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Visa (NYSE: V) is a dominant force in the world of payments. Its branded cards are accepted in virtually all corners of the world. It benefits from a robust network effect. And it's poised to keep

It's business as usual for the two leading forces in the global payments landscape.

Visa (NYSE: V) reported year-over-year revenue growth of 15% in Q1 2026 (ended Dec. 31), with diluted earnings per

UPS (NYSE: UPS) management surprised the market with its fourth-quarter earnings and guidance last week. The most salient update was free-cash-flow (FCF) guidance for $6.5 billion in 2026, up from

Well done, Boeing (NYSE: BA)! Last quarter's top line of just under $24 billion not only topped analysts' expectations of $22.6 billion but also improved the year-earlier figure by 57%. The company

The State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSEMKT:XLK) and the Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF (NYSEMKT:FTEC) both target the U.S. technology sector, but they take slightly

Both the Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF (NYSEMKT:FSTA) and the First Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETF (NASDAQ:FTXG) target the defensive side of the U.S. stock market, but they approach it

The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) is up 14.9% over the last year, but payment processors Mastercard (NYSE: MA) and Visa (NYSE: V) are down slightly. Both stocks have sold off so far in 2026 as

Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ: ISRG) ended 2025 on a strong note. The tech/healthcare company placed 532 of its da Vinci surgical robots in the fourth quarter, up from 493 in the final quarter of 2024

This comparison looks at two popular U.S. technology ETFs: the iShares US Technology ETF (NYSEMKT:IYW)and the Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF (NYSEMKT:FTEC), both of which track the

Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer David C Kuo reported the sale of 12,000 directly held shares of approximately $540,660 on Jan. 28, 2026, according

Payment processing giant Fiserv (NASDAQ: FISV) continues to disappoint investors, and after falling for most of 2025, it lost nearly half of its value in one day last October. It has remained down

The iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) and the Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF (NYSEMKT:FTEC) both aim to give investors access to technology stocks, but their approaches

U.S. stocks had a fantastic 2025. The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) finished the year up 16.4%, despite a sharp drop in March and April.

But investors in international stocks did even better. The MSCI

While Joby Aviation (NYSE: JOBY) and Archer Aviation (NYSE: ACHR) are attracting a huge amount of immediate attention in the electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) space, there's another

For the first time in what seems an eternity, international stocks outpaced domestic rivals in 2025, with many ex-U.S. exchange-traded funds (ETFs) trouncing the S&P 500. That trend is carrying over

The Vanguard Information Technology ETF (NYSEMKT:VGT) and the Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF (NYSEMKT:FTEC) are both designed to mirror the U.S. information technology market.

The

In this video, Motley Fool contributors Jason Hall and Tyler Crowe break down why Verizon's (NYSE: VZ) past media mistakes aren't the biggest reason why it is likely to remain a mediocre investment

You may view Fluor (NYSE: FLR) as an engineering and construction company, but there's much more beneath the surface. A big part of Fluor's value is linked to nuclear energy and reliable power grid

I've owned NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE) shares for a few years now, but I haven't increased my position since I originally bought in. That's going to change in 2026. I plan to load up on the stock and

Fiserv's (NASDAQ: FISV) stock price plummeted by 70% last year, including a one-day decline of 44% in October 2025 following its third-quarter earnings results. The company's growth projections took

Shares of Axon Enterprise (NASDAQ: AXON), the maker of TASER electrical weapons and body cameras, were taking a dive this week, even though there was no major company-specific news out on it.

According to a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing dated Jan. 26, 2026, Berkeley reported acquiring 17,382 shares of Morningstar (NASDAQ:MORN) during the fourth quarter. The estimated

Shares of the $630 billion credit card company Visa (NYSE: V) may yield just 0.82% today, but if history is any guide, that number could climb in a hurry.

Since it began paying a dividend in August

Tech stocks have been the hot trade over the past year. The tech-heavy Nasdaq-100 Index is up over 19% in the last 12 months compared to a nearly 15% rise in the S&P 500. That's largely due to the