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Based on the fact that everybody needs to eat, consumer staples can be a very reliable economic sector for investors seeking ever-rising dividend income. This is especially true when companies

Viking Therapeutics (NASDAQ: VKTX) is up 881% in the last 12 months thanks to its ongoing development of a pair of therapies to treat obesity and metabolic disorders like diabetes. As you may have

A sign of a strong consumer products brand is pricing power. Top stocks like Apple and Nike share these qualities, selling their respective products at premium prices to their rabid fanbases. Cooler

Stock markets have pushed sharply higher over the past few months, even though investors still remain uncertain about what the future will bring. Concerns about a potential recession are still

General Motors (NYSE: GM) is well-known for making massive SUVs and trucks, and it's made good money loading those vehicles up with premium options to ring up a hefty price tag. But GM isn't going

Etsy (NASDAQ: ETSY) stock's boom-bust of 2020 and 2021 is long gone, but the stock still asks shareholders for patience. Thanks to more sluggish financial performance to kick off 2023, Etsy has

While the world is transitioning to cleaner energy sources, we'll still need fossil fuels for quite some time. Most energy market forecasters expect demand for these to continue growing through at

During the pandemic, federal student loan borrowers got a reprieve from making payments on their debt. But that reprieve is about to come to an end.

Come Aug. 30, those whose student loans were on

In this video, I will talk about Alibaba (NYSE: BABA), the announcement of a new chairman and CEO, why the timing of this makes sense, what it means for shareholders, and where Alibaba stock goes

Regardless of personal opinions on the fashion appeal of Crocs (NASDAQ: CROX) footwear, its stock performance over the past year cannot be ignored. With a remarkable return of 125% for investors

Receiving dividends from your stocks is one of the nicest rewards you can experience. Dividends not only represent a tangible return on your investment but also act as a stream of passive income

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) announced numerous new semiconductor solutions during its recent AI event, and there are plenty of reasons for investors to remain bullish. Check out the short

Shares of Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) have plunged about 55% since peaking in early 2021. Back then, Disney's parks and films businesses were still reeling from the pandemic while the streaming business

There is no better time to invest than now, as the saying goes. Starting as soon as you can ensures that you not only compound your wealth over time, but also start accumulating a dividend stream

The cloud infrastructure market is dominated by Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure. Together, these two platforms account for around 55% of global cloud infrastructure spending.

While

If you're looking for stocks that can make dramatic moves to the upside in a short amount of time, the biopharmaceutical industry has you covered. Over the past month, shares of Chinook Therapeutics

You'll need money outside of Social Security to pay your living costs in retirement. Those benefits will only replace about 40% of your pre-retirement earnings if you bring home an average wage, so

The macroeconomic environment of the past few years has been unprecedented for many investors. Pandemic-era business closures pushed lawmakers to spend trillions of dollars on stimulus programs

Is this a bubble, or the beginning of the next big thing? That's the question investors ask themselves when a new technology trend begins to take off.

That's definitely what's been happening in

Although Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) shares are up 72% this year, outpacing the broader Nasdaq Composite Index by a wide margin, they remain 85% off their all-time high. A general slowdown in the streaming

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Trust is a relatively concentrated portfolio for a trust with $36.5 billion invested. According to its last SEC filing, it only holds 22 stocks, so it's

After a big rally on Wall Street, it's somewhat understandable that investors would come into the new week ready for a breather. Stock index futures suggested that might be the case, with most major

Last year was a big one for Axsome Therapeutics (NASDAQ: AXSM). The biotech company specialized in central nervous system conditions launched its first two products and saw its share price increase

Cybersecurity threats aren't going anywhere anytime soon; each year, hackers figure out new ways to exploit tech vulnerabilities. This makes cybersecurity companies more important than ever and

Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ: HOOD) just released updated crypto trading numbers for May, and they're bad. As in really bad. In May, total crypto trading volume was $2.1 billion, which was down 43% on