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Stock market returns have been stellar lately, with the S&P 500 gaining 10% on the year through early September and currently trading near its all-time highs. However, there are no shortage of

With a little over three months remaining in 2025, now might be a good time to think about making some portfolio adjustments ahead of the new year. Artificial intelligence (AI) is currently a key

President Trump wants to eliminate fraud, waste, and abuse from entitlement programs like Social Security. Some issues he has highlighted have no basis in fact -- Trump has falsely claimed millions

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has been a multibagger stock over time, multiplying in value and rewarding the long-term investor. Most of the big gains have come over the past decade, as the company's Prime

Its own stock holdings are discussed so often that it's easy to forget Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) is a publicly traded outfit in and of itself. And a big one. With a market cap

The U.S. stock market has been unusually turbulent this year. The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) dropped 10.5% in two days when President Trump announced his "Liberation Day" tariffs in early April, its

XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) posted an impressive rally during the summer thanks to a combination of bullish catalysts, but it's recently seen a substantial valuation pullback. The token has been hit with some

The tide seems to have turned for Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL). The parent company of Google saw its stock dip above $140 in April of this year over concerns about tariffs, antitrust

Walmart (NYSE: WMT) and Dollar Tree (NASDAQ: DLTR) shares have both surged over the past year, standing out in a choppy economy with their value-focused retail models. Each company has delivered

For three years, artificial intelligence (AI) has been the premier stock market catalyst. With a global addressable market of $15.7 trillion by the turn of the decade, based on estimates from PwC

If it weren't for Social Security, perhaps more working Americans would be motivated to save for retirement on their own. But it's easy enough to let retirement plan contributions fall by the

Palantir (NASDAQ: PLTR) has been one of 2025's standout winners. Shares have surged this year as the company's artificial intelligence (AI) platforms gain traction in both government and commercial

Dividend raises are common on the U.S. stock markets, especially in and around earnings seasons. For the most part, these hikes are modest; companies enacting them tend to add a few coins to the

There are mixed indicators about the economy today. Hiring is down and so are home sales, but retail sales are on the rise. Inflation is still higher than the Federal Reserve wants it to be, but Fed

September is here, and it looks like the Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee just might lower its benchmark interest rate again when it meets next week. Many stocks, especially those of

Nuclear energy is starting to make a comeback. Surging power demand from catalysts like artificial intelligence (AI) data centers and the continued shift toward cleaner energy are setting the stage

Shares of Archer Aviation (NYSE: ACHR) have fallen more than 33% from their high-water mark over the past few months. That's the second drawdown of that magnitude in the past year. And yet the stock

The "Magnificent Seven" megacap tech stocks have been just that in recent years -- magnificent. As a group they've climbed 98% over the past two years (versus a 46% gain for the S&P 500 index) and

The old proverb "patience is a virtue" is very true in the world of investing. Investors who aren't scared off by a struggling stock, have the ability to see the company's long-term potential, and

The amount of data available to investors can sometimes feel overwhelming. Between near-daily economic data releases and earnings season (the six-week period where most S&P 500 companies reveal

Lululemon Athletica's (NASDAQ: LULU) dismal year just got even worse.

The stock tumbled 18.6% on Sept. 5 after it once again missed estimates and cut its full-year guidance due to weakness in the

Over the past 20 years, much of what fuels the U.S. economic engine has shifted. For instance, oil and industrial players were the largest publicly traded companies in the country in 2005 (measured

The stock market continues to surge, with the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) up by just over 30% since its low point in April, as of this writing, and the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) soaring by

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There's certainly no shortage of hype surrounding relatively new stock Figma (NYSE: FIG) these days. And understandably so. This seemingly simple company is growing like crazy, recently reporting a