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The S&P 500 is the benchmark for the investing world. This well-known index comprises 500 of the largest and most visible corporations in the United States, the world's leading economy.

It's also a

The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) has added 19% year to date as signs of economic resilience helped quell recession fears to some degree. Despite that momentum in the broader market, Etsy (NASDAQ: ETSY)

The drastic and quick rise in interest rates has pushed investors away from income-focused investments like real estate investment trusts (REITs). A certificate of deposit yielding 5% is too big a

Investors have pushed Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) stock to new highs in recent weeks. The tech giant's share price performance is trouncing the wider market, having soared nearly 60% this year. By

In a world full of amazing tech gadgets and near-miraculous medical breakthroughs, it is hard to get too excited about airplane parts. But one under-the-radar aerospace supplier has generated

Most people don't associate Warren Buffett with tech trends, as he has consistently avoided investing in many new technologies because he says he doesn't understand them. Even though his company

The past two years weren't kind to dividend-paying tech stocks. Rising interest rates drove many investors from tech stocks toward more conservative sectors, while rising yields for fixed-income

One of the most closely followed stocks on Wall Street is Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA). The electric vehicle (EV) pioneer has earned a market-leading position in the automobile industry thanks to

The stock market's "Magnificent Seven" consists of Apple, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Alphabet, Amazon, Nvidia, Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), and Tesla. Grouped together under this banner due to

Working and claiming Social Security can increase your monthly income and give you a more comfortable lifestyle than you could have with just one or the other. It's a sound strategy for those who

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian highlights the catalysts that are lifting DraftKings (NASDAQ: DKNG) stock to a 52-week high.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Nov. 29, 2023

Shares of UiPath (NYSE: PATH) rocketed 26.7% on Friday, following the enterprise automation software company's release on the prior afternoon of a better-than-expected report for the third quarter

Streaming pioneer Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) is a media giant and no stranger to investors. The growth stock has obliterated the broader stock market over its lifetime, returning more than 39,000% since

Detroit automakers such as Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) and General Motors are well-known for manufacturing large SUVs and trucks -- it's long been their bread and butter. But nobody's quite sure

Chip giant Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) is investing billions of dollars in building its own foundry business. The real payoff won't come until 2025 at the earliest when its Intel 18A process node, expected

Investors looking for stocks that can put up dramatic gains in short time frames found what they were looking for from the biopharmaceutical industry last month. At least three drugmaker stocks more

Many seniors end up looking to Social Security as their primary source of retirement income. But it's important to have income outside of those benefits. And that extra income might come from a

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is a business that needs no introduction. The self-proclaimed world's most customer-obsessed company, this tech behemoth has become a mission-critical organization that

Training and running advanced artificial intelligence (AI) models requires more than just powerful graphics processing units (GPUs). Those GPUs do the heavy lifting, but feeding the ultra-powerful

Rising interest rates have proven challenging for the real estate industry over the past couple of years. It has made it more expensive for companies to borrow money to fund new developments and

In December, many investors start thinking about which stocks they'll buy in 2024, which is a great idea. Part of this assessment is examining how a company did during 2023 and seeing if it can turn

If there's one trend that defined 2023 and could define the entire decade, it's artificial intelligence (AI). Practically every company is spending on ways to build and implement AI into their

Social Security might seem simple. You file for benefits. You receive benefits. End of story, right?

Not really. There's actually a lot more involved with the process. And there's plenty of room for

It's not hard to see why some investors are enamored with the cryptocurrency market. Although digital assets carry with them elevated levels of volatility and risk, if you're lucky enough to pick a

It's rare for a prescription drug to become part of the cultural landscape. However, that's exactly what has happened with Ozempic. Hollywood celebrities and social media have put the GLP-1 agonist