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In most cases, a falling stock reflects growing concern over the underlying company's future. And broadly speaking, the bigger the pullback is, the greater the worry. Sell-offs of 20% or more -- the

Currently, four companies have market caps above $3 trillion: Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG), and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). By the end of next

The market is currently pivoting toward a risk-off approach to artificial intelligence (AI) and stocks in adjacent tech areas such as quantum computing. As a result, many quantum computing pure

NuScale Power (NYSE: SMR), the maker of nuclear small modular reactors, is down more than 58% in the past six months, and the stock closed at a little over $17 a share on Dec 16. The stock initially

It's hard to believe today, but in 1999, Warren Buffett's reputation as one of the greatest investors in history was in serious doubt.

For years, he had sat out on the historic tech boom, warning

The cryptocurrency market has been roiled by volatility recently. While the Federal Reserve announced the interest rate cut investors had been hoping for and indicated that it will likely cut rates

It has been a remarkably eventful year for the crypto sector. Crypto prices rocketed higher after Donald Trump's presidential election victory in November 2024, largely due to the prospect of an

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) has been an exceptional stock pick over the past three years. In 2023, the stock rose 167%, in 2024 it was up 341%, and so far in 2025, it's up around 147%

Retirement doesn't necessarily mean what it used to. Very few people get the proverbial gold watch after decades of working for the same company, and almost no private sector workers have a

Barring an unexpected late-month collapse in the markets, the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) is going to finish this year with a return that's well above its historical average, yet again. As of Dec. 18,

The "Magnificent Seven" group of stocks is a commonly mentioned name attached to some of the biggest companies in the world. All seven are ranked inside the top 10 by market cap, making them

The dramatic rise in tech stocks over the last two years has made a lot of investors wealthier -- and that's something to celebrate! But when we're done patting ourselves on the back for a job well

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has had a lackluster 2025 compared to 2023 and 2024. In both of those years, the stock more than doubled, but in 2025, it's only up about 30%. That's still outperforming the

Required minimum distributions (RMDs) are the minimum amount you must withdraw from certain retirement accounts when you hit age 73 (or age 75 if you were born in 1960 or later). They're the

If you're a retiree on Social Security, there's probably one big piece of news you eagerly anticipate each year: your cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) announcement.

In 2025, Social Security benefits

I probably don't fit the stereotype for someone who invests in stocks that pay exceptionally high dividend yields. I don't depend on my investments for income. I'm not planning to do so in the near

If you're a retiree who's invested in the stock market, you may be worried about remaining invested in 2026. The S&P 500 has been hitting record highs this year, expensive tech stocks continue to

Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (NASDAQ:QQQ) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEMKT:SPY) are two of the most widely traded exchange-traded funds in the U.S., each tracking a different major index.

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This year has been a volatile one for many stocks, including Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX). However, the king of streaming is currently up 7% in 2025 (as of Dec. 18), still a positive gain, even though it

Over its entire history, the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) has put together an average yearly return of about 10%. Of course, some years are much better than that. And there are some years when

Geoffrey Kendrick at Standard Chartered Bank estimates XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) will reach $8 in 2026. His forecast, which implies 315% upside from the current price of $1.90, is based on the idea that

Billionaire Philippe Laffont runs Coatue Management, a hedge fund that outperformed the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) by 94 percentage points over the last three years. That makes him an excellent

Morgan Stanley analysts led by Lisa Shalett expect the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) to return 6.3% annually over the next seven years. That would be substantially worse than the 15% annually we've had

Warren Buffett will step down as Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) CEO at year-end. He isn't fully retiring, though. The investing icon will continue to serve as Berkshire's executive

Social Security income is a necessity for many of the 53.5 million retired-worker beneficiaries who brought home a payout in November. Annual surveys from national pollster Gallup show that between