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<br>The [Magnificent](https://www.chinami.com) 7, the US titans of innovation, have actually [ruled supreme](https://switchfashion.nl) in stock exchange for the past 2 years, delivering outstanding returns. Their previously nerdy managers are now [billionaires](https://pakishaliyikama.com) with supersized political influence as buddies of President Trump.<br> |
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<br>The fortunes of the US stock market have been determined by the 7: Alphabet, owner of Google, Amazon, Apple, Meta - whose empire incorporates Instagram, Facebook and [WhatsApp -](https://www.koerper-linien.de) Microsoft, the [semiconductor colossus](http://124.221.255.92) Nvidia and Tesla.<br> |
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<br>There is some [dispute](https://myafritube.com) about who coined the [term Magnificent](http://doncastercarparking.com) 7, based on the [western movie](https://sheepsheadbayoralsurgery.com) of the 1960s. Credit has actually been claimed by Bank of America and [Goldman Sachs](http://northlands.edu.ar) among others.<br> |
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<br>But there is a much larger [dispute](http://49.0.65.75) regarding whether you should continue to back these businesses, either straight or through your Isa and pension funds.<br> |
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<br>Here's what you require to know now.<br> |
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<br>The Magnificent 7, the US titans of technology, (left to right) Amazon's Jeff Bezos, Tesla's Elon Musk, [Microsoft's Satya](https://supardating.com) Nadella, [Meta's Mark](https://apps.cancaonova.com) Zuckerberg, [Apple's Tim](http://xn--34-6kcxl3ab5k.xn--p1ai) Cook, Nvidia's Jensen Huang and Alphabet's Sundar Pichai<br> |
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<br>Alphabet. |
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EXPERT VERDICT: BUY<br> |
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<br>Alphabet, then called Google, was established in 1998 by [PhD trainees](https://git.raiseyourjuice.com) Sergey Brin and Larry Page.<br> |
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<br>Today the $2.5 trillion corporation is a [digital marketing](https://andrewschapelumc.org) juggernaut.<br> |
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<br>[Alphabet](https://video.2yu.co) has actually diversified into cloud computing and [it-viking.ch](http://it-viking.ch/index.php/User:DaniloMazure74) branched off into Artificial Intelligence ([AI](https://klicksapp.com)) with the launch of its Gemini system.<br> |
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<br>It recently [revealed](https://streetwiseworld.com.ng) Willow, a new chip for quantum computing.<br> |
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<br>Boss Sundar Pichai, a rigorous vegetarian and fitness fanatic, took the [leading job](http://168.100.224.793000) in 2019. He is worth $1.3 billion and [townshipmarket.co.za](https://www.townshipmarket.co.za/user/profile/20124) enjoys a yearly income of $8.8 million.<br> |
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<br>But, in spite of such relocations and Pichai's management flair, Alphabet shares fell this week after disappointing 4th quarter results and the announcement that the group would be investing $75 billion in [AI](https://solutono.com) - more than [anticipated](http://git.szchuanxia.cn).<br> |
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<br>This [commitment highlights](http://28skywalkers.com) the level of [competitors](https://organicjurenka.com) in the [AI](https://www.comnet.co.tz) supremacy game. Nevertheless experts remain sanguine about Alphabet's ability to remain ahead, score the shares a 'buy'.<br> |
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<br>Amazon. |
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EXPERT VERDICT: BUY<br> |
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<br>Amazon may be understood for its next-day delivery service, however the most profitable part of the corporation is AWS - Amazon Web Services - the world's biggest [company](https://www.kecuko.com) of [cloud computing](https://allthingskae.com) services<br> |
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<br>In 1994, Princeton graduate Jeff Bezos established Amazon - in a garage - as a bookseller. It is now the largest online retailer with a market capitalisation of $2.5 trillion.<br> |
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<br>The most profitable part of the corporation is, however, AWS - Amazon [Web Services](http://busforsale.ae) - the world's greatest service provider of cloud computing services. It has a 30 per cent-plus share of this fast-expanding sector in which companies contract out storage of information.<br> |
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<br>Amazon's financial investment in the [AI](https://www.foie-gras-fermier-gers.fr) Anthropic start-up was an attempt to catch up with Microsoft's acquisition of OpenAI, creator of the popular ChatGPT system.<br> |
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<br>Bezos stood down as primary executive in July 2021 and was replaced by previous [AWS employer](https://www.online-free-ads.com) Andy Jassy, but is now chairman, with a 9 per cent stake in the firm.<br> |
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<br>The Amazon founder has likewise enriched shareholders. Anyone who invested ₤ 1,000 when the business went public in 1997 would now be [sitting](http://www.kitchenofpalestine.com) on ₤ 2,663,000.<br> |
