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There are definite benefits to owning a home rather than renting one. Not only can homeownership lend to more financial stability, but there's something to be said for getting to call the shots

Every day of life brings new opportunities to personally grow and build wealth. But it also brings with it new bills that must be paid.

Thus, it's important for investors to build reliable and

On Wednesday afternoon, Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN) reported disappointing earnings results for the second quarter of 2022. Adjusted earnings per share (EPS) plunged 27% to $0.35, falling well

If you own a smartphone, car, or even a fridge, chances are it's powered by one or more semiconductors, more casually known as computer chips. These components are critical to the manufacturing of

Shares in engineering and design software company General Electric (NYSE: GE) rose 16.1% in July, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The more significant part of the move

Last month Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) executed a 20-for-1 stock split. In the months leading up to it as well as in the weeks that followed, there has been increased investor discussion

There's little question that The Trade Desk (NASDAQ: TTD) is the industry-leading incumbent in programmatic advertising. The company upended the status quo by pulling back the curtain on digital

Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) has had a bumpy 2022. The company reported a dip in subscriber numbers for the fiscal first quarter -- its first customer decline in over a decade -- and lost almost 1 million

Anyone can choose good stocks when the market is booming, but you have to be more careful when the economy seems to be cooling. Some stocks, even ones associated with strong companies, fall

Warren Buffett has a knack for finding high-return equity investments. Between 1965 and 2020, the holding company Buffett runs, Berkshire Hathaway, delivered a compound annual gain of 20%. That's

Sundial Growers (NASDAQ: SNDL) is pretty controversial for a cannabis stock. Between its meme-driven heyday in 2021 and its subsequent (and unexpected) pivot into marijuana investment banking, the

Ford (NYSE: F) is transforming into a high-yield dividend stock -- and for the right reason. Sometimes a stock becomes a high-yield stock because the share price falls while the dividend payment

Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) investors had some big concerns heading into the company's fiscal 2022 third-quarter earnings update (for the quarter ending July 3). The coffee giant has been losing market

With stocks in a bear market, the amount of new initial public offerings (IPOs) has dried up compared to 2020 and 2021. As of the end of May, only 114 companies had gone public in the United States

Real estate investment trusts (REITs) are a fantastic way to branch into the world of real estate investing while earning consistent income through dividends. Since REITs are required to pay 90% or

Many things in life follow a high-risk, high-reward system but few more so than stock investing. There are no guaranteed returns, and there's always a chance you could lose a lot of your investment

Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD) has garnered a lot of attention after the company canceled the release of two HBO Max projects that were in the last stages of production. The first is Scoob

Although its shares have advanced roughly 11% over the last month, elevator company Otis Worldwide (NYSE: OTIS) reported mixed results for its second quarter. Headline sales and profits were OK, but

Stocks were little changed last week as earnings season heated up. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) are down 10% and 13% so far in 2022

It's too soon to say if the bear market of 2022 is over or not, but July was a good month for the stock market. After an absolute drubbing in the first half of the year, many beaten-down stocks

It's been a rough quarter for the digital advertising sector.

Social media stocks, including Facebook-parent Meta Platforms, Snap, Twitter, and Pinterest, posted weak revenue growth. At the same

Once a customer of Elon Musk and his SpaceX rocket company, Europe's Eutelsat (OTC: EUTLF) is about to become...a competitor.

In the summer of 2016, Eutelsat earned at least a footnote in the

It's easy to see why dividend stocks might appeal to investors. After all, who wouldn't want the chance to sit back, do nothing, and enjoy a steady stream of payments?

But while dividend stocks can

Industrial software company PTC (NASDAQ: PTC) gave one of the most exciting earnings I've seen in the recent earnings season. Software companies often command high-valuation multiples to reflect

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