Spending ranges from new AI server factory in Texas to film and TV content and may add 20,000 jobs
Apple (AAPL -0.11%) and Microsoft (MSFT -1.90%) are two of the most successful companies in the world, but only one can be the better long-term investment in this comparison.
Apple Inc. AAPL just dropped a headline-grabbing $500 billion U.S. investment plan, promising factories, jobs, and a whole lot of chipmaking.
There aren't too many investors on Wall Street who garner as much attention as Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A -0.58%) (BRK.B -0.64%) CEO Warren Buffett, and the reason why is simple: He outperforms. In the roughly 60 years the Oracle of Omaha has been CEO, he's led Berkshire Hathaway's Class A shares (BRK.A) to a cumulative return of 5,864,600%, as of the closing bell on Feb. 19.
Currently, Apple is the most valuable publicly traded company, with a market value of $3.6 trillion. However, the average target prices set by Wall Street analysts imply Nvidia (NVDA -4.05%) and Microsoft (MSFT -1.90%) will surpass that figure in the next year, which gives the companies a good shot at topping $3.6 trillion before the end of 2025.
All investors dream about finding that one stock that can catapult them into millionaire status. You can never know which stocks are going to be those rare winners, and there's certainly a bit of luck in choosing your portfolio.
The U.S. is home to eight technology companies with a market capitalization of $1 trillion or more, but only three have graduated into the ultra-exclusive $3 trillion club:
For decades, Warren Buffett helped build Berkshire Hathaway into a financial behemoth primarily through investments across consumer goods and insurance. It's quite rare that the Oracle of Omaha dabbles with stocks in the technology sector.
The amount of data available to investors on Wall Street can sometimes be overwhelming. A relatively constant stream of earnings reports and economic data releases can make it easy for something important to fall through the cracks.
Apple announced Wednesday a new addition to its iPhone 16 series, debuting the iPhone 16e to customers, who will soon be able to pre-order the lower-cost model that includes some of the bells and whistles of Apple's latest iPhone lineup.
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