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The overall stock market has performed quite well in 2023, but the real estate sector is a big exception. Rising interest rates tend to put pressure on income-focused stocks, as well as commercial

Warren Buffett has been investing in the stock market for nearly 81 years, and his financial success has become the stuff of Wall Street legend. In 1965, Buffett brought his considerable business

When one company acquires another, investors need to make sure they understand what is happening. Sometimes, the purchase will be a slam dunk for everyone; other times, the outcome will seem less

When QuantumScape (NYSE: QS) reported its third-quarter results, it shared some third-party testing data about its next-generation batteries that would make them the best batteries anyone has ever

No matter what the market is doing, dividend stocks offer you regular payments. Knowing this may help you sleep at night during times of market turmoil. And during better market times, these

In today's video, I discuss recent AI updates impacting Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG). Check out the short video

The tail end of this fall's earnings season has been more than a little exciting for a pair of healthcare-related growth stocks. Shares of TransMedics Group (NASDAQ: TMDX) and Verve Therapeutics

Despite plenty of ups and downs this year (including a nasty correction between late July and late October), 2023 has been rather fruitful for investors. The S&P 500 is up 14% since the end of 2022

Devon Energy (NYSE: DVN) stock has tumbled quite a bit so far in 2023. Putting that performance aside, however, it's been an income investor's dream over the last three years. The stock is up more

Small- and midsized business cloud computing infrastructure provider DigitalOcean (NYSE: DOCN) has been on one wild ride this year. Shares rallied the first half of the year, but investors started

Conagra (NYSE: CAG) is a large food maker that has to deal with the everyday ups and downs in consumer buying habits. It is doing that today, noting that there are some unique lingering effects from

Federal student loan bills resumed last month after a pause of more than three years. However, many borrowers may not be ready to dish out hundreds of dollars toward monthly payments yet.

For

The discount being offered for Target (NYSE: TGT) shares in 2023 might be getting out of hand. The retailer's stock is down 25% so far this year compared to a 14% increase for the S&P 500. That

Leggett & Platt (NYSE: LEG) is not a good stock for conservative investors. In fact, the manufacturer of a diverse group of products has seen its share prices fall nearly 60% from their 2021 highs

Many income-focused investors put too much emphasis on a stock's current yield. A better approach is to focus on a company's ability to increase its payout.

That's clear from the data. Over the

The financial markets are grinding through a lot of headwinds right now, with rising interest rates and persistent inflation creating obstacles for the economy. But the good news is that uncertainty

Etsy (NASDAQ: ETSY), an e-commerce marketplace for craftspeople and vintage goods, has fallen to its lowest level since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020. Financial results were lackluster in

The cannabis industry in Canada is in shambles. Pick a random pot stock and you're sure to find an investment that is down big over the past few years. Canopy Growth (NASDAQ: CGC) and Tilray Brands

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VRTX) generates billions of dollars in annual revenues from its treatments for the rare disease cystic fibrosis. And Vertex should continue to dominate in cystic

Activist investors generally get involved with a company because they want management or the board to do something. And that's exactly what you need to understand when you see an activist investor

For more than 127 years, the iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) has served as the most-watched barometer of Wall Street's health.

At its inception in 1896, the Dow contained 12

Artificial intelligence (AI) has supercharged semiconductor stocks in 2023, which is not surprising as the proliferation of this technology opened up a whole new revenue opportunity for companies

A recent survey from the Nationwide Retirement Institute spotlights two particularly important Social Security knowledge gaps. First, less than 10% of participants correctly identified all the

Do you have some idle cash on your hands that you know you won't be needing anytime soon? Why not put it to work in a way that could produce some big-time returns?

With that as the backdrop, here's

Despite differing approaches to the restaurant business, McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) and Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) are similar in many ways. Both have benefited from high name recognition and