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From time to time, companies pursue mergers or acquisitions to help fund growth. These deals can help source product innovation or spearhead entering a new market.

One company that has historically

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google are textbook examples of "frenemies." The two tech giants compete against each other in the smartphone market with Apple's

Among the dozens of holdings in Berkshire Hathaway's massive $365 billion stock portfolio, Visa and Mastercard are tiny positions. Combined, they make up less than 1% of the conglomerate's total

There's something enormously gratifying about having a steadily growing stream of cash payments deposited into your investment account quarter after quarter and year after year.

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Each of the stocks dubbed the "Magnificent Seven" outperformed the gains achieved by the S&P 500 in 2023. Despite their share price increases, these stocks are not overpriced according to Wall

Investors of a certain age may remember that International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) -- better known as IBM -- was a powerhouse in its prime. That was back in the 80s and 90s, when mainframe

Stocks like Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon, and C3.ai have been the go-to choices for investors trying to capture some of the incredible value artificial intelligence (AI) is creating right now.

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Bill Gates' net worth currently stands at $130 billion. That's enough to make him the sixth-wealthiest individual in the world. Gates would rank even higher on the list had he not donated $59

Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) has seen its better days. Shares of the big drugmaker have plunged more than 50% from the highs set in late 2021. The pharma stock is down more than 30% over the last 12 months

Investors have vastly different expectations for Nike (NYSE: NKE) and Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ: LULU). While they compete in some of the same athletic apparel niches, one is growing sales at a

Walmart (NYSE: WMT) and Costco (NASDAQ: COST) have certain attributes in common. Both retailers have achieved great success through giving shoppers low prices. And they've rewarded shareholders

At first glance, investing can seem like a daunting and overly complex task. But it doesn't have to be. In fact, investors who focus on the basics and adopt a long-term time horizon can do

As usual, Warren Buffett's holding company Berkshire Hathaway is beating the market so far in 2024. Berkshire Hathaway owns a portfolio of about 50 stocks, in addition to several whole companies

The chatbot wars have arrived, and there are plenty of companies vying to dominate the space. Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has invested $13 billion into OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT.

The tech company

I'm on a journey toward financial independence. A key aspect of my strategy is to grow my passive income streams. I'm working toward generating enough income to offset my recurring expenses.

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There's no denying the continuing buzz surrounding artificial intelligence (AI). The technology first attracted public interest early last year for its ability to create original content and

March 8 was a wild day in the stock market. Shares of Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) surged to an all-time high of $974 only to fall over 10% from that high to end the day at $875.28. At the peak, Nvidia was

Many of you are aware of Warren Buffett's legendary investment in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). He and his lieutenants started buying shares in 2016 and 2017 for Berkshire Hathaway, making it the largest

From its inception through the end of 2022, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust had made total grant payments of about $71.4 billion. One of the reasons the trust has been able to make such

According to a report by Janus Henderson Global, companies paid a staggering $1.7 trillion in dividends to their shareholders in 2023. That was a record amount of cash payments, 5% above 2022's

Many income investors focus mainly on a company's track record for making and raising dividend payments, and the dividend yield. But if you've been wondering which companies pay the most dividends

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Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has become a candidate to overtake Microsoft and Apple as the largest company in the world. After starting 2023 being valued at around a $350 billion market cap, Nvidia is now

If there is one trait that investors have to really think about when it comes to the energy sector, it has to be volatility. That's because oil and natural gas prices, the foundational products in