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While Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has been quite the star in 2023, rival AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) hasn't had nearly the success. While AMD stock is up 60% this year, it's nowhere near Nvidia's 200%-plus

If you're eligible for Social Security, you can sign up to start getting benefits as early as age 62. But you won't be entitled to your complete monthly benefit, based on your personal income

Shares of solar-oriented stocks SunPower (NASDAQ: SPWR), Sunrun (NASDAQ: RUN), and Canadian Solar (NASDAQ: CSIQ) were plunging this week, with these three stocks down 11.7%, 20.3%, and 12.5%

Nvidia's (NASDAQ: NVDA) rise in the last year to become the most valuable semiconductor business -- and among the world's most valuable businesses, period -- is well documented. In a word, it's

Can a meme stock be taken seriously and survive the test of time? That's the billion-dollar (or maybe I should say, billion-token) question as Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) buy-and-holders place their

For dividend investors, AT&T (NYSE: T) stock may seem like one of the best options simply because of its tantalizing 7.4% dividend yield. However, there is more to a company than just how much of a

Earlier this week, StoneCo (NASDAQ: STNE) announced a new 300 million Brazilian real (roughly $58.2 million) repurchase authorization. Shares closed up around 2% on Wednesday in response -- slightly

The coronavirus pandemic gave a boost to Etsy (NASDAQ: ETSY), as the online marketplace for unique and handcrafted goods experienced rapid growth. But in the past several quarters, it's been clear

The common strategy of dollar-cost averaging (DCA) is a time-tested and simple way for investors to take the emotion out of investing and maximize exposure to an asset. By consistently making

Robinhood Markets may not be getting the attention it did in the early stages of the pandemic, but the app-based brokerage remains a major player in the investing world, especially with millennials

The artificial intelligence (AI) revolution represents a transformative force with the potential to reshape industries and create significant investment opportunities. While some companies

It's no secret that Social Security has been struggling. The program is facing some serious problems, and with lawmakers unable to come to an agreement on a solution so far, nobody knows what the

Lisa Su became CEO of Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) in 2014. During that time, AMD faced an uncertain future, and many investors believed it was going bankrupt.

However, semiconductors

After more than 40 months, the repayment pause for federal student loans is officially over. Interest started accumulating on federal student loans in September, and borrowers will have their first

Investors love Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) right now. The biotech has crushed the market over the trailing-12-month period, even defying last year's bear market and ignoring economic downturns.

You might

The past few years have been challenging for Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN). A decline in consumer spending caused by near-record-high inflation and exacerbated by tough pandemic-era comparisons caused

The initial early pandemic vaccine race came to a close long ago, but there's a new race going on -- and one that could be worth billions of dollars in recurring revenue. I'm talking about the race

Utilities have taken a beating this year. The normally lower-volatility stocks have been the opposite. They've plunged by 20% on average, with half that decline coming in the past week.

Surging

Penn Entertainment (NASDAQ: PENN) is a casino operator with 43 properties in 20 states. The gambling industry is evolving quickly, however, and that's showing up in the company's customer base

Lowe's (NYSE: LOW) and Murphy USA (NYSE: MUSA) prove that stocks can be somewhat boring but still produce multibagger returns on a long-term basis. Over the past decade, the home-improvement giant

On Thursday, the White House announced an additional $9 billion in student debt relief for 125,000 Americans. This debt forgiveness will help 53,000 borrowers under Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Let's make a deal. That's been the operating mantra for technology leaders such as Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Google parent Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) when it

Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) is well-loved by both customers and investors, and it's easy to see why.

The warehouse retailer offers rock-bottom prices on quality goods, and its success with

Technology stocks have witnessed a roller-coaster ride over the past three years, rising impressively in 2021 before collapsing last year on account of surging inflation, high interest rates, the

Investors are licking their wounds following a rocky September that sent the S&P 500 down nearly 5%, its worst month of 2023. Hawkishness from the Federal Reserve, a growing sense of fatigue around