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Nvidia, Alphabet, Apple, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Meta Platforms, and Tesla -- collectively known as the "Magnificent Seven" -- have captured the stock market's spotlight in

Both State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 1500 Composite Stock Market ETF (NYSEMKT: SPTM) and Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF (NYSEMKT: SCHB) are designed to offer broad U.S. equity market exposure, making

Companies owned by Elon Musk, such as Tesla, have been incredibly popular among retail investors. Now, Musk is reportedly ready to return the favor.

In an exclusive report, Reuters, citing anonymous

Investors who saw Carvana's (NYSE: CVNA) vision and believed in it were brave and risk-tolerant. And if they were lucky enough to invest at the beginning of 2023, they enjoyed a huge turnaround in

On March 5, 2026, GigaCloud Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:GCT) Chief Technology Officer Xin Wan sold 100,000 shares in an open-market transaction via indirect ownership, as disclosed in the SEC Form 4

Geopolitical tensions are rising, and with the Strait of Hormuz still closed to most ships, energy prices have remained elevated. Oil is now above $100 a barrel as of this writing and will likely go

Serve Robotics (NASDAQ: SERV), a producer of AI-powered sidewalk delivery robots, was uplisted from the over-the-counter market to the Nasdaq on April 18, 2024. That uplisting coincided with a new

The Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCIT) and the iShares National Muni Bond ETF (NYSEMKT:MUB) both offer low-cost access to investment-grade bonds, but VCIT features a higher

If you are interested in buying Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) today, it is most likely because of the success of the company's GLP-1 drugs. The sales performance of Mounjaro and Zepbound is nothing short of

Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) shareholders have had a pretty rough week. Shares of the memory processor company have stumbled amid concerns that new technology from Alphabet's Google could lower

iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ: SOXX) and Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF (NYSEMKT: FTEC) differ materially in cost, sector concentration, and recent performance -- with SOXX

AGNC Investment (NASDAQ: AGNC) has an eye-popping dividend yield. The real estate investment trust (REIT) pays a monthly dividend that currently yields over 14%. That's more than ten times higher

Another technology company is getting in on the artificial intelligence (AI) hype train. Coupang (NYSE: CPNG) announced a formal partnership with Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) to leverage its

It can be fun, and occasionally instructive, to see what some people predict for various stocks. So permit me to make a prediction: In 2026, ASML (NASDAQ: ASML) will thrive.

The company specializes

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) is often considered the simplest way to invest in the expanding artificial intelligence (AI) market. It controls over 90% of the market for data center GPUs, which the world's

Over the very long term, the S&P 500 index has generated an average annualized total return of about 10%. More recently, the performance has been even better. The closely watched benchmark has

Shares in multi-cancer early detection (MCED) test company Grail (NASDAQ: GRAL) rose by 11.4% in the week to Thursday, 1 p.m. The move comes as analysts warm to the stock's risk/reward proposition.

With stock indexes like the S&P 500 down just a few percentage points year to date, it is far too soon to be talking about a possible stock market crash. But if macro and/or geopolitical concerns

Nobody likes hearing the word "recession" because it typically comes with high unemployment, less money to spend, or more overall economic stress. However, recessions are a natural part of the

The U.S. offered Iran an olive branch earlier this week in an attempt to end the war that has roiled the energy markets. It proposed a 30-day ceasefire to negotiate an end to the fighting. However,

Vanguard Information Technology ETF (NYSEMKT:VGT) keeps costs low and spreads risk across more tech stocks, while Roundhill Investments Generative AI & Technology ETF (NYSEMKT:CHAT) charges more

As geopolitical tensions persist and some fear a looming recession, many investors are withdrawing funds from tech stocks and allocating them to perceived safer investments. That's partly why the

iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEMKT:IYK) and Invesco Food & Beverage ETF (NYSEMKT:PBJ) both focus on defensive sectors, but IYK offers lower costs, a broader portfolio, and a higher dividend

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Oil prices have been extremely volatile this year. Brent oil, the global benchmark price, has gone from around $60 a barrel in January to a peak near $120 a barrel a few days ago. While crude has