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Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett became famous for scoring outsized gains for his holding company in numerous stocks. American Express and Coca-Cola are just two

It's a bloodbath out there. The S&P 500 fell another 1.6% last week. Now, the benchmark index consisting of the largest publicly traded stocks traded on U.S. markets is down a stunning 24.8% since

High inflation weighs on both consumers and businesses. Many companies feel the sting of inflation as higher costs of goods and wages eat into profits.

One industry that has proven to be resilient

There's no denying it's an ugly situation out there for investors. The S&P 500 is down 25% year to date, reaching new 52-week lows just last week. Many popular individual stocks are down even

JPMorgan Chase's (NYSE: JPM) CEO Jamie Dimon is not one to mince words. Within the last several months, we've already heard Dimon tell investors to brace for an economic "hurricane."

Even more

It's been quite the year on Wall Street. Since hitting their respective all-time highs less than a year ago, the iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average, benchmark S&P 500, and tech stock-driven Nasdaq

One of the biggest myths surrounding Social Security is that everyone is entitled to a monthly benefit once they reach a certain age. In reality, Social Security benefits have to be earned.

Granted

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Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) stock is one of the most followed stocks in the market. That's not surprising given shares of the electric-vehicle (EV) pioneer have performed phenomenally over the longer term

The Nasdaq Composite Index has tumbled more than 35% from its recent peak, putting it in a deep bear market. Given the current economic uncertainty, there's no telling how much lower it could go.

The new inflation numbers that just dropped certainly have the markets worried about the depth of the recession we could be facing. With the S&P 500 index firmly in bear market territory, down 25%

In September, more than 48 million retired workers received Social Security benefits, and yet there are many individuals who remain misinformed about the program.

For instance, a survey by

It's not often that a company completely revolutionizes an industry. But that's precisely what the vacation rental platform Airbnb (NASDAQ: ABNB) is doing. With over 6 million active listings

Advanced Micro Devices' (NASDAQ: AMD) year went from bad to worse after the company released preliminary results for the third quarter of 2022 on Oct. 6. Shares of the chipmaker fell over 13%.

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Mix rising interest rates, surging inflation, corporate layoffs, and consumers that are increasingly struggling to pay for basic necessities, and you get the ingredients for a potential economic

Domino's Pizza's (NYSE: DPZ) stock surged 10% on Oct. 13 after the pizza chain posted its third quarter earnings report. Its revenue rose 7% year-over-year to $1.07 billion and matched analysts'

A little more than two years after it laid off a quarter of its workforce, Airbnb (NASDAQ: ABNB) has become one of the more profitable companies on the stock market. 

In its second quarter, the

ASML Holding (NASDAQ: ASML) is one of the most important semiconductor equipment companies in the world. The Dutch company is the world's largest producer of photolithography systems, which are used

It's official. After a more-than-year-and-a-half review by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Tractor Supply (NASDAQ: TSCO) has closed its acquisition of fellow rural retailer Orscheln Farm and

The bear market has taken a bite out of most investors' portfolios. Share prices are down more than 20% on average as investors fret about the impacts that high inflation and rising interest rates

There's no question that 2022 has been a rough year for growth stocks so far. The Vanguard Growth ETF has fallen 34%, even worse than the S&P 500's 24% loss, as higher interest rates, fears of a

Big changes are coming to Social Security in 2023, starting with a historic cost-of-living adjustment (COLA).

Beginning in January, Social Security recipients will collect an extra 8.7% per month in

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) isn't my favorite e-commerce stock (I prefer Shopify's mission to put the power of commerce back in the hands of smaller merchants). Nevertheless, I've been buying Amazon