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The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) delivered a total return (including dividends) of 25% in 2024, which followed a gain of 26% in 2023.

The index only delivered back-to-back annual returns of at least

Dividend stocks can be powerful investments. They've outperformed non-payers by more than two to one over the last 50 years, according to data from Ned Davis Research and Hartford Funds. 

However,

Everyone wants a piece of the artificial intelligence (AI) market. Since ChatGPT's release, AI has grabbed countless headlines on Wall Street and helped many companies rise in prominence. There are

The biggest attraction of Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ: KHC) as 2025 gets underway is most likely its lofty 5.2% dividend yield. The average consumer staples company is yielding just 2.5%, less than half as

The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) performed very well in 2024, with a 25% gain, but it ended the year on a sour note, with a 3.3% drop in December.

The index is relatively expensive right now. It

Following last year's 70% gain, the idea of stepping into a stake in Dutch Bros (NYSE: BROS) stock now could be a bit intimidating. There are limits to how far a stock can climb in a fairly short

Last year was a fantastic one for stocks and stock market investors. The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC)roared into the new year, confirming a bull market, and finished 2024 with a double-digit gain. This

Almost no other stock has done better since the presidential election than Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA).

From Nov. 5 to the end of the year, shares of the electric vehicle (EV) maker jumped 61% and had

Apple had a market value of $3.7 trillion as of Dec. 31, making it the most valuable U.S. company, a title it has held for the better part of the last decade. But Apple has yet to demonstrate its

For decades, flying vehicles have been an idea out of science fiction. However, with recent developments in battery technology, flying taxis could soon become a reality, and Archer Aviation (NYSE:

For more than eight decades, Social Security has been providing a financial foundation for aging workers who could no longer do so for themselves. Even though the average retired-worker benefit for

It's far from clear where the economy is heading in 2025, but that isn't the sole focus of investors in 3M (NYSE: MMM). Instead, they're most likely hoping that CEO Bill Brown's plans to rejuvenate

In November 2024, Bloom Energy (NYSE: BE) made a big announcement: It will be supplying a roughly 80-megawatt fuel cell project in South Korea. The project, assuming all goes as planned, will be the

Equity analyst Dan Ives has made a quite a few prescient calls in his career. In the last year alone, he predicted the Nasdaq Composite would hit 20,000, and he remained bullish on Palantir despite

Dutch Bros (NYSE: BROS) went public at $23 a share on Sept. 15, 2021. By Nov. 1, the drive-thru coffee-chain's stock had more than tripled to a record closing price of $76.25.

At the time, the bulls

Artificial intelligence (AI) took the world, and the stock market, by storm in early 2023 and has not slowed since. Investors have flocked to the companies developing and producing the chips to

A new year is upon us, and 2025 is sure to serve up all kinds of twists and turns. But while no one knows exactly what the future may bring, backing strong companies that operate in growth markets

The Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) has climbed consistently higher over the past couple of years as technology investors have sought to profit from the economic recovery, the rapid adoption

Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) has posted big gains over the last day of trading. The cryptocurrency's token price was up 14.6% over the last 24 hours as of 6:15 p.m. ET Friday. Meanwhile, Bitcoin was up

Explore the exciting world of Instacart (NASDAQ: CART) with our expert analysts in this Motley Fool Scoreboard episode. Check out the video below to gain valuable insights into market trends and

Electric vehicle (EV) stocks got quite a charge on Friday thanks to good news coming from one of their more prominent players. That player wasn't Polestar (NASDAQ: PSNY). Nevertheless, the somewhat

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ: SMCI) stock posted big gains in Friday's trading. The server specialist's share price closed out the day's trading up 10.9% amid gains of 1.2% for the S&P 500 index and

IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) stock posted big gains in Friday's trading. The quantum-computing company's share price closed out the daily session up 10.8% amid a bullish backdrop for the broader market. The

Right now, there are only three companies in the world with a market cap of at least $3 trillion. These companies are Apple, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), and Microsoft -- each of which are playing a major

Shares of Carvana (NYSE: CVNA) were heading lower today as investors continued to respond to a short report from Hindenburg Research that accused the online used car dealer of not disclosing