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Since the start of 2020, ExxonMobil's (NYSE: XOM) stock has soared 50%, compared to a 22% gain by the S&P 500, and is up 72% year to date. Yet the oil giant just announced a new corporate plan to

It may seem like just a short while ago that 2022 was getting underway, but the reality is that this has been a long and eventful year and it is about to come to a close. Just to put into

Down nearly 85% in 2022. That's the situation for Invitae (NYSE: NVTA) stock. There's no way to spin that as positive news. However, this steep sell-off is also water under the bridge.

Could Invitae

Growth stocks ruled the market for much of the last decade, benefiting from a low-interest-rate environment and strong growth in the tech sector.

However, that track record of outperformance came to

Let's start with the bad news. No one can accurately predict when the next bull market will emerge. But here's the good news. A bull market will happen. History shows us bear markets eventually are

The cryptocurrency market, once approaching a value of $3 trillion, is facing a rude awakening. Major firms in the industry are failing, leading investors to lose trust and completely cash out their

Starting in January, some 70 million Americans will see a welcome change in their Social Security payments as benefits will increase by more than they have in 41 years.

Social Security benefits

Mortgage origination is a feast-and-famine business, and the boom years of 2020 and 2021 turned into a bust in 2022. Much of the volume from these years disappeared as the Federal Reserve began to

Warren Buffett and Elon Musk aren't exactly two peas in a pod. They differ significantly in age, demeanor, and interests. About the only thing Buffett and Musk seem to have in common is that they

Fannie Mae expects a modest recession to begin in the first quarter of 2023, and 60% of the economists polled by Reuters think the U.S. economy will enter a recession sometime next year. Economists

Carvana's (NYSE: CVNA) stock is down more than 95% in 2022 as consumer demand for used cars falls. This video will highlight the key factors affecting Carvana stock right now.

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Investors long ago realized that major automakers such as General Motors (NYSE: GM) were making a significant push to electrify their vehicle lineups. However, at least one big question remained

This past year has been particularly difficult for companies in the mortgage market. The abrupt increase in interest rates has crushed mortgage originators, as borrowers no longer have an incentive

Devon Energy (NYSE: DVN) is one of those stocks where you need to be extremely clear about what you own or you could end up burned, badly. It's not a bad company -- it's just that its stock comes

If you're not making an effort to build yourself a retirement nest egg, you're doing yourself a major disservice. Granted, a lot of people have been forced to pause their retirement plan

Will there be a bull market in 2023? No one knows for sure, but there's at least one sign pointing in the right direction. When markets fall, they tend to fall fast, and the current bear market has

Many chipmakers have experienced whiplash over the past few years. Demand for semiconductors soared during the pandemic, as business closures accelerated digital transformation projects and stimulus

Professional and everyday investors have taken their lumps this year. Following a relatively calm 2021, each of the three major U.S. stock indexes plummeted into a bear market at some point in 2022

When Warren Buffett, one of the greatest investors of all time, makes a move, the market listens. His company Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) maintains an equities portfolio worth

In today's video, Jose Najarro and Nick Rossolillo discuss Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD), Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ:

The countdown is on. It's only a matter of days before Social Security benefits will increase. While every retiree who receives Social Security will enjoy a nice raise, some will make more than

For most Americans, Social Security is a program they'll come to lean on in some capacity during retirement. Close to 90% of current retirees are reliant on their monthly Social Security payout to

General Electric (NYSE: GE) wasn't an investor favorite on Friday. The veteran industrials-and-more conglomerate had its share price dinged by 1.4% on the day, a slightly worse decline than the 1.1%

Who says American education is on the decline? That surely isn't the feeling Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL) investors had on Friday; they bid their stock up by almost 6% on the day, on the back of the

The stock market had a tough week as Friday's declines added to those from the prior couple of days. Worries about a potential recession remained foremost in investors' minds, and all three of the