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Shares of Blackstone (NYSE: BX) plunged 18.9% in December, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The biggest factor weighing on shares of the leading alternative asset

In this video, I will talk about Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), specifically the recent layoffs -- which in my opinion won't move the needle much -- and how Amazon performed during the 2008 financial crisis

Etsy (NASDAQ: ETSY), the popular marketplace for handcrafted, vintage, and other unique goods, saw its shares end 2022 down 45% on the year. This company, which was a huge favorite during the

A stock market sell-off in 2022 brought declines across numerous industries, and entertainment companies were among the hardest hit. Shares in such names as Netflix, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Walt

The VF in VF Corp's (NYSE: VFC) name stands for Vanity Fair, a once-iconic name in the clothing space. The stock was pretty iconic as well, having increased its dividend annually for decades. But

It isn't easy for corporations to perform well while the rest of the market tanks. Companies that managed to pull that off over the past year deserve some praise. But that alone isn't a good enough

Investing in established companies with generous dividend policies can be a great strategy for investors seeking rising passive income. That's because such an investment philosophy can help

One common theme of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is dividends. While not every Berkshire stock offers a payout, dividends have become an integral part of the investment thesis for many stocks

Telsa (NASDAQ: TSLA) can't stay out of the headlines lately, and as shares have plummeted 50% over the past six months, many investors have started to worry about the company. In this episode

A stock market sell-off in 2022 affected various industries, effectively putting shares in some of the world's most valuable companies on sale. The tech industry has long been known for its wealth

The stock market remained choppy on Friday morning, as investors responded to the latest numbers on the employment front. With the U.S. economy adding 223,000 jobs in December and the unemployment

Victoria's Secret (NYSE: VSCO) is a staple in malls around the country and world, but it has only recently become a stand-alone company. The reason for this is less than desirable in some ways, but

Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) saw its shares end 2022 down nearly 21%, underperforming the broader S&P 500 index, which was down about 18% on the year. You can't tell by looking at the stock

If you want to add some dividend-paying stocks to your portfolio, you don't have to break the bank to find some great options. In fact, there are plenty of high-yield, low-priced stocks out there

Investors have grown apprehensive about what will happen to demand for Tesla's (NASDAQ: TSLA) electric vehicles in a weaker economic environment for large consumer discretionary purchases. As a

With a positive outlook for the cruise industry starting to offset negative sentiment, investors are wondering if it is time to initiate or add to existing positions in cruise line stocks.

Let's

Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) has never been known for its investment banking business. Some may have found this odd, given that most of its peers have large investment banking businesses, which served as

Biotechs that utilize gene editing -- a set of techniques allowing scientists to modify an organism's DNA -- have the potential to help revolutionize medicine by developing innovative treatments for

Equity markets suffered in 2022, but tech stocks seem to have been impacted more than most other industries. Here is one way to see that. The tech-heavy Nasdaq has been the worst-performing of the

When Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) launched the first batch of its Raptor Lake PC CPUs, it was clear Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) was in trouble. Intel's chips not only beat AMD's Ryzen 7000 series

Shares of Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) fell by 17.3% in December, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence.

This decline takes the customer relationship management (CRM) platform

Investing in chipmakers seems smart, considering how integrated microchips are becoming a part of almost every type of technology we use. Among the chipmakers, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

Lazard (NYSE: LAZ), AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV), and NiSource (NYSE: NI) don't have much in common other than they are all U.S. companies that are a little bit underappreciated.

Investment firm Lazard and

The market hasn't been kind to growth stocks lately, but that doesn't mean that the space is devoid of opportunities for the long-term investor. On the contrary, for investors with a long-term

Online shopping had been a double-digit growth retail category for years, but the pandemic made almost everyone a digital shopper nearly overnight. As the economy has reopened, though, e-commerce