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Well, it's Thursday -- the day after news of Nvidia's (NASDAQ: NVDA) Q4 earnings report dropped. And it's already pretty obvious how investors are reacting to the news.

As of noon ET, shares of

Semiconductor manufacturers like Intel and TSMC wouldn't be able to churn out more than $500 billion worth of chips each year without an array of complex equipment. Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT)

Passive income is a key component of any retirement strategy. Fortunately, the stock market is brimming with passive-income vehicles. Several exchange-traded funds (ETFs), in fact, offer monthly

Retail giant Walmart (NYSE: WMT) bucked Tuesday's market pullback, rising more than 3% as the S&P 500 declined 0.6%. The upbeat day for the megacap stock was due to the retailer's strong earnings

Wall Street is particularly bullish about tech stocks now. Excitement about budding markets like artificial intelligence (AI) and easing inflation sent the Nasdaq-100 Technology Sector index up 47%

It's official: The S&P 500 is in a bull market after reaching a new all-time high last month. The index actually has been in this positive market phase ever since it started recovering from its bear

Since the beginning of 2023, investors have enjoyed a true running of the bulls on Wall Street. The iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average and broad-based S&P 500 galloped to fresh highs, while the

The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average are both in the red today, but shares of Select Water Solutions (NYSE: WTTR) are swimming in the other direction. The water services company reported

Warren Buffett continues to keep most of his powder dry. In the fourth quarter of 2023, he only bought three stocks, all of which were additions to existing Berkshire Hathaway positions.

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High-yielding dividend stocks can make for attractive investments given the potential income they can generate for your portfolio. But there is often a trade-off when it comes to high payouts, as

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) is often considered a stable stock for conservative income investors. It's the world's largest networking company, its stock trades at just 13 times this year's adjusted

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is underperforming the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite year to date. But there are 10 dividend-paying Dow components that reached new all-time intraday and closing

It's been a rocky road for the Nasdaq Composite over the past few years. But after slumping 33% in 2022, it soared 43% last year, and this bullish trend has persisted into early 2024.

Interestingly

A boom in artificial intelligence (AI) kicked off last year and has shown no signs of slowing. The nearly $200 billion industry is projected to expand at a compound annual growth rate of 37% until

Interest in artificial intelligence (AI) skyrocketed since OpenAI launched ChatGPT in November 2022. The industry is developing rapidly and is projected to expand at a compound annual growth rate of

The big attraction of dividend growth stocks is that they can potentially pay you for years and even decades. But the danger for investors is assuming that just because a company has increased its

During the past decade, the S&P 500 rose by 230%, including dividends. That's a respectable gain that exceeds the broad index's long-term track record of roughly 10% per year. Low interest rates for

The energy sector is notoriously volatile, with oil and natural gas often experiencing swift and dramatic price changes. However, energy is incredibly important to the world economy and should

There aren't many stocks valued over $1 trillion, and members of this exclusive club tend to compete exclusively in the high-growth tech industry. That's where investors' enthusiasm is most elevated

There's no need for a visit to a theme park when you're an investor in the stock market -- at least since this decade began. Over the previous four years, all three major stock indexes have traded

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian compares Verizon (NYSE: VZ) and AT&T (NYSE: T) to answer which is the better dividend stock to buy for passive income investors.

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Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) stock was gaining ground in Tuesday's trading, bucking a trend that was impacting artificial intelligence (AI) stocks. The semiconductor company's share price was up 2.1% as of

One Wall Street analyst is calling the top on heavy equipment makers, and investors are heeding the call. Shares of Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) traded down about 3% on Tuesday afternoon after the stock

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) stock is losing ground in Tuesday's trading. The artificial intelligence (AI) leader's share price was down 5.9% as of 1 p.m. ET, according to data from S&P Global Market

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Walmart (NYSE: WMT)Q4 2024 Earnings CallFeb 20, 2024, 8:00 a.m. ET

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