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You'll often hear that Social Security won't provide you with enough income to maintain a comfortable lifestyle in retirement, and that's true. Those benefits will only replace about 40% of your

The continued rise in prices throughout the global economy has left the average consumer reeling and the average investor uneasy. There are a few tools for investors to combat inflation, so to the

The steep declines we've seen this year have been awfully painful to folks who already own the stocks that have plunged. Luckily, times like these often create opportunities to start new positions

The first six months of 2022 have been marked by wild volatility and market-moving news events, such as Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the Federal Reserve's largest rate hike in more than a

If you've checked your portfolio in 2022, you know that this year has been rough for stocks. Across the board, some of the best companies and most-followed indexes have seen their stock prices drop

Few investors have a nose for making money quite like billionaire Warren Buffett. Since becoming CEO of conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) in 1965, the Oracle of Omaha, as

Social Security provides a vital financial resource in retirement. But for most retirees, it's not a big one. The average monthly Social Security payment to retired workers amounts to just  $1,620

The cryptocurrency industry is talking a lot about proof of stake, and for good reason. Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), the second-largest crypto by market cap, is moving to a proof-of-stake consensus

Thus far, 2022 has been a tough one for investors. Both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite have fallen into bear market territory, giving this year the dubious distinction of having the market's

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Thursday was generally a lousy day to be a stock investor...unless you're a shareholder of Pfizer (NYSE: PFE), that is. The mighty U.S. pharmaceutical company was a winner, with its shares rising

Two days after announcing that it won a new contract from the U.S. Army, one of the most reliable customers in the world, Palantir Technologies (NYSE: PLTR) stock fell by almost 2% on Thursday. That

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) is expected to publish its second-quarter delivery figures any day now, and investors are getting nervous about those numbers. This skittishness was reflected in the stock's

The Dow Jones Industrial Average gave up another 254 points today, as the first half of the year came to an end in what has been a brutal six months for stocks. The Dow finished the first half of

Shares of next-generation financial services company SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ: SOFI) resolutely obeyed gravity on Thursday, falling at a nearly 5% clip. A pair of fresh analyst takes on the company

Shares of Pinterest (NYSE: PINS), Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU), and Etsy (NASDAQ: ETSY) were down hard again on Thursday, declining 9.3%, 5.6%, and 1.8%, respectively, as of 3:50 p.m. ET.

It appears it was a

Cryptocurrency values and the stocks of the companies that depend on those tokens continued to fall on Thursday, continuing a rough six-month stretch for the whole sector. 

As of 2:30 p.m. ET

The terrible week for cruise line stocks continued on Thursday. Not only is the broader market's decline dragging down their share prices, but there are also fears that the companies are seeing

A U.S. government watchdog is going to audit the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) oversight of Boeing (NYSE: BA) manufacturing, a fresh reminder that the dark clouds that have been hanging

Shares of CrowdStrike Holdings (NASDAQ: CRWD) traded lower Thursday, slipping by as much as 7%. As of 2:02 p.m. ET today, the stock was still down 3.1%.

The broader market retreated today, which no

The stock market's been in a funk all week long and, with the S&P 500 down another 0.3% so far today, Thursday doesn't look any different.

Investors are by and large reacting to lousy economic news

Stocks are under pressure on Thursday due to continued concerns about the impact of higher inflation rates on the economy, and airlines, as is typically the case, were down more than the broader

All week long, the stock market has been in a funk -- and Thursday doesn't look to be different.

Lousy economic news is the major culprit today, with the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis having just