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Nike (NYSE: NKE) stock investors had a difficult 2022. The leading footwear and apparel giant stumbled through a demand slowdown in key markets like China and the U.S. that left it with too much

It's been a challenging year for investors. Hints of a full-blown recession have been seen in the wild, and while the future of the stock market remains inscrutable, it makes sense that many people

Wednesday morning showed signs that investors might finally be starting to feel a little more optimistic about the prospects for the stock market. Futures contracts were up as much as 1% on major

Shares of Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) have cratered this month, falling more than 29% as of market close on Dec. 20. This decline adds to an already brutal year for the stock, bringing Tesla shares' total

With the stock market recently down more than 20% from its 52-week high, qualifying as a bear market, smart investors know that such circumstances tend to offer many terrific investment

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is one of the best-known companies in the world. Here are three things that savvy investors know about Amazon stock.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Dec. 18

Even in the best of markets, doubling your money in a single year isn't likely. Assets held over the longer term have a much greater chance of double-digit or even triple-digit returns. But given

The Federal Reserve announced another rate increase last week. And while rising interest rates are a problem for businesses, some are in much better positions than others to weather the storm. If a

This past year has been brutal for investors in Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR). The data center REIT's shares have plunged more than 40% for the year. That has underperformed the S&P 500 (down 20%) and

A mistake that many investors are making today is assuming that things will only get worse, and that now is a time to sell stocks. But just as stocks weren't destined to continue soaring last year

Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY) shares have taken a severe beating in 2022. The home goods retailer's stock price stands 91% below the 52-week highs of March and 81% short of its year-ago reading.

Video games have steadily grown in popularity over the last few decades. In fact, the industry is now one of the largest entertainment categories worldwide, with estimated global annual spending of

Everyone's shopping for bargains this holiday gift-giving season. A lot of investors might be taking a similar approach to picking new investments. There are a lot of stocks that have fallen sharply

If investors were judging Rivian's (NASDAQ: RIVN) business performance based on its 2022 stock price performance, they might guess that sales weren't doing well. After all, shares are down more than

Warren Buffett stands atop the pantheon of history's most successful investors. The CEO has guided Berkshire Hathaway to market-crushing performance across decades-long stretches and demonstrated an

If you have $20,000 to invest in the stock market right now, you're likely searching for durable businesses with a strong track record of growth that can generate consistent returns in a wide

If you're holding out for a Santa Claus rally this year, you're not the only one. After stocks rallied through October and November, December has been a brutal month thus far.

The Fed rate hike last

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) became a publicly traded company in June 2010, and back then, electric vehicles were the whole of its business. Given the company has become the largest player in that industry

There has been a lot of talk about a possible recession next year, when it might come, about how hard it might be, etc. Two healthcare stocks that are likely to thrive in such an environment include

Today's video focuses on Crowdstrike (NASDAQ: CRWD), looking more closely at the company's financials, growth opportunities, and current risks. Check out the short video to learn more, consider

While Bitcoin is the most valuable cryptocurrency by market cap and laid the foundation for all subsequent cryptocurrencies to be created, the shockwaves and disruption that Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH)

Wall Street is an almost continuous source of stock predictions as analysts scour the market for good ideas to give their clients. But this year has proven a challenge for even the best of them.

I am not counting on Social Security to help fund my retirement. I know I will get benefits, but I'm not making them a key part of my retirement plans.

To the contrary, I'm assuming I'll need to

Like most cryptocurrencies, Litecoin (CRYPTO: LTC) took some drastic price cuts in the first half of 2022. As investors and regulators struggled to manage an inflation-soaked global economy, the

This year has not been kind to most tech stocks. The Nasdaq Composite was down a brutal 28% through mid-December, and many of its members posted even worse results.

Some of those slumps made sense