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If you're a U.S. stock investor, you might be feeling underwhelmed by your portfolio's performance so far in 2026. The S&P 500 index is mostly going sideways (up 0.5% year to date), and the

When investors look at Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL), they see a dominant brand with strong top-line momentum. The search giant's business is growing fast, with total company revenue rising

Chili's is the main brand inside Brinker International (NYSE: EAT), and management has turned it into one of casual dining's strongest operators. More than 90% of Chili's restaurants in the U.S. are

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has been the most successful tech stock, with its artificial intelligence (AI) chips helping it become the world's most valuable publicly traded company. The chipmaker's market

PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL), one of the world's largest digital payment companies, was once a promising growth stock. Yet over the past five years, its stock has declined nearly 80% as intense

New CEO Greg Abel just delivered his first annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE: BRKA)(NYSE: BRKB) shareholders, a tradition that former CEO Warren Buffett carried out for the past six

In a scenario that was nearly unthinkable as recently as last year, the State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSEMKT: XLP) is up some 13% year to date. In comparison, the equivalent

As Warren Buffett approached the end of his tenure as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRKA) (NYSE: BRKB), he went on a selling streak unlike any in history. He sold more stock than he bought in

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) is largely viewed by investors as a graphics processing unit (GPU) stock. That is, the company primarily manufactures, markets, and sells GPUs: specialized electronic circuits

Lemonade (NYSE: LMND), the online insurer that uses AI chatbots to onboard customers and process claims, went public at $29 per share in July 2020. Today, its stock trades at about $55 -- yet it's

President Donald Trump has introduced a remarkable level of uncertainty into the global economy and financial markets. The clearest example of this involves his "Liberation Day" tariffs, through

Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) has been one of the best artificial intelligence (AI) stocks to own over the past few months. If you bought shares six months ago, your position is already up about

Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) had been one of the restaurant industry's steadier stocks. For two straight years, transactions grew around 5% annually. Then last year, traffic turned negative in

In 2026, evaluating Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) stock has arguably become a struggle for investors. After almost returning to its all-time high in January, its most recent earnings report

Chewy (NYSE: CHWY) is a company that pet parents may know well. It's an online retailer of everything they need for their dogs, cats, fish, and other furry and not-so-furry friends. This has helped

A big trend right now is investors looking for opportunities beyond the U.S. market. If you want to diversify your portfolio away from U.S. stocks and bonds, one way to do it is to buy an

If you want exposure to the high-performing Nasdaq 100 index, there's no ETF that's more popular than the Invesco QQQ ETF (NASDAQ: QQQ). Hundreds of billions of dollars are invested within this

Tech investors have had a volatile start to 2026, and artificial intelligence (AI) darling Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) hasn't been spared. As of this writing, the semiconductor giant's stock has fallen

Shares of electric vehicle maker Polestar (NASDAQ: PSNY) had a rough week, even by the volatile standards of electric vehicle stocks. A rapid sell-off left Polestar's American depositary shares down

Taking on trillion-dollar companies is no easy feat. That's evident in the recent performances of both The Trade Desk (NASDAQ: TTD) and AppLovin (NASDAQ: APP). The two adtech companies have seen

Neocloud company CoreWeave (NASDAQ: CRWV) released its fourth-quarter 2025 results on Feb. 26, and investors weren't impressed by the company's numbers and outlook. The stock fell sharply following

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) stock plunged 13.8% this week, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. That may not come as too much of a surprise, considering oil prices rose by

Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) wasn't the first to market with a GLP-1 drug. However, its Mounjaro (for diabetes) and Zepbound (for weight loss) drugs have proven more effective than competing products

With earnings season in the first three months of 2026 winding down, March can be a great time to pick up some tech stocks without the worry of a big stock-moving event on the near horizon. Let's

Nobody, not even the greatest investors in history, can predict the future. All anyone can do is look at where a stock has been and infer where it's headed.

I can't tell you which stocks will 10X in