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The S&P 500 is heading for its third straight annual gain as artificial intelligence (AI) stocks have powered the index higher. But in recent weeks, some investors have worried about the possibility

Investors are all smiles with less than a week to go before 2025 comes to a close -- and with good reason. As of the closing bell on Dec. 19, the iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES:

In November, over 70 million people received a Social Security benefit, more than 53 million of whom are retired workers. For most of these retirees, Social Security income isn't a luxury -- it's a

Dividend yields have been steadily declining over the years as many companies have de-emphasized paying dividends. The dividend yield on the S&P 500 is currently near its record low at around 1.1%.

Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (NYSE: TSM) have nearly tripled in value over the past five years, turning a $1,000 investment into $2,800 at the time of writing. The growing demand

The benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) index has returned an impressive 18% so far in 2025 despite the economic uncertainty created by President Donald Trump's trade policies. After decades when

There's a reason so many people find retirement to be a stressful period of life. Although it's nice not having to report to a job every day, money can easily get tight in retirement -- especially

Quantum computing isn't as popular a theme among investors now as it was just a couple of months ago, which means that this could be a good time to start considering some top-tier stocks in this

Formerly known as telecom company CenturyLink, Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN) has been in the midst of a rebrand and pivot since 2020 amid the artificial intelligence (AI) boom. Like many AI stocks

Heading into 2026, the stock market is coming off one of its best three-year runs in history, up roughly 75%.

The AI boom that kicked off with the Nov. 2022 launch of ChatGPT has led to some

AppLovin (NASDAQ: APP) has been one of the market's biggest winners in 2025, with the tech stock up 120% year to date as of this writing. The move comes as the advertising technology company has not

Archer Aviation (NYSE: ACHR) is a California-based start-up that's trying to take the Wright Brothers' radical idea of flight to another level: electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft

Edward Harris Fenster, a member of the Board of Directors at Sunrun (NASDAQ:RUN), disposed of 32,787 shares via a direct open-market sale following the exercise of options on Dec. 22, 2025

I'm a hardcore dividend investor, with a penchant for boring high-yield stocks. Realty Income (NYSE: O) is right at home in my portfolio. There are three reasons why you might want to add this giant

TJX Companies (NYSE: TJX) has an unusual retail model that does well in almost any economic climate. The stock has delivered market-beating results reliably over time, including a 30% gain in 2025

While technology stocks have been getting much of the investor attention, the consumer space has some attractive opportunities to invest in right now.

Let's look at three stocks to buy heading into

Scott Lish, Chief Operating Officer of Alphatec Holdings (NASDAQ:ATEC), executed an open-market sale of 19,900 shares for a transaction value of approximately $390,836 on Dec. 16, 2025, as reported

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Investors were hardly turned on by Sable Offshore (NYSE: SOC) on the last Friday trading session of 2025. On news of a lawsuit that might halt the oil flow through its pipeline system, they

The holiday gift-giving season may be wrapping up, but that doesn't mean investors can't ring in the New Year with some gifts to themselves that keep on giving the whole year long. The right

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) has been one of the market's standout AI (artificial intelligence) winners in 2025. The company, which provides an AI platform for data and analytics for

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Advertising software businesses can look unbeatable when ad budgets are expanding. But they can also look fragile when uncertainty rules the macroeconomic environment, pressuring ad spend

Opendoor Technologies (NASDAQ: OPEN) has been one of this year's hottest meme stocks. As of this writing, the company's share price has risen nearly 280% in 2025.

Opendoor got huge valuation boosts

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has deservedly gotten much attention in recent years thanks to its dominant position in the market for data center graphics processing units (GPUs). The business sells the