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Investors are breathing a sigh of relief as trade barriers improve following a meeting between the U.S. and China.

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Social Security is a complex program, primarily because it doles out benefits each month to over 74.5 million Americans. The other complex part of the program is that retirees can choose to start

The market is in thriving bull form these days, driven by excellent results from top artificial intelligence (AI) companies. The S&P 500 is up 16% this year, and companies like Meta Platforms

Given how well the broader stock market has performed for most of the past several years, you might assume that good deals are hard to come by. Ironically, there are still some very well-known

I've been investing for a couple of decades now, and my style has shifted considerably in recent years. I'm still a buyer of individual stocks, but I've started to allocate a greater percentage of

Realty Income (NYSE: O) recently reported its third-quarter financial results. They showcased the strength of the real estate investment trust's (REIT) dependable and durable business model. It

One thing you can always count on when it comes to Social Security is change. It's as unavoidable as rush-hour traffic in any major city. Some changes are closer to one-off moves (like changing the

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) was long associated with government contracts -- and for good reason. For most of the company's 20-year history, government contracts made up the lion's share of

Ford Motor (NYSE: F) stock has surged 31% in 2025, as of this writing, despite the challenges facing the auto giant. Ford is navigating the challenges -- most of which are external -- well and

The final earnings season of 2025 is upon us. Since companies routinely fold dividend declarations into their earnings reports, there have inevitably been more than a few dividend raises lately.

Two

Artificial intelligence (AI) has supercharged the semiconductor industry over the past three years. In fact, the demand for chips capable of supporting AI systems has been so strong that the PHLX

Historically, stocks that split have outperformed the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) by 13 percentage points during the year following the company's stock-split announcement. Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:

Gen Xers were born between 1965 and 1980, which means they are between 45 and 60 years old. For some of the oldest members of this generation, retirement is right around the corner. Even for the

Once upon a time, the word "cloud" referred only to the white, puffy things you see in the sky. That's no longer the case. And one company played an especially key role in expanding the definition

If the idea of making money while you sleep appeals to you, congratulations! You might enjoy dividends. But you don't have to sift through countless dividend stocks to build a dependable portfolio

With the launch of the Bitwise Solana Staking ETF (NYSEMKT: BSOL) on Oct. 28, for the very first time there's now an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that offers investors with traditional brokerage and

Baltimore-based Brown Capital Management reported a sale of 376,359 Glaukos Corporation shares for an estimated $34.6 million in the third quarter, according to an SEC filing.

Brown Capital

Grail (NASDAQ: GRAL) is a loss-making diagnostics company with an innovative technology that has the potential to grow significantly in the future under the right circumstances. As such, it's

Uber (NYSE: UBER) stock investors are betting that the company can withstand the risks of driverless car technology disrupting its business model.

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Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ: SMCI) is having a brutal week.

The IT solutions provider's share price has done well this year due to the company's ability to deliver full artificial intelligence

Social Security benefits can be life-changing for retirees, particularly those on a tight budget. In 2026, the highest payment will be a whopping $5,251 per month, which is significantly higher than

Shares of IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) gained 4.8% in Wednesday's after-hours trading, following the quantum computing company's release of its third-quarter 2025 report.

The stock's gain is attributable to

It is desirable for a company you own to have a good business story. After all, you want to realistically believe that the business can grow, otherwise what's the point in owning it? But sometimes

Artificial intelligence (AI) development requires a significant amount of computing power, which is why most of it happens inside gigantic data centers. This infrastructure includes thousands of