Viewing insider transactions for Intel Corporation's ( NASDAQ:INTC ) over the last year, we see that insiders were net...

Buying shares of growing businesses through the stock market is an efficient way to multiply your money over decades. Three no-brainer stocks to start with are Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG), and Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX). John Ballard (Amazon): Amazon has delivered incredible returns for shareholders over the last 20 years, but its online retail business is still operating in a massive, growing global market.

My top pick in this space is Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE: TSM). Taiwan Semiconductor is a contract chip manufacturer, which means companies can design their own chips and then outsource the production to it. Because Taiwan Semi is neutral in this field, it doesn't matter who the winner is in the AI race, since it's likely using technology with Taiwan Semi chips in it.

Yahoo Finance Markets and Data Editor Jared Blikre outlines how the market's favorite group of megacap stocks has evolved from FAANG — made up of Meta Platforms (META) (formerly Facebook), Amazon (AMZN), Apple (AAPL), Netflix (NFLX), and Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) (formerly Google) — to the Magnificent Seven and now the emerging BATMMAAN group, now consisting of Broadcom (AVGO), Apple, Tesla (TSLA), Microsoft (MSFT), Meta, Amazon, Alphabet, and Nvidia (NVDA). Blikre goes on to compare the returns seen from each iteration of tech company groupings. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Catalysts here. This post was written by Naomi Buchanan.

Stifel analyst Matthew Smith lowered the firm’s price target on Kraft Heinz (KHC) to $32 from $35 and keeps a Hold rating on the shares. The firm, which maintains a Neutral weighting for the Food group, says the group’s valuation discount to historical levels is primarily reflecting the weak revenue outlook and reinvestment requirements pressuring margins. While valuation remains compelling in relation to history for the food stocks, the firm remains cautious given the uncertainty in revenue gro

It's not that stock splits in and of themselves are special. It's that companies usually split their stock for one reason: The stock price has risen a lot. Stock prices rise over the long term when the company is doing well, and finding companies that are doing well is a key part of investing.

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) investors have had plenty of negative news to digest recently. 2024 was a bumpy ride as Ford had to grapple with higher warranty costs, advanced electric vehicles taking over the market in China, and crosstown rival General Motors seemingly thriving and raising guidance at every opportunity. From the first glimpse of Tesla's F-150 competitor, the Cybertruck, critics and fans alike noted the unique design that was aimed at taking over sales of Ford's historic and dominating F-150 name plate.

In the semiconductor industry, you can't follow the crowd any less than buying Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) stock. While Intel is struggling right now, the company's manufacturing investments still hold a lot of potential and could be the key to the company's turnaround. Another neglected semiconductor stock is Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM), which trades at an uninspiring valuation.

Quantum computing stocks have seen quite a run-up in recent months, but determining which companies are leading the charge can be tough to navigate.

What trends should we look for it we want to identify stocks that can multiply in value over the long term? Amongst...