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Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian reviews Visa's (NYSE: V) latest quarterly earnings results and updates his recommendation of Visa stock.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of April

Warren Buffett is one of the most accomplished investors in modern history, with a net worth of over $130 billion. Buffett and his partners have made Berkshire Hathaway a symbol of investing success

Most investors focus on a company's growth prospects when considering a purchase of its stock. And understandably so. Revenue and earnings growth isn't the only way to add to a stock's value

Chevron's (NYSE: CVX) dividend is its top financial priority, and it aims to increase its payout consistently. The oil giant raised its dividend per share by 8% in early 2024, its 37th straight year

Investing in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) can be a great way to generate truly passive income. They enable you to invest in a portfolio of income-generating assets you don't have to manage. Instead,

ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) is one of the world's top dividend payers. Its $14.9 billion ranked third worldwide in dividend payments last year, only trailing tech giants Microsoft and Apple. The big oil

Artificial intelligence (AI) has many different applications. Some of the more common ways AI is being deployed is to train large language models or machine learning platforms. While AI is a

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) captivated Wall Street for several quarters now, with its stock up 41% over the last 12 months. While some of its peers  suffered from macroeconomic headwinds, the Windows

Anyone who follows Warren Buffett knows that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the largest position in his Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) portfolio. The technology giant currently makes up a

Berkshire Hathaway owns dozens of stocks in its gargantuan equities portfolio. While Apple gets a lot of attention, investors can't ignore a business like American Express (NYSE: AXP). This company

Stanley Druckenmiller is one of the world's most closely followed billionaire investors. He engineered George Soros' famous bet against the British pound in 1992 and generated an average annual

The past few weeks have been tough for Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) shareholders. The stock's now sitting 15% below its December high, sliding all the way back to where it was trading in late 2021. This is

The "Magnificent Seven" have been the driving force behind the current bull market. If there's one trend that's been pushing the stock prices of big tech companies higher, it's artificial

Finding "forever" stocks isn't easy. Corporations that can thrive and pay dividends for long periods are rare, but they do exist. Such companies tend to have several qualities, including competitive

The Nasdaq may have reached a turning point. In the five trading sessions during the third week in April, the Nasdaq Composite dropped almost 6% and Nvidia fell 14%.

The good news is that pullback

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) has a roughly 0.6% dividend yield today. Visa's (NYSE: V) yield is only slightly higher at about 0.8% or so. While those figures probably won't appeal to many dividend

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett has a massive following in the investing world. Many investors often mimic his picks, knowing that investments Buffett chooses for his portfolio have solid

Income investors can be growth investors, too. Granted, it's not always easy to find stocks that pay generous dividends and offer solid prospects of share price appreciation. However, such stocks

When it comes to investments that have driven massive returns, many of them came from the retail sector. Innovative retail concepts and regional to international expansions have often delivered

In just a little over six months, Americans from across the nation will head to the polls or mail in their ballots to determine who'll lead our great country for the next four years.

While there are

The JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF's (NYSEMKT: JEPI) trailing 7.6% dividend yield is eye-catching enough to attract investors looking for monthly income. But just how risky is it? Here's what

Verizon (NYSE: VZ) pays a monster dividend. The telecom giant yields 6.7%, several times above the S&P 500's 1.4% dividend yield.

On one hand, a high dividend yield is often a warning sign that the

Many investors are familiar with the three major U.S. stock market indexes. I am talking about the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), and the Nasdaq

Besides having wholly owned operating businesses, Berkshire Hathaway holds a massive $374 billion public-equities portfolio. In total, there are nearly four dozen stocks in which the conglomerate

As billionaire investors go, Chase Coleman has a reputation for making bold bets on stocks that are just getting started in their growth stories. His portfolio, through the Tiger Global Management