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You don't have to be Einstein to understand relativity. In this case, I'm talking about the fact that, although this is a relatively "bad" year (advertising spending is under pressure from a

The quarterly earnings release from Walmart (NYSE: WMT) could change its ability to pay dividends. Fool.com contributor and finance professor Parkev Tatevosian updates his recommendation on Walmart

Long-term investors recognize the benefits of a buy-and-hold strategy. The key to earning good returns is to buy good growth stocks and hold them while ignoring short-term headwinds. While 2022 was

Fool.com contributor and finance professor Parkev Tatevosian updates his buy recommendation on Target (NYSE: TGT) stock. Heading into the earnings announcement, Target was one of his top dividend

Investing like Warren Buffett isn't easy. Everyone remembers Berkshire Hathaway CEO Buffett's dictum about being "fearful when others are greedy, and greedy when others are fearful." Still, it's a

For an industry that exploded over the past two years, with tons of new players and soaring revenue, streaming is beginning a hard fall. But therein lies the problem; there are too many names in the

Amid the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, big pharma companies like Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) began expedited clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccines and antiviral treatments. And a combination of incredible

Advanced Micro Devices' (NASDAQ: AMD) stock price has soared since it reached a two-year low last October. The semiconductor stock had lost around two-thirds of its value by then as the chip

After a stock market sell-off last year, the tech industry is on the rise in 2023, alongside innovative developments in consumer tech, artificial intelligence (AI), and more. As a result, the

Giant cable and media conglomerate Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) has put in a solid rally so far in 2023, with the stock up nearly 18% so far this year. Amid a bloodbath in the TV streaming wars, Comcast

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) posted its latest earnings report on May 17. For the third quarter of fiscal 2023, which ended on April 29, the networking leader's revenue rose 14% year over year to

While many stocks in the market may look overvalued, there are just as many that fall on the opposite end of the spectrum. Two stocks valued at dirt-cheap levels that I think deserve more respect

In August 2018, Apple became the first company to reach a $1 trillion market capitalization. Today, just four other companies also have valuations above that level: Microsoft, Saudi Aramco

This has been the year of the stock picker. Look no further than the big three indexes for proof: The Nasdaq Composite is up 20%, the S&P 500 is up 9%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average is up

Stock splits were all the rage on Wall Street last year, with companies like Alphabet, Amazon, and Shopify participating in the frenzy. As the stock market cooled off in the latter half of 2023

Just how much is $5 trillion? If you could stack 5 trillion $1 bills on top of each other, they'd go all the way to the moon and then some. We're talking about a lot of money. 

Right now, no company

Stocks are often lumped into categories, such as growth stocks, value stocks, or dividend stocks. But there's a big difference between a stock whose dividend is the primary reason for owning it and

The launch of ChatGPT has generated a lot of buzz, making artificial intelligence (AI) one of the hottest topics in the business and investment world. Many companies are seeking to learn how to

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) has been buying shares of Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY) hand over fist. Berkshire Hathaway now owns nearly 24% of the oil company's

Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) has been in the news a lot lately, as is usually the case with the biggest tech companies. Its business has undoubtedly faced a painful slowdown in recent

Companies with higher-yielding dividends can be at higher risk. In many cases, the higher yield is an investor's reward for taking on more risk that the payout could get cut if market conditions

Every year, publishers and advertisers from all over the world come to a major advertising event referred to in the industry as the upfronts. Cable networks and ad-supported streaming services use

Coincidentally or not, the decision comes shortly after Tesla's (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO, Elon Musk, acquired Twitter, a company that is reliant on ad revenue.

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Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) shares have been on quite the run, rising 45% over the past 12 months (as of this writing). This compares very favorably to the S&P 500, which is up just 2% during the same

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is building its ecosystem, attracting people with its innovative products. Fool.com contributor and finance professor Parkev Tatevosian discusses why stock market investors are