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The Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) has performed extraordinarily well in 2023, getting off to its best first half of a year since the 1980s. Even though it has already recovered a lot of its

Shares of Realty Income (NYSE: O) dipped 6% in the first half of 2023, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. There wasn't any news specific to the company, but there were a

Share prices of W. P. Carey (NYSE: WPC) tumbled 13.6% during the first half of 2023, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. That significantly underperformed the S&P 500,

Riot Platforms (NASDAQ: RIOT) and Marathon Digital (NASDAQ: MARA) are two of the largest pure play Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) miners in America. Both stocks hit their all-time highs in 2021 as Bitcoin's

Shares of Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY) have sold off along with oil prices over the past year. The oil giant currently sits more than 20% below its 52-week high, weighed down by a roughly 30%

In the first half of 2023, the performances of the larger lithium producers -- this article's focus -- and the junior miners were all over the map. Some turned in strong performances and beat the

The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite have rebounded by double-digit percentages this year, but not all the stocks in those indexes have seen the same level of return. There are still bargains to be

Betting on broad secular tailwinds can be a worthwhile investment strategy to help you achieve strong returns. And these trends aren't difficult to identify, as they probably impact you daily. 

One

Shares of Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) dipped 5% in the first half of 2023 according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The company is facing a more challenging operating environment as

Given the sell-off in the sector this year, a number of super-regional banks have suddenly seen their dividend yields shoot up.

One of those is U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB), which now has an annual

The behavior of Sea Limited (NYSE: SE) stock over the last few months may seem baffling. It began surging last fall following a strong report for the third quarter of 2022, only to give back most of

Shares of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) soared by 138.5% in the first half of 2023, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence.

The sharp surge has more than doubled the social

Online banking company SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ: SOFI) is a challenging stock to analyze. A little over two years ago, it made its public market debut via a merger with a special purpose

Dividend stocks are a great retirement tool. They pay you a piece of the company's profits for being a shareholder, cash that you can use to pay your living expenses or do with as you please. The

Artificial intelligence (AI) is widely considered to become the biggest paradigm shift of the next decade. Not surprisingly, it also emerged as a major investment theme.

While many companies with AI

While no one can ever be sure how a particular stock will perform in the long run, there are some stocks that have the odds heavily stacked against them. Two such stocks are Lyft (NASDAQ: LYFT) and

The Social Security program provided income to 49 million retired workers in May 2023, and a recent survey from Gallup suggests that the vast majority of those individuals depend on monthly benefits

Investors aren't thrilled about the short-term growth prospects for consumer staples companies like Clorox (NYSE: CLX) and Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG). While sales are rising for both companies

Energy Transfer (NYSE: ET) is becoming a passive income-producing machine. The master limited partnership (MLP) currently yields an eye-popping 9.7%. That prodigious payout will only get more

Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing bolstered semiconductor manufacturers' stocks this year. Chipmakers like Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) have rallied

Investing is a long-term endeavor. The best time to buy a stock, assuming you're able and willing to hold that stock for years, is often when pessimism is running high. Turnarounds take time to play

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) stock is up nearly 190% since the beginning of the year as the growth of the generative AI market sparked a buying frenzy in its high-end data-center graphics processing units

Artificial intelligence (AI) comes in many forms. Generative AI, specifically, is capable of creating content whether it be text, images, videos, or even computer code, and it's capturing the most

Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) stock is up 62% over the last year and 46% since the beginning of 2023. The stunning stock move comes as the company has overcome a wall of worry over the prospects for

Shares of online used car retailer Carvana (NYSE: CVNA) are up more than 500% this year. That's not a typo. The heavily shorted stock has made an epic comeback after crashing hard in 2021 and 2022.