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In this article, we will be navigating through the variation in productivity across the United States, while covering the 20 most productive states in the US. If you wish to skip our detailed analysis, you can move directly to the 5 Most Productive States in the US. Productivity in the US: An Analysis On February […]...

New AI investments threaten the “year of efficiency” margin improvements that Meta Platforms and other tech firms have touted for much of the last year...

As the artificial intelligence (AI) arms race speeds up, it's becoming more common for large tech firms with sizable cash positions to make huge investments into various AI start-ups, hoping to take advantage of the next big innovation. Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) did exactly that with its $4 billion investment in Anthropic, the company behind AI assistant Claude. The deal announced in late September secures Amazon Web Services (AWS) as Anthropic's primary cloud provider and will boost AWS sales should Anthropic become the dominant player in its industry...

The media world has its eyes on the NBA right now. The league is the next major sports property with its media rights up for grabs as its deal with Disney's ABC/ESPN and Warner Bros. Discovery's TNT expires after the 2024-25 NBA season. There will be a gaggle of suitors for the NBA — which tips off its penultimate season under its current deal on Oct. 24...

The market was ripe with stock splits last year, with some of the world's biggest companies launching these operations -- from Google parent Alphabet to electric vehicle giant Tesla. Stock splits lower the price of each individual share by offering additional shares to current holders. This way, they don't decrease the overall market value of the company...

The September backslide halted the momentum stocks had been building throughout the year, but smart investors know corrections are nothing more than buying opportunities. With that in mind, shares of Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) have slipped 31% and 53% from their all-time highs, respectively. Amazon has a strong presence in e-commerce, digital advertising, and cloud computing, and the company is well-positioned to take a share in all three markets...

If you're looking to buy three top tech stocks in 2023, consider the dominant internet businesses Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG), and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META). Amazon is a clear winner in the growth of online shopping, and it has a huge lead over any other e-commerce platform in the U.S...

The prices of your streaming video subscriptions are going up. The cost of major streaming services has risen by about 25% over the past year or so, and companies are already planning future increases. You can assess which ones you really use, employ smart cancellation tactics and suss out subscriptions you forgot you were paying for...