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Investors just got great news about the U.S. economy. Despite headwinds from President Donald Trump's tariffs -- such as the highest unemployment rate in over four years -- gross domestic product

You work for decades. You decide to retire. You claim Social Security. And your benefits are set in stone, aside from the annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA).

That's the sequence of events for

MercadoLibre (NASDAQ: MELI) stock has been a phenomenal performer for investors. Over the last decade, a $10,000 investment would have grown to $176,000 at the time of this writing. Despite this

Despite enduring a very short-lived stock market crash in early April, following the unveiling of President Donald Trump's tariff and trade policy, Wall Street's major stock indexes have

XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) has been trading between $1.80 and $1.90 recently, and it has a market cap of $113 billion (as of Dec. 25).

This cryptocurrency has experienced significant price increases in the

On Dec. 5, 1985, two-year-old retail company Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) went public at $10 a share. In its first earnings report filed the following January, it announced sales of $134.5

Most stocks offer pretty pedestrian dividend yields these days. The S&P 500's dividend yield is near rock bottom at around 1.1%, a low it hasn't touched in over a quarter-century. That's making it

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) is the artificial intelligence (AI) stock everyone has been watching over the past few years. The company has established itself as the leading AI chip designer and launched an

Jeffrey Lightcap, a member of the Board of Directors of HeartFlow (NASDAQ:HTFL), acquired 40,000 common shares in an open-market transaction valued at $1,053,680 on Dec. 16, 2025; see SEC Form 4

According to a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing dated November 14, 2025, Cruiser Capital Advisors, LLC reported a new equity position in TIC Solutions (NYSE:TIC). The filing reflected

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been one of the best investing opportunities in recent decades. It combines the excitement of the dot-com bubble with real revenue growth. AI models showed investors

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Quantum computing is gradually transitioning from research to commercialization. D-Wave Quantum (NYSE: QBTS) stands out as it is already running quantum-annealing-based production workloads for

The artificial intelligence (AI) revolution contains a wealth of investment opportunities, not to mention the potential for massive economic transformation and productivity enhancements. Companies

For the most part, space stocks have knocked it out of the park this year. However, that hasn't been the case with Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW). Year to date, shares in this space infrastructure

Since the end of the 2022 bear market, several artificial intelligence (AI) stocks have delivered massive returns for investors as they transform the technology landscape. Not surprisingly, one of

Investing for the long term requires a disciplined and resilient mindset to navigate the inherent volatility of the stock market. Managing the psychology behind your investment decisions is as

Two significant trends are emerging in the consumer staples sector. First, consumers are concerned about rising costs, and many are reining in their spending. Second, consumers are increasingly

The Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (NYSEMKT:MGK) and Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) are both low-cost, passively managed funds from Vanguard focused on U.S. large-cap growth stocks.

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) stock clocked stellar gains in 2025, rising 78% this year as of this writing. However, recent trading suggests that some investors are booking profits. AMD stock

All of the aggressive investments into chips and data centers that you've read and heard about are about laying the groundwork for what's to come. Research by Roots Analysis estimates that the

The ProShares Ultra QQQ ETF (NYSEMKT:QLD) and the Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares (NYSEMKT:SOXL)  both aim to provide leveraged exposure to high-growth technology stocks, but their

Being a parent is not an easy thing, since it means making a lifelong commitment to caring for and supporting your children. At some point, though, that support tends to become more emotional than

The key differences between Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF (NYSEMKT:FSTA) and State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSEMKT:XLP) come down to yield, fund size, liquidity

Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) stock has more than tripled in 2026, rising an incredible 228% as of this writing. The memory specialist's terrific surge is not surprising, as its revenue and