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When it comes to artificial intelligence (AI) stocks, the likes of Nvidia, Palantir Technologies, and Microsoft typically get most of the attention from investors. But this industry is expanding

The past six months have been solid for technology stocks, which is evident from the 31% jump in the tech-laden Nasdaq Composite during this period. As it turns out, tech stocks have outperformed

If you want to generate big investment returns in a relatively short time frame, you'll need to accept a higher level of risk and uncertainty along the way. One way to do that strategically is to

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) is a great representative of the AI stock boom.

The company saw rapid adoption of its software over the past few years, especially among enterprise customers

Does the government shutdown have you feeling queasy about investing in stocks? It's understandable, but history says your portfolio's going to be just fine. The last government shutdown, in 2019

The federal government officially shut down on Oct. 1 after Congress failed to pass funding, triggering furloughs across agencies and curbing some regulatory activity. But even when Washington goes

If you're looking for stocks that have the potential to go parabolic, you're going to have to look past well-established companies and toward those with big potential. These types of stocks carry

Warren Buffett has long held Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY) and its CEO, Vicki Hollub, in high regard. His trust in Hollub led Buffett's company to invest heavily in Occidental. Berkshire Hathaway

The biggest risks facing pharmaceutical companies in recent times haven't had to do with clinical trials or winning regulatory approval. Instead, investors have worried about President Donald

For the better part of the last 16 years (since the Great Recession ended), the broad-based S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), and growth

The biggest day of the year for Social Security's more than 70 million traditional beneficiaries is almost here.

On Wednesday, Oct. 15, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is slated to report

Few stocks are as directly exposed to artificial intelligence as CoreWeave (NASDAQ: CRWV). The AI cloud infrastructure company reinvented itself, transitioning from a crypto mining company by

Leading Latin American e-commerce and fintech titan MercadoLibre (NASDAQ: MELI) is down 10% this week as of 3 p.m. ET on Thursday, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence.

This

Industrial robotics company Symbotic (NASDAQ: SYM) enjoyed a nearly double-digit rise in its stock price on Thursday, with its shares increasing by just under 10% in value. Investors were taken by a

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The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX:^GSPC) rose 0.06% to 6,715.35 on Thursday, while the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX:^IXIC) added 0.39% to 22,844.05. The Dow Jones Industrial Average

Canaan's (NASDAQ: CAN) shares ended up having quite the explosive week on the market, in the best way possible. Following news Thursday morning that it had been on the receiving end of a very

Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) is moving higher this week, up 13.4% as of 6:03 p.m. ET on Thursday, as measured from last Friday at 4 p.m. The move comes as the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq-100 gained 1.1% and

Plug Power Inc (NASDAQ: PLUG) closed at $2.83, down 3.41%. Trading volume reached 121 million shares, about 2 times its three-month average of 76 million.

U.S. markets ended slightly higher. The S&P

The crypto mining world was rocked on Thursday with news of a massive order for the equipment that can produce the most popular digital coin in the world. One miner that benefited from a positive

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) closed at $436.00, down 5.11%. Trading volume reached 135 million shares, about 2 times its three-month average of 88 million.

Markets finished higher. The S&P 500

Rigetti Computing Inc (NASDAQ: RGTI) closed at $35.40, up 18.59%. Trading volume reached 144 million shares, about 3 times its three-month average of 54 million. The stock hit an intraday high of

Shares of D-Wave Quantum (NYSE: QBTS) jumped on Thursday, finishing up 14%. The spike comes as the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) was flat and the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) gained 0.4%.

The

One of the newer cryptocurrency stocks on the scene, Bullish (NYSE: BLSH), had a fine Thursday on the market. Its shares rose by nearly 12% in value, thanks to a new trading feature it announced

Shares of Rigetti Computing (NASDAQ: RGTI) skyrocketed 83.6% in September, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. Quantum computing stocks generally surged last month, with gains