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Many companies are bracing for a recession this year, and one looks to be coming, with gross domestic product up just 1.1% in the first quarter of 2023, below expectations. But that doesn't mean all

Last year, the stock market went into a downward spiral, and growth stocks as a group were dragged down more than most. However, savvy investors understand that market headwinds sometimes affect the

Investing in dividend-paying stocks is a great way to start collecting passive income. Since most don't cost that much money, you can steadily buy more shares as you have cash available to invest.

The continued bear market in stocks has a silver lining. Stock prices and dividend yields move in the inverse direction. So, with stock prices falling, dividend yields are on the rise. That's

Wall Street was generally in an upbeat mood Wednesday morning, with hopes that investors could break a string of losses for major market benchmarks in recent days. Stock index futures were up as

Stocks are generally trading higher this year, but not every growing company is enjoying the rise. Several names you know are actually trading a lot closer to their 52-week lows than their highs. As

Dollar Tree (NASDAQ: DLTR) might seem at first glance like an excellent stock for growth-focused investors. The retailer is expanding sales at a solid clip thanks to the combination of rising

First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR) went crazy late last week on news of finalized subsidy rules that could help domestic solar manufacturers. But in the video below, Travis Hoium highlights why that may not

The marijuana industry is currently very interesting. While the majority of marijuana stocks are declining, affected by a lack of progress toward legalization, the sector as a whole is expanding

The entertainment industry has had a few tough years as the pandemic closed theme parks, theaters, and more. Then, a jump in inflation forced consumers to cut discretionary spending just as they

Most companies make quarterly dividend payments. That makes it more challenging to match that passive income with recurring expenses. Investors must find dividend stocks on different quarterly

Amazon Web Services is a hulking mess of a cloud computing platform. It offers hundreds of distinct products and services, many of which overlap, with pricing schemes that almost seem designed to

One of the latest and most talked-about tools in the rapidly developing world of artificial intelligence is ChatGPT. This platform is owned by OpenAI and recently received a $10 billion investment

It seems that in recent months, artificial intelligence (AI) has gone viral, with consumers and businesses alike embracing next-generation chatbots powered by large language models. Not everyone is

Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA) saw its shares jump in 2021 and 2022 on the back of strong sales of its COVID-19 vaccine Spikevax. Now that those sales are slumping, the biotech company's shares have fallen

Investors weren't impressed by Topgolf Callaway's (NYSE: MODG) first-quarter results, partly because corporate customers are cutting back on spending. But management continues to grow the company

Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ: KLIC) can benefit as advanced packaging technologies begin to sweep the semiconductor industry. Check out the short video to learn what semiconductor investors

Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) stock price is quietly up more than 30% so far in 2023, and more gains appear likely. Here's why the cloud and e-commerce juggernaut's recent bull run is set to continue --

If there's one problem with T. Rowe Price (NASDAQ: TROW) as an investment, it's that the company's performance ebbs and flows with the fortunes of Wall Street. That connection is inherent to its

Following a pandemic-era boom, the memory chip industry is going through an extreme bust. Micron (NASDAQ: MU) CEO Sanjay Mehrotra recently called the current environment the "worst downturn in the

If you are new to investing, you'll find there is a lot to learn, but you will also discover that investing doesn't really have to be that complicated. These two ideas seem at odds with one another

Airbnb (NASDAQ: ABNB) stock sold off after earnings, despite a beat on top and bottom lines. The company is profitable, and it approved a new share repurchase authorization of up to $2.5 billion in

Pipeline giant ONEOK (NYSE: OKE) is making a big splash. It's acquiring master limited partnership (MLP) Magellan Midstream Partners (NYSE: MMP) in an $18.8 billion deal. While the combination isn't

At Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) recent annual meeting, insurance head Ajit Jain said that GEICO is behind on technology and is investing heavily to catch up. This might spell

The most exciting electric vehicle in 2023 may not be available for purchase at all. I think it's the Cruise Origin, a fully autonomous ride-sharing vehicle being launched by General Motors (NYSE: