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After generating its worst performance in more than a decade, the stock market came roaring back in 2023. Each of the major market indexes surged more than 20% from their respective recent lows

Monday was a dark day for Sage Therapeutics (NASDAQ: SAGE), a company that focuses on developing therapies for brain disorders. The stock plummeted by more than 53% after the company revealed that

Some electric vehicle (EV) sector stocks blasted higher in July. But investors took some profits, giving others an education on owning these volatile names. Solid-state battery maker QuantumScape

Let's face it: 2023 has been an incredible year for the stock market. Every which way you turn, there are stocks breaking out to new 52-week highs.

Yet, some investors might fear that a few

Nearly all at once, it seems, a big group of banks declared dividend raises earlier this summer. That's because 23 major lenders in this country were subject to the Federal Reserve's latest annual

If you heat your home with oil or natural gas, or drive a vehicle with an internal combustion engine, you see how volatile energy prices can be every time you pay your fuel bills. That type of

Life has been difficult for companies in the mortgage industry over the past 18 months. The Federal Reserve has been aggressively hiking interest rates to damp inflation, reducing the value of fixed

Wayfair (NYSE: W), the online home decor and furnishing company, demonstrated solid progress in meeting its strategic goals in the second quarter of 2023, causing its stock to jump 14% last week. Is

Roku's (NASDAQ: ROKU) stock has been unstoppable lately, doubling in price since the start of the year.

Investors who missed the early rally may contemplate buying into the stock. But before they

Education company Chegg (NYSE: CHGG), which provides products and services to support learners, spooked investors earlier this year when management warned that artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot C

Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Nio (NYSE: NIO) struggled last year as it fought supply chain and COVID 19 issues in its home country. Investors punished the stock as vehicle production lagged

A quick look at AT&T's (NYSE: T) stock chart is enough to scare away most investors. You'd have to go back to the early 1990s to find the stock trading at a similar level as today.

There are

Fortinet's (NASDAQ: FTNT) stock plunged 25% on Aug. 4, after the company posted a mixed second-quarter earnings report. The cybersecurity company's revenue rose 25% year over year to $1.29 billion

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) had a rough 2022. Rising interest rates, a poor ad market, and increased competition forced the company to lay off thousands of employees; the stock price plummeted

Investors are understandably fascinated by the so-called "Magnificent Seven" stocks, a group of megacap companies that have created tremendous wealth for shareholders.

The Magnificent Seven are

Social Security is in trouble.

To be clear, the program is not in danger of going away. But benefit cuts are a big possibility.

How did we get here?

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The cloud market is competitive, but Google Cloud is quickly making a name for itself. With an array of top-notch services and a dedication to innovation, it's no wonder it is gaining momentum. This

Innovative companies that disrupt entire industries can produce life-changing returns for patient investors. Some of the best-performing stocks in the past two decades have been fueled by advances

PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) recently reported its second-quarter 2023 financial results. Revenue totaled $7.3 billion (up 7% year over year), with adjusted diluted earnings per share coming in at $1.16

The stock market has soared this year, but Carvana (NYSE: CVNA) and Wayfair (NYSE: W) have rocketed past the major indexes on their way to enormous gains. Investors are betting that turnarounds are

Shopify's (NYSE: SHOP) business has undergone several iterations over the past few years. While it started as a tool to give businesses of all sizes e-commerce access, it quickly morphed into an

When it comes to building a business, investors, advisors, and board members may warn founders of growing too quickly. While this sounds a little convoluted, the root of the argument is that before

Match Group (NASDAQ: MTCH), the online dating conglomerate best known for its flagship app Tinder, has had a tough go of it over the last couple of years. Between expensive lawsuit settlements

To squash inflation, the Federal Reserve increased the benchmark federal funds rate by 525 basis points since March 2023, the fastest series of rate hikes since the 1980s. That aggressive monetary

When many investors think about tech stocks, they often think first about high-growth names that come with outsized risk -- not mature, dividend-paying businesses that offer steadier, lower-risk