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Can You Still Buy the Dow Jones' Best-Performing April Stocks?: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/731457/investing-screen-analysis-investor-growth-stocks.jpg
Can You Still Buy the Dow Jones' Best-Performing April Stocks?

It can be tough to buy stocks after a big rally. Making a stock buy then can feel like you may be overpaying or that you're stepping right in front of a pullback. More often than not, however

Why Upstart and Celsius Soared After Hours Tuesday: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/731771/energy-drink-getty.jpg
Why Upstart and Celsius Soared After Hours Tuesday

The stock market had a tough day on Tuesday, losing ground as investors awaited key inflation data that should come out on Wednesday. The worst drop came for the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX:

Why Shares of Plug Power, Fisker, and Lucid Are Plummeting Today: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/731648/upset-investor-hiding-face-from-stock-market-graph-going-down.jpg
Why Shares of Plug Power, Fisker, and Lucid Are Plummeting Today

The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average are both off to a bearish start in Tuesday's trading session, and shares of popular clean energy stocks Plug Power (NASDAQ: PLUG), Fisker (NYSE: FSR)

Is It Time to Buy the Dow Jones' 3 Worst-Performing April Stocks?: https://g.foolcdn.com/assets/images/fool/tmf-logo_400x400.png
Is It Time to Buy the Dow Jones' 3 Worst-Performing April Stocks?

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) may have logged a 2.5% gain last month, but that doesn't mean all 30 of its components followed suit. A handful of the index's constituents

For Only the 4th Time in 50 Years, This Banking Metric Is Forecasting a Big Move in the Stock Market: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/731141/bear-market-stock-chart-quarter-report-financial-metrics-invest-getty.jpg
For Only the 4th Time in 50 Years, This Banking Metric Is Forecasting a Big Move in the Stock Market

When examined over decades, investors would struggle to find a more consistent wealth creator and inflation outperformer than the stock market. But when put under the microscope over short periods

Better Dividend Stock: Coca-Cola vs. Home Depot: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/729343/home-remodel-painting-repair-diy.jpg
Better Dividend Stock: Coca-Cola vs. Home Depot

It's not hard to see why both Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) and Home Depot (NYSE: HD) have been staple members of the Dow Jones Industrial Average for decades. They dominate their respective industries

Why PNC Financial Stock Dropped 10.9% This Week: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/731223/a-person-with-hands-on-face.jpg
Why PNC Financial Stock Dropped 10.9% This Week

PNC Financial Services Group (NYSE: PNC) saw its stock price fall 10.9% this week as of Friday at 10:35 a.m. ET, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence. The stock was trading at about $116 per

Why Regions Financial Stock Plummeted 13.7% This Week: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/731212/a-person-at-desk-looking-at-data.jpg
Why Regions Financial Stock Plummeted 13.7% This Week

Regions Financial (NYSE: RF) struggled this week as its stock price dropped 13.7%, as of Friday's opening bell, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence. The stock was trading at about $16.45 per

Is It Time to Buy the S&P 500's 4 Worst-Performing Stocks of 2023?: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/726330/gettyimages-bull-bear-stock-market.jpg
Is It Time to Buy the S&P 500's 4 Worst-Performing Stocks of 2023?

It might be hard to believe, but over one-third of 2023 is already in the books. And so far it's been a decent year for stocks. The Nasdaq Composite is up about 14%, the S&P 500 is up nearly 6%, and

Why Brown & Brown Stock Jumped 12% in April: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/731009/a-person-looking-at-data-on-a-screen.jpg
Why Brown & Brown Stock Jumped 12% in April

Brown & Brown (NYSE: BRO) saw its stock price jump 12.1% in April, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence. As of May 4, Brown & Brown was trading at about $64 per share, up roughly 12.5% year

3 Ultra-High-Yield Dividend Stocks to Buy Hand Over Fist in May: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/730264/counting-cash-in-hands-money-bills-dividend-invest-getty.jpg
3 Ultra-High-Yield Dividend Stocks to Buy Hand Over Fist in May

Wall Street is a money machine over the long run. But when examined over shorter time frames, it's a roll of the dice. Over the past 16 months, bears have reigned supreme, with the Dow Jones

A 68-Year History of Monetary Policy Changes Suggests a Big Move to Come for Stocks: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/730481/stock-market-crash-calling-bottom-getty.jpg
A 68-Year History of Monetary Policy Changes Suggests a Big Move to Come for Stocks

Over long stretches, Wall Street is one of the greatest wealth creators on the planet. But when examined over much shorter time frames, the performance of the major U.S. stock indexes can be a coin

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Why the Federal Reserve's Move Sent Stocks Falling Wednesday

