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Summer is winding down, and 2024 seems to be flying by. Leading artificial intelligence (AI) players and megacap techs including Nvidia and Microsoft continue to generate excitement and dominate the

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) stock has pulled back from its peak in June as the stock market seems to be debating the future of the AI boom.

Some investors think the rally overheated as the new technology

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) has been in a bit of a freefall since early 2022, with shares down by 46%. Pfizer's revenue and earnings dropped off a cliff along with its

Holding stocks of companies that make regular cash payments to shareholders can take the sting out of market volatility. Here are two strong businesses that have been around for decades and

It's been over 100 years since investors began viewing the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) as an overall stock market barometer. However, despite its longevity, the index is deeply

Investing guru Warren Buffett recently sold nearly half his stake in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) in the second quarter. Despite selling the stock for three straight quarters, the Oracle of Omaha indicated

Even though Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock dipped during last week's sell-off to nearly 12% off its 2024 high (at Tuesday's close), that wasn't enough to make me want to buy  it.

So why am I sour on a

Boeing's (NYSE: BA) most important business is Boeing commercial airplanes (BCA), which will likely stay that way for the foreseeable future. However, in an election year, investors will understand

Days after reporting strong second-quarter results, Palantir Technologies (NYSE: PLTR) gave investors even more good news when it announced an expanded partnership with Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). The

Few tech stocks are as reliable and mature as International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM). Even fewer can match its massive free cash flows, totaling $12.1 billion over the last four quarters. And

You can't stop progress. You can only hope to benefit from it.

Once upon a time, in the hazy past of January 1996, oil giant ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) was the first stock worth $100 billion. One year

The generative artificial intelligence (AI) boom has launched a golden age for chip designer Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and its investors. Software and services veteran IBM (NYSE: IBM) also benefits from

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In the thick of the coronavirus pandemic several years ago, any positive news from a developer of COVID-19 vaccines or drugs would have been met with a surge of buying in its stock. We're not in

Capping a good week on the stock exchange, JD.com (NASDAQ: JD) saw the price of its U.S.-listed American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) rise by nearly 9% on Friday. The big Chinese online retailer was

IBM (NYSE: IBM) isn't a "Magnificent Seven" member but is nonetheless magnificent to those of its shareholders who are income-focused. In their quests to find the next shiny object in the financial

Investors have been worrying about inflation, recession, and economic data that could torpedo this year's stock market run. But Walmart (NYSE: WMT) just reported its fiscal second-quarter earnings

Being tagged as a top stock pick can do wonders for a company's share price. For proof, just look at Dell's (NYSE: DELL) run-up in the past few days. The tech hardware company's shares ballooned by

Palantir Technologies (NYSE: PLTR) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) have enjoyed divergent fortunes on the stock market in 2024 so far, with one of these names recording significant gains while the

Shares of semiconductor leaders Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM), Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), and ASML Holdings (NASDAQ: ASML) were rallying today, up 2.5%, 4.2%, and 5.1%, respectively, as

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Shares of Nike (NYSE: NKE) were moving higher today after investors responded favorably to news that Bill Ackman's Pershing Square Capital Management Fund had taken a stake in the company, which was

Shares of Walmart (NYSE: WMT) were jumping today after the retail giant delivered another strong earnings report, beating estimates on the top and bottom lines and raising its full-year guidance.

Verizon (NYSE: VZ) stock took a big hit toward the end of July after the telecom giant released second-quarter results. The company's performance wasn't as good as many had hoped it would be, due in

The Dow Jones Industrial Average, a widely used barometer of the U.S. economy, is up 5.5% year to date. Despite this positive trend, the U.S. economy is exhibiting some alarming signs of tipping