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Investing in growth stocks can be an easy way to increase your portfolio's value over time. While dividend stocks might seem safer and can offer recurring income, stocks focused on growth can

The past year has been an underwhelming one for Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) investors, as shares of the technology giant have appreciated only 13% as compared to the Nasdaq-100 Technology Sector index's

A $3 trillion market capitalization is big. Very big. Today, only three companies have larger market caps: Nvidia, Microsoft, and Apple. I think there's another artificial intelligence (AI) company

Billionaire Stan Druckenmiller is widely considered one of the greatest investors in American history. He made a name for himself in 1992 when he earned $1 billion betting against the British pound

IT veteran International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) reported second-quarter results on Tuesday evening. Big Blue knocked this quarter out of the park, crushing analyst estimates across the board

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AT&T (NYSE: T) and Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) are two telecom giants favored by many income investors for their exceptionally high yields. These companies have been transforming their

Buying quality growth stocks doesn't have to involve paying an enormous premium. There are some solid, underrated companies worth buying right now that don't trade at egregious valuations. While

One particular aspect of the outage caused by a CrowdStrike software update is that it didn't affect software running on Linux or Apple's Mac OS operating systems. Instead, the software impacted by

Shares of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) were falling after the wireless company reported mixed second-quarter earnings results. Its stock remains up more than 20% over the past year, but it is

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian previews Intel's (NASDAQ: INTC) upcoming earnings release.

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If you're looking to invest in order to get richer, that's great -- because most of us need to be amassing a war chest for retirement (not to mention other financial goals, such as a down payment

Plenty of stocks have been surging this year, but others have been cast aside by investors. Semiconductor-giant Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) and entertainment juggernaut Disney (NYSE: DIS) have entirely

Semiconductor giant Nvidia was recently up 155% year to date, and server-and-storage specialist Super Micro Computer was up 208%. We'd all love to have picked these stocks for our portfolios --

The S&P 500 is a market capitalization-weighted index, meaning the largest of its 500 constituents have a greater influence over its performance than the smallest. The index is up 16% this year and

Which company is the leader in the burgeoning weight loss drug market? A recent poll found that among the largest drugmakers, Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) is the one Americans associate most with this

No single stock you own is likely to meaningfully help you become a millionaire, but there are some rare exceptions. Among these exceptions, the odds are good that they reside in the tech sector

Visa (NYSE: V) is one of the largest transaction processors in the world, with its brand practically synonymous with the cards (credit and otherwise) that bear its logo. It has a long history of

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Inaction rather than action was a key cause of tech incumbent Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) stock dip on Wednesday. A media report stating that the company is apparently unwilling to modify its

Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) stock is slipping in Wednesday's trading. The company's share price was down 2.8% as of 1:15 p.m. EDT, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence.

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The stock market had a rough day on Wednesday and Visa (NYSE: V) didn't help the cause. It reported fiscal third-quarter earnings results after the bell on Tuesday. Shares fell as much as 4.4% early

If there's one thing healthcare giant Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) really needs right now, it's a compelling growth catalyst. This year, the company isn't expecting much in the way of growth and investors are

One of the most famous entrepreneurs and philanthropists in recent history is Bill Gates. As a co-founder of Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), he helped pioneer modern computing and revolutionize how