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Nike's (NYSE: NKE) stock price tumbled 7% on June 28 after the footwear and athletic apparel maker posted its fourth-quarter earnings report. Its revenue dipped 1% year over year (but grew 3% in

One of the most straightforward ways that people can build long-term wealth is by investing in the stock market. And while the task of picking which individual stocks you want to buy can be

After benefiting from years of outsize gains, many companies have turned to stock splits to make shares appear more affordable. Stock splits do not directly add to shareholder wealth. One hundred

In 1999, Barron's published an article titled "Amazon.bomb," which predicted the e-commerce company's impending demise. The author of the piece repeatedly cited Amazon's lack of profitability as an

The streaming market is booming, and the introduction of new platforms has drastically changed the industry's landscape from what it was only two years ago. Disney (NYSE: DIS) has had major success

The first quarter of 2022 brought a loss of 200,000 subscribers for Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), prompting the media to question the company's position in the streaming wars. Despite a disappointing

Many tech stocks fizzled out this year as inflation, rising rates, and other macro headwinds drove investors toward more conservative sectors. However, investors could be leaving a lot of money on

Revlon (NYSE: REV) is the latest company to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, only to see its stock price spike. Though shares have tanked this week, they're still up nearly 400% since June

Stocks are having a terrible time in 2022 thanks to several factors, including high inflation, the possibility of a recession in the U.S., and a global economic slowdown.

These headwinds have led

Most investors were aware by the end of 2020 that the pandemic had vastly accelerated the shift from cash to digital payments, making digital payment companies a very trendy investment. As a result

Some investors seem to take a gambling attitude when it comes to stocks, trying to strike it rich by taking on huge amounts of risk in things like meme stocks. That may work, if you are lucky, but

It hasn't been an easy year for Coinbase Global (NASDAQ: COIN). Shares are down over 80% from their 52-week high and 75% year to date. The innovative company has a "first mover" advantage in the

Shares of Coinbase Global (NASDAQ: COIN) are down more than 85% from their 52-week high and more than 80% year to date. But it looks like there is no rest for the weary as new challenges continue to

For months now, experts have been sounding warnings about a potential recession. And while we can't say with certainty that we're headed for a downturn, there's reason to gear up for a period of

No cryptocurrency is doing particularly well these days, but holders of ApeCoin (CRYPTO: APE) have suffered less than most. Bolstered by association with a popular non-fungible token (NFT)

Steel Dynamics (NASDAQ: STLD) is one of the largest steel makers in North America, built from the ground up by alumni of Nucor (NYSE: NUE), the biggest domestic player. Steel Dynamics has been

Shares of Cloudflare (NYSE: NET), a fast-growing cloud computing company that specializes in protecting and speeding up websites, have crashed nearly 80% since peaking late last year. That dismal

Vehicles are getting far more expensive. But CarMax (NYSE: KMX), one of the country's biggest used-car retailers, is struggling with declining sales volumes and falling earnings.

That apparent

The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) is one of the most popular businesses in the world. Because it relies heavily on bringing large groups of people together in person, it was devastated at the

It's been a rough past few months for investors. Not even the market's best-known blue chips have been able to stand up to the marketwide headwind. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI)

If your spouse has passed away, you may be entitled to Social Security survivor benefits. These can be a crucial income source once you no longer have a partner to help you make ends meet. 

Inflationary pressures and rising interest rates are weighing on consumers and businesses alike. There's no telling when this economic pressure will subside, but one smart move you can make as an

As a leader in copper production, Freeport McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) stands to take advantage of the global electric vehicle and renewable energy trends over the next decade. Here's why the stock could be

Fastly (NYSE: FSLY) and Cloudflare (NYSE: NET) both host content delivery networks (CDN), which accelerate the delivery of digital media to websites and apps by storing cached copies on "edge"

Tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has proven resilient, holding up better than the Nasdaq Composite over the past year. However, even Apple stock has slipped over the past six months, down more than