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The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) is a major stock market index, one that is often considered a benchmark for the broad market. It tracks the performance of about 500 large companies that trade on U.S

Like the rest of the investing world, things have really slowed down when it comes to virtual land in the metaverse. This once-buzzy collection of 3D worlds has largely fallen out of the headlines

Semiconductor company Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) released preliminary earnings results on Friday, Oct. 8. While the company has done tremendously well under the leadership of CEO Lisa Su

In an economic downturn, companies with lots of cash benefit in several ways. Not only are they safer than companies with lots of debt, but they can capitalize on the weakness of others, making

Innovative Industrial Properties (NYSE: IIPR) hasn't escaped the sell-off the marijuana sector has experienced recently. Shares of the medical cannabis-focused real estate investment trust (REIT)

One of the worst-performing sectors this year is the one associated with mortgages. Mortgage originators saw major declines in origination volumes as rising interest rates removed the consumer's

All the major U.S. indexes are in bear territory now, and many solid stocks have contributed to the market's downward tumble. But even during this rough year, some have been beating the market, and

All three major stock market averages are firmly in bear market territory, and this has created many bargains for patient long-term investors. One part of the stock market that is full of

If 2022 ended right now, the near 25% decline in the benchmark S&P 500 index would be its worst annual loss since 2008, when the Great Recession was in full force.

The current decline is a little

Technology stocks may not be the first place investors look for high-yielding dividends, but the bear market of 2022 changed things. Absolutely crushed by fears of a recession, a number of top tech

Imagine being at Disney World and interacting with your favorite Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) characters through the power of augmented reality, buying limited non-fungible tokens (NFTs) from your

Obviously, if there were a reliable formula to determine which companies would deliver 100x, 200x, or even 1,000x returns over the next few decades, we'd all be rich. Unfortunately, there's no

The most popular age to file for Social Security retirement benefits is, by far, 62. But filing as soon as you're eligible isn't always the best move.

If you filed early and you later decide you

With many stocks hitting new lows for the year, October may not seem like the best time to start investing. But there are still loads of worthwhile investment opportunities for patient investors

Right now, cryptocurrencies may not seem like the best way to grow the value of your portfolio, but that's short-term thinking. Today, higher inflation and economic worries are pushing investors

It has been awful time for investors in media company Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD). Since its creation (from the merger of Discovery and WarnerMedia) earlier this year, the stock has gone

Get more for less: That's what every shopper wants to do. It doesn't matter what the product is, either. It's also what investors want to do.

Granted, whether we're talking about stocks or cars, a

What's the smartest thing to do with $5,000? At the top of the list for most people will be building an emergency nest egg and paying down debt. But if you've already checked off those boxes

Investing in the stock market has been increasingly worrisome in 2022, with the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average recently hitting new 52-week lows. But not all stocks are falling. The stock

An investor's natural reaction to a stock paying a yield of 10% or more might be to avoid it. That high of a yield can make investors think a dividend cut is around the corner as payouts even in

Many conversations about electric vehicle (EV) stocks revolve around market leaders like Tesla, recent IPOs like Rivian, and smaller players like Lucid and Nikola that went public by merging with

The home improvement industry might be ground zero for investor worries about a potential recession ahead. Mortgage rates are climbing, and demand could slow sharply considering how much spending

When Jamie Dimon speaks, Wall Street listens.

The JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) CEO is on the short list of the most respected business and finance leaders in the country. Dimon has run the nation's

A bear market is generally defined as a prolonged drop in stock prices, and it occurs when a broad-market index -- such as the S&P 500 -- falls more than 20% from its peak.

Currently, the S&P 500

As of the end of last week, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq were down 24% and 32%, respectively. Concerns of a possible recession combined with rising interest rates, inflation, supply chain issues, and