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Innovation is pouring out of the big technology companies. From hand-controlled augmented reality glasses at Meta Platforms, self-driving car commercialization at Alphabet, and robot-controlled

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) investors have grown used to positive surprises. The top artificial intelligence (AI) chip designer has surpassed analysts' earnings estimates and delivered double- or

On Wednesday, Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) turned in solid results for its fiscal 2025 fourth quarter and issued conservative guidance as it looks toward agentic artificial intelligence (AI) to be its

In 2024, data analytics firm Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) was one of the top performers in the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), with its shares gaining more than 340%. After such a meteoric rise

S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) is a large, $162 billion market cap business. Despite its size, I wouldn't be surprised if you have never heard of it. It isn't a consumer-facing operation, which limits its

Do you dream of becoming a millionaire but fear your average job with its average paycheck just can't get you there? Don't be too quick to jump to such a conclusion.

Plenty of people have surprised

It's hard to argue with the kinds of results Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) has produced over the past five years. The company has been one of the best-performing pharmaceutical giants, with its shares

Semiconductor stocks have been in impressive form on the market over the past three years, as the demand for chips used for training and deploying artificial intelligence (AI) models in data centers

Altria (NYSE: MO) isn't a household name in the consumer staples sector, but its main brand is probably one you know. Indeed, its Marlboro cigarette brand has a nearly 42% share of the U.S

For much of the last year, any time investors got news related to Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR), that news was overwhelmingly positive. In 2024, the data analytics specialist's stock was the

There are plenty of ways to categorize stocks. Some investors think of growth stocks versus value or dividend stocks. Or megacap, large-cap, mid-cap, and small-cap if you sort by market

Cava (NYSE: CAVA) has been one of the most impressive stories in the restaurant industry lately.

After getting off to a shaky start after its June 2023 IPO, the stock soared through much of 2024 as

Major technological breakthroughs can, over time, create trillions in shareholder value. The late 2022 release of OpenAI's ChatGPT is a great example of this phenomenon, as it set off a massive wave

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) made headlines when it recently announced its Majorana 1 quantum computing chip, which utilizes a new state of matter to perform quantum computing tasks. This is a big

Financial stocks are particularly interesting right now. In the span of just five years, the sector has been battered by the COVID-19 downturn, rising interest rates, and the bankruptcies of several

AppLovin (NASDAQ: APP) might not be a household name, but the stock has exploded over the last few years.

In the last year, the stock is up more than 500% as it's pivoted from a mobile game

The S&P 500 has soared in the double digits over the past two years as investors have piled into growth stocks and bet on their successes in a lower interest rate environment. Growth companies

As the current bull market rages on, now midway into its third year, some investors are beginning to worry that the tides are turning. According to the most recent weekly survey from the American

When you've been on a run like Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has over the past few years, it's almost always because investors see massive growth ahead. For a company positioned as the picks-and-shovels

Most retirees lean on Social Security to some degree. According to a 2024 Gallup poll, a whopping 88% of retired U.S. adults say their benefits are either a major or minor source of income.

But the

Investors who can appreciate a good cup of joe should take a closer look at Dutch Bros (NYSE: BROS). Shares of the drive-through coffee shop operator and franchiser are piping hot, surging 160% over

Earlier this month, Warren Buffett and his company, Berkshire Hathaway, disclosed what stocks they held at the end of the fourth quarter of 2024 in the company's 13F filing. Investors eagerly await

Some investors took one look at The Trade Desk's (NASDAQ: TTD) fourth-quarter results and slammed the sell button. The digital advertising expert missed Wall Street's consensus revenue target for

In an emerging sector like cryptocurrency, changing regulatory regimes can be a threat, an opportunity, or a mix of both. Even for established assets like Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), Ethereum (CRYPTO:

Last year, shares of healthcare company CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) crashed by more than 43%. The company struggled with rising medical costs and routinely missed earnings expectations. It also got a new