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A new bull market has lifted the spirits of many investors over the last few months. And despite ongoing economic challenges around the globe, quality businesses are still reporting meaningful

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has been a top growth stock to own for years. Its massive e-commerce business has helped send its valuation to around $2 trillion today, making it among the largest companies

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) stock registered stunning gains of 140% in the past year, and this rapid surge has brought its market capitalization to $1.32 trillion. As it stands, the social media

It seemed inevitable that Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) stock wouldn't keep up its torrid pace after more than tripling over the last year. The stock has finally begun to give back a small slice of those

Earlier this week, Oppenheimer analysts raised revenue estimates for Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) for the first quarter and the rest of 2024. The firm also slightly raised its 2025 revenue growth

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) emerged as a leading cybersecurity company. Its leadership in endpoint security and an array of security products made it a popular choice for organizations and investors

The benchmark S&P 500 index plunged more than 20% from its all-time high in 2022, officially placing it in a bear market. But it fully recovered its losses and set a new record high at the end of

The S&P 500 has been on a tear lately, gaining 26% almost in a straight line over the past six months. But the index sank 1.1% last week, and while that doesn't sound like much, it was the steepest

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) has advanced 33% since entering a bull market in October 2022. But over the past five decades, the index returned an average of 172% during bull

I began my investing journey in August 2007 with a few hundred dollars and big dreams. I was already convinced that the stock market was a far more effective vehicle for achieving financial

Shares of Perion Network (NASDAQ: PERI) plummeted more than 40% on Monday after the digital advertising products and services company announced far weaker-than-expected preliminary first-quarter

The electric vehicle (EV) sector hasn't exactly been a favorite of investors so far this year, but you wouldn't know that from how EV and related stocks traded on Monday. While they didn't exactly

One of the most high-profile trends over the past year or so has been the growing adoption of artificial intelligence (AI). The latest advances in this quickly evolving field have created something

Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) announced on April 2 that it made $4.8 billion in share repurchases in the first quarter of 2024, the second-largest quarterly share buyback in its history. This is likely a

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian compares Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) to determine which is better for long-term investors.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian forecasts where Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) stock could be in 2030.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of April 5, 2024. The video was published on

Is the "magnificence" fading? Tesla's shares have plunged nearly 45% from their 52-week high. Apple stock is down nearly 15% from its recent high. Even Nvidia has retreated 10% from its peak.

The e-commerce industry has undoubtedly made room for Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Shopify (NYSE: SHOP), but outside these e-commerce ties, the companies have less in common than one might think

Investors should strive to find competitively advantaged businesses trading at reasonable prices, especially those with compelling growth prospects. Valuations have undoubtedly become less

The U.S. stock market has been volatile since the pandemic of 2020, with fluctuations driven by economic uncertainties and geopolitical pressures. Despite this, the stock market remains a

The U.S. stock market has been exceptionally volatile since 2020, mainly due to the lasting impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, increasing economic uncertainties, and geopolitical tensions. However

Many hypergrowth stocks were crushed in 2022 as rising rates compressed their valuations and drove investors toward more conservative investments. But over the past year, many of those stocks

Growth stock investors have had an epic run this year thanks to the rally that pushed the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite index up 33% over the past 12 months. Nvidia and Meta Platforms more than

Sprawling Chinese tech company Alibaba Group (NYSE: BABA) hasn't been all that mighty on the U.S. stock market of late. The company's stock has underperformed market indexes significantly and