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The NASDAQ 100 Pre-Market Indicator is up 13.57 to 15,390.12. The total Pre-Market volume is currently 82,508,465 shares traded.The following are the most active stocks for the pre-market session: ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) is -0.03 at $18.11, with 3,099,852 shares trad

The semiconductor industry that took a hit in the second half of 2023 is making a solid rebound and holds promise for the rest of the year. Experts had predicted that sales would bottom in the first quarter and then make a rebound

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Some companies are simply unpredictable in the stock market. In the past two quarters, I've written about how Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) may have difficulty meeting expectations. Both times, it blew projections out of the water. And now Nvidia expects to report record revenue again in

Building a portfolio with stocks that have robust liquidity levels will likely work in favor of investors seeking healthy returns, especially in the current volatile market scenario.

Shares of Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) have crushed the stock market handsomely over the past year, gaining 183% as of this writing, compared to the Nasdaq Composite index's gains of just 12% during the same period. Investors can expect this red-hot run to continue in the coming year as

Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to reshape the global economy in the coming decade. Businesses of all sizes are seeking the means to harness the power of this game-changing technology, and they're willing to pay up to do so.

If there's one certainty on Wall Street over the past three decades, it's that investors always flock to next-big-thing investments. There have been no shortage of new innovations and game-changing trends that have captivated investors' attention, including the advent of the inte

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian elaborates on how Nvidia's (NASDAQ: NVDA) products are helping Meta (NASDAQ: META), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), and Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) improve their businesses.

A group of engineers, researchers and a Silicon Valley-based chip company collaborated to release advanced Arabic language software that can power generative AI applications.

Nvidia Corp’s soaring rally has thrilled investors this year - except for the sizeable number of fund managers who avoided what they believe to be an expensive stock.

Many eyes are on Dell Technologies DELL stock this week with the technology solutions provider set to report its second-quarter results on Thursday, August 31.

The bulk of tech earnings have passed with Nvidia NVDA highlighting the sector's quarterly results.

The SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF ( NYSEARCA:SPLG) already had a low expense ratio, but it got even more affordable when it slashed its expense ratio by 50% at the beginning of August. According to Bloomberg, SPLG is the lowest-cost large-cap blend S&P 500 ETF offering, with a gross expense ratio that got lowered to 0.02% from a previous 0.03%. This rock-bottom expense ratio means that an investor will pay just $2 in expenses when putting $10,000 into SPLG, making it the type of cost-effective ETF an investor can build their portfolio around. Assuming that the fee remains at 5% and that the fund returns 5% per year going forward, this investor would pay just $6 in fees over the course of three years, $11 over five years, and a paltry $26 over an entire decade. While the old adage says that you get what you pay for, that’s not necessarily the case for SPLG, which gives investors plenty of bang for their buck. Let’s take a closer look at this $19.6 billion S&P 500 ( SPX ) ETF.  What is SPLG ETF’s Strategy? SPLG is an ETF from State Street ( NYSE:STT ) that seeks to provide results that “correspond generally to the total return performance of the S&P 500 index,” according to State Street. The company also describes SPLG as “one of the low-cost core SPDR Portfolio ETFs, a suite of portfolio building blocks designed to provide broad, diversified exposure to core asset classes.”  History shows that investing in the S&P 500 has been a winning proposition over the long term. The S&P 500 has averaged double-digit annualized returns of 10.15% for more than six decades since it assumed its current form of owning 500 stocks in 1957, and you can't really argue with that type of track record.  Clearly, the S&P 500 has been a long-term winner, making SLPG a viable long-term holding. Also, in terms of affordability for investors, you can't really beat SPLG. Solid Returns As of the end of July, SPLG had returned 20.2% year-to-date and 12.4% over the past year. Over the past three years, it posted an impressive annualized total return of 13.7%. Looking further out, SPLG’s five-year and 10-year annualized returns of 12.2% and 12.6%, respectively, aren’t too shabby either. Going back to its inception in 2005, SPLG has managed to post a double-digit annualized return of 10.0%.  The fact that this strong performance encompasses multiple bear markets, including the great financial crisis and the COVID-19 crash of 2020, shows the power of long-term investing and investing in high-quality, broad-market ETFs. SPLG’s performance is admirable, to begin with, and even more so when considering the fact that there are plenty of ETFs with exponentially higher expense ratios in the neighborhood of 0.35%, 0.50%, and even 0.75% or higher that can’t match SPLG’s performance over the years.   SPLG's Holdings  In addition to its best-in-class affordability and excellent long-term performance, SPLG offers strong diversification by investing in the entire S&P 500. This broad-market ETF holds 504 stocks, and its top 10 holdings account for just 30.2% of the fund. You can check out SPLG’s top 10 holdings below using TipRanks’ holdings tool.   The nice thing about investing across the S&P 500 is that it gives investors exposure to the breadth and depth of the entire U.S. economy. State Street says that the index “represents approximately 80% of the U.S. market.”   SPLG’s largest holdings are some of the U.S.’s largest and most innovative companies, including tech mega-caps like Apple ( NASDAQ:AAPL ), Microsoft ( NASDAQ:MSFT ), Amazon ( NASDAQ:AMZN ), Nvidia ( NASDAQ:NVDA ), Alphabet ( NASDAQ:GOOGL ) ( NASDAQ:GOOG ), Meta Platforms ( NASDAQ:META ), and Tesla ( NASDAQ:TSLA ). These are the stocks that comprise the "magnificent seven" that have propelled the markets to new heights in 2023.  And there is plenty more than just tech here. SPLG’s top 10 holdings are rounded out by Warren Buffett’s investment conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway ( NYSE:BRK.B ) and health insurance giant UnitedHealth Group ( NYSE:UNH ).  These top holdings feature strong Smart Scores across the board. The Smart Score is a proprietary quantitative stock scoring system created by TipRanks. It gives stocks a score from 1 to 10 based on eight market key factors. A score of 8 or above is equivalent to an Outperform rating. The score is data-driven and does not involve any human intervention. Seven of SPLG’s top 10 holdings feature outperform-equivalent Smart Scores of 8 or higher.  SPLG itself features an Outperform-equivalent Smart Score of 8.  Just outside the top 10, you’ll find no shortage of familiar, blue-chip names, including healthcare leaders like Johnson & Johnson ( NYSE:JNJ ), Eli Lilly ( NYSE:LLY ), Merck ( NYSE:MRK ), and AbbVie ( NYSE:ABBV ), consumer staples mainstays like Coca-Cola ( NYSE:KO ), Pepsico ( NASDAQ:PEP ) and Procter & Gamble ( NYSE:PG ), plus household names from the financial sector including JPMorgan Chase ( NYSE:JPM ), Visa ( NYSE:V ), and Mastercard ( NYSE:MA ). Is SPLG Stock a Buy, According to Analysts?  Turning to Wall Street, SPLG earns a Moderate Buy consensus rating based on 399 Buys, 97 Holds, and 10 Sell ratings assigned in the past three months. The average SPLG stock price target of $60.34 implies 14.2% upside potential. This Long-Term Winner Continues to Look Attractive  SPLG’s rock bottom expense ratio of 0.02%, its strong long-term performance, and its diversified portfolio that gives investors exposure to the breadth and depth of the entire S&P 500 make this long-term winner an attractive investment opportunity. There are plenty of more expensive ETFs out there that can’t hold a candle to SPLG’s annualized returns, making this look like a solid building block for investors to build portfolios around.  Disclosure

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Wall Street ended sharply higher on Tuesday, lifted by Tesla, Nvidia and other megacap growth stocks after a drop in monthly job openings cemented expectations of a pause in interest rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve.

Wall Street ended sharply higher on Tuesday, lifted by Tesla, Nvidia and other megacap growth stocks after a drop in monthly job openings cemented expectations of a pause in interest rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve.

The best performing sector as of midday Tuesday is the Technology & Communications sector, higher by 1.5%. Within that group, NVIDIA Corp (Symbol: NVDA) and ON Semiconductor Corp (Symbol: ON) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gain of 4.4% and 4.2%, respective