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Chevron (NYSE: CVX) already produces a lot of cash. The oil giant had hauled in more than $10 billion in free cash flow during the first nine months of last year, giving it a bounty to pay dividends

The AI revolution may still be in its early innings as tech giants and start-ups invest mountains of cash into AI infrastructure. Microsoft is reportedly set to spend an incredible $80 billion on AI

Since October 2022, the bulls have been in charge on Wall Street. In 2024, the ageless Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), and growth-propelled

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) shares have advanced 34% during the past year, but that upside has been driven almost entirely by valuation multiple expansion rather than earnings growth. Consequently, some

2024 was a phenomenal year for most mega-cap growth stocks, which helped lead broader indexes like the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) to new heights. Still, some investors may be concerned that the rally

Buying and holding Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has without a doubt been one of the best investment decisions anyone could've ever made. Had you invested $1,000 in the consumer technology titan's shares

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has offered investors good news on many occasions in recent years. From reports of record revenue and high demand for its new products to an invitation last year to join the

If you're looking for a top dividend stock to own, you want to be sure to consider whether it increases its payout and keep track of how quickly it normally does so. The rate of increases can be key

The market indices all hit new highs in 2024, but some top consumer brands didn't fare as well and saw their share prices tumble to new lows.

For income investors, this is a great time to buy

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) made headlines late last week when it announced it would spend $80 billion this year building data centers that would train artificial intelligence (AI) models and handle AI

Dominant tech businesses generate all the buzz from the investment community. In the past, they've been able to produce tremendous returns for shareholders.

Two examples are Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) an

Constellation Energy (NASDAQ: CEG) stock dominated headlines in 2024 with its announcement of a plan to reopen Three Mile Island and supply nuclear power to Microsoft server farms. Constellation is

A hotter-than-expected December jobs report sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbling by more than 600 points (1.5%) on Friday morning as U.S. Treasury yields continued to rise and inflation

Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) stock is losing ground in Friday's trading. The semiconductor company's share price was down 4.6% as of 11:40 a.m. ET amid the backdrop of a 1.6% decline for the S&P 500 index

Billionaire Bill Gates is one of the most respected business leaders in the world. Gates co-founded Microsoft and was its CEO through its most rapid growth years in the '80s and '90s as Microsoft

President-elect Donald Trump promised tariffs for months. In less than two weeks, he can begin to implement them. Investors expect Trump to impose sweeping tariffs on many countries, including

There isn't a prize for being the largest company in the world by market cap, but it's a position that many companies envy. Right now, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the largest, although Nvidia (NASDAQ:

The U.S. economy has a remarkable track record of producing the world's most valuable companies:

Apple is still the world's largest company, with a market capitalization of $3.7 trillion. But since

The second year of Wall Street's bull market rally didn't disappoint, with all three major stock indexes hitting fresh all-time highs. This includes the ageless Dow Jones Industrial Average

Artificial intelligence (AI) stocks led the market higher last year as investors bet on the potential of this technology to revolutionize many industries -- and our daily lives. The S&P 500 index

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has been among the best-performing stocks of 2024, and it's easy to see why. The company provides the graphics processing units (GPUs) that quickly became the gold standard for

Bill Gates would be worth well over $1 trillion today if he never gave up a single share of the 45% stake in Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) he held just after the company's 1986 initial public offering

Following Nvidia's (NASDAQ: NVDA) presentation at CES 2025, Bank of America analyst Vivek Arya reiterated a bullish view on Nvidia's growth trajectory and stock appreciation potential.

The stock

Shares in aerospace giant Boeing (NYSE: BA) declined by 32.1% in 2024, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. It was an eventful year for the company, marred by operational

Based on nothing more than the numbers, shares of consumer-technology titan Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) should have barely budged in 2024. The top line only improved to the tune of 2% for the fiscal year