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There has been a notable shift in retirement trends over the past 20 years. Generally speaking, people are working longer. Back then, about one in four people expected to retire in their late

A good value in the financial markets often comes with problems for the company. Otherwise, investing would be easy and everybody would win. Charles Schwab (NYSE: SCHW) certainly has its share of

There's a good reason why Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) has earned a reputation as a tremendously volatile asset. It typically moves in dramatic boom-and-bust cycles, sometimes without any apparent rhyme or

Airbnb (NASDAQ: ABNB) reported earnings last week that showed just how powerful this cash-generating business is. Not only was revenue up, but the company's cash flow margin is nearly 50% and the

Investors appear to have liked the Federal Reserve's latest decision to maintain the benchmark interest rate in the target range of 5.25% to 5.5%. Although the central bank has hinted at the

Realty Income (NYSE: O) has grown into one of the largest real estate investment trusts (REIT) over the past quarter century. Acquisitions have been the main growth driver. It has merged with other

The U.S. stock market responded favorably to the Federal Reserve's decision to maintain the benchmark interest rate within the 5.25% to 5.5% target range. In the following press conference, Federal

It's rare for a business to warn investors that worse-than-expected earnings are coming without taking a hit to its share price, but in its third-quarter release on Nov. 2, Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY)

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) products were all the rage in 2021. With a potentially disruptive consumer lending model and fast-growing customer bases, some analysts even projected that these companies

It's not often that investors look at an industrial technology stock as a value play, and it's even rarer that investors talk about a Cathie Wood stock in terms of its excellent cash flow

When it comes to artificial intelligence (AI), companies such as Microsoft, Alphabet, and Amazon may come to mind first. However, there are plenty of under-the-radar AI opportunities floating

Electric vehicle (EV) stocks like Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) and Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ: RIVN) have been under pressure lately, falling 16.5% and 20.5%, respectively, over the last three weeks.

Streaming specialist Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) has been flying high lately due to some encouraging quarterly results it posted this month. The ad business is looking stronger, and investors are bullish on

Sometimes you have to admit your mistake and move on. That's exactly what Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) management did when it sold its shipping logistics division business earlier this year. While it parted

Excitement over artificial intelligence (AI) has helped lift technology stocks in 2023, sending the Nasdaq-100 index soaring 39% so far this year, but the sector has lost some steam of late for

It's been a challenging market for businesses that are sensitive to interest rates, especially those around real estate. Since March 2022, the Federal Reserve has aggressively raised interest rates

Nvidia has been the chip stock in vogue this year, with investors pushing the company past a $1 trillion market cap. But another semiconductor company, one with close ties to Nvidia, could be the

The electric vehicle (EV) industry is an integral part of the energy transition. And while long-term emissions reduction targets haven't changed, investor enthusiasm for EV stocks certainly has.

When the COVID-19 outbreak hit U.S. soil in early 2020, lawmakers were quick to provide Americans with much-needed financial relief. One of the steps it took to do so early on was to hit pause on

Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) shareholders have been taken to the woodshed over the last couple of years, but its long-term investors finally got some redemption this past week. The streaming stock surged in

Shares of Palantir Technologies (NYSE: PLTR) surged much higher following its earnings announcement for the third quarter. Its current product lineup led to respectable, but not massive, gains in

Commercial real estate companies have had a tough time over the past couple of years. Since the Federal Reserve began aggressively hiking interest rates, the industry has grappled with high

Interest in cryptocurrencies has been rising this year. Bitcoin has more than doubled in value as the stock market has struggled, with investors appearing to gravitate to the digital currency in the

The virtual reality (VR) market is expected to hit $25 billion this year, according to Fortune Business Insights, whose researchers forecast it will expand at a compound annual rate of 31% through

Since inflation hit a 40-year high in June 2022, the U.S. Federal Reserve has embarked on the most aggressive campaign to raise interest rates in its history.

It's hurting consumer spending across