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The smoking rate among adults in the United States has declined by 77% over the past six decades. Yet Altria Group (NYSE: MO), the company that sells Marlboro cigarettes and John Middleton cigars in

Nvidia's (NASDAQ: NVDA) recent $2 billion investment in Marvell Technology (NASDAQ: MRVL) carries more strategic upside than investors likely realize. This move is a decisive step in Nvidia's quiet

When introduced to investing, many market participants learn about the benefits of owning individual equities. And market history is littered with examples of "story stocks" that minted fortunes for

If you're excited about the future of robotics, self-driving cars, and other advancements in autonomy and artificial intelligence, you can try to pick stocks of individual companies that are in

Don't look now, but one of the hottest companies on the U.S. stock market is also one of its oldest. Glass products specialist Corning (NYSE: GLW) is that company, and its shares have risen a

VanEck Bitcoin ETF (NYSEMKT:HODL) and Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (NYSEMKT:FBTC) both aim to track Bitcoin's price, but FBTC stands out for its massive assets under management, higher trading

The inflation beast clearly hasn't been tamed just yet. The U.S. consumer inflation rate jumped from February's 2.4% to a near-two-year-high reading of 3.3% in March.

That's too much of a shift for

If you're into retirement planning, you may know that Social Security probably won't be able to cover your expenses in full once you stop working. Those benefits might only replace about 40% of your

When the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran began on Feb. 28, travel stocks lost more than $22.6 billion in combined market value in a single session. Dubai and Doha airports closed for days, over

Investors love talking about their most successful stock picks. These home-run opportunities, which are certainly difficult to spot early on and even harder to hold on through the ups and downs, can

Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) stock skyrocketed to an all-time high in September 2025, but has since plummeted more than 57%, down to about $138 per share as of April 11. A broader technology sell-off

Even with a downturn in the crypto market, crypto treasury companies are continuing to buy. Strategy, the world's largest Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) treasury company, is still loading up on Bitcoin. And

Both the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (NASDAQ:IBIT) and the Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (NYSEMKT:FBTC) are designed to provide investors with access to the price movements of Bitcoin, without

Despite their poor collective performance of late, all seven of the so-called "Magnificent Seven" stocks are still solid long-term buys.

If you've only got room for one of them in your portfolio

Here's some news you don't see every day: Shares of five popular exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are splitting soon. The ETFs belong to the respected money manager Vanguard (known for ultra-low fees

The stock price for Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY) is up more than 40% this year. That's largely because the price of oil has risen by roughly 30% since 2026 began.

But one of Occidental

SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ: SOFI) has been an on-and-off market darling since its 2020 initial public offering. Recently, it's fallen out of favor with the market, first for its pricey valuation and

The United States Postal Service (USPS) recently struck a deal with Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) to deliver around 1 billion packages annually for the e-commerce giant. This comes close to a year after

If you have an IRA and want to roll it over to another retirement account, there's some good news: It's entirely doable. However, a rollover is not without risk. Consider this a primer on the

I'm bullish on Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ: RIVN) and think the company could have a bright future. But I'm also a realist, and I regularly try to assess why I might be wrong about my initial

Don't look now, but the S&P 500 index is becoming something of a desert for income investors. As reported recently by Yahoo! Finance, the average dividend yield of all 500 titles has shriveled to

McDonald's Corporation (NYSE: MCD) is a quintessential representation of American culture, helping make the company a global phenomenon with over 45,000 stores in more than 100 countries.

The stock

The world is entering a new supercycle of electrification, with peak electricity demand expected to increase by 40% by 2035, according to a 2025 report by the International Energy Agency. That's

A few nights ago, I was lying sleepless in bed, mentally reviewing the latest slate of possibilities for the worst-case economic scenarios that might be caused by the war in Iran. In particular, the