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Look around you, and you'll quickly see many trends shaping the global economy. A popular tailwind that continues to power the world forward is the proliferation of digital payments. And Block

Investor enthusiasm seems to be elevated these days. With both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite Index in record territory, it's hard not to be optimistic.

Some businesses are doing very well for

After the S&P 500 rose 24% in 2023, some investors worried the market would have to take a breather in the new year. But that hasn't been the case as the index has hit fresh all-time highs in the

Last year was a fantastic one for the market with the S&P 500 jumping 24% after dropping by double digits in 2022. A lot of businesses benefited from the ongoing rally.

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Whether it's a quarterly report, a news headline, or something else, investors often have to take the good with the bad, find silver linings in disappointing figures, or perhaps even recognize when

Putting money to work in the cryptocurrency market is back in style. The industry saw its value double in 2023, so some investors are trying to buy digital tokens that can supercharge their

We have multiple adages that have the same underlying message. "Look before you leap." "Haste makes waste." "Measure twice, cut once." The idea behind all of them is that you should think things

You might be a regular customer of Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO), but are you a shareholder as well? If so, you know at least one of the several reasons to own it. If not, here's a rundown of the top four

It's hard to argue against the attractiveness of getting paid to do nothing. That's why ultra-high-yield dividend stocks like Devon Energy (NYSE: DVN), a leading upstream energy company, garner such

If I could only use one word to describe the cryptocurrency market, it would be "volatile." Most investors already know this.

But some individual cryptos have been on wilder rides than others.

Look

If you plan to retire in 2024, first of all, congratulations! It's a pretty big deal. You probably have a lot of ideas about how you want to spend your retirement, and that's great. But I'm sure you

Look, I know it's hard to set Nvidia aside when discussing artificial intelligence (AI). Its stock has surged 241% this year, catapulting the company to a $1.2 trillion valuation almost entirely on

You won't find many hotter healthcare stocks these days than Novo Nordisk (NYSE: NVO). Shares of the big pharmaceutical company have skyrocketed by 50% so far in 2023. Those gains have been driven

Tech stocks have delivered a banner performance this year. Multiple factors, including excitement about artificial intelligence (AI), a rebound from last year's sell-off, and resilience in the

The Federal Reserve's aggressive course of interest rate hikes crushed major stock market indices in 2022, but things have been much more upbeat this year. No surprise here, but some stocks have

It pays to be the leader in an industry. The company with the dominant market share tends to accrue outsize profits in its niche, after all, along with faster sales growth.

That's true even during a

What does a fast-food restaurant chain have in common with discount retailers? On the surface, not a lot. Look deeper, though. There is a common thread -- and it's that customers of both kinds of

Last year was a tough one for Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN). The company's already-thin profit margins were further pressured by soaring costs. The perennially strong operating income of Amazon Web Services

When Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) announced its second-quarter results on Thursday evening, at first glance, the news looked encouraging.

The iconic automaker's revenue climbed by a healthy 12%

It's not happening today, and it's not happening tomorrow. But it is going to happen. History tells us that a bull market is surely waiting in the wings. And when it does emerge, savvy investors who