Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.

Fortinet, Inc.

Palantir, which works closely with the U.S. government, ranked last on the list


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In recent years, South and Southeast Asia have attracted investors as a trove of new ideas and high-growth companies, with economies across the region undergoing rapid expansion and transformation. While investor attention often remains focused on large corporations, smaller firms in Asia are also delivering impressive growth and innovation, frequently achieving success within their respective niches. The MSCI Asia Apex Small Cap 200 index, which tracks the performance of the 200 largest and most liquid small caps in the broader MSCI AC Asia ex Japan Small Cap index, has soared 79.8% over the past three years and is up nearly 14.0% year to date. By comparison, the MSCI AC Asia Pacific index has risen 11.8% and 13.6% over the same periods, respectively.

Three small caps that reflect different aspects of Asia's growth and transformation

Tesla, Inc.

Microsoft Corporation

Alphabet Inc.

The first half of the year on the world financial markets broke the expectations of the overwhelming majority of its participants. The bets on the strengthening of the dollar and "American exceptionalism", which provided a large-scale inflow of money into US assets, did not work. Donald Trump has turned from a politician, who was expected to support business and the economy, into a figure who unleashed a trade war and questioned the hegemony of the dollar. The European stock market <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/iz-maga-v-mega-kak-tramp-delaet-evropu-snova-velikoj">played</a> the role of Cinderella: the battered, unloved stepdaughter turned out to be a beautiful princess. And above it all, gold shone brightly.

The half-year of records and falls in the markets is over. What is next for investors?

After a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/stock-market-today-dow-worst-day-economic-data-consumer-sentiment-2025-2">long</a> decline at the end of winter and a collapse in April, the market has not only recovered its losses but also entered the plus side: since the beginning of the year, the S&amp;P 500 <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/quotes/.SPX">has gained</a> more than 6%. The rally with small breaks has been going on for the second month, since April this year;

Fear no more: what "red flags" investors ignore

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

Risks remain high despite the S&P 500's rise, so it's better to invest in more stable companies, Wall Street says

Investors ignore analysts and take risks in the market: why is this happening?

Hanwha Aerospace Co., Ltd.

SK hynix Inc.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

South Korea's main stock index, the KOSPI 50, has gained more than 28% since the start of 2025, becoming one of the fastest-growing in the world.&nbsp;The index has significantly outpaced the U.S. S&amp;P 500, which is up 3.58% YTD, and Asia's Hang Seng and Nikkei 225 indices - the former adding 20.52%, the latter down 2.4%, respectively.

Asian favorite: how to capitalize on the reforms of South Korea's new president

Andrey Movchan is a well-known economist and investment manager. In the past&nbsp;Executive Director of Troika Dialog, founder and Chairman of the Management Board of Renaissance Investment Management Group with more than $7 billion in assets under management; founder of the investment company Third Rome.&nbsp;Author of the books Russia in the Post-Truth Era, Cursed Economies, English Diary, as well as numerous articles and lectures on economics and finance.

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The scramble over the U.S. budget bill, which greatly increases the deficit and government debt, is just a special case of investor concern over rising debt burdens around the world. Long-term bond yields of major developed countries have recently jumped to multi-year highs, jeopardizing budgets and economic growth. But countries that only a decade ago were considered outcasts in the debt market have suddenly emerged as winners.

Outcasts have become favorites: why investors are buying government bonds of peripheral countries

Baltic Classifieds Group PLC

Since the beginning of 2025, the Nasdaq OMX 10 Baltic Index of the most liquid stocks in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania has grown by 13.5%, while the OMX Baltic Benchmark Index with the 19 most traded stocks from these three countries has grown by 12.9%. Both outperformed the Euro Stoxx 50 Index, which rose by just over 10% over the same period. The Stoxx Europe 600 broad market index rose about 9% over the same period. What should an investor pay attention to if he wants to add shares of the region's companies to his portfolio?

Baltic Portfolio: Which stocks on the Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian markets to choose for investors

NVIDIA Corporation

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

Amazon.com, Inc.

Last week Nvidia presented its quarterly report - its revenue and profit exceeded analysts' expectations, and investment bank Oppeheimer even called it "the best company in the best sector". Freedom Holding co-founder Igor Klyushnev discusses whether Nvidia has a chance for further growth;

Nvidia's race: does the company have a chance to grow its capitalization to $5 trillion?

D-Wave Quantum Inc.

IonQ, Inc.

International Business Machines Corporation

The Motley Fool has <a href="https://www.fool.com/investing/2025/04/15/want-to-invest-in-quantum-computing-3-stocks-that/">spotlighted</a> three stocks for investors interested in quantum computing. The picks vary in size — from the small-cap D-Wave to tech giant IBM — but the investing news and analysis outlet believes all three could deliver solid long-term returns.

The Motley Fool spotlights three quantum computing stocks

Magnite, Inc.

Criteo S.A.

Viant Technology Inc.

The Royce Small-Cap Opportunity Fund has <a href="https://www.royceinvest.com/insights/2025/1Q25/small-cap-opportunities-in-advertising-technology">identified</a> five adtech stocks worth investors’ attention. Like all funds managed by Royce, it <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/kak-investirovat-v-small-cap-pat-covetov-ot-caka-rojsa-legendy-uoll-strit">focuses</a> on small caps, <a href="https://www.royceinvest.com/funds/royce-small-cap-opportunity-fund/rypnx">particularly</a> undervalued assets with additional growth drivers — such as new management or favorable market conditions.

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