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Electric vehicle powerhouse Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) is the latest in a string of high-profile technology companies to execute a stock split this year. At the close of trading on Aug. 24, the company's

Technology stocks have taken it on the chin in recent months, as "tech" became a dirty word, causing investors to throw the baby out with the bathwater. Many cloud computing stocks were caught up in

Dividend growth stocks are better than your average income investment because their payouts increase over time. That gives investors plenty of incentive to buy and hold. For example, if a company

Investors with only a few dollars to put into play might be put off by the seemingly high prices of some top stocks. Amazon is still priced at more than $130 a share after the company's 20-for-1

In his 2018 letter to shareholders, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) founder and then CEO Jeff Bezos explained why taking bold risks would remain a vital component of the e-commerce titan's growth strategy. 

Saving enough for retirement is a challenge in the best of times, and with inflation at its highest point in decades, we're most certainly not in the best of times right now. It can be stressful to

Some investors like to follow in the footsteps of Warren Buffett and buy the same stocks he does. It's no surprise that one of the stocks he has been buying up the most this year, Occidental

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) stock dropped 4.6% in after-hours trading on Wednesday, following the graphics chip specialist's release of a second-quarter report for fiscal 2023 that disappointed investors

Even with the S&P 500 down 11% in 2022, there is still no better vehicle for creating wealth than investing in stocks. While one asset class or another might outperform stocks over short periods of

Investors often face the question of where to deploy cash in the stock market, and they may feel they have more options. Due to recent stock splits, many investors will probably find it easier to

The stock market doesn't seem to know which way to go this year. After the worst first half since 1970, the S&P 500 index logged four straight weeks of gains. Then it was down again last week. If

One senator sent shock waves through the political community earlier this month when he made a bold claim about the future of Social Security. Many lawmakers have called for Social Security reform

If there's one thing holding back the stock market this year, it's inflation. Over the last year, prices, as measured by the Consumer Price Index, surged by 8.5%. 

In response, the Federal Reserve,

Wall Street has been on edge over the past couple of weeks about the prospects for the stock market, but investors seemed to take some solace coming into the trading day on Thursday. Even if the

JD.com's (NASDAQ: JD) stock price rose 3% on Aug. 23 after the Chinese e-commerce giant posted its second-quarter earnings report. Its revenue rose 5% year over year to 267.6 billion yuan ($40

In a bear market, it's easy to be pessimistic about stocks and to expect the worst. But assuming that things will progressively get worse is just as illogical as assuming that a company will keep on

Late last week, General Motors (NYSE: GM) announced that it would start returning cash to shareholders for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic hit in early 2020. GM's board approved a

Signify Health (NYSE: SGFY) has been a scorching-hot stock of late. On Monday, its shares jumped by 32% as rumors spread that multiple companies are looking to acquire it. No official word has come

What sets a world-class dividend stock apart from an average or subpar one? It's arguably the ability to continue growing a dividend, regardless of what may be transpiring in the world.

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If you're an investor worried that another downturn could rock the markets before the year is out, you're certainly not alone. Investors have been met with no shortage of bold and eye-catching

Salesforce's (NYSE: CRM) stock slid 7% during the after hours session on Aug. 24 following the release of its second-quarter report. The cloud-based software company's revenue rose 22%

Snowflake's (NYSE: SNOW) stock surged 18% during after hours trading on Aug. 24 following the release of the company's second-quarter report. The cloud-based data warehousing company's revenue

Are you a retiree looking for more income? In most cases, you'll look to bonds or dividend-paying stocks to find it. Those aren't your only options, though. In fact, those arguably aren't even your