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American Express (NYSE: AXP) is probably a business that you've at least heard of. Not only does the card giant carry a market cap of $171 billion, but it's also a top holding in Warren Buffett-led

Carnival (NYSE: CCL) has been generating strong results in recent quarters, but its stock is still nowhere near its levels before the pandemic, when shares were trading above $50. Investors still

Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) has undoubtedly been one of the best businesses to have owned in the past five years, with shares of the restaurant stock soaring 228% since July 2019. That gain

Home Depot (NYSE: HD) might be seen as one of the most mundane stocks out there today. Unlike more exciting opportunities in technology or healthcare, Home Depot is mostly viewed as a brick-and-mort

Despite the narrative that start-up electric vehicle (EV) makers are struggling, and that the EV growth rate in the U.S. has slowed, Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ: RIVN) continues to tally up positive

After a dismal performance in 2022, the capital markets came roaring back last year. These gains have poured over into 2024, with the S&P 500 index returning an impressive 45% since last January.

There are many reasons to love Altria Group (NYSE: MO) stock. The most obvious is its 8% dividend yield. That payout may seem too good to be true, but the company has maintained a lofty dividend for

United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS) plummeted over 12% on Tuesday in response to worse-than-expected second-quarter 2024 earnings and weak guidance. Even after a late-week recovery, the shipping

Symbotic (NASDAQ: SYM), a producer of artificial intelligence-powered warehouse automation robots, went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) two years ago. Its stock

Annaly Capital Management (NYSE: NLY) offers investors a tempting dividend yield. At more than 13%, it's 10 times higher than the S&P 500's dividend yield.

With that higher yield comes more risk.

Many tech stocks benefited from the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) into the mainstream. A prime example is semiconductor chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD).

AMD shares

When investors talk about the stock market, they are most likely focused on the S&P 500. This index that tracks the 500 largest profitable publicly traded enterprises in America is a bellwether for

Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) impressive gains and market capitalization, currently over $3 trillion, have earned it a spot among the "Magnificent Seven" stocks. It's made headlines as the world's

Interest rates have been riding high for the past two years. While that's not great for borrowers, it's an excellent opportunity for those seeking higher-yielding investments. Low-risk fixed-income

Passive income is a wonderful thing to generate from your investment portfolio. But that income stream is only as strong as the companies that back the dividends you are collecting. In other words

Shares of Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) were sinking after the electric vehicle (EV) maker reported disappointing second-quarter results and offered a muted outlook for the rest of the year. Following the

Buying stocks if you're worried about a stock market sell-off sounds counterintuitive. After all, why put your hard-earned money into something if it will lose value?

Historically, investing during

Any investors shopping around for new growth stocks right now probably haven't considered MercadoLibre (NASDAQ: MELI). In fact, there's a good chance you've never even heard of the company.

Don't

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway owns dozens of stocks in its massive $400 billion portfolio. Investors are certainly familiar with the top holdings, such as Apple, Bank of America, and American

The trillion-dollar market cap club is exclusive. As it stands, there are only seven companies in the world that have passed that mark. Apple, Microsoft, and Nvidia reign supreme, sitting in the

Sometimes the market misprices a stock and investors need to take advantage of it before the market corrects itself. Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE: TSM) falls under this category right now, as it's

While some stocks may trade at cheap valuations for very valid reasons, there's always more than share prices to consider when you're considering a business to add to your portfolio. When you invest

Vanguard offers dozens of equity exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Some of them, like the Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF, have outperformed the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite so far this year. But any

CrowdStrike Holdings (NASDAQ: CRWD) committed a major unforced error on July 19 when one of its software updates crashed more than 8.5 million users of Microsoft Windows. The cybersecurity stock

This year has been wonderful for digital-asset investors. The entire cryptocurrency market has soared more than 40% in value since the start of 2024 (as of July 23). That tremendous gain not only