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Artificial intelligence (AI) has been a hot topic for more than two years now. A small group of tech giants has emerged as leaders in this space, providing either the computing hardware or the

Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) stock jumped 3% through 10:30 a.m. ET Friday after the company beat analyst forecasts for fiscal third quarter 2025 sales and earnings.

Heading into last night's

The modern-day Dow Jones Industrial Average contains a variety of industry-leading companies across stock market sectors -- making it an excellent way to discover blue chip companies to build a

Dividend growth stocks can be powerful investments. Hartford Funds and Ned Davis Research dug into the data on stocks based on their dividend policy. They found that over the past 50 years, dividend

Shares of Opera (NASDAQ: OPRA) have blown hot and cold on the market so far this year, as the company's strong quarterly results have been overshadowed by the broader stock market weakness; however

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Extending the more-than-4% slide that they experienced last week, shares of Tempus AI (NASDAQ: TEM) have suffered an even more precipitous decline this week. According to data provided by S&P Global

Shares of Box (NYSE: BOX) rallied 20.1% through Thursday trading this week, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence.

Box released its first-quarter earnings report earlier this week

Seemingly, the only constant in Social Security is change. Requirements change, thresholds change, and benefit amounts change. Whether the changes are "good" or "bad" depends on individual

Investing in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) is usually associated with safe and stable long-term investing. But not all ETFs are the same. And just because you invest in one doesn't mean you can't

Shares of Navitas Semiconductor (NASDAQ: NVTS) rallied as much as 59.2% this week, before settling into a 22.2% gain through Thursday trading, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence.

Shares of Walmart (NYSE: WMT) have been on a roll since 2024's stock split, which was its first in over two decades. The stock zoomed up from a 52-week low of $64.16 in May of last year to a high of

Over the past month or so, NuScale Power (NYSE: SMR) has seen its stock price rise by a massive 80%. That's a very large price advance in a very short period of time. It speaks to two important

Real estate investment trusts (REITs) make excellent dividend stocks because they pay out 90% of their earnings as dividends. As the name implies, REITs are real estate companies, and they own

Most investors understand there's no actual mathematical benefit to a stock split. In the same sense that holding two $10 bills is the equivalent to holding one $20 bill, doubling the number of a

Aside from artificial intelligence, quantum computing may be one of the hottest tech trends investors are following right now. The quantum computing market holds a lot of promise: In 2023, a

After a troubling start to the year, the market has bounced back remarkably. Some companies in particular have benefited tremendously from the renewed sense of optimism.

As of May 27, this growth

Walmart (NYSE: WMT) is one of the most valuable companies in the world, approaching $800 billion in market value. It looks on track to become the first retailer to hit the $1 trillion mark. In just

When investing on a budget, buying fractional shares of top companies is one option. Another is to find stocks with relatively affordable price tags per share. Although it's sometimes the case that

Following a difficult start to the year, Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) stock has been resurgent in recent weeks, rising nearly 35% since April 21 amid the broader recovery in technology stocks. Over the same

Tax cuts have consistently been a cornerstone of Donald Trump's political agenda. His first administration helped pass the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, often referred to as the Trump tax cuts. Now, he is

Shares in semiconductor test equipment company Aehr Test Systems (NASDAQ: AEHR) rose by 12.5% in the week to Friday. It's been a good week for semiconductor stocks in general, and a good week for

Many of the best growth stocks in the world are based out of the U.S. This is the land of both opportunity and innovation. Warren Buffett has always been bullish on betting on the U.S. because he's