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Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is a technology leader, but the company is rarely a first mover. Instead, it sees how a market is unfolding and introduces products that leverage commodity technologies with a

As 2023 nears its close, investors should consider what stocks may be good picks for 2024. For me, one of the best places to invest will once again be in the artificial intelligence (AI) realm

Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ: ZM) hasn't been a stock-market winner over the past few months, but that unfortunate trend could be ending. The software platform business, which sells

For most folks, buying a home is the most significant financial decision they will make in their lifetime. It's simultaneously exciting and terrifying and can directly impact other aspects of life.

It's the most wonderful time of the year for retailers. The holiday season kicks off with Thanksgiving and Black Friday, and customers spend the most in the fiscal fourth quarter. It can also tell a

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian reviews Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) excellent success so far in 2023 and answers if the stock can go higher still.

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As a stock, AT&T (NYSE: T) mostly gets attention these days because of its outsized dividend yield. With its 6.9% yield, there are plenty of investors willing to give it a closer look in hopes of

Artificial intelligence (AI) has easily been the theme of 2023, with countless companies pivoting their businesses to the budding market. The launch of OpenAI's ChatGPT last November reignited

When companies undergo a transformation, investors need to reanalyze the business to see if it's improved or gotten worse. For Shopify (NYSE: SHOP), it has clearly changed for the better after it

Many investors favor dividend stocks for their ability to reduce volatility, create capital gains in down markets, and provide steady income for long-term shareholders. However, it is well known

The stock market has had a strong run over the last 10 years. The S&P 500 has delivered an 11.8% annualized total return. That's well above its average of 9.4% over the last 50 years.

Many stocks

Age 62 is the earliest age to sign up for Social Security. Because of this, a fair number of seniors aim to wrap up their careers at 62, file for benefits, and kick off an early retirement.

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The Magnificent Seven have captivated markets this year, and for good reason. The term, coined by Bank of America analyst Michael Hartnett, is used to describe Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft

Semiconductor company Nvidia's (NASDAQ: NVDA) recent business performance has been explosive. The tech company, which benefits from the current boom in generative artificial intelligence (AI) due to

For many years, Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) dominated the central processing unit (CPU) market. But the era of artificial intelligence (AI) helped a new breed of innovators rise to the top. Nvidia and

Ten years ago, it was nearly inconceivable that an American company could have a trillion-dollar market cap. But in 2018, technology giant Apple became the first private organization in the world to

Medtronic (NYSE: MDT) is a medical device giant that has generated billions of dollars in earnings over time thanks to its diabetes, cardiovascular, neuroscience, and medical-surgical platforms. The

After a disastrous performance in 2022 (the worst in the past decade), the stock market has so far made a solid recovery in 2023. The benchmark S&P 500 index is currently up by 27.4% from its bear

Once upon a time, Teladoc Health (NYSE: TDOC) ranked as one of the hottest stocks on the market. The COVID-19 shutdowns in 2020 created surging demand for the virtual care services that Teladoc

"Oh, oh, oh, Ozempic." Those are the upbeat lyrics from the song in the TV commercials for Ozempic, which are based on the 1974 hit song "Magic," recorded by Pilot. However, the lyrics might now

Cava Group (NYSE: CAVA) went public this summer to much fanfare. The Mediterranean restaurant that modeled itself after Chipotle saw its stock soar more than 100% on its first trading day to a

Banks can be complex businesses, but the industry's basics are pretty simple to understand. A swift rise in interest rates has been a notable headwind, pushing down share prices across the sector.

For investors looking to live off the income they generate from their portfolios, dividend stocks with high yields tend to be extremely attractive. But investors need to tread with caution because a

Cryptocurrency is an exciting frontier that's still new. Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) has only been around since 2009, and crypto as a whole has been relevant for just the past decade or so.

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C3.ai (NYSE: AI) and Adobe (NASDAQ: ADBE) represent two very different ways to invest in the growing artificial intelligence (AI) market. C3 develops AI algorithms that can be directly plugged into