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Oil prices have surged this year. West Texas Intermediate, the primary U.S. oil price benchmark, has risen to more than $100 a barrel, up over 35% since the start of the year. Crude oil had been

The past year has been quite volatile for both stocks and cryptocurrencies. The S&P 500 index has lost about 1.5% in the past year, while Bitcoin has fallen 28% in that same time.

One stock that has

Netflix announced it lost 200,000 subscribers in the first quarter of this year, with expectations to lose 2 million between April and June, and that news seems to have soured investors on

Stock splits seem to be all the rage in 2022, as the volatile stock market has some of the world's largest companies reaching for unconventional tools to attract new investors. It tends to work for

For most commercial real estate sectors, the pandemic was brutal. Everything from the safer-at-home lifestyle to manufacturing and transportation shutdowns played a role. Whether your portfolio

Robinhood Markets' (NASDAQ: HOOD) stock dipped 3% on April 29 after the online brokerage posted its first quarter numbers. Its revenue plunged 43% year over year to $299 million, which missed

Shares of Twilio (NYSE: TWLO) have taken a big beating on the stock market so far in 2022, crashing 57% even though the company started the year on a high with a solid set of fourth-quarter 2021

Suze Orman is well known for her financial advice on a wide range of topics. One of the issues she's addressed is retirement preparedness.

Since many Americans struggle to save enough for retirement

Most of the tech sector has gotten hit hard in recent months -- and the ad tech niche has been no exception. Shares of high-flying small-caps like Magnite and AcuityAds have cratered, and even

Five Below (NASDAQ: FIVE) is a retail chain selling inexpensive goods primarily to teens and preteens. It has over 1,200 locations in 40 states, and it went public via an initial public offering

After Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) reported first-quarter 2022 earnings, the stock got hammered and lost 35% in a single day. This reaction was primarily due to losing 200,000 subscribers in the quarter

With Elon Musk's deal to purchase Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) for $54.20 per share having been accepted by the board of directors, investors may be wondering why the stock is trading around $49 per share

Military equipment maker Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) reported what the Wall Street wizards refer to as a "mixed quarter" last week. Earnings came in ahead of expectations, but sales fell

Many seniors end up relying quite heavily on Social Security to pay their bills once they stop working. But that's a dangerous thing.

Not only is Social Security facing potential benefit cuts in the

Credit card king American Express (NYSE: AXP) released an excellent first-quarter earnings report last week that demonstrates a sustained recovery from the pandemic and strong consumer satisfaction

Sometimes, one of the hardest parts of investing is starting. It can be easy to overthink it and second-guess your potential investments, but once you understand the power that time plays in

Amid a gloomier performance from the broader market, the healthcare industry has presented a few bright spots for investors. Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN), a biotech pioneer that uses living cells to make

Which super-wealthy person comes to mind when you think of wise investing advice? I suspect that the top answer would be Warren Buffett. But there's another rich businessman who's dispensing some

We might have to rename growth stocks to groan stocks. It seems to be a recurring pattern for former high-flying stocks to flounder. 

Sometimes, quarterly updates bring good news for beleaguered

Later this month, the iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) will celebrate its 126th "birthday" since its inception. What began as a generally concentrated 12-stock index in 1896 has

Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) has yet to recover from the shocking drop in subscribers in the first quarter. Not only was its stock crushed, but it also announced layoffs at its Tudum division, which it

The stock market has been rocky lately, experiencing a rollercoaster of ups and downs over the last few months. Recently, the S&P 500 officially entered correction territory after falling more than

Since the end of the Great Recession 13 years ago, growth stocks have led the broader market higher. A combination of historically low lending rates and a generally dovish Federal Reserve has

The first quarter of 2022 was a big one for China's Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), the biggest defense contractor servicing China's national space program.

In Q1, CASC put 38

The scary thing about retirement is that it can be difficult to estimate your future living costs way in advance. If you intend to keep your current home, its property tax bill could rise by $2,000