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In the first three quarters of 2023, shares of tech giant Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and social media behemoth Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) -- in that order -- were the two best performers among 500

After nearly two years of regulatory proceedings, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) finally completed the acquisition of leading game producer Activision Blizzard. The U.K. Competition and Markets Authority

Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) has been all over the stock charts in the last couple of years.

After soaring through the pandemic, shares collapsed in the first half of 2022 as the company lost subscribers

Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly becoming an inevitable part of our daily lives. While businesses are adopting AI in areas such as operations, customer service, and analytics, customers

Earlier this year, there was excitement that the federal government might reschedule marijuana from a Schedule I substance down to Schedule III. It would be a big step toward decriminalization,

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has been a company to watch this year after becoming one of the biggest names in artificial intelligence (AI) and completing its purchase of game developer Activision

Technology stocks got hot again in 2023 as the sector benefited from multiple tailwinds, including the increased popularity of artificial intelligence (AI), cooling inflation, and the Federal

Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) is often considered a bellwether of the tech sector. It's the world's largest database software company, its cloud-based transformation enabled it to keep pace with most of its

Monday was one of those trading sessions where a blindfolded investor could throw a dart at a big list of cryptocurrency investments and hit a gainer no matter what. The prices of a great many

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Shares of Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) were up strongly on the day today, as much as 2.6% in early trading, before reverting to a still-solid 1.9% gain as of 1:55 p.m. ET.

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Earnings season is here. We've heard largely from financial services providers at this point, but a bellwether in consumer tech will step up with fresh financials this week. Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX)

The artificial intelligence (AI) market has blown up this year, triggering a recovery for many tech stocks that experienced significant declines under economic strains in 2022. The launch of

The stock market never moves in the same direction all at once. Different investing sectors get attention from different investors at different times. Technology stocks were all the rage a few years

The artificial intelligence (AI) race is attracting enormous attention lately thanks to the transformation impact this technology will bring to almost every aspect of our personal and business

It is possible to earn excellent returns in the stock market without taking big risks. It's often the best -- and, therefore, lowest-risk -- businesses that generate the highest long-term returns

Many investors might think of Oracle (NYSE: ORCL), the world's largest database software provider, as a blue chip tech stock that is owned for stability instead of growth. That notion seems valid

With Adobe (NASDAQ: ADBE) shares up over 60% so far this year, it's understandable if investors feel like they've missed the boat on this stock. The rally has pushed its market capitalization above

Fintech company PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ: PYPL) caught fire during the pandemic. Revenue grew rapidly as business closures and social distancing accelerated the shift toward online shopping, and the

The world's largest companies dominate Wall Street headlines and are household names. Who doesn't know mega-cap stocks like Apple, Microsoft, and Tesla? To be fair, the business world is ruthlessly

Many new businesses don't even last five years. Few get beyond a decade, and only the best of them -- typically those that have built solid economic moats and can continue improving their financial

A term coined by Bank of America analyst Michael Hartnett, the "Magnificent Seven," refers to the seven heavyweights in the S&P 500 index: Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, Tesla

Artificial intelligence (AI) is the hot growth opportunity that many businesses have been focusing on in 2023. For retirees, however, it may seem like the next big risk, or tech bubble, that's not

As the second-largest company globally, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) gets a lot of attention as an investment. With its fingers in exciting areas like artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing