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Most dividend-paying stocks aim to increase their payouts at least once a year. The average growth rate among members of the S&P 500 has been around 6% annually over the last five years.

Prologis

Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) business has exploded over the last decade, with its stock up about 920% since 2014. The company has become a tech behemoth, with growing positions in multiple areas of

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian compares Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and IBM (NYSE: IBM) to determine which is the best AI stock to buy in 2024.

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Shares of Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) charged sharply higher in 2023, soaring 57%, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The rally was in sharp contrast to Microsoft's

Investors sometimes make the mistake of associating value with an inexpensive valuation. Although valuation is certainly part of the equation, the best value stocks are companies that deliver on

The stock market had a great year in 2023. The S&P 500 index climbed by 26.3% (including dividends), which is more than twice its average annual return going all the way back to 1957. It now trades

At a stock price of around $25 a share, Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ: WBA) is the lowest-weighted component of the price-weighted Dow Jones Industrial Average. But years of dividend raises

Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) had a disastrous 2023, with its share price collapsing by 44%. It was one of the S&P 500's worst-performing stocks last year. The company's COVID-19 revenue nosedived as the

For optimists, 2023 was a stellar year. The ageless Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed to a fresh all-time high, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite logged respective gains of 24% and 43% by

Last year was terrific for investors. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, Nasdaq Composite, and S&P 500 all experienced double-digit percentage gains. A lot of the positive momentum in the capital

The artificial intelligence (AI) industry exploded last year, with excitement over the technology unlikely to dissipate in 2024. According to Grand View Research, the AI market is projected to

Several major cryptocurrencies jumped on Monday as investors anticipate the first potential approval by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission of spot Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) exchange-traded

Hype around artificial intelligence (AI) rocked the markets in 2023, sending the tech-heavy Nasdaq soaring more than 40%.

The megacap Magnificent Seven stocks were at the epicenter of AI mania, and

After a rocky start to the year, semiconductor stocks are turning around in a big way on Monday.

During the first week of 2024, some of the world's most famous semiconductor companies -- Taiwan

It's looking like a kind of good news, bad news day for investors in oil stocks on Monday.

On the good news side of the board, two big Wall Street banks -- Truist and Piper Sandler -- just raised

Investors are feeling bullish after a strong finish to 2023, but even after a 24% gain for the S&P 500 last year, many great stocks are still trading below their previous highs and at cheap

Boeing's (NYSE: BA) 737 MAX is making headlines again for all the wrong reasons, and investors are heading for the exits as a result. Shares of Boeing opened down about 9% Monday after a frightening

Technology stocks dominated 2023. The "Magnificent Seven" helped send the Nasdaq soaring over 40% last year as themes in artificial intelligence (AI) began to take shape.

While megacap companies

Bloomberg expects the generative artificial intelligence (AI) market to compound at 42% annually to reach $1.3 trillion by 2032. Investors might assume Nvidia is best positioned to benefit given its

The fintech landscape is rife with competition. Unicorn start-ups such as Stripe and Plaid have taken on the world's largest payment processors, while buy now, pay later functionality is all the

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), one of the "Magnificent Seven" stocks prized for growth and earnings stability, helped propel the overall stock market back toward all-time highs in 2023.

Apple's performance

Dividend growth stocks are some of the best ways to build wealth. A consistently growing dividend signals from management that it expects strong profit growth and a stable balance sheet well into

The "Magnificent Seven" stocks -- Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta Platforms, Nvidia, and Tesla -- all crushed the performance of the S&P 500 in 2023. But as we have seen time and time again

In 2018, Apple became the first company worth $1 trillion based on its market capitalization. Since then, tech giants Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, and Nvidia have joined the exclusive club.

Reaching

Foreign stocks are underrated investments that could be an important addition to your portfolio. International companies can be a great tool for diversification, and they remove some risk from