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Stock splits were a major market theme in 2024, with some of the world's biggest names joining the list. Companies across sectors, from Walmart to Chipotle Mexican Grill, launched such operations

Retail is emerging from its inflation slump, and most of the country's large retailers demonstrated important progress last year. Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST), the two

Symbotic (NASDAQ: SYM) stock is seeing huge gains in Thursday's trading. The automation and robotics company's share price was up 20.7% as of 2 p.m. ET and had been up as much as 24.6% earlier in

Few would dispute that Walmart (NYSE: WMT) is a solid investment. But a 72% gain over the course of just one calendar year? Many of the market's most attractive growth stocks didn't even fare that

Shares of Dollar General (NYSE: DG) took a dive last year. Challenges with inflation, weak consumer spending in its demographic, operational struggles, and market share losses to Walmart and other

When the S&P 500 is roaring higher, it's easy to overlook the benefits of investing in hihg-quality, dividend-paying companies. After all, a 2%, 3%, or even 4% dividend yield doesn't look impressive

Dividend-growth stocks have historically proven to be market-beating investments, particularly when companies sustain distribution increases over extended periods. According to academic studies

It's challenging to find dividend-paying stocks with attractive growth prospects. That's because a company should have enough free cash flow (FCF) to support business opportunities and pay

Walmart (NYSE: WMT) and Costco (NASDAQ: COST) are both recession-resistant retailers. Walmart's scale enables it to sell its products at lower prices than many of its competitors, and it leverages

Walmart (NYSE: WMT) is coming off an incredibly strong 2024. Its share price rose by more than 70%, easily outperforming the S&P 500 and its 24% returns. And with the increase in value, that has

Stocks splits have been a huge market theme in 2024, with big names across industries, from technology giant Nvidia to consumer stock Walmart completing such operations. Companies often launch this

Retail giants Walmart (NYSE: WMT) and Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) have a lot in common. People go to these shopping hubs when budgets are tight. Actually, Walmart and Costco stay busy in any

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has an unmatched e-commerce presence and a lead so wide it would be impossible for any competitor to get even close to it in the near future. But no company, even Amazon, is

The S&P 500 had another solid run in 2024, up 25% year to date at the time of this writing. However, there are solid businesses selling at reasonable valuations relative to their long-term growth

If you crave exciting investments, Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) probably isn't for you. Selling groceries in bulk is far from world-changing, and single-digit growth is the norm for this

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Walmart (NYSE: WMT) are two of the largest companies in the world.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Dec. 21, 2024. The video was published on Dec. 23, 2024.

Walmart (NYSE: WMT) is the largest company in the world in terms of revenue.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Dec. 21, 2024. The video was published on Dec. 23, 2024.

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A pair of behemoths in the retail space, both Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Walmart (NYSE: WMT) have been strong winners in 2024. However, it's Walmart's stock that has been the bigger winner this year

It's hard to fathom a world without Walmart (NYSE: WMT). The company opened its first discount store in the early 1960s and conducted its initial public offering (IPO) in October 1970.

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By at least one measure, Dollar General (NYSE: DG) is the biggest retailer in the country. The discount chain has more stores under its banner than any other retailer in the U.S. with more than

Walmart (NYSE: WMT) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) are the two largest U.S. companies by sales, in that order. However, Amazon is closing the gap and is likely to soon overtake Walmart.

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In a case of a giant company getting even more massive, Walmart (NYSE: WMT) has been on quite a tear lately -- both in terms of its fundamentals and its share price. The latter has improved by more