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If you invested in January 2009, you would've started your investment journey toward the beginning of the longest bull market in history. And your investment in the S&P 500 would be up by 467% since

Users of the online forum Reddit have made waves on Wall Street this year, drawing attention to the collective power of individual investors in the process. The social platform helped spark a few

There are millions of adults in the U.S. who don't have credit scores, but that doesn't mean that they don't deserve access to borrowing money. And several large banks, including JPMorgan Chase

Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ: CHKP) hasn't been a top cybersecurity stock over the years when measured against its peers. The company's growth has been quite underwhelming compared to

Home Depot (NYSE: HD) reported results for the first quarter of fiscal 2021 a few weeks ago, and the numbers were outstanding, easily beating Wall Street analysts' estimates. 

Momentum from the

Tobacco giant Altria (NYSE: MO) has managed to attract investors to its stock despite a great many challenges. After all, the one-two punch of consumers seeking healthier lifestyles and sharpened

The chip shortage that intensified last year didn't just spill over to 2021 but is getting worse. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which was seemingly holding out against the shortage until now, expects supply

The trailblazer of streaming entertainment, Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), has experienced tremendous growth in the past decade, growing from a $14 billion market cap to the $223 billion giant it is today.

Castor Maritime (NASDAQ: CTRM) stock began May costing just under $0.50 per share. By the time the month was done, each Castor Maritime share was selling for $3.05 per share.

A sixfold increase in

Once upon a time, General Electric (NYSE: GE) and Honeywell (NASDAQ: HON) were meant to be merger partners. The deal was intended to be the last significant corporate action by GE's former CEO, Jack

Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ: ZM) turned in another impressive earnings report for the first quarter of fiscal 2022. Revenue came in slightly above expectations at $956 million for a

Costco (NASDAQ: COST) reported third-quarter earnings on May 27. The membership-only big-box retailer of all things from groceries to electronics to patio furniture revealed in the report that

Make no mistake: Investing in an initial public offering (IPO) is inherently risky and there are lots of reasons to avoid recently public companies. While there is a certain allure to buying into

Cathie Wood's ARK Genomic Revolution ETF (NYSEMKT: ARKG) focuses on investing in companies that could profit from using genomics to improve the quality of human life. The ETF currently owns

Shares of AMC Entertainment (NYSE: AMC) soared as much as 178% from their closing price on Friday, May 28 by Wednesday morning. Even after pulling back sharply on Thursday and Friday, the popular

Inflation has picked up pace this year as effects from the pandemic ease and pent-up consumer demand for certain goods and services gets unleashed. For the record, a little inflation is indicative

In May 2020, a team of developers -- including Ethereum co-founder Gavin Wood -- launched Polkadot (CRYPTO: DOT). This unique cryptocurrency expands on the functionality of its predecessors with the

Cryptocurrency prices are generally volatile, but the past few weeks have been particularly tough for digital coins. Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), Ether (CRYPTO: ETH), and Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) have all

Despite pulling back from recent heights, Dogecoin's (CRYPTO: DOGE) price per token has soared nearly 6,900% year to date. Not a single stock held by Cathie Wood's growth-focused ARK Invest firm has

Nintendo's (OTC: NTDOY) latest gaming console, the Switch, first debuted in 2017. With the pace of technology, it would seem that a four-year-old console would be on its last legs, but that's not

One big misconception about Social Security is that it'll provide you with enough money to live on. In reality, if you're an average wage earner, Social Security will only replace about 40% of your

ContextLogic (NASDAQ: WISH), the e-commerce services company that owns the e-commerce platform Wish, went public last December at $24 per share. The market wasn't impressed, however: The stock

As more and more of our time is spent online and transacting through digital methods instead of cash, corporations are having a harder time preventing financial fraud. One of the best ways companies

Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) are two of the largest and best-known brands in the world. In fact, many people reading this article probably interact with

If you're a Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) owner, you may have no clue how much a tank of gas costs. And if you aren't a Tesla owner, you may be painfully aware of the drain on your wallet every time your