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Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) had a terrible first half of 2022 as worries over high inflation, declines in paid new subscribers, and significant year-over-year revenue deceleration plagued the company and

We all have names. They're special to us. Sometimes, a name does more than simply provide a label -- it helps to define one's identity. Occasionally, we change our names. A person might pick up a

There's not much point in buying a passive-income stock like AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) if it's going to fail to deliver its quarterly dividend into your account. Even reliable companies can sometimes run

The bear market has been tough for investors. But it's offering us one very significant element, or gift, that's positive: It can help us build future wealth. Today, many top stocks are trading at a

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) were two S&P 500 components that saw their stock prices collapse by at least 50% in 2022. Combined, over $1.5 trillion in value evaporated in just 12

ASML (NASDAQ: ASML) and Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) are both linchpins of the semiconductor sector. ASML's lithography machines, which etch circuit patterns onto silicon wafers, enable chipmakers to

From time to time, Wall Street presents investors with a "buckle up and hold on" type of year. Last year, all three major U.S. stock indexes plunged into a bear market, with the Dow Jones Industrial

Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) monetizes its business in two ways. It generates player revenue from the sale of streaming devices and audio products, and it generates platform revenue through digital

It's fair to say that 2022 was an overwhelmingly challenging year for investors. All major indexes took a tumble last year as factors like inflation, recession fears, and the Ukraine conflict took

Investors appear to be optimistic about the stock market's prospects in 2023 after a woeful 2022. At least that's the case if you believe a recent survey of over 2,000 retail investors spread across

If you're an individual investor looking for good places to put your money to work, you really couldn't pick a better mentor than Warren Buffett. Since he took the helm of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:

A challenging year in the stock market has served as a good reminder that you want to hold some investments in companies with steady businesses. Dividend-paying companies can fit this bill because

There's no sugarcoating it; 2022 was a brutal year for investors. The respective declines of 9% for the Dow Jones Industrial Average, 19% for the S&P 500, and 33% for the Nasdaq Composite marked

Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) and AMD (NASDAQ: AMD), the world's largest producers of x86 CPUs for PCs and data centers, are both considered bellwethers of the semiconductor sector. AMD is also one of the

As you're preparing for retirement, one of the most important decisions you'll make is choosing when to file for Social Security benefits.

Age 62 is the earliest you can begin claiming, and it's

Sometimes a great company is stuck in a sector with lousy sentiment. Investors might jump at the chance to get the stock at a great price, only to be run over by investors who hate the sector in

Shares of Coupang (NYSE: CPNG) gained 15.4% in the second half of 2022 despite continued losses for global equities, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The South Korean

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Specialty tech stock Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) didn't have such a special start to the trading week. The company's share price slipped by nearly 1%, on a disquieting media report that an important

Things looked like they were going great for the stock market early Monday, as the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC), and Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES:

Shares of Fiverr International (NYSE: FVRR) fell by 17.1% in December, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. This was a story of temporary gains being reversed by even larger price

Like many big companies, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) likes to grow even larger by acquisitions. The pace of the software giant's asset buys has slowed of late, but it's still got its eyes on

At one point in 2022, shares of software company Workiva (NYSE: WK) were down 62% from their all-time high. As of this writing, however, Workiva stock is only down 46% from its high because it