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With Tesla Inc’s (NASDAQ: TSLA) rising valuation and impending inclusion in the S&P 500 next week, investor enthusiasm for EV or electric vehicle stocks has been on the rise.

Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) has created generational wealth for those who’ve held it long enough. As a result, some investors say its best days are behind it, while others think it still has plenty of room to grow.

The levels of excitement around Airbnb (NasdaqGS:ABNB) stock have been tempered slightly in the last couple of days. It certainly is an attractive brand, having now almost become synonymous with holiday accommodation. But if we look past the hype, what do investors actually have to look forward to as a shareholder in the company?

For us as investors, it’s best to look at any investment from a fundamentals perspective, rather than relying on emotions or the opinions of others.

Imagine the internet without Google (NASDAQ: GOOG.L), or shopping without Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN). The entertainment industry without Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) is a bit like that.

Moderna (NasdaqGS:MRNA) is a US-based biotechnology company developing therapeutics and vaccines using the messenger RNA (mRNA) technology. This novel technology delivers genetic material to the body instructing it how to generate an immune response to certain viruses. The company has risen to prominence recently due to its development of mRNA-1273, its candidate for a COVID-19 vaccine.

When you think of places to drink coffee, Starbucks (Nasdaq:SBUX) is probably in the top five places that come to mind. Its name has become synonymous with the highly addictive beverage that so many of us drink daily, thanks to its global brand and over 30,000 stores worldwide.

With restless millennials who want to hop from one trend to another, social media companies need to keep up and innovate, or if nothing else works, imitate, in order to keep the attention on their platforms. Snap Inc (NYSE: SNAP), the owner of the social media company...

Shutterstock (NYSE:SSTK) is one of the many unfortunate companies that have seen their revenues negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, there is a deeper underlying trend that has been somewhat camouflaged by the effects of the pandemic and might be concerning to some investors.