Shiller, the Yale professor best known for the CAPE ratio (cyclically adjusted
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is a top stock to buy ahead of its fiscal 2024 Q4 earnings call after markets close on July 30. The company demonstrated solid growth across multiple business segments, specifically based on its expanding cloud services and AI  advancements. The company’s growth trajectory has a solid record of beating earnings per share estimates.