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Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is cutting back in a lot of areas, but its cloud-computing business isn't one. The online retail giant plans to cut 10,000 jobs across its retail, devices, and human resources

Shares of Chinese search and artificial intelligence (AI) giant Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU) roared 41.8% in November, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence.

Many Chinese stocks had an

Warren Buffett once said: "All there is to investing is picking good stocks at good times and staying with them as long as they remain good companies." That advice is especially relevant right now

Shares of telecom giant Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN) plunged 25.7% in November, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence.

It wasn't difficult to ascertain why Lumen fell last month

If you've managed to save up $100,000 for retirement, you're already doing great. But you're going to need a lot more if you want to retire comfortably.

Here's the good news: By getting to that

Last week was another welcome step up for investors long the market. The "three stocks to avoid" in my column that I thought were going to lose to the market last week -- Big Lots, Baozun, and

Many tech stocks skyrocketed to all-time highs last year, but they subsequently surrendered those gains this year as investors fretted over inflation, rising interest rates, and other macroeconomic

If you want to invest in Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG) stock, you might notice that it has two ticker symbols to choose from. What is the difference, and which should you choose?

In this

They say patience is a virtue, and when it comes to Social Security, it certainly can be. That's because filers who delay their Social Security claims are rewarded financially.

You're entitled to

If you are a new investor who has heard about the market's turbulence this year, you might be hesitating to invest at all. Most growth stocks got a beating this year. But a tumultuous market is a

In the crypto world, one way to stay ahead of major market moves is by tracking the activity of the biggest market participants. These large market participants are known as "whales," and they have

Few investors will be sorry to see 2022 go. It would be an understatement to say it has been a challenging year for stocks. And few sectors have fared worse than tech stocks -- the Nasdaq 100

Once paychecks stop because you retire, you need money from somewhere. Social Security is an important income source for most seniors because if you're eligible for benefits, the funds are

The bear market has mauled technology stocks over the past year, as investors sought safe havens to ride out the macroeconomic headwinds. Wall Street has struggled with near 40-year-high inflation

Aehr Test Systems (NASDAQ: AEHR) stock jumped 26.7% in November, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. For context, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite indexes returned 5.6% and 4.5%

Two of the world's biggest and most well-known companies completed stock splits this year. I'm talking about Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL). The operations lowered

Imagine that someone asks you to invest in a business. This business has been highly successful in the past. However, its top-selling product accounts for nearly 38% of total revenue. And sales for

Robinhood (NASDAQ: HOOD) isn't the hotbed of activity that it used to be. The stock market downturn caused the trading platform's sizzle to fizzle quite a bit.

Still, though, Robinhood keeps a

Warren Buffett is buying. He and his investment managers have bought 18 stocks for Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) portfolio so far in 2022, plus major buybacks of Berkshire itself

Legendary investor Mark Mobius, now the head of Mobius Capital Partners, has just put out a $10,000 price target for Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC). He's now convinced that Bitcoin will trade around its

There's no nice way to cover it up. This has been a lousy year for innovation-heavy growth stocks. Cathie Wood's flagship fund, the Ark Innovation ETF is down about 60% since the end of 2021 and

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) is crushing the market this year as value and dividend stocks have pulled the spotlight away from growth stocks.

Berkshire Hathaway's

Even though the major stock indexes have enjoyed a healthy two-month bounce, it's been a difficult year for professional and everyday investors alike. At some point during 2022, all three major

When it comes to retirement savings, IRAs are a mixed bag. On the plus side, they generally come with a greater number of investment options than what you'll find in a 401(k) plan. For example, with

Every so often, Wall Street sends investors a not-so-subtle reminder that stocks don't move up in a straight line. That's perhaps the best way to sum up what's happened this year. Since hitting