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3 Top Large-Cap Stocks to Buy in August

Nicholas Rossolillo, The Motley Fool
·6-min read
3 Top Large-Cap Stocks to Buy in August

Three large-cap stocks that have helped the market rally in recent months are Facebook (NASDAQ: FB), Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA), and Mastercard (NYSE: MA). There was all sorts of worry about advertising revenue as the pandemic got rolling, and Facebook in particular, with its reliance on small business spending, was a focal point. Total revenue grew 11% year over year with the advertising business up 10% to $18.3 billion and "other" (mostly from Oculus) up 40% to $366 million.

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