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Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) recently reported earnings, and the stock hasn't been jumping on the news, despite achieving a fairly high growth rate. Although the business has been performing

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and other tech giants are investing heavily in artificial intelligence (AI) these days, and the big concern is that those budgets continue rising. There have already been

On May 4, 2026, Yong Rong (HK) Asset Management Ltd disclosed in a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing that it sold its entire 5,000,000-share stake in Webull Corporation (NASDAQ:BULL)

According to its SEC filing dated May 4, 2026, Matthews International Capital Management LLC purchased 242,785 additional shares of Yum China (NYSE:YUMC) in the first quarter.

The estimated value of

There are countless retail businesses, but only a few can match the scale of Walmart (NASDAQ: WMT) and Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST). As of market close on May 1, they are the 11th- and

After its latest results, Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) looks like a company hitting its stride. Revenue is growing quickly, engagement is improving, and artificial intelligence (AI) is already

Shares of Norwegian Cruise Line (NYSE: NCLH) sank 9% on Monday, after the company posted disappointing financial results. Investors who flocked to the country's third largest cruise line, on the

Smaller biotech stocks often fly under the radar. Many of them aren't consistently profitable, but some can deliver outsize growth for investors.

Axsome Therapeutics (NASDAQ: AXSM) is a mid-cap with

Cost-of-living adjustments are a critical part of Social Security. COLAs, as they're often called, help stop seniors from losing buying power. Since prices increase over time because of inflation

Shares of the VanEck Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ: SMH) rallied 32.2% in April, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence.

Like many non-energy sectors, the SMH fell toward the end of

Robinhood (NASDAQ: HOOD) has built an impressive business in a very short period of time. It went from being a start-up to competing with industry leaders like Charles Schwab (NYSE: SCHW) and

SoFi's (NASDAQ: SOFI) management team has grand ambitions for the company.

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There's been a passing of the torch at the very top of the Fortune 500. For the first time, Amazon's business surpassed Walmart's (NASDAQ: WMT) business in terms of overall revenue and became the

It can be challenging to find an artificial intelligence (AI) stock trading under $50  that's worth taking a small stake in, as the hype around these companies can often outrun reality.

Still, they

The Nasdaq Composite index has been on a stellar run over the past month, gaining 14% as of this writing. Investors seem to have regained confidence in technology stocks, following the turmoil

According to a recent SEC filing, Avantax Planning Partners, Inc. disclosed a new position in JPMorgan Equity Focus ETF (NASDAQ:JPEF), acquiring 1,787,833 shares during the first quarter of 2026

Every market has its reckoning, and for cryptocurrency, the reckoning can take a while once it's in progress. The total crypto market cap peaked near $4.4 trillion in late 2025 before crashing on

The U.S. is home to 10 companies worth $1 trillion or more, but only four have graduated into the $3 trillion club as of this writing:

I think Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) could join them as soon

It's been a history-filled year on Wall Street -- and we still have eight months to go! In addition to the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) and Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) recently catapulting to

Between early February and late April, Strategy (NASDAQ: MSTR), formerly known as MicroStrategy, purchased 103,690 Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), spending more than $7.5 billion in the process. Its holdings

Some people look forward to turning 65 so they can enroll in Medicare. And you can actually sign up a bit ahead of your 65th birthday to ensure your coverage is in place.

Your initial Medicare

Sell in May and go away is an old saying among Wall Street traders. The logic is that there isn't a ton of movement during the summer months, because so many people are on vacation. Although there

Since the start of his second term, President Donald Trump's administration has had the U.S. government take an equity stake in at least 10 companies. While the government has taken equity stakes

If you want to make millions in the stock market, you should look for small, little-known companies pioneering disruptive tech niches. Poet Technologies (NASDAQ: POET) certainly seems to fit into