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With shares of the popular dividend exchange-traded fund (ETF) Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF (NYSEMKT: SCHD), investors are wondering whether it is time to dump the ETF or double up. In today's

The Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF (NASDAQ: MAGS) rose around 65% in 2024, nearly three times the gain of the S&P 500 index (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC). As the exchange-traded fund's name suggests, it owns

For a second consecutive year, Wall Street gave investors plenty of reason to smile. When the curtain closed on 2024, the ageless Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), broad-based S&P 500

Last year was a fantastic one for stocks and stock market investors. The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC)roared into the new year, confirming a bull market, and finished 2024 with a double-digit gain. This

Apple had a market value of $3.7 trillion as of Dec. 31, making it the most valuable U.S. company, a title it has held for the better part of the last decade. But Apple has yet to demonstrate its

Equity analyst Dan Ives has made a quite a few prescient calls in his career. In the last year alone, he predicted the Nasdaq Composite would hit 20,000, and he remained bullish on Palantir despite

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ: SMCI) stock posted big gains in Friday's trading. The server specialist's share price closed out the day's trading up 10.9% amid gains of 1.2% for the S&P 500 index and

Right now, there are only three companies in the world with a market cap of at least $3 trillion. These companies are Apple, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), and Microsoft -- each of which are playing a major

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

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) stock posted significant gains in Friday's trading. The artificial intelligence (AI) leader's share price closed out the day's trading up 4.5%. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 index and

Shares of artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductor stocks Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM), and Arm Holdings (NASDAQ: ARM) rallied on Friday, up 4.5%, 3.5%

Shares of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) were pulling back in December due to a backlash against the company following the murder of one of its executives and reports of a potential crackdown on

Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) is an interesting healthcare company with excellent prospects for cash flow growth.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Dec. 31, 2024. The video was published on Jan

Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) was one of the rare semiconductor stocks that performed poorly in 2024.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Dec. 31, 2024. The video was published on Jan. 2, 2024.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average contains 30 handpicked companies that are, or at least once were, leaders in their respective industries. This makes the index an interesting hunting ground for

Natural gas prices recently jumped 20% in a single day. That's a pretty shocking move but, frankly, not all that unusual when it comes to energy prices. If you are looking at the broader energy

Boeing (NYSE: BA) stock rose by 13.9% in December, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The move put a little shine on a disappointing year for the company and comes down

Both Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) saw strong growth in their cloud-computing business units in 2024. While Microsoft's Azure saw the higher revenue growth, it was Amazon's

When the closing bell rang on Dec. 31, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Composite had delivered respective returns of 13%, 23%, and 29% in 2024. The icing on the cake is that

2024 was a banner year for Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), with the stock delivering a total return of 33%, and it currently holds the top spot among all publicly traded companies by market capitalization at

For a second straight year, investors have been given every reason to smile. As of this writing, with one trading day left in 2024, the iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average, benchmark S&P 500, and

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), a personal devices and technology behemoth, has set many investors up for life over the years. The stock has returned over 250,000% since 1980. A one-time $1,000 investment

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are very popular stocks among individual and institutional investors, but two highly successful hedge fund managers aggressively bought one and sold

The stock market enjoyed a strong year in 2024 as the S&P 500 hit new records. The challenge for investors looking to get into the market amid such a strong bull run, however, is that valuations

In case you haven't noticed, the bulls have been running wild on Wall Street for two years. As of the closing bell on Dec. 30, the ageless Dow Jones Industrial Average, broad-based S&P 500, and