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Last year, pharmaceutical giant Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) encountered several issues, none more significant than the massive drop in revenue and earnings it experienced due to a shrinking coronavirus

Stock splits shouldn't be the primary reason to consider buying a stock. But it's no surprise that many of the most popular stocks investors and Wall Street pros follow are those of successful

Artificial intelligence (AI) stocks were the place to be in 2023. Investors earned significant gains in leading AI names like Nvidia, Microsoft, and Amazon. Those companies are generating most of

The new year is young, but 2024's stock market themes are already starting to develop.

Investors have grown more skeptical that the Federal Reserve's interest rate cuts will happen as fast as they

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian evaluates Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) stock and its prospects for 2024 to provide a stock price prediction.

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Chevron (NYSE: CVX) rakes in billions of dollars each year producing fossil fuels. It's investing a massive amount of money to remain a global oil and gas market leader. That's because the oil giant

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock is coming out of a solid growth year, with its shares climbing 48% in 2023. However, the company's stock performance doesn't tell the whole story.

Macroeconomic headwinds

Last year wasn't a particularly good one for Pfizer (NYSE: PFE). Even CEO Albert Bourla says so. "We missed our internal projections and also, we missed the expectations of The Street... And

While investors love when one of their companies beats analyst estimates, it's not always the case that its stock rises in reaction. That was the case Friday with big health insurance company

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JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM)Q4 2023 Earnings CallJan 12, 2024, 8:30 a.m. ET

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UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH)Q4 2023 Earnings CallJan 12, 2024, 8:45 a.m. ET

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Shares of semiconductor giant Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) rose 90.1% in 2023, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The stock started last year from a bargain-bin low amid a shaky economy

Shares of Chevron (NYSE: CVX) slumped 16.9% in 2023, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. That vastly underperformed the broader market, with the S&P 500 gaining 24% last

Since its creation in 1896, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has become one of the most followed and familiar barometers of stock market performance.

The Dow index contains 30 of the U.S.'s largest

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been the world's largest company since 2011 (although a few companies passed it briefly). Right now, Apple is worth about $3 trillion -- nearly triple the size of Nvidia

Tracking changes in Warren Buffett's portfolio might just be one of the most enjoyable activities in investing. The celebrated investor has made billions by sticking to some pretty straightforward

When the curtain closed on 2023, optimists emerged as winners (as is often the case). Although the Dow Jones Industrial Average made headlines for streaking to a record high, it's the 43% gain for

After experiencing a brutal crypto winter in 2022, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) experienced quite a rebound last year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 index, and Nasdaq Composite all posted

Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) stock underperformed the market again last year, declining 7% in 2023 compared to a 24% rally in the S&P 500. That decline was enough to make the beverage giant among the

Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) virtual reality (VR) headset will be released in a few weeks and could change the expectations for headsets in the future. But it won't have much of an impact on Apple for

Verizon (NYSE: VZ) has started generating more cash flow and is paying down debt, but is it enough for the stock to outperform the market in 2024?

In this video, Travis Hoium covers the company's

After cutting its dividend by 48%, Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ: WBA) is no longer the highest-yielding stock in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. But even after the cut, Walgreens yields 4%

Now that 2023 is firmly in the rearview, we can say without a doubt that it was a remarkable year for stocks. The benchmark S&P 500 index soared 24% last year, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average

For the past 127 years, the iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) has served as a leading barometer of Wall Street's health. What was once an index dominated by a dozen industrial

After a tough 2022 and gains in 2023, it's fair to say the stock market is probably on the way to better days. In any case, history tells us that bear markets, such as the one that began in 2022