Trash haulers, elevator servicers, and a fastener distributor sound like the least exciting investments imaginable, yet a handful of these overlooked operators have quietly outpaced the market for a decade while most investors chased flashier names.
Artificial intelligence (AI) software demand is increasing at a healthy clip, which isn’t surprising considering the productivity gains this technology can deliver.
Shares of Salesforce Inc. jumped more than 13% in late trading after the customer relationship management software provider delivered strong second-quarter earnings and revenue and issued guidance that exceeded Wall Street’s expectations.
Two high-growth, technology-savvy fintechs, Happen Bank (NASDAQ: HAPN), formerly known as LendingClub, and SoFi (NASDAQ: SOFI), are moving in opposite directions this year: Happen Bank is up 2.9%, while SoFi has plunged 31.5%.