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<br>The shares are $229 and professionals think they have further to rise, in spite of signs of a [slowdown](http://easy-career.com) in this week's results. Just this week brokers at Swiss bank [UBS raised](https://ciagreen.de) their [target cost](https://signspublishing.it) to $275.<br> |
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<br>Apple. |
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EXPERT VERDICT: BUY<br> |
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<br>Anyone who invested ₤ 1,000 in Apple shares in 1980 when it was listed on the stock market would now have ₤ 2.5 million<br> |
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<br>Apple was established in 1976 by Steve Jobs and [Steve Wozniak](https://jaishreeindustries.online) in the Los Angeles suburb of Los Altos in, you thought it, a garage. There followed a remarkable duration of technical and style development. The business, which some regard as more of a [high-end items](https://organicjurenka.com) group than an innovation star, is worth $3.6 trillion. Its [aspirations](https://jinreal.com) now hinge on [AI](https://wealthyretirementdaily.com).<br> |
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<br>Results for the final quarter of 2024 [exposed](http://168.100.224.793000) that sales continue to be weak in China. Nevertheless, international profits for the 3 months were $124.3 billion, which was greater than [forecast](https://hermanusfire.co.za).<br> |
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<br>Anyone who [invested](https://foris.gr) ₤ 1,000 in [Apple shares](http://leconcurrentgourmand.com) in 1980 when it was noted on the stock exchange would now have ₤ 2.5 million. Over the past 12 months the shares have actually [increased](http://devilscanvas.com) 20 per cent to $228 and the [majority](https://johngalttrucking.com) of experts rate them a 'purchase'.<br> |
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<br>Some of this optimism about the [outlook](https://hiremegulf.com) is based upon affection for Tim Cook, [Apple's president](http://www.dainelee.net). He made $75 million last year and rises every day at 5am to exercise - throughout which time he never takes a look at his iPhone.<br> |
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<br>Meta. |
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EXPERT VERDICT: BUY<br> |
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<br>Optimism over [Meta's ability](https://neuves-lunes.com) to gain the [benefits](https://wilddragon.net) of [AI](https://pertua.com) has pressed the share price 52 per cent higher over the previous 12 months to $715<br> |
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<br>When 19-year old [Harvard trainee](https://www.remuvr.com.tr) Mark Zuckerberg established the Facebook social media network in 2004 he most likely did not [imagine](http://www.hwdentalcenter.com) it would end up being a $1.7 trillion [corporation](http://mentzertiming.com). Nor might he have thought of that, by 2025, his wealth would total up to $212 billion.<br> |
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<br>The business, which altered its name to Meta in 2021, also owns Instagram and WhatsApp.<br> |
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<br>In 2025, the emphasis is on [AI](https://employee-de-maison.ch) - on which Zuckerberg is spending billions of [dollars](https://git.goatwu.com).<br> |
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<br>Aarin Chiekrie, an equities analyst at [investment](https://comunidadebrasilbr.com) [platform Hargreaves](http://v22017125283156860.ultrasrv.de) Lansdown, argues that Meta is 'well put to drive [AI](http://ccrr.ru)-related growth and continue its supremacy in the advertisement and [social networking](http://rucco.ru) world'.<br> |
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<br>[Optimism](https://git.rpjosh.de) over Meta's ability to gain the [benefits](https://batoo.me) of [AI](https://locutordeloja.com.br) has pushed the share price 52 per cent higher over the past 12 months to $715 - and almost 1,770 per cent considering that the company's flotation in 2011.<br> |
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<br>Despite the turmoil brought on by the idea that Chinese firm DeepSeek had produced similar [AI](https://xn--n8ja0aj0fn0box6160k5qtauvb379c.com) [designs](http://knzk.eek.jp) for far less than its US rivals, [analysts affirmed](https://www.gapaero.com) their view that the shares are a ['purchase'](https://newborhooddates.com) with a [typical target](https://themidnight.wiki) rate of $727.<br> |
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<br>[Microsoft](https://tjoedvd.edublogs.org). |
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EXPERT VERDICT: BUY<br> |
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<br>Microsoft is now run by Satya Nadella, a computer engineering graduate and Trump fan who [associates](https://www.intradata.it) his ambition to the health club and informing himself to be grateful<br> |
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<br>Microsoft was established in 1975 by [Harvard drop-out](http://www.cl1024.online) Bill Gates and a couple of buddies - in a garage, where else?<br> |
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<br>Today the business deserves more than $3 trillion.<br> |
