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Stocks soared on Friday, with investors breathing a sigh of relief at the apparent end of worries about a government default. All three major market averages were up significantly.

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Investors in both Chevron (NYSE: CVX) and ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) had a good Friday, at least as far as their stocks' performance was concerned. On the back of a media report that a very promising

3M (NYSE: MMM) shares have lost about half their value in the last two years as the company has grappled with a series of issues while struggling to find a catalyst to send the stock higher.

The

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) rose to prominence on the back of its now sprawling e-commerce business, which has become not only the largest digital retailer in the U.S., but also the world. 

Yet one of the

China-based data center operator Chindata Group (NASDAQ: CD) had a week to remember. The company's share price rocketed 20% higher over the period, according to data compiled by S&P Global Market

Activist investors can cause company managers to lose sleep, but at times, their involvement is encouraging for shareholders. That was the case with software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider Twilio

On the surface, the steel industry seems pretty simple (make steel, sell it). But underneath, there are a lot of moving parts -- which is why investors shouldn't be too downbeat about

Shares of online used car marketplace Carvana (NYSE: CVNA) soared as much as 38% this week, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The company got a credit upgrade on its auto loan

PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) recently warned of some short-term headwinds to the business, but it could be providing a great opportunity for long-term investors.

Shares plummeted after PayPal released its

Thanks to companies investing in AI, there has been a massive demand for Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) GPUs, but could Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) CPUs provide a great alternative? Check out the short video to

Shares of Castle Biosciences (NASDAQ: CSTL) closed this week down 12.6% for the week, after being down as much as 18.3% for the week, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence

I recently captured a sizable loss in 3M (NYSE: MMM) and was trying to find a high-yield industrial stock to buy in its place. I had long followed Leggett & Platt (NYSE: LEG). Given the similarities

Shares of BioNTech (NASDAQ: BNTX) were up as by much as 5.3% on Friday before closing the session up 3.85% after the biotech company announced positive news regarding a clinical trial for its

Although Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) shares have been on an absolute tear in 2023, they are still down 31% from their all-time high (as of May 31). Nonetheless, some investors might be ready to

Shares of industrial giants 3M (NYSE: MMM), Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT), and Deere & Company (NYSE: DE) were rallying hard on Friday, up 8.5%, 8.2%, and 5.2%, respectively, as of 3 p.m. ET.

Friday's

Leading cigarette maker Altria Group (NYSE: MO) saw its net revenue drop 2.9% year over year in the first quarter of 2023, marking the fifth straight quarter of this happening. Net income in the

Telecom stocks including AT&T (NYSE: T), Verizon (NYSE: VZ), and T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) were all pulling back Friday on some surprising news. 

According to Bloomberg, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is

The entertainment industry is in flux right now as it gradually shifts from traditional broadcasting to streaming. An industrywide change like this often means a new battle for market share, which

Shares of U Power (NASDAQ: UCAR) are soaring in Friday's trading. The Chinese electric vehicle (EV) sourcing services' share price was up roughly 28% as of 2:30 p.m. ET, according to data from S&P

JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) saw its stock price rise on Friday, as it was up about 2.7% as of around 1:40 p.m. EDT. The stock was trading at about $141 per share at that time, up roughly 5.3% year to

Fool.com contributor and finance professor Parkev Tatevosian evaluates Okta's (NASDAQ: OKTA) prospects and answers if investors should buy Okta stock right now.

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After more than 18 months of misery, it appears the bear market that plagued technology stocks may finally be over. The tech-centric Nasdaq Composite is now down just 18% from its peak, and if it

Shares of Zentalis Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ZNTL) were down 13.5% for the week as of Friday afternoon, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The healthcare company closed

Fool.com contributor and finance professor Parkev Tatevosian analyzes C3.ai's (NYSE: AI) latest financial results and answers whether the stock is a buy right now.

*Stock prices used were the

The growth in artificial intelligence (AI) servers is positive news for Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), as AI servers are equipped with accelerators -- like Nvidia's graphics processing unit (GPU) -- which