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US Stocks Alphabet (Google) dominates online search, advertising and video-hosting. Amazon sells everything online, and has the leading web-hosting service. Amgen makes biotech drugs for heart disease, cancer and arthritis. Apple supplies iPhones, Watches, Macs and iPads, and services on the App Store. CrowdStrike is an AI-powered cybersecurity company that fights hackers. Eli Lilly is a research-driven pharma company selling a weight-loss drug called Zepbound. Johnson & Johnson makes health products, medical devices and pharmaceuticals. Meta Platforms owns top social media apps; Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook. Microsoft owns the MS Office applications, Windows software and Azure hosting. Netflix creates content and owns a subscription-based streaming service. Nike designs and retails running shoes and swoosh-branded sports equipment. Nvidia makes leading chips for AI, cars, datacentres and gaming computers. Starbucks sells hot and cold drinks and food items at destination coffee shops. Stryker makes hip and knee joints, surgical tools and hospital equipment. Tesla makes top-selling electric vehicles, charging stations and batteries. Visa runs a payments network that connects banks, merchants and cardholders.
South African Stocks CSP 500 is a JSE-listed and Rand-denominated ETF that tracks the S&P 500 index. Aspen manufactures sterile anaesthetic and thrombosis pharmaceutical products. Bidcorp is a foodservices company with operations in Asia, Europe and the UK. Discovery uses technology to provide healthcare, insurance and banking services. Naspers is the South African holding company for Prosus (see below). Prosus owns food delivery, classifieds and gaming businesses, plus 30% of Tencent. Richemont owns luxury brands like Cartier, Montblanc and Van Cleef & Arpels.