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Investors might have warmed up to stocks again this year, but one blue chip stock which was left out in the cold was Nike (NYSE: NKE). The athletic footwear and apparel maker's stock price declined

Businesses that grow their revenue and profits briskly for long periods of time can deliver outstanding returns to their investors. If you can identify these companies early in their expansion

To say Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) had a great start to the year may be an understatement, but the second half of 2023 could be even better.

Meta surprised investors with its outlook for the

Copper miner Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) is an ideal choice if you are looking to add some commodity exposure to your portfolio. Industrial metals are traditionally seen as plays on a combination

Judging by the stock's 2023 performance thus far, Wall Street has very low expectations for Foot Locker's (NYSE: FL) returns. The retailer's shares are down over 30% through late July even as the

Great companies don't go on sale very often, but rising interest rates have put notable downward pressure on a number of well-run real estate investment trusts (REITs). If you are looking for

What's the single best stock to buy right now? Ask five different investors and you'll probably get five different answers.

The problem, of course, is that defining what makes a given candidate the

Estate planning isn't anyone's favorite thing to think about, but it is important. You need to plan for what will happen when you are gone in order to protect the people you love. 

Unfortunately

If you're a bargain-hunting growth investor, you might want to browse last month's Nasdaq-listed laggards. Although the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) itself logged a 4.1% gain in July, a

Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) has been a relatively stable business to invest in over the past year. Even though economic conditions haven't been strong in many parts of the world and inflation has crippled

Most of the stocks I own have long histories of annual dividend increases and were bought when their yields were near historical highs. This was the case with Nucor (NYSE: NUE) on Sept. 29, 2015

Like other e-commerce stocks, CarParts.com (NASDAQ: PRTS) was a big winner during the pandemic's height.

The little-known auto parts stock surged as revenue skyrocketed, benefiting from the twin

Canopy Growth (NASDAQ: CGC) has often been seen as one of the safest cannabis producers to invest in. It has significant operations, considerable resources, and a big investment partner in

Shares of UiPath (NYSE: PATH) hit their all-time high just weeks after the stock made its market debut in 2021. Since then, it has fallen around 79%, leading opportunistic investors to wonder if

Uber Technologies' (NYSE: UBER) stock dropped 6% on Aug. 1 after the mobility and delivery services provider posted a mixed second-quarter report. Its revenue rose 14% year over year to $9.2

When examined with a wide lens, the directional movement of the ageless Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), and widely followed Nasdaq Composite

T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) isn't just attracting hundreds of thousands of customers each quarter -- it's making sure they stick around, too.

The wireless carrier saw a record-low postpaid subscriber

The booming demand for chips to power artificial intelligence (AI) applications has sent Nvidia's (NASDAQ: NVDA) stock soaring in 2023, with shares of the graphics card specialist jumping 206% this

Many investors start their searches for new stocks to buy by looking at those that have been beaten down. That strategy makes sense. Why pay a higher price for a quality company when you can pay a

When most people think of so-called "value stocks," they're referring to large, mature businesses that trade at relative discounts to their intrinsic value. These are also typically steady stocks

Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) announced its intention to acquire small Israeli chip foundry Tower Semiconductor (NASDAQ: TSEM) all the way back in February 2022. The deal, awaiting regulatory approval from

It's not easy to be in retail these days. Many retailers are reporting higher-than-expected overstock and continually increasing costs, and price increases can push consumers away.

This is leading

When examined over long stretches, history shows that Wall Street's major indexes head decisively higher. But over shorter timelines, the directional movement in stocks is no more certain than a

AT&T (NYSE: T) pays a high dividend that yields 7.6%. At that level of payout, investors owning a little more than $13,100 in stock would collect $1,000 in annual dividend income. But when it comes

There was a time when tobacco giant Altria Group (NYSE: MO) -- investors used to know it as Philip Morris -- seemed unstoppable. Smoking was common, with more and more people starting the habit.