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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is coming with a hammer for Visa (NYSE: V). The department alleges that Visa has monopolized the debit card market, forcing out competition to maintain its 60%

The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) tracks the performance of 500 large-cap stocks that cover roughly 80% of U.S. equities and about 50% of global equities by market value. The index includes many of the

It was a mere 20 years ago that industrial and energy titans General Electric and ExxonMobil were the world's most valuable companies when measured by market cap, with values of $319 billion and

If you're looking for investment income, the S&P 500's (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) highest-yielding dividend stocks seem like the no-brainer choice. Not only are the index's constituents the market's biggest

After months of speculation about a 2025 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), seniors finally have their answer. Benefits will be rising by 2.5% in the new year.

That's not the smallest

Ark Invest, an investment manager focused on disruptive technologies, believes artificial intelligence could boost software sales from $1.1 trillion today to $13 trillion by 2030. That forecast

In today's video, I discuss recent updates impacting Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and the demand for its Blackwell platform. To learn more, check out the short video, consider subscribing, and click the

If you had bought one share of Nike (NYSE: NKE) when it went public in 1980, you'd be sitting on a monster return right now.

As you can see from the chart below, the stock has trounced the S&P 500

Many families see 529 plans as the go-to college savings accounts because of their tax benefits. Your contributions might reduce your state income tax liability, depending on your plan, and interest

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Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ: ISRG)Q3 2024 Earnings CallOct 17, 2024, 4:30 p.m. ET

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Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX)Q3 2024 Earnings CallOct 17, 2024, 4:45 p.m. ET

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WD-40 (NASDAQ: WDFC)Q4 2024 Earnings CallOct 17, 2024, 5:00 p.m. ET

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In one of the more spectacular examples of a large group of stocks quickly obeying gravity, Chinese equities again suffered notable drops on Thursday. In what's basically a "no news is bad news"

Thursday's news from next-generation aircraft developer Lilium (NASDAQ: LILM) was worrying. On the Germany-based company's admission that it would not be provided a loan guarantee by that country's

News from Nokia's (NYSE: NOK) corporate headquarters pushed the Finland-based company's share price down on Thursday. The once-mighty telecom published its third-quarter results, and for the most

Chinese stocks pulled back this week as investors questioned how much stimulus the Chinese government would implement. Doubt has also started to creep in about the direction of inflation and how

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Commercial Metals (NYSE: CMC)Q4 2024 Earnings CallOct 17, 2024, 10:00 a.m. ET

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It's no secret that Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) is dominating the artificial intelligence (AI) chip market, especially the massive data center segment -- think server farms built by companies like Amazon

Shares of leading tools, equipment, diagnostics, and repair information systems manufacturer Snap-on (NYSE: SNA) were up 9% as of 2:15 p.m. ET Thursday, according to data provided by S&P Global

Shares of The Travelers Companies (NYSE: TRV) had rallied by 7.6% on Thursday as of 2:09 p.m. ET, after the insurance giant reported third-quarter results before the opening bell that blew away

Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (NYSE: TSM), also known as TSMC, charged as much as 13.4% higher on Thursday. As of 2:13 p.m. ET, the stock was still up 11.4%.

Driving the

Shares of Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) surged higher on Thursday, jumping as much as 4.9%. As of 1:52 p.m. ET, the stock was still up 4.3%.

The catalyst that sent the artificial intelligence (AI)

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Blackstone (NYSE: BX)Q3 2024 Earnings CallOct 17, 2024, 9:00 a.m. ET

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PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG)Q3 2024 Earnings CallOct 17, 2024, 8:00 a.m. ET

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Shares of leading water solutions provider Badger Meter (NYSE: BMI) plunged 9% as of 12:30 p.m. ET Thursday, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence.

This drop comes in spite of