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A mere three years ago, discount retailer Dollar General (NYSE: DG) was one of the market's hottest stocks. The company had seemingly found a formula for smashing success, offering a wide selection

In 2012, a start-up called Opencoin launched the Ripple payment-protocol network for handling real-time gross payment settlements, currency exchanges, and remittance payments for financial

It seems like there's never a dull moment for Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) shareholders. November was certainly an active month for the company and the stock. Investors were rewarded as Tesla stock gained

Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW) stock jumped sharply higher following its latest earnings results for the fiscal 2024 third quarter (ended Oct. 31). Revenue growth was lower than the previous quarter, but

Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) has been one of the top stocks on the market over the past decade as it's established itself as the clear leader in e-commerce software, challenging Amazon along the way as few

Dividend stocks have a well-earned reputation for outperformance. Modern portfolio theory (MPT), however, indicates that growth investors should strictly adhere to a couple of critical guidelines

Saying that Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has won back investors would be a bit of an understatement. Its shares have rocketed 73% higher through the first 11 months of 2023, which is an optimistic breath

Wall Street keeps inching higher. I thought my three stocks to avoid for last week -- Warner Bros. Discovery, Ambarella, and Big Lots -- were going to lose to the market. They rose 4%, 5%, and a

For beginning investors, or those who may not have a lot of money to invest, share price can become important. Many brokerages do offer fractional shares, where it's possible to buy less than one

The pace of innovation in biotechnology is accelerating at a rapid clip. It took researchers 13 years to sequence the first full human genome. By contrast, it only took CRISPR Therapeutics (NASDAQ:

The 2023 year will soon close, which is a shame. It's been a great year for Wall Street, with the major indexes near their all-time highs. Everyone likes to see stock prices increase, but it can

UiPath's (NYSE: PATH) stock surged 13% during after-hours trading on Nov. 30 after the automation software provider posted its latest earnings report. For the third quarter of fiscal 2024, which

Stocks have surged in November on signs that the Federal Reserve could be done raising interest rates, and mostly solid results in earnings season. Following that, the S&P 500 looks set to cap off

You need money -- a lot of it -- if you hope to retire comfortably. Fortunately for most people, we can count on monthly Social Security checks to cover some of our costs, but we don't all get the

Many investment trends are prevalent in the market, such as artificial intelligence (AI). One that I'm particularly excited about is cybersecurity. Many management teams are aware of the

In the last five years, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) shares have soared 328%. This is a better gain than the overall market, which is impressive given the tech giant's massive size.

Even this year, this

If you're gearing up to retire in 2024, then that's probably not a decision you made on a whim. Rather, it's likely that you've spent your entire career plugging away, and as a result of careful

Dow stocks are known as the bellwethers of the economy, and they are some of the most stable businesses in the world. But lately, some of the Dow stocks have been beaten up because they have missed

Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett is a truly remarkable business picker. To illustrate the point, a mere $100 invested in Berkshire Hathaway stock 43 years ago would

Investors have some good reasons to believe that they've missed out on Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) stock. The e-commerce platform specialist's shares have more than doubled this year, easily outpacing the

Artificial intelligence (AI) stocks have performed exceptionally well in 2023. Thanks to ChatGPT, many tech stocks have made a comeback from the 2022 bear market, and some of these companies hold

The crypto market is up for the year, so it's perhaps no surprise that stocks directly tied to the performance of crypto are also up. And not just up but up big. Coinbase Global (NASDAQ: COIN), the

In a credit-based economy, there will always be demand for companies to lend money to other businesses and individuals. With the rise of the internet and smartphones, a lot of start-ups have tried

Back when cross-town rival Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) threw the towel in on Argo AI, its project to directly develop autonomous driving vehicles, General Motors (NYSE: GM) seemed to be doubling

Not everyone has access to a 401(k) plan through a job. But if you have the option to save in one of these accounts, it pays to do so.

The nice thing about 401(k) plans is that contributions are