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One of the oldest staples in fintech is PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL). The company founded by Silicon Valley legend Peter Thiel is nearly 20 years old, and was long part of eBay's ecosystem after eBay

Warren Buffett's advice to most people trying to save up money is to buy a low-cost S&P 500 Index fund. Essentially, he's saying buy the market -- and, well, just keep buying it. If you find

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International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM)Q3 2023 Earnings CallOct 25, 2023, 5:00 p.m. ET

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In this video, I will go over Meta Platform's (NASDAQ: META) third-quarter earnings report. The company reported a big beat on top and bottom lines as well as guidance, and the market is loving it.

Shares of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) slipped on Wednesday, falling as much as 3.4%. As of 1:30 p.m. ET, the stock was still down 3.2%.

The broader market's downdraft no doubt helped propel that

Shares of Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) charged sharply higher Wednesday morning, surging as much as 4.7%. As of 10:44 a.m. ET, the stock was still up 3.2%.

The catalyst that sent the tech giant higher

It has been pretty rare for the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) to take a leadership role in the stock market lately. Many investors have focused instead on major market benchmarks

Earnings season is in full swing, and one of the most scrutinized companies on Wall Street had a lot to report. Streaming giant Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) kick-started tech earnings last week.

Normally

Scraping together enough money to invest in stocks isn't easy. Inflation is denting your purchasing power. Higher interest rates are making it tougher to pay down your debt. And the need to squirrel

From better data analytics and decision-making to profit-boosting productivity and efficiency gains, the potential benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) are enormous.

The following companies are

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Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT)Q1 2024 Earnings CallOct 24, 2023, 5:30 p.m. ET

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Artificial intelligence is one of the hot sectors for investors in 2023, and aside from big-name tech firms like Microsoft, there are plenty of lesser-known AI gems worth investing in. Two

In the artificial intelligence (AI) investing world, multiple companies have long-shot chances of making a massive difference. These make for risky investments, which may worry some investors

Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) is giving investors a better look at its financials, breaking out its sports business from the entertainment business. And that can give media stock investors a much better

The launch of OpenAI's ChatGPT ushered in a wave of investor excitement for generative artificial intelligence (AI). One of the biggest beneficiaries of this trend is Nvidia, which helps make the

Shares of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) were climbing today after the tech giant received a price-target increase from Stifel ahead of its third-quarter earnings report on Wednesday. 

As a result

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A company may split its stock after a significant increase in share price. Doing so makes the stock cheaper and, therefore, accessible to more investors. But splits can also spotlight stocks worth

After nearly two years, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has finally closed its deal to buy Activision Blizzard. While Microsoft had to make multiple concessions and jump through many regulatory hoops to

Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) is the world's largest streaming company, and while it pioneered the industry, it now faces an avalanche of headwinds. For example, it's becoming harder for the platform to

There's been a changing of the guard in the stock market over the past 20 years, as technology stocks have ascended to positions once dominated by industrials. Looking back about two decades ago

When it comes to electronic payments, it's hard to deny PayPal's (NASDAQ: PYPL) position in the industry. It has been a trusted name in the space for more than two decades. 

However, slowing growth