It's hard to bet against this digital advertising giant.Last month Alphabet(GOOG0.19%)(GOOGL0.33%) $Alphabet(GOOG)$ $Alphabet(GOOGL)$ executed a 20-for-1 stock split. In the months leading up to it as well as in the weeks that followed, there has been increased investor discussion about the tech giant. One of the questions being asked is whether Google's parent company is still a good long-term option for investors?I think it could be a good bet over the long haul -- the technology company is experiencing solid growth from its core business, and its stock is trading at a better price than in the recent past thanks to 2022's tech stock sell-off. Let's take a closer look at why investors shou

These are two leading companies in the growing computer chip market. The world has a desperate need for more semiconductors and computer chips. People and businesses are using more and more chips to power smartphones, computers, cloud data centers, and artificial intelligence (AI) research, among other things. With a growing amount of demand, analysts expect the industry to compound at a 6% to 7% rate through 2030, providing a steady tailwind for companies in the semiconductor supply chain. Two leadingsemiconductor companies are Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing(TSM-0.16%) and Nvidia(NVDA-2.74%). The two businesses come at the semiconductor market from different angles, but both have benefited from rising demand for computer chips around the world, with their stocks ou

It’s hard to put a positive spin on a stock that’s shaved 65% off its value since the beginning of the year – a feat achieved by SoFi Technologies (SOFI) $SoFi Technologies Inc.(SOFI)$ . The thing is, such a performance is not an anomaly in 2022. Many stocks are in the same predicament, which raises the question whether the scores of beaten-down names will eventually stage a comeback.Some will and some won’t. After meeting up with SoFi CEO Anthony Noto and CFO Chris Lapointe, Mizuho analystDan Dolevthinks SoFi is well-positioned to do so.“We remind investors that the CEO has built the business during a very choppy environment, and he is confident that he can do it again,” the analyst explained. “We continue to believe that SoFi's diversifie

The mobile version of WeGame, the video game portal that was Tencent Holdings' answer to Steam, will cease operations in two months, in a fresh sign that business prospects in the world's largest gaming market have become bleaker under Beijing's tightened scrutiny.The WeGame app, as well as its in-app version on Tencent's super app WeChat, will stop its service starting from September 8 because of "changes in business development strategy", the app's operation team said in a notice issued on Tuesday.WeGame stopped accepting new user registrations on Tuesday, and people will no longer be able to download the app from July 15, according to the notice.Do you have questions about the biggest topics and trends from around the world? Get the answers withSCMP Knowledge, our new platform of curate

When a single insider purchases stock, it is typically not a major deal. However, when multiple insiders purchase stock, like inSingapore Airlines Limited's(SGX:C6L) $SINGAPORE AIRLINES LTD(C6L.SI)$ instance, it's good news for shareholders. Although we don't think shareholders should simply follow insider transactions, logic dictates you should pay some attention to whether insiders are buying or selling shares. The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Singapore Airlines In the last twelve months, the biggest single purchase by an insider was when Independent Chairman Lim Huat Seah bought S$157k worth of shares at a price of S$5.07 per share. That means that an insider was happy to buy shares at around the current price of S$5.37. That m