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Apple, Facebook, Valeant Among 5 Top IBD 50 Big Caps

Apple rocked the market with its purchase of Beats Electronics on Wednesday. But the personal electronics giant’s shares have been on the uptick since reporting strong quarterly sales on April 23. Apple is among the top big-cap stocks on the IBD 50. Bigger sometimes means better as larger companies often have more liquidity, which usually makes business easier. The IBD 50 lists companies based on superior earnings, strong price performance and

4 Hot Young Chip Stocks As Market Resumes Uptrend

The amount of personal electronics that need semiconductors has expended greatly over the past 15 years, and so have the number of chipmakers. Avago Technologies (AVGO) is among top chipmakers on IBD’s Young Guns Screen Of The Day. The screen lists companies that launched their initial public offerings in the last 15 years. Companies typically post huge gains in their early years, so investors should be on the look out for up-and-coming companies.

Baidu, Qihoo Among 4 IBD 50 Chinese Internet Stocks

The investing world is abuzz over Chinese Internet stocks. JD.com, a Chinese e-commerce firm with a model similar to Amazon (AMZN), debuted on the Nasdaq Thursday and jumped 10% on its first day. Late Wednesday, it priced its IPO at 19, above its expected range of 16-18. JD.com’s (JD) positive IPO is building up the hype for Alibaba’s expected blockbuster initial offering. But the IBD 50 already has four great Chinese Internet stocks on it. The