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You see it on the news and feel it every time you go to the grocery store or fill up your vehicle with gasoline -- inflation. Inflation has become a hot-button topic, mainly because it affects

Every day it seems like there is some news that moves the stock market significantly. Inflationary pressures, rapidly rising interest rates, uncertainty in energy markets, and geopolitical conflicts

While monopolies may be bad for consumers, they're actually good for investors.

If you find a company that has a dominant market share, especially in a large and growing market, it's a good idea to

Work from home has been a cloud over the office real estate investment trust (REIT) sector ever since the COVID-19 pandemic. Given that employees seem to prefer it, and companies can save on office

Peacock, the streaming service owned by NBCUniversal -- itself a subsidiary of Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) -- has at times been written off as an also-ran. Arriving as a soft launch in the spring of

If you think it's a challenging time for Wall Street, take a closer look at how poorly marijuana stocks have performed since February 2021. With federal cannabis reforms failing to materialize, pot

Dividends are the multifunction pocket tool of the investor. You can use them in various ways, including as a source of income to pay your bills, or you can supercharge your investment returns by

Healthcare is a major expense for seniors, and so it's important to do what you can to keep your costs reasonable. And part of that means making smart choices when it comes to Medicare.

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Some of the biggest victims of the stock sell-off in 2022 are the meme stocks that got so much attention in 2020 and 2021. Video game retailer GameStop sells for 59% less than its 52-week high, and

An industry analyst from JPMorgan Chase  recently published a note selecting Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) as a top investment idea, looking for a rebound in the retail business after a rough 2022. The

It's been quite the year for Wall Street and the investing community. The widely followed S&P 500 produced its worst half-year return in over 50 years. Meanwhile, the iconic Dow Jones Industrial

Claiming Social Security is pretty easy on the face of it. Once you're eligible, you just fill out an application, provide your banking information, and the money shows up in your account each

Streaming service company Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) has had a rough year on Wall Street. Year to date, shares have cratered more than 60%. But the stock has gained steam over the last three months

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European biotech Affimed Therapeutics (NASDAQ: AFMD) was looking a bit sickly on our stock exchange Monday. The company's U.S.-traded shares suffered a more than 16% decline, on the back of a rather

IT network security stock Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) looked relatively secure on Monday. The company's shares fell on the day, but by less than 0.5% -- a less steep slide than the nearly 0.8% decline

Monday was not a good day for chip manufacturing companies and the businesses that supply them. That morning, the government expanded its limits on U.S. exports of advanced computer chips to China

Not for the first time in recent weeks, Annaly Capital Management (NYSE: NLY) took a sharp hit on the stock exchange Monday. The share price of the mortgage real estate investment trust (mREIT) fell

Chinese stocks fell today on a number of negative headlines for the sector, including tighter regulations and weaker economic data. Shares of the private-education company New Oriental Education &amp

Monday brought new closing lows in 2022 for the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) and Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC), with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) just barely escaping the

The stock market had a rough start to the week Monday -- the S&P 500 fell 0.8% while the Nasdaq Composite was down 1%. Investors were worried about a recession, rising interest rates, and even trade

Lordstown Motors (NASDAQ: RIDE) is not Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ: RIVN), but on Monday, it had to pay for the apparent mistakes made by its peer, which also makes electric vehicles (EVs). After

When Jamie Dimon talks, the market listens. As the longtime CEO of JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM), the largest bank by assets in the U.S., not only has Dimon successfully navigated the company through