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Following an unprecedented boom during the pandemic as consumers and businesses snapped up PCs, the bottom fell out of the PC market last year. Global PC unit shipments plunged 16.2% in 2022

American Express (NYSE: AXP) is well off the highs, as there is a combination of investor fears weighing on the stock. Not only is Amex a credit card lender that could see loan losses spike if a

The market rally has Wall Street talking about bull markets. This is exciting, but not really a core factor when you think about investing for the long term.

Bull markets and bear markets both come

After falling 39% in 2022, shares of Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) have been on a tear this year, up 46% (as of July 26). That performance leads the 35% gain of Nasdaq Composite index by a

Warren Buffett has owned a lot of stocks in his long career as an investor, but one has really quenched his thirst for strong returns. 

Berkshire Hathaway, the conglomerate led by Buffett, first

In the artificial intelligence (AI) investments world, one company nearly always appears at the top of the search: C3.ai (NYSE: AI). With AI right in its name, it's pretty clear to investors what

With the stock market moving closer to all-time highs, a lot of investors are still looking for stable, safe investments. Ones that also reward shareholders with a large, high-yield dividend are

The Dow Jones Industrial Average index, considered a barometer of the health of the U.S. stock markets, recently notched its best-ever streak since 1987, when it rose for 13 straight days through

When you plan your retirement budget, taxes are an essential part of the equation. You'll pay ordinary income taxes on withdrawals from non-Roth retirement accounts. Plus, if your income exceeds

Many people acknowledge that Warren Buffett ranks as one of the greatest stock-pickers of all time. Granted, he's argued that he's really a "business-picker" and not a stock-picker. But his ability

I don't depend on my investments for income right now. Actually, I've never even paid much attention to how much my portfolio generates in annual income in the past. My practice has been (and still

The best businesses for investors to own in the long run are those that have earned die-hard followings from their customers. This is because loyal customers are repeat customers, which fuels

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian reviews Spotify's (NYSE: SPOT) latest earnings results to answer if the stock is a buy for long-term investors.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices

Shares of InMode (NASDAQ: INMD), a medical technology company focused on the aesthetics industry, recently reached a new 52-week high in anticipation of the second-quarter earnings report the

After a pretty difficult 2022, the three major indexes rallied in the first half of the year -- and they've continued the march higher in these early days of the second half. At the same time, the

Although Wall Street offers few guarantees, history has consistently shown that dividend stocks stand head and shoulders above their competition.

Back in 2013, J.P. Morgan Asset Management, the

In the wake of the worst stock market performance in more than a decade, technology stocks have come roaring back, with the Nasdaq Composite up 35% so far this year. This rebound has added new

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) is a movie star of a stock these days, but that wasn't the case in the mid-2010s. Electric vehicles (EVs) were still a niche market, in a world still dominated by a handful of

After enduring the worst downturn since 2008, the stock market is enjoying a remarkable recovery. To kick off 2023, the Nasdaq Composite just delivered its best first-half returns since 1983 and is

The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) has rocketed 19% higher this year amid cooling inflation and better-than-expected corporate earnings. But some credit goes to recent breakthroughs in generative

Wall Street has been rife with volatility since the start of the decade. Investors have experienced the COVID-19 crash in 2020, uninhibited exuberance in 2021 that pushed the ageless Dow Jones

Shares of Upstart (NASDAQ: UPST) have increased nearly fivefold so far in 2023, but they are still more than 80% below the all-time high. So what's an investor to do? In this video, Motley Fool

Kinder Morgan (NYSE: KMI) is one of the largest energy transportation and storage companies in North America. The business model is straightforward -- build assets that can return positive cash flow

One neat thing about Social Security is that eligible recipients get a choice as to when to start taking benefits. If you want to retire early, you can sign up for Social Security as early at age

Hurricanes caused more than $1.1 trillion in damage and nearly 6,700 deaths in the U.S. between 1980 and 2021, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the damage