Stocks finished lower on Wednesday, although the damage was fairly limited. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) suffered somewhat steeper losses

Want to Beat the Dow Jones? Buy This Blue Chip Stock: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/729914/person-looking-at-laptop-with-hands-in-the-air.jpg
Want to Beat the Dow Jones? Buy This Blue Chip Stock

If you're an active investor, you probably follow the three major indices that track the stock market. Of course, there's the Dow Jones Industrial Average, an index of 30 large, blue-chip stocks

3 No-Brainer Stocks to Buy With $50 Right Now: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/730261/fifty-dollar-bill-cash-money-invest-ulysses-grant-getty.jpg
3 No-Brainer Stocks to Buy With $50 Right Now

It can be a tough realization for new investors and an unpleasant reminder for the tenured, but stock market corrections and bear markets are the price investors pay to take part in one of the

3 Dow Stocks That Are Magnificent Buys in May: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/730220/nyse-wall-street-trading-new-york-financial-stock-market-getty.jpg
3 Dow Stocks That Are Magnificent Buys in May

Investing on Wall Street comes with its ups and downs. Last year undeniably veered toward the latter, with all three major U.S. indexes plummeting into a bear market.

But not all the indexes

Why Lufax Holding Stock Was Surging on Tuesday: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/727909/elderly-person-listening-to-someone.jpg
Why Lufax Holding Stock Was Surging on Tuesday

Lufax Holding (NYSE: LU) saw its stock price jump on Tuesday, up as much as 15.7% on the day. At 2:45 p.m. ET, it was still up about 13.5% for the day. The stock price is up about 8% year to date

Why Lufax Holding Stock Was Surging on Tuesday: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/727909/elderly-person-listening-to-someone.jpg
Why Lufax Holding Stock Was Surging on Tuesday

Lufax Holding (NYSE: LU) saw its stock price jump on Tuesday, up as much as 15.7% on the day. At 2:45 p.m. ET, it was still up about 13.5% for the day. The stock price is up about 8% year to date

MarketBeat Week in Review – 5/20 - 5/24: https://unsplash.com/photos/26h317_UMYM
MarketBeat Week in Review – 5/20 - 5/24

If you're a shareholder of Nvidia, you had a great week. If you're holding some of the Dow 30 stocks, your experience may have been very different. The market rallied sharply ahead of Nvidia's

NASDAQ 100 vs. NASDAQ Composite: A Detailed Breakdown of NASDAQ: https://www.marketbeat.com/logos/articles/med_20240521122546_nasdaq-100-vs.jpg
NASDAQ 100 vs. NASDAQ Composite: A Detailed Breakdown of NASDAQ

Looking to invest in the tech sector? Then you’ll likely be looking at NASDAQ stocks, but the NASDAQ is a huge exchange, and investors need ways to break down the components for analysis. That’s

How to Invest in NASDAQ: An Easy-to-Follow Guide: https://www.marketbeat.com/logos/articles/med_20240520103522_how-to-invest-in-nasdaq-an-easy-to-follow-guide.jpg
How to Invest in NASDAQ: An Easy-to-Follow Guide

When tracking the US stock market, you’ll usually see quotes from 3 major indices: the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ Composite Index. All 3 are proxies for US stock

Nasdaq vs. S&P: A Detailed Breakdown of Stock Indexes: https://www.marketbeat.com/logos/articles/med_20240520100023_nasdaq-vs.jpg
Nasdaq vs. S&P: A Detailed Breakdown of Stock Indexes

The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 are both major measures used to track the health of specific segments of the economy. The Nasdaq is a global electronic marketplace for buying and selling securities

3 Dow Stocks to Watch as The Index Hits a New High: https://www.marketbeat.com/logos/articles/med_20240520072958_3-dow-stocks-to-watch-as-the-index-hits-a-new-high.jpg
3 Dow Stocks to Watch as The Index Hits a New High

This year, the stock market could show investors a new divide, unlike anything that portfolios have dealt with in the past economic cycle. After contracting for over 15 months, the U.S.

Bear Market Funds to Watch This Year: https://www.marketbeat.com/logos/articles/med_20240417125102_bear-market-funds-to-watch-this-year.jpg
Bear Market Funds to Watch This Year

As investors search for safe havens in volatile markets, bear market funds are gaining popularity as a diversified asset class designed to withstand exceptionally volatile markets. While bear

Best Bear Market Funds: Top 3 Investment Options to Consider: https://www.marketbeat.com/logos/articles/med_20240327095739_best-bear-market-funds-top-3-investment-options-to.jpg
Best Bear Market Funds: Top 3 Investment Options to Consider

As investors search for safe havens in volatile markets, bear market funds are gaining popularity as a diversified asset class designed to withstand exceptionally volatile markets. While bear