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Over the last year, an economic downturn highlighted the importance of dedicating a large portion of your portfolio to solid growth stocks. Companies active in high-growth markets can almost

In late July, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock jumped to a new all-time high and was knocking on the door of the $200-per-share mark. But Apple has not had a good August. Some of that is due to a broader

There are many attractive options available for investors to choose from on the stock market. And those potential buys look even more attractive when a broader market drop reduces stock prices, as

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian compares Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) on their dividend yields, profitability, and valuation.

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Following the tech-heavy Nasdaq's pullback last week, featuring four consecutive trading days of negative returns, many investors may be planning to sell stocks and buy less risky assets like

Cisco Systems' (NASDAQ: CSCO) stock rose 3% on Aug. 17 after the networking giant posted its latest earnings report. For the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023, which ended on July 29, its revenue rose

Many view ESPN as the crown jewel of Walt Disney's (NYSE: DIS) TV empire. But now one prominent analyst believes that Disney will give up that crown jewel in the not-too-distant future to Apple

Apple recently became the first $3 trillion company. The iPhone maker reached that historic milestone last month, about five years after it became the first $1 trillion company, but Apple is

One of the best things about participating in the stock market is that even relatively small investments can make a big impact on your retirement portfolio over long time frames. Those compounding

At the beginning of 2010, the largest stock by market cap that traded on a U.S. stock exchange was an oil producer. Only two tech stocks ranked in the top five.

It's a much different story today

In order to curb soaring inflation, the Federal Reserve embarked on an aggressive path of raising interest rates that started in early 2022. The pace of rate hikes has been the fastest in history,

Shares of Tower Semiconductor (NASDAQ: TSEM) fell 11.3% this week through Thursday trading, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence.

Tower fell this week after it announced its pending

With earnings season in full swing, many stocks are on the move. Macroeconomic headwinds have continued to plague companies in the tech industry this past quarter that otherwise have solid long-term

Investing can be as straightforward or as complicated as you want it to be. There are businesses to own that are difficult to understand without specialized expertise and others that are very easy

While many tech companies that serve enterprises are experiencing increasing caution from their customer bases, networking-hardware giant Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) has been an exception. The

Software titan Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) thought it had found a "Google-killer" in its tight partnership with OpenAI and the ChatGPT artificial intelligence (AI) system. Six months later, market

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Shares of Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) were up 4% as of 11:07 a.m. ET on Thursday after an upbeat second-quarter earnings report.

Revenue and earnings beat Wall Street estimates, and management had

Chip-giant Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) agreed to acquire Tower Semiconductor, a specialty semiconductor manufacturer, 18 months ago. The deal is now officially dead. With China's regulators failing to sign

In today's video, I discuss Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) and Tower Semiconductor's (NASDAQ: TSEM) failed acquisition and how it can affect Intel's manufacturing plans. Check out the short video to learn

On the morning of Wednesday, Aug. 16, microchip giant Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) terminated its proposed buyout of analog semiconductor foundry Tower Semiconductor (NASDAQ: TSEM). The all-cash acquisition

Wall Street can't stop talking about artificial intelligence (AI), and it's easy to see why. The launch of ChatGPT has set off a race to tap into the power of generative AI and other forms of the

Warren Buffett has often said "forever" is his favorite stock holding period. He has always gravitated toward companies that make products that constantly stay in demand.

In truth, there are no

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Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) stock took it on the chin Wednesday following the company's retreat from a deal to acquire an Israel-based peer.

The move came after the company failed, "in a timely manner," to