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A rather up-and-down stock lately, satellite technology specialist EchoStar (NASDAQ: SATS) had a good trading session on Friday. Its shares rose by more than 1%, edging past the bellwether S&P 500

Shares of Carnival (NYSE: CCL)(NYSE: CUK) climbed on Friday after the cruise line announced record earnings and issued an upbeat forecast for the year ahead.

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An S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) ETF might be the gold standard of investing. Even the world's most successful investors like Warren Buffett swear by it, and plenty of hedge funds keep S&P 500 ETFs in

Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) and Cardano (CRYPTO: ADA) are both smaller cryptocurrencies that reached their all-time highs in 2021. Yet over the past four years, Dogecoin and Cardano have declined by

Shares of Applied Digital (NASDAQ: APLD) jumped on Friday, finishing the day up 16.5%. The gain came as the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite finished up 0.8% and 1.3%, respectively.

The artificial

The holiday shopping season is a busy time for package delivery companies like United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS). This may be contributing to the stock's recent strong performance.

UPS shares

News of a fresh business partnership, combined with a modest rally in tech stocks, helped drive up the share price of BigBear.ai (NYSE: BBAI) on Friday. The company's stock rose at double-digit

XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) might be down by 22% in the last 12 months, but there's plenty of reason to be hopeful for its performance in 2026.

I predict three things in particular for this coin next year

Investor sentiment on tech stocks drove many of those titles higher on Friday. This included Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO), whose profile has risen thanks to its cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI)

Shares of CoreWeave (NASDAQ: CRWV) jumped today, finishing up 23%. The massive gain came as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite gained 0.8% and 1.1%, respectively.

After months of declines, CoreWeave

Carnival (NYSE:CCL), which operates a fleet of over 100 cruise ships across various brands, closed Friday’s session at $31.12, up 9.8% on strong earnings, dividend news, and guidance. Carnival IPO'd

Electrical components manufacturer Heico's (NYSE: HEI) stock provided a nice jolt of energy for its investors as the trading week came to an end. The industrial company's share price improved by

Palantir (NASDAQ: PLTR) has been on a remarkable run since the artificial intelligence (AI) arms race began in 2023. Its stock is up over 2,700% since 2023, and has doubled in each year since then.

Infosys (NYSE:INFY), provides consulting, technology, outsourcing, and digital services globally. Infosys IPO'ed in 1999 and has grown 3,362% since going public. Based in India, Infosys trades

2025 has been a rough year for energy stocks, as oil prices just hit four-year lows and the broader energy sector is up a little over 1% year to date (YTD). Meanwhile, ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP)

Nike (NYSE:NKE), a global athletic footwear and apparel brand, closed Friday’s session at $58.7, down 10.5%. Nike went public in 1980 and has grown roughly 32,570% since going public. Trading

Energy Transfer (NYSE: ET) is one of the largest and most diversified energy midstream companies. It owns interests in over 140,000 miles of pipelines across the country that transport crude oil,

The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX:^GSPC) rose 0.88% to 6,834.50, the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX:^IXIC) gained 1.31% to 23,307.62 on tech strength, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDEX: ^DJI) added

Few stocks have been as big of a disappointment as Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ: KHC) over the last decade.

The 2015 merger of the eponymous food giants was engineered by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway

If you're investing in tech stocks, you likely had a pretty good 2025. The tech sector is one of the better-performing sectors, and tech-focused exchange-traded funds are outperforming the S&P 500

Philosophy Capital Management LLC established a new holding in Compass (NYSE:COMP), reporting ownership of 3,364,449 shares valued at $27.02 million as of September 30, 2025, according to a filing

Reddit's (NYSE: RDDT) stock has nearly doubled since suffering a severe dip in April, bringing the stock's 12-month gain to 25%. The recovery was driven by the company's strong growth in advertising

As we wrap up another incredibly volatile week for former cryptocurrency miners transitioning to becoming compute providers, Riot Platforms' (NASDAQ: RIOT) 7% weekly decline actually isn't as bad as

Shares of BlackBerry (NYSE: BB) went sour on Friday, following a solid earnings report with a side of constructive but unexciting guidance. The stock closed 13.7% lower, revisiting price levels not