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Few investors realize how much international travel can affect Mastercard (NYSE: MA). When governments worldwide imposed COVID-19 travel restrictions in 2020, Mastercard's revenue and profits

Growth stocks are getting pummeled. High inflation and interest rate hikes are likely to slow spending, putting pressure on corporate revenues and profits. That's bad news for any business, but

The markets are in correction territory with the S&P 500 down 15% and the Nasdaq Composite down 23% year to date as of this writing. And many Americans are worried the worst lies ahead, according to

So far, it hasn't been smooth sailing for the stock market in 2022. Since the start of the year, the S&P 500 index is down 14%.

While the broader market is down, stocks with high valuations have

Share prices of Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ: CHKP) slipped more than 6% following the release of the company's first-quarter 2022 earnings report on April 27. That may seem a tad

Get-rich-quick schemes are often nothing more than scams, or at the very least, they are highly unlikely to deliver. That's why many turn to the stock market to accumulate capital. Becoming richer

Fastly's (NYSE: FSLY) stock price plunged 18% on May 5 after the cloud computing services provider posted its first-quarter earnings report.

Its Q1 revenue rose 21% year over year to $102.4 million

Looking for the "next big thing" can take you down a rabbit hole. But sometimes, you don't need to find a cutting-edge, complex, or speculative stock to generate strong investment returns.

Casual

The ammunition shortage that's plagued the firearms industry for the last two years shows no sign of letting up. It may, in fact, intensify in the weeks and months to come, which should provide

Early COVID-19 therapies were a tremendous boon for public health, and the companies that quickly brought them to market generated blockbuster profits. Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE:

For many people, a single source of retirement income may not be enough to live the life they envision in retirement.

Luckily, with intentional investing and consistency, you can put yourself in a

Ordinarily, this is how things work in the stock market: First, a stock reports bad earnings news, then its stock goes down -- but on Thursday, MercadoLibre (NASDAQ: MELI) flipped that script.

Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) was one of the hottest cryptocurrencies of 2021, emerging from relative obscurity and evolving into a crypto that Bank of America called "the Visa of the digital asset

The rivalry between Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) is nearly as old as the semiconductor industry itself. As the larger company, Intel led the way for most of that

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery in life, and investing is no different. Studies show that imitating the top hedge fund managers, often called gurus, can lead to market-beating returns --

After the coronavirus first hit the U.S. in the spring of 2020, sending the stock market into a tailspin, the Federal Reserve implemented major stimulus efforts to boost the economy. Although it

Trivago (NASDAQ: TRVG) has struggled for nearly its entire history as a publicly traded company. 

The travel metasearch competes directly against the two companies it counts on for most of its

A bear market occurs when an index, or the market at large, is down 20% from its peak level. With rising interest rates, sky-high inflation, and geopolitical risk factors pushing the Nasdaq

It's no secret some growth stocks have been underperforming the market lately. Some are even down more than 50% from their all-time highs.

However, a few of these stocks are only beaten down due to

Cathie Wood and Warren Buffett could be considered two opposite poles of the investing spectrum. While Wood is known for specializing in hypergrowth stocks, Buffett made his name as a value

I'm a big fan of investing in real estate investment trusts (REITs). These entities have historically paid generous dividends while producing returns as good as the broader market with less

The first quarter of 2022 was supposed to be particularly brutal for mortgage originators and mortgage real estate investment trusts (REITs). The Fed has begun a series of increases in the Fed Funds

Momentum equals mass times velocity. That's the formula used in physics. But it also applies, in a way, to investing. The greatest momentum can often be found in big companies that are moving fast

Bear markets raise difficult questions. How much lower will stocks fall? When do I buy? How long will this last? Those are some common concerns you'll hear during periods of high volatility.

Social Security benefits can be a lifeline for many retirees, especially if your savings are falling short.

The average benefit amount is around $1,657 per month, according to the Social Security