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When determining if a company qualifies as a great dividend stock, I ask myself some basic questions. One, has the company paid dividends over time? Two, has it been able to regularly raise

With the S&P 500 down 17% in 2022 and fears swirling about a possible recession, it is definitely a scary time to be a stock market investor. While the initial reaction might be to sit on the

On July 21, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced that it would buy One Medical in a deal valued at $3.9 billion. Its purchase of a tech-powered healthcare company is a step in a direction that many

Shares of Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) were crushed on Tuesday, tumbling as much as 17.2%. As of 10:24 a.m., the stock was still down 16.2%. The catalyst that sent the e-commerce-tools provider plunging was

Shares of cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Global (NASDAQ: COIN) plunged on Tuesday, which has become a regular occurrence for the stock considering it's now down more than 80% from its high

As the hottest vaccine stock du jour, Novavax (NASDAQ: NVAX) has a long and bright future ahead. Thanks to its coronavirus jab, which was recently awarded an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) by

Shares of the Swiss bank UBS Group (NYSE: UBS) traded more than 9% lower as of 10:08 a.m. ET today after the bank reported disappointing earnings results for the second quarter of the year.

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After it occupied a space near the top of my watchlist for a long time, I finally took the opportunity to add shares of global tobacco giant Philip Morris International (NYSE: PM) to my portfolio

It's been hard to go wrong investing in home improvement over the past decade. The two most dominant U.S. retailers in the space, The Home Depot (NYSE: HD) and Lowe's Companies, have trounced the

Snap (NYSE: SNAP) and Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) are two of the market's best-known social media stocks. Snap's Snapchat remains tremendously popular among younger users, while Twitter remains a top

Stock prices are often discussed in terms of valuation instead of actual numbers. A stock may cost $3,000 and be considered "cheap," whereas another stock may cost $10 and be called "expensive." If

Medical devices giant Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ: ISRG) was already having a rough year in the stock market, but things worsened for the company when it released its second-quarter earnings report

If you're unfamiliar with the term, a bear market occurs when stock market indices fall by 20% or more from their most recent high for a prolonged period of time. With the S&P 500 dipping as low as

NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE) stock jumped 1.75% on Friday last week despite a down day on the stock market as Wall Street reacted favorably to its Q2 2022 results. If you haven't heard of NextEra

Companies with multibagger potential can be hard to find in the stock market, and some might be tempted to turn to Wall Street analysts for ideas and inspiration. That's not necessarily a bad move

In this video, I will be talking about the four stocks I'm watching closely this week as most big tech companies are reporting their quarterly earnings. Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) and Microsoft

Target (NYSE: TGT) and Walmart (NYSE: WMT) were each beneficiaries of the coronavirus pandemic. Non-essential businesses were forced to close, dining at restaurants was restricted, and folks were

Although home prices have been sky-high for months on end, buyer demand has held relatively steady over the past few years. But in recent months, existing-home sales have been on a steady decline

Throughout 2022, investors have grappled with a drastic change in the U.S. economic environment. Pandemic-era stimulus has mostly dried up, and the Federal Reserve has embarked on an aggressive

U.S. stock markets are going through a historically turbulent period right now. Rising interest rates, geopolitical unrest, supply chain woes, and record-setting levels of inflation have wreaked

Last Thursday, American Airlines (NASDAQ: AAL) confirmed that it returned to profitability in the second quarter. The airline also projected that it will earn another profit in the third quarter and

Share prices of Seagate Technology Holdings (NASDAQ: STX) tumbled 8% on July 22 after the hard-drive maker posted its fourth-quarter results. Its revenue declined 13% year over year to $2.63

Pinterest (NYSE: PINS) shares have been nearly cut in half this year. Apple's privacy setting changes have negatively affected social media stocks, but additional issues cut much deeper. Here's why

Bigger paychecks today bring bigger Social Security checks in retirement -- but that's not exactly exciting news for those who are just scraping by. Negotiating a raise or finding a new job can be

Although it isn't a competition, many would consider Warren Buffett the Michael Jordan of investing, and for good reason. The Oracle of Omaha has invested his way to a $100 billion fortune (it was