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United Airlines Holdings (NASDAQ: UAL) posted a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss and said issues at Boeing will not derail its full-year guidance. Investors are cheering the result, sending

Do you have $5,000 that you're looking to invest in the stock market today? Below are some solid businesses you can invest in and which have promising long-term prospects but whose shares haven't

Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) is a cyclical stock, meaning its revenue, profit margin, profits, and cash flow tend to ebb and flow along with the economy. Its earnings can overshoot expectations when the

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian compares Palantir Technologies (NYSE: PLTR) to Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) to determine the better stock to buy.

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Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian discusses the factors that move oil prices and compares ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) and Chevron (NYSE: CVX) as potential investments.

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For many years now, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock has been a favorite of individual and institutional investors alike. For most of its recent history, analysts have been bullish on the tech giant's

There's no hotter topic in technology today than artificial intelligence (AI). Breakthroughs from ChatGPT and competing platforms have captivated both tech enthusiasts and investors. But with so

Say this about card payment giant Visa (NYSE: V): It's not stingy about spending capital on shareholder-pleasing measures. The company regularly allocates piles of money to buying back its own

Many stocks with an interest in artificial intelligence (AI) have soared recently. Nvidia stock more than tripled over the last year, while Microsoft shares gained 45%, easily outpacing the S&P 500

Because it suspended its dividend in 2020, Boeing (NYSE: BA) stock isn't a candidate for inclusion on the Dogs of the DOW list of beaten-down dividend payers. But there's no doubt Boeing has been a

Within a space of two weeks, a pair of the most powerful American financial companies upped their shareholder payouts. These weren't token raises, either, with the more-modest raiser of the two

Last year, Morgan Stanley analysts led by Keith Weiss identified Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) as the software company best positioned to monetize generative artificial intelligence (AI) across

Volatility and short-term unpredictability are a few of the guarantees that Wall Street offers investors. Since the green flag waved in January 2020, all three major stock indexes have oscillated

It's a bit hard to imagine now, but struggling chip company Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) was once a darling stock in the crowded tech sector. In the not-so-distant past, however, the once-dominant company

Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) has been rewarding its shareholders in some big ways lately. On the heels of issuing a huge $15 per share special cash dividend late in 2023, the retailer announced

Earlier this month in an interview with CNBC, financial analyst Gary Shilling warned that there could be a "delayed" recession. He noted that he is seeing some traditional and reliable forerunners

Oregon State University (OSU) broke ground this week on a new research building that will be named after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and his wife, Lori, who both attended the school. In a conversation

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Shares of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) were jumping 5.7% higher as of 11:17 a.m. ET on Tuesday after rising as much as 7.7% earlier in the day. The solid gain came after the giant healthcare

Last year was a big one for the music industry. The global recorded music market grew 10.2% in 2023 to reach $28.6 billion, according to IFPI, which represents the recording industry. That's up from

After rocketing higher in 2023, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) stock has continued to hit new highs in 2024, currently up 10% year to date. Morgan Stanley analyst Keith Weiss sees even further upside as

Over the long run, Wall Street has proven time and again that it's a superior wealth creator. Though gold, oil, housing, and Treasury bonds, have helped investors increase their nominal wealth over

Several banks in the U.S. kicked off the first-quarter earnings season, with investors paying particular attention to the largest bank in the U.S., JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM). The bank beat

Technology stocks got off to a decent start in 2024 -- the Nasdaq-100 index has clocked a 5% gain year to date as of this writing. But Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), a powerhouse in the sector, has failed to

Powerful bank JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) is also quite a powerful investment. According to one analyst, the company's shares can easily produce a double-digit return. Read on to get his take on this