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Outside of electricity and processing power, one of the biggest bottlenecks controlling the pace of the artificial intelligence infrastructure build-out is the amount of memory chips and data

Change is in the air -- and it has nothing to do with the weather. Earlier this week, S&P Dow Jones Indices oversaw the removal of telecom titan Verizon Communications from the iconic Dow Jones

It seems like everyone wants to talk about Nvidia when the conversation turns to artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. Fair enough. But there's a quieter, less glamorous part of the AI

Gold is one of the oldest forms of currency, and it's still accepted as payment for goods and services in many U.S. states today. But you probably won't see anyone trading the shiny yellow metal for

If you're planning to retire in 2028, you're clearly entering the home stretch of your career. At the same time, you still have an opportunity to make meaningful improvements to your retirement

This year is now halfway over, and the market has taken investors on quite the roller coaster ride. 2026 started off flat, declined at the end of March, saw a major rally through June, and then gave

Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (NYSEMKT:VBR) provides a lower expense ratio and better long-term returns than State Street SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Value ETF (NYSEMKT:SLYV), which focuses on a smaller

Heading into the second half of 2026, investors face both optimism and uncertainty. There is some optimism about the upcoming second-quarter earnings following a market bounce-back quarter after a

Nike (NYSE: NKE) stock fell 11% in June, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. Investors were feeling negative about it as it got closer to earnings, especially since

Wendy's (NASDAQ: WEN) becoming the next big meme stock wasn't exactly on my bingo card for 2026, but here we are. A surge of interest among Reddit (NYSE: RDDT) traders caused the beaten-down

Axsome Therapeutics (NASDAQ: AXSM) has been going through a particularly significant growth phase in recent years, launching drugs for central nervous system (CNS) conditions and pushing several

Iren (NASDAQ: IREN) recently announced a new deal, but it wasn't the sort of agreement that investors could have been expecting. While its fellow AI cloud providers Nebius (NASDAQ: NBIS) and Cipher

Investors seeking broad, low-cost healthcare exposure may prefer State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSEMKT:XLV), while iShares Biotechnology ETF (NASDAQ:IBB) caters to those

Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) is set to be a major beneficiary of the AI infrastructure boom. The company has accumulated a $638 billion backlog of business, which is equal to about eight years of revenue at

The technology sector remains a cornerstone of modern portfolios, frequently driven by high-growth semiconductor and software companies. Analyzing State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYS

In a controversial move, Nasdaq changed its eligibility rules for the Nasdaq-100 index, allowing Space Exploration Technologies (NASDAQ: SPCX) to join without the traditional seasoning period. The

Bloom Energy (NYSE: BE) is perfectly positioned for the artificial intelligence spending boom underway today. In fact, the company's backlog for hydrogen fuel cells at the start of 2026 rose over

To say that small-cap stocks haven't been a great investment for the past several years would be an understatement. The S&P 500 has been carried to all-time highs by the Magnificent Seven, while the

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) stock lost 12% in June, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. There's a long list of artificial intelligence (AI) concerns that have led to this point

I have been steadily adding to my Energy Transfer (NYSE: ET) position this year. I've purchased units of the master limited partnership (MLP) three times already this year. It's one of my favorite

Rocket Lab (NASDAQ: RKLB) stock has posted big valuation gains over the last year, rising roughly 178% as of this writing. The gains have been propelled by strong sales growth, new and expanded

It's rare for a stock the size of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) to jump 9% on non-earnings news, but that's exactly what happened on Wednesday, and for good reason.

Bloomberg reported that the

The share price for Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) dropped below $1,000 on May 28 and hasn't returned to that level since. Still, at roughly $950 per share as of this writing, investors may be

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become more than a technology initiative at UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH). It's increasingly becoming a business strategy.

The company plans to invest $3 billion in

Shares of Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ALNY) have dropped 24% so far this year (through June 30). The biotech company is still a darling of Wall Street analysts, with 14 of 29 analysts following