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It's been roughly a year since the latest developments in generative artificial intelligence (AI) burst onto the scene, captivating Main Street and Wall Street alike. These next-gen algorithms can

With nearly $650 billion in revenue in its fiscal 2024, Walmart (NYSE: WMT) is the largest retailer in the world, even larger than huge retail businesses such as Amazon and Costco Wholesale. And

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian discusses the latest comments from Intel's (NASDAQ: INTC) CEO and what they could mean for investors.

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Shares of Vizio Holding (NYSE: VZIO), one of the largest TV brands in the U.S., jumped this week on news that Walmart (NYSE: WMT) would acquire the company in a $2.3 billion deal.

Vizio has

Retail giant Walmart (NYSE: WMT) just announced it will purchase smart TV maker Vizio (NYSE: VZIO) for $2.3 billion. Admittedly, the deal may spook investors in Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU), which leads the

Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) has been on a tear this past year, rising up to become the most valuable healthcare stock in the world. It soared past UnitedHealth Group and other top healthcare companies in

A widespread and hours-long outage dinged the reputation and the stock price of incumbent telecom company AT&T (NYSE: T) on Thursday. Like the outage itself the damage was contained; still

There's strong evidence that one of the biggest contributors to the market's ongoing bull market rally is artificial intelligence (AI). The boom that began early last year has continued, though

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

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.

When

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

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

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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