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There are three broad categories that stocks generally fit into: value, dividend, and growth. While they all stand out in their own right, growth stocks tend to get a lot of attention. It's

Investors keeping tabs on the financial sector probably know these banks face a major headwind right now. Although higher interest rates make lending a more profitable business, they also crimp

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Kimberly Clark (NYSE: KMB)Q3 2023 Earnings CallOct 24, 2023, 8:30 a.m. ET

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Take a seat, my friend. The coffee's on the house. A thrilling headline brought you here, but I'm not here to sell you the latest, greatest tulip-bulb craze.

Betting the proverbial farm on a red-hot

Disney (NYSE: DIS) is a complex business, ranging from broadcast and cable entertainment to streaming, sports, and theme parks and experiences.

Part of that complexity is figuring out the right way

TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) is one of the three main credit bureaus that prepare the credit scores that determine whether you will -- or won't -- get that new credit card you applied for. TransUnion is

Electric heavy truck maker Nikola (NASDAQ: NKLA) closed a chapter from its sordid past today, and investors are cheering the win. Shares soared more than 20% Tuesday morning and remained higher by

Analyst price targets often change as new data changes their projections. The danger in relying on price targets is that the analysis they are based on can become outdated. When the market leads to

The S&P 500 is down 12% from its all-time high, putting it not all that far from bull market territory, at least by the most conservative definition. The benchmark index returned an average of 285%

In this video, I will talk about the two telecom giants Verizon (NYSE: VZ) and AT&T (NYSE: T), their recent earnings reports, and why dividend investors might finally be comfortable owning these

It's been a volatile few years for some tech companies. Consider big-data firm Palantir (NASDAQ: PLTR), which has seen it shares soar 152% year to date, and yet it's still down by more than half

Artificial intelligence is one of the hot sectors for investors in 2023, and aside from big-name tech firms like Microsoft, there are plenty of lesser-known AI gems worth investing in. Two

It's been a tough three months for the stock market. The S&P 500 currently sits 8% below its late-July high, and is still knocking on the door of lower lows. In fact, most stocks are down for this

Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) has been a disappointing investment in recent years. While COVID-19 testing gave the business a boost, this has largely been a slow-growing company. And since 2020

One of the most scrutinized companies on Wall Street is electric vehicle (EV) maker Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA). Its eccentric CEO, Elon Musk, is a media darling who seems to either capture the fandom of

Automakers are in the midst of a transformational period as they rev up their transition to electric vehicle making. Among the contenders in this fierce competition is Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F).

Shares of Carnival (NYSE: CCL)(NYSE: CUK) are losing steam this year. The cruise company has made a real comeback, and investors no longer see it as a big story. It's now just a regular, slow-growth

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) is no stranger to technology investors, and with the semiconductor's stock up 193% year to date, lots of investors are giving Nvidia stock even more attention than before.

The

There's an age-old debate on Wall Street regarding the value of stock splits. In one camp are those who believe this process is unnecessary, as it doesn't change the underlying value of the company

For many investors, the 30 stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) are the focal point of their investing process. These companies are scattered across several major market

Dutch Bros (NYSE: BROS) is one of the fastest-growing businesses in the restaurant industry and may be on the radar of many growth stock investors. But it's trying to make a name in a market

Top-line revenue growth is great, but if a company is not efficient, then they have very little cash left over for dividends, buybacks, acquisitions and more. One way to measure this is by looking

It's hard to overstate how well Novo Nordisk (NYSE: NVO) has performed over the past year. The Denmark-based company has even been credited for helping lift the economy of its country. It has

Shares of Cadence Design Systems (NASDAQ: CDNS) were down 3.7% in after-hours trading on Monday, following the release of the third-quarter 2023 report for the provider of design solutions for the