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Two companies have sat at or near the top of the list of the world's most valuable companies for the better part of a decade: Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). The longtime tech

When Ray Dalio speaks, people listen. At least, they probably should listen.

Dalio founded the super-successful hedge fund Bridgewater Associates. His net worth stands at roughly $14 billion. He has

When a company or cryptocurrency seems like it's finally solving one of its long-standing challenges, it can be a good time to invest. A turnaround narrative can push prices higher for a long time

Artificial intelligence (AI) stocks have been some of the hardest hit by the current sell-off in the stock market.

With tariffs potentially increasing the cost of AI infrastructure and increasing

What was the most heralded story from Google parent Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) first-quarter update Thursday evening? The company's better-than-expected revenue growth. Alphabet

If you're looking to collect $1,000 per year in dividend income from Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX), do you need a tall, grande, or venti number of shares? The answer is easy to arrive at via some simple

Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) is one of the most popular meme coins in the crypto world, often getting a boost from Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk, who pumps up the digital currency either

If you sense that growth stocks' long-lived leadership is finally waning, you're not imagining things. And that's not just because investors suddenly started locking in profits on the market's

Altria (NYSE: MO) stock has long been a favorite among income investors and it's clear why.

The company has raised its dividend 59 times in the last 55 years, making it a Dividend King, and it

It's been a tough couple of months for the market. The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) is down 14% from its February high, in fact, and toying with its worst April since the Great Depression. Yikes.

If

The dos and don'ts of life are rarely black and white. What's right for one person may not be right for another. That's certainly the case with borrowing from a 401(k). Ideally, no one would ever

The great Charlie Munger, who died in 2023 and formerly served as Berkshire Hathaway's vice chairman, always gave blunt financial advice to investors seeking his wisdom.

One key piece of advice was

The United States is the world's leading economy, a position it has held for many years. That's probably not going to change anytime soon, but that doesn't mean things are rosy. Many American

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) stock rallied impressively in 2024 after it became evident that the software platforms and data analytics specialist benefits from the fast-growing demand for

As most experienced investors can attest, there's no such thing as a perfect investment. Everything is a trade-off. You're exchanging safety for bigger returns, for instance, or looking for strong

Investing in dividend stocks is a great way to make some extra cash. The top ones pay a lucrative income stream that steadily rises, enabling you to turn idle cash into a growing stream of passive

Since the beginning of 2023, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has added more than $2.2 trillion to its market capitalization on the back of the artificial intelligence (AI) boom. Demand is through the roof for

Believe it or not, retirees are less than six months away from finding out how much their Social Security benefits will increase next year. But you don't have to wait to learn what the annual

Uncertainty in the stock market has skyrocketed as 2025 progresses, all due to the trade war started by the United States against virtually every country in the world. Plenty of stocks have tanked

Share prices of ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW) popped after the software company reported strong revenue growth to start the year and raised its guidance. While it's still trading down about 10% year to

Rising economic uncertainty and rising interest rates are a bad recipe for growth stocks.

Growth investors have been hit hard amid the current stock market sell off fueled by U.S. trade policies and

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has been taking a beating so far this year. Shares have plunged nearly 30% year to date as of this writing. Yet the stock is still higher by more than 27% over the past 12

Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) stock has underperformed the S&P 500 for years, except for some key moments when investors flocked to its stock amid market turmoil. Still, Warren Buffett has touted it as an

The markets have gotten turbulent, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) off by a touch more than 11% from its early-year peak. That means that this index is officially in

The S&P 500 index (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) has dipped more than 10% from its peak in 2025. That puts the market gauge into correction territory, which might entice some investors to buy an S&P 500 index