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In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA) was a top performer, from both a share-price and an earnings perspective. As one of the leading coronavirus vaccine companies, the

Last Thursday, streaming service giant Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) reported solid first-quarter results that pushed shares back above $1,000 in after-hours trading. The Street likely loved the company's

Marriage changes the game when it comes to retirement planning. You now have to accommodate two people's visions of the future, and that can require some compromise. But you may also have another

There is an old Chinese curse that warns, "May you live in interesting times." It's certainly an apt quote for the times we are living in now, as the Trump administration seems determined to remake

Shares of Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), the leading maker of artificial intelligence (AI) chips, dropped 8.5% last week, which was a four-day trading week due to the stock market being closed for the Good

There's no shortage of uncertainty in the stock market these days.

Investors have been left scratching their heads after President Trump announced global tariffs on April 2, then put the

Changing jobs and deciding what to do with the money in your current 401(k) plan can feel tricky. Your current employer may allow you to leave it where it is, or you can roll it over into your new

Few investors manage to become a household name, but Warren Buffett is one of them. His personal success and the success of his company, Berkshire Hathaway, have put Buffett in a class of his own

After two fantastic performances in 2023 and 2024, the stock market is not being too kind to investors this year. Investors are worried about the direction of the economy. And there are some

So, you're looking for high-yield dividend stocks. The Nasdaq-100 market index may not be the first list that springs to mind since most of its components are high-growth tech stocks. The index

With the strength of the economy under scrutiny and uncertainties regarding sweeping changes in U.S. trade policy, oil and gas prices are struggling to find their footing at the start of 2025. Amid

A "monster stock" might be one that frightens you by free-falling. Or it might alarm you with characteristics such as plummeting sales, shrinking profit margins, or surging debt. We'll use a

One of the biggest financial decisions you might have to make in the context of your retirement is figuring out when to claim Social Security. Although the monthly benefit you're entitled to is

Depending on whom you ask or what financial institution you listen to, the current odds of a U.S. recession in the near term fall roughly between 45% to 60%. The probability has been on the rise of

Warren Buffett has a big problem. Literally.

Buffett's problem is that Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) is too big to take advantage of many of the opportunities in the stock market

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) recently introduced its latest artificial intelligence (AI) models based on the new Llama 4 foundation model, as the company continues to advance its AI initiatives

It's been a stomach-churning past few months for investors in pharmaceutical giant AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV). A potential blockbuster drug that AbbVie spent roughly $9 billion to acquire the rights to

Obviously, it's been a tough start to the year for the stock market. As of this writing, the S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite, and Dow Jones Industrial Average are down 10%, 16%, and 7%, respectively, year

What's better than a good sale on Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN)? How about the company's stock being on sale?

Amazon has been caught in the recent market sell-off, with the e-commerce behemoth's shares down

In the past decade, the S&P 500 index (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) has produced a total return of 207% (as of April 15). So, for a $10,000 initial investment, the end result would have been $30,700 sitting in

In 2011, following the difficulty caused by the Great Recession, S&P Global Ratings (formerly Standard & Poor's) downgraded the long-term credit outlook of the United States from its highest

There has been no shortage of shakeups since President Donald Trump took office, including a historic overhaul of the U.S.'s foreign trade and tariffs policy that included new agreements and tariffs

Even before the market sell-off, Intel's (NASDAQ: INTC) stock struggled. That perhaps should be no surprise. The semiconductor company has been largely left behind in the artificial intelligence

The world is changing. After decades of a steady relationship -- albeit occasionally testy -- between China and the United States, a massive trade war has erupted. Investors are scared about what it

During the past several years, cryptocurrency has become a leading alternative investment thanks to the rising popularity of Bitcoin. Bitcoin's influence within the crypto realm has propelled a