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It's not an easy time to invest. Stocks look set to finish November down, which would be the first down month since April. Meanwhile, the CBOE Volatility Index, also known as the fear index as it

Walmart (NYSE: WMT) just reported another solid all-around quarter, especially considering many retailers are struggling due to cost-of-living increases, which is straining consumer spending and

Obviously the two companies are different; Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) is a family of several popular beverage brands, while Walmart (NYSE: WMT) is a consumer goods retailer.

Their fortunes, however, are

If you're thinking of buying dividend stocks, you're not alone. The S&P 500 just had its most substantial pullback since the Liberation Day tariffs crash, and there are plenty of macro-level signs

While no one knows what the future holds, these seem like particularly unsettled times. After all, there have been ever-changing tariff policies, persistent inflation, and signs of a weakening job

Arguably, no two retailers are a bigger part of Americans' everyday lives than Walmart (NYSE: WMT) and Target (NYSE: TGT). They are the only two national brick-and-mortar multi-category retailers

Walmart (NYSE: WMT) shared some exciting news last week with the announcement of CEO Doug McMillon's retirement. McMillon has shepherded the company for the past decade, bringing its digital

For all the talk about the wind possibly coming out of the sails of the artificial intelligence (AI) trade, a real sector rotation hasn't played out.

Recent headlines suggest investors are skittish

Shares of Walmart (NYSE: WMT) rose more than 6% on Thursday after the discount retailer delivered strong fiscal third-quarter profits and boosted its full-year outlook.

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Retail is an industry that routinely experiences ups and downs. When the economy is strong, people are more willing to spend money. When the economy has uncertainty, people tend to cut back and

Plug Power (NASDAQ: PLUG) is a pioneer in the commercialization of hydrogen fuel cell technology. The company has deployed more than 72,000 fuel cell systems and 275 fueling stations. Plug Power

Walmart (NYSE: WMT) CEO Doug McMillon, who just announced his retirement, doesn't get as much credit as tech titans like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk do, but he's been one of the best CEOs of the 21st

Consumer staples stocks are usually a pretty boring group. And yet the sector has long proved a steady source of growing businesses that pay reliable dividends.

Generally speaking, the consumer

Walmart (NYSE: WMT) is a bedrock of the U.S. consumer. And since consumer spending drives the U.S. economy, you could say that Walmart is a foundational staple for America, too.

The world's largest

For years, Wall Street has been driven higher by technological innovations. For instance, the evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) promises to alter the long-term growth trajectory for a

If you are a dividend investor looking to live off of the passive income that your portfolio generates, you will want to look at Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO), PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP), and Realty Income (NYSE:

Over the past few years, some of the world's biggest and most well-known companies have launched stock splits, from Amazon and Nvidia to Walmart and Chipotle Mexican Grill. This was after these

Shares of plant-based meat alternatives manufacturer Beyond Meat (NASDAQ: BYND) were sent on a roller-coaster ride in October. A convertible debt exchange that caused the outstanding share count to

If size and market momentum were your only stock-picking criteria, then Walmart's (NYSE: WMT) $800+ billion market cap, nearly $700 billion in annual sales, and recent rally to an all-time high

People have to spend their money somewhere, and many are choosing budget-friendly favorites, Walmart (NYSE: WMT) and Costco (NASDAQ: COST). These retail giants generate almost $1 trillion in

Walmart (NYSE: WMT) is the most popular stock in the consumer staples sector among billionaire investors, according to research by The Motley Fool. It's the top consumer staples company by market

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEMKT:VDC) and the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEMKT:XLP) both target U.S. consumer staples stocks, aiming to capture the performance of companies

If there's one big pitfall that plagues dividend investors, it is probably being blinded by a huge dividend yield. A huge income stream often leads investors to overlook troubling facts about a

Most retired dividend investors want to find reliable dividend stocks. That's actually not as hard as it sounds, though you may have to give up a little yield to get the best of the best into your

As one of the largest businesses in the world by revenue and one of the largest importers in the U.S., Walmart (NYSE: WMT) can provide critical insights about the impact of tariffs on the economy.