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The major stock indices are currently hovering around their all-time highs despite extreme levels of economic uncertainty. U.S. tariff policy remains erratic and unpredictable, and the risk of a

Countless inputs influence the price of stocks and the direction of the market; inflation, company earnings, new technology, fiscal and monetary policy, and unemployment, to name a few. One of the

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been a major driver of stock market gains in recent years, and that's likely to continue since we're still in the early stages of this growth story. Analysts predict

The artificial intelligence (AI) boom has a dirty little secret: The technology is an energy hog of epic proportions. Training an advanced frontier large language model can consume as much

The best age to start Social Security depends on personal circumstances, but retirees cannot make a prudent decision without first understanding how claim age factors into the equation. We can

Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) presents its earnings reports a little differently. For one thing, management doesn't hold quarterly earnings calls like most companies do. And CEO

Americans have multiple tools at their disposal to save for retirement. 401(k) accounts could be the best of the bunch. These accounts allow both employees and employers to contribute. If managed

Energy Transfer LP (NYSE: ET) hasn't been a great investment this year. The midstream energy stock is down more than 10% while the overall market has bounced back strongly.

However, pullbacks like

Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) is an iconic consumer staples giant. The stock has long been a holding in Warren Buffett-run Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) stock portfolio, which is a huge

It's difficult to find any companies that have benefited from the growth of artificial intelligence (AI) like Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA). The stock has been a rocket ship for shareholders, soaring

Your financial plans change in retirement, when those paychecks stop and you begin depending on your hard-earned retirement savings to pay your living expenses.

Some people slowly withdraw their

By now, you're hopefully aware that retiring on Social Security alone has the potential to be disastrous, especially with benefit cuts looming. And like it or not, it's on each of us individually to

A few years ago, Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) was on top of the world when it came to earnings and stock price performance. The pharma giant recorded a record of $100 billion in sales back in 2022, and saw

Technology stocks have delivered stunning returns to investors in the past couple of years, and that's not surprising. The sector benefits from massive tailwinds in the form of artificial

Investors often look to Warren Buffett for inspiration, due to his decades of investment success. The billionaire, as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, has helped produce a compounded annual gain of

Your career earnings largely determine your monthly Social Security benefit amount. The more you earn, the more you pay in Social Security payroll taxes (up to a certain amount), and the larger your

Though volatility is inherent in Wall Street, some years are more of a roller-coaster ride than others.

Through the first six and a half months of 2025, the growth-oriented Nasdaq Composite

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has been a cornerstone of the artificial intelligence (AI) boom. The stock has advanced 1,070% since January 2023 as the company has reported tremendous financial results

The bar is high as Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) prepares to release its second-quarter earnings this week. Scheduled to report the period's results after market close on Thursday, investors will be hoping

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) broke the $120,000 barrier on Monday, July 14, as what's been dubbed "Crypto Week" kicked off in Washington D.C. Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) pushed above $3,000 for the first time

EPR Properties (NYSE: EPR) stock has been red-hot over the past year, rallying more than 40%. That surge has driven the real estate investment trust's (REIT) dividend yield down to 5.8%. Here's a

For the better part of the last three years, no trend has garnered more attention on Wall Street than the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI). The ability for AI-empowered software and systems

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