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On Sept. 30, 2020, data analytics specialist Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) went public.

At the time, the investment community was pretty torn on Palantir's prospects. On one side of the

Social Security is a lifeline for millions of older adults, and even small changes to the program can have a direct impact on your monthly budget.

The cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) may be the

iShares Core High Dividend ETF (NYSEMKT: HDV) is a popular exchange-traded fund (ETF) among those seeking to generate passive income. The fund focuses on holding high-yielding dividend stocks with a

Artificial intelligence (AI) has dramatically altered the value propositions of both Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD).

Nvidia's AI accelerators have redefined the

Boring isn't a big selling point when it comes to investments. But being boring isn't a bad thing, particularly when you are talking about a stock that is focused on paying reliable dividends.

For those pondering a contribution to your stock portfolio, we are closing in on one of the seasonally strongest investing weeks of the year -- as if the holiday season weren't festive enough!

2024 isn't over yet, but the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) is set to cap off a banner year.

Even though most Wall Street experts had expected only modest returns at the beginning of the year, the S&P

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ: SMCI) roared into the year with strength as a leader in the high-growth area of artificial intelligence (AI). The company makes a variety of equipment, such as servers

Four members of the "Magnificent Seven" have outperformed the benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) year to date. Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) are included in that number, with

Things can go sour in life, but there's often a way to make those situations better. That's why insurance upstart Lemonade (NYSE: LMND) chose its quirky name.

Lemonade shareholders should be feeling

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) was once known as a software-as-a-service company that did most of its business with the government. But in recent times, the company, along with increasing its

To find investment opportunities, investors can simply look at businesses that they are customers of. This is an easy activity to do in the retail sector, where huge companies dominate.

Costco

The Nasdaq Composite is a tech-centric index that tracks the performance of more than 3,000 stocks listed on the exchange. Just this week, the Nasdaq, the S&P 500, and the Dow Jones Industrial

When investors look for reliable dividend-paying companies, they typically consider factors such as the track record for paying and raising the dividend over time, if the company is an industry

Recent advances in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) help illustrate that technology has come to dominate over the past two decades, with tech issues leading the list of the world's most

Walmart (NYSE: WMT) stock has had an incredible run over the last few years. Since the end of 2022, the stock has doubled in value and sits close to an all-time high. Walmart shares have trounced

The idea behind buying Boeing (NYSE: BA) stock is simple. Despite its troubles in recent years, the aviation giant remains in an effective duopoly in the commercial aerospace jet market with Airbus

The S&P 500 is having another tremendous year, rising by 27% as of Monday's close. In five years, the broad index has nearly doubled in value.

While that's impressive, it also raises the question

Former Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan said in a speech in 1996 that investors were demonstrating "irrational exuberance." His view was that stock prices were being driven higher than

With shares up by 223% year to date, Rigetti Computing (NASDAQ: RGTI) is soaring as Wall Street becomes more interested in quantum computing. While this industry is less flashy than other hype

It's been nothing short of a banner year for Wall Street and investors. As of the closing bell on Dec. 5, the ageless Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX:

Four more years, four years later. President-elect Donald Trump is about to do what only one other person in history (Grover Cleveland) has done before him: become president for a second time after

The big pullback Carnival Corporation (NYSE: CCL) stock's suffered since 2018 makes enough sense on the surface. The COVID-19 contagion wrecked the leisure cruise industry. So -- like so many other

Cybercrime is on track to cause $10.5 trillion worth of damage to the global economy in 2025, according to Cybersecurity Ventures. More businesses are operating online than ever before, which leaves

TransMedics Group (NASDAQ: TMDX) was a top-performing stock that more than doubled in value during the months between the end of 2023 and late August.

Unfortunately, shares of the healthcare stock