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After a brutal 2022, the stock market is roaring in 2023, with the Nasdaq Composite up 26% and the S&P 500 up 11% year to date (YTD) at the time of this writing. Yet dig deeper and you'll find some

Although you probably don't want or need the reminder, 2022 was a difficult year for the investing community. Unless you were heavily weighted to energy stocks, there's a good chance you had a rough

Pardon the cliché, but one of the few certainties investors can look forward to on Wall Street is uncertainty. Whereas the iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), widely followed S&P

The stock market initially seemed poised to move higher again on Monday, carrying upward momentum from last week's significant rally. Yet by the end of the day, major market benchmarks were all

Shares of US Bancorp (NYSE: USB) dropped last month, as the stock price fell 12.8% in May, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence. US Bancorpʻs stock price is down about 28% year to date

After falling 10.1% in April, KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) had another rough month as its stock price dropped 17.1% in May, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence. Year to date, the stock is down about

Shares of Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW) got a 5% bump Monday morning on the first trading day after it was announced that the stock will be joining the S&P 500 index.

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After leading the three major indexes last year, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has been a laggard in 2023. It's nearly flat this year while the Nasdaq has surged.

However, not every stock in the

One of the few certainties about investing on Wall Street is uncertainty over the short term. After all three indexes climbed to multiple record highs in 2021, last year saw the Dow Jones Industrial

Wall Street can look vastly different depending on your investment timeline. When examined over multiple decades, we see that stock market corrections are commonplace, but the uptrend in the Dow

Unbridled enthusiasm for artificial intelligence stocks has pushed the Nasdaq Composite index 24% higher this year. Grizzled investors who've been through the wringer, though, remember how the same

Palomar (NASDAQ: PLMR) had a solid week, as its stock price was up by 10.7% as of Friday morning at 9:30 a.m. ET, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence. Palomar was trading at about $52.90 per

Stock markets got a nice lift on the first day of June, as the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) in particular continued its run higher to close at its highest level in nearly a year. The S&P

On a bullish day for markets -- the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average are both up more than 0.3% -- uranium stocks are soaring. Besides the debt ceiling deal that seems on track to reach

The Dow Jones Industrial Average consists of 30 of the most established businesses in the world. Thus, it shouldn't be a surprise to learn that many of the components that belong to this index have

Over long stretches, the stock market is an undeniable wealth creator. But when we look at it over shorter periods, the directional movement of equities becomes a bit of a guessing game.

For

Wall Street finished the month of May on a down note, with major market benchmarks giving back a portion of their recent gains. Declines for the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) and S&P 500

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) may only contain 30 stocks, but it's still one of the most watched U.S. stock indices. The Dow is full of mature, profitable companies, which means it's a

If there's one certainty about investors as a whole, it's that they'll find the good in even the direst situations. With the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Composite tumbling into

The stock market closed mixed on Tuesday, as a potential resolution to the debt ceiling didn't spark much of an additional rally after last week's strong performance. The Nasdaq Composite

Regardless of how long you've been investing, the pace of change on Wall Street is something to marvel at. In 2021, the ageless Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), benchmark S&P 500

The Dow Jones Industrial Average has done quite well in the last 10 years at generating returns. A $10,000 investment in the benchmark would now be worth $26,000 with dividends reinvested.

But a few

Over long stretches, Wall Street has proven to be nothing short of a money machine. The stock market has handily outpaced the annualized returns of bank certificates of deposit (CDs), housing, oil

Stock markets performed well on Friday, ending the week with solid gains for major market benchmarks. The Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) and S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) finished at their best

American Express (NYSE: AXP) saw its share price rise today, as it was up 3.7% as of 12:20 p.m. ET on Friday. The stock was trading at about $156 per share at that time, up nearly 6% year to date.