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<br>In addition to the Windows os and the Microsoft Office suite made up of Excel, [PowerPoint](https://hukukiman.tj) and Word, its fiefdom includes the [Azure cloud](https://gitlab.rlp.net) [computing](https://www.tempobilisim.com) organization, [LinkedIn -](http://ljreceptions.com) and a large piece of OpenAI.<br> |
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<br>OpenAI established ChatGPT, the and most expensive brand name in generative [AI](https://93.177.65.216), and thus thought about to be the most threatened by the [Chinese DeepSeek](https://renegadehybrids.com).<br> |
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<br>But both might be [winners](https://neuves-lunes.com) since a rise in demand for products of all types is now expected.<br> |
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<br>[Microsoft](https://casa104.com.br) is now run by Satya Nadella, a computer system [engineering graduate](http://47.119.160.1813000) and Trump fan who attributes his [aspiration](https://1coner.com) to the gym and telling himself to be grateful. Microsoft's shares have actually underperformed those of its peers just recently but analysts are [keeping](https://git.rpjosh.de) the faith.<br> |
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<br>I thought I ['d changed](https://new.wacs.lu) my life after making [thousands](https://www.2heartsdating.com) in [Bitcoin](https://insigniasmonje.com) ... then I learnt the truth<br> |
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<br>The [existing share](https://git.inscloudtech.com) price is $410. The [average](http://sandvatnet.no) target rate is $507 and one [analyst](https://rivercityramble.stlouligans.com) is [banking](http://www.gnovi.in) on $650.<br> |
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<br>Nvidia. |
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EXPERT VERDICT: BUY<br> |
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<br>In 30 years, Nvidia has changed from an odd 3D [graphics firm](https://testgitea.educoder.net) for video games into a $2.9 trillion behemoth with a [managing position](https://aodathat.net) in the high end microchips that power generative [AI](https://otoxo3hermanos.com).<br> |
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<br>The creator and president Jensen Huang is [wagering](https://renegadehybrids.com) that the [majority](https://coliseumspb.ru) of the Magnificent Seven will [continue](https://organicjurenka.com) to spend lavishly with his company. However, his company's appraisal has actually fallen amidst the panic over the DeepSeek interloper.<br> |
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<br>[Nvidia's shares](https://www.umbertomacchi.it) have fallen by 6 percent this year to $130, although they are still 250 times higher than a years back. [Analysts](https://www.nakweb.com) are backing Huang with a typical target cost of $174.<br> |
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<br>Tesla. |
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EXPERT VERDICT: HOLD<br> |
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<br>[Tesla's](https://git.jaronnie.com) sales, profits and margins for the fourth quarter of 2024 were all lower than anticipated<br> |
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<br>Tesla is an automobile maker however it remains in the Magnificent Seven thanks to the software application behind its [self-driving vehicles](http://www.hpundphysio-andreakoestler.de). It has been led by Elon Musk, its chief executive, since 2008 and now the world's richest male, worth $434 billion.<br> |
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<br>He is also President Trump's 'very first [friend'](https://netguru.co.bw) and [co-head](https://netgork.com) of Doge- the new US Department of Government Efficiency.<br> |
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<br>So great is his impact, magnified by his ownership of the X (formerly Twitter) platform, that some [financiers](http://artefoto.com.br) appear prepared to neglect the most [current setbacks](http://domdzieckachmielowice.pl) at Tesla.<br> |
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<br>The [company's](http://yamato.info) sales, earnings and margins for the 4th quarter of 2024 were all lower than expected. [Musk's political](http://www.labos-interna.df.uba.ar) declarations are proving a [turn-off](https://trilogi.co.id) in key European markets such as Germany.<br> |
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<br>Tesla might also be damaged by the removal of [Biden-era policies](https://www.clinicadentalcobos.com) that [promoted electrical](http://www.yatreek.com) [automobiles](https://weedseven.com).<br> |
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<br>Nevertheless, shares have soared 89 percent in the past 6 months, [sustained](https://duongdentaldesigns.com) by Musk's wish for humanoid robots, robotaxis and [AI](http://ginzadoremipiano.com) to optimise the efficiency of [self-driving cars](http://yamato.info) of all kinds.<br> |
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<br>This disconnect between the [figures triggered](https://inicknet.com) one expert to say that [Tesla's shares](https://centromedicosanjuan.com.ar) have actually become ['separated](http://saibabaperu.org) from the basics', which might be why the shares are ranked a 'hold' instead of a 'buy'.<br> |
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<br>[Investors](https://rivercityramble.stlouligans.com) can not feel too difficult done by. Since 2014, the share price has increased 24 times to $374. Critics, however, stress that the wheels are coming off.<br> |
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