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Most investors are familiar with Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) and Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) as both businesses are frequent consumer destinations. Tex-Mex chain Chipotle has seen its shares

If you're looking to invest in the stock market this summer, there are many great options out there to consider. Whether you're after dividends, growth, or simply long-term stability, there are

The stock market has moved sharply higher in the first half of 2023, as investors begin to regain their conviction about its long-term prospects. Yet there's still plenty of uncertainty in the

Last year will probably take its place among the worst stock market declines in Wall Street history. Each of the major market indexes took it on the chin and plunged into bear market territory

When it comes to financial technology (fintech) companies, one of the most important in the world is privately-held Stripe. In its latest funding round in March, the company was valued at $50

The S&P 500 has rallied more than 20% off its bottom from last fall. That's one of the indicators that we could be preparing for a new bull market run.

We still have a ways to go until hitting a new

Some investors immediately tune out when they see Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ: ZM). They lost confidence in the company as growth decelerated sharply amid fading pandemic tailwinds, and the

Cathie Wood's Ark Investment Management has deemed CRISPR/Cas 9 genome editing as "biotech's breakthrough of the century." Back in 2018, Ark identified this gene-editing tool as a potential $2

Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ: WBA) stock hit a 12-year low after the company reported earnings last month. Not only were the recent results not great, but the company is expecting some

There are many ways to determine whether a stock is cheap, but one way of doing so is determining whether there is substantial upside potential for the company. And while the market often bids up

By 2050, the number of people with diabetes could top 1.3 billion, according to a recent estimate. Obesity and diabetes are huge health concerns for global economies. Novo Nordisk's (NYSE: NVO)

Dividend growth investing is a strategy that has successfully been used by countless investors in the past to achieve financial freedom. By investing in businesses that have rewarded shareholders

Canopy Growth (NASDAQ: CGC) has been a sinking ship over the past few years. Its stock price has been steadily falling and there's little hope of a recovery. The company reported its latest

Pfizer (NYSE: PFE), Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA), and Novavax (NASDAQ: NVAX) were all popular stocks to own when demand for COVID vaccines was strong. But these companies are all preparing for what's

E-commerce platform company Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) has risen like a phoenix out of last year's bear market, more than doubling over the past 12 months. Improving investor sentiment toward growth

Here's some good and bad news about Social Security income. On the plus side, while retirees are often considered to be living on fixed incomes, their Social Security income is not fixed. It's

Third-party restaurant delivery services like DoorDash (NYSE: DASH) are convenient but not exactly budget-friendly. They have higher item prices than you'd see in person and multiple layers of fees

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) is one of the largest and oldest automakers in the world. The company has been paying dividends to its shareholders since it went public in 1956 and currently offers a

Communications and engagement software company Twilio (NYSE: TWLO) was a high flyer a couple of years ago when tech stocks dominated Wall Street. But last year's bear market put the stock down, and

The stock market appears to be gradually recovering from the disaster that was 2022. So far this year, the S&P 500 has gained 16%. While the stock market goes through ups and downs, investing in

Tech stocks have been surging in 2023. The Nasdaq Composite, which is skewed toward technology stocks, has jumped more than 30% so far this year. Investors are clearly getting more comfortable

Brookfield Renewable Partners (NYSE: BEP) is a large and diversified developer of clean energy. It offers investors an attractive 4.5% yield, and it has increased its dividend annually for more than

Dividend stocks can be wonderful investments. As a group, they have outperformed the broader market over the last 50 years (with a 9.2% average annual total return versus 7.7% from an equal-weighted

Inflation is insidious, slowly eating away at the value of money over time. Although inflation is running hot today, it is almost always present and normally so slow that the hit to your buying

Shares of e-commerce company Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) gained 13% in June according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. It's still benefiting from investor momentum after a positive