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Re:Poll: Which FAANG is the most likely to decline in the ye... by Wojtkie on Monday January 03, 2022 @04:44PM (#29787383)
FAANG == Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, Google.

It's an acronym specifically for those companies, which is why Microsoft was excluded.

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Re:Poll: Which FAANG is the most likely to decline in the ye... by ghaff on Monday January 03, 2022 @04:51PM (#29787468)
Yes. But the point is that a term coined by a TV stock personality years ago has pretty much zero relevance for looking at what the arc is going to be for what are seen as leading tech companies (through a Silicon Valley lens).
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Re:Poll: Which FAANG is the most likely to decline in the ye... by klipt on Monday January 03, 2022 @10:02PM (#29790762)
If you think that's outdated, wait til you hear there are still people investing in "Dow Jones" index funds or aiming for "Ivy League" schools!
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