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If you had to pick an energy stock to buy right now, Chevron (NYSE: CVX) has a lot of positives going for it. But at the end of the day, the real driver of the company's financial results and stock

Investors have good reasons to like Walmart (NYSE: WMT). First and foremost, it's the biggest retailer in the world with nearly $650 billion in trailing-12-month revenue. Its more than 10,600 stores

The arguments for simply buying and holding a basket of blue chip stocks like those in the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) are solid to be sure. This group of stocks is inherently

Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) stock surged nearly 1,000% over the past decade and turned it into the world's most valuable company, with a market cap of $3.2 trillion. That massive growth spurt was

Foot Locker (NYSE: FL) stock was a surprising winner this week. The sneaker and athletic apparel retailer was seen as a beneficiary of a shift in Nike's (NYSE: NKE) strategy as the footwear giant

Walmart (NYSE: WMT) initially built its success on revolutionizing small-town retailing and its IT-driven supply chain. However, as its initial strategy ran its course, it became better known for

American Express (NYSE: AXP) is one of Warren Buffett's favorite and longest-held stocks. It hasn't always been a market-beating investment, but this well-established financial giant is gaining

With $51.6 billion in trailing-12-month sales and an iconic, globally recognized brand, Nike (NYSE: NKE) is certainly familiar to most investors. Its dominance in the sports apparel and footwear

Aerospace giant Boeing (NYSE: BA) has struggled for years with quality control and a debt-heavy balance sheet. One recent mishap, a blown-out door plug on a 737 Max 9 plane, led to a leadership

Are you looking for quality dividend stocks to hold in your portfolio? You may be tempted to look at financial stocks, defensive stocks, or simply businesses that are more closely associated with

Berkshire Hathaway owns dozens of companies in its massive $370 billion public equities portfolio. But there's one that stands out above the rest.

I'm talking about Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). The iPhone

There are still some well-known companies reporting earnings these days. Sportswear juggernaut Nike (NYSE: NKE) is one of them. For the three-month period that ended Feb. 29 (fiscal Q3 2024), the

One of the most outspoken investors on Wall Street is Cathie Wood, the founder of ARK Invest. Wood is best known for making big bets in emerging areas of technology and healthcare.

In a shareholder

Most of the world's largest tech companies are feverishly developing artificial intelligence (AI) and placing the technology at the center of their businesses. The "Magnificent Seven" companies --

A big reason why Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) is currently the overwhelming leader in the AI accelerator market is related to software. The company's CUDA software platform, which enables developers to

Dividend income is a great way to boost your financial situation in the short and the long term. The extra income can add stability and make it easier for you to work less today and potentially

Investors in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are not having a good 2024. The stock is down over 10% year to date, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite are up over 9%.

It's difficult for such a heavily

Shares of Medical Properties Trust (NYSE: MPW) soared 18.6% on Wednesday after the largest tenant of the healthcare facilities-focused real estate investment trust (REIT) announced a deal to sell

Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) stock climbed 4.2% Wednesday, even as share prices for Nvidia, Super Micro Computer, and Broadcom were down or flat.

Advanced Micro Devices also barely managed to buck the

Bill Gates is known as the founder of Microsoft, but most of his time is now spent on the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which has over $42 billion invested in the stock market. And a whopping $32

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) continues to be one of 2024's hottest stocks, having risen roughly 87% year to date as of this writing. Priced at roughly $926 per share, the artificial intelligence (AI)

The "Magnificent Seven" stocks have been setting the standard for market-defining growth investments for more than a year now. Led by Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), the designer of specialized chips for

Stock split fever is gripping the market again. Several high-profile companies have split their shares over the past few years, and after a short lull, stock splits are back in fashion. Walmart

On March 21, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) fell 4.1%, marking the worst single-session drop since it fell 4.8% on Aug. 4, 2023. The sell-off last August was in response to Apple's fiscal 2023 third-quarter