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The new year is here, and there are plenty of reasons to be bullish about the next 12 months. 2023 had a tricky start, coming out of a year where the Nasdaq Composite had plunged 33% amid

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Swiss athletic footwear and apparel maker On Holding (NYSE: ONON) has grown a lot faster than American industry bellwether Nike (NYSE: NKE) over the past few years. But here's an ironic twist: On

The "Magnificent Seven" stocks dominated the market in 2023. The worst performer in the group, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), rose 49%, and the best, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), jumped nearly 240%. But with such

The explosive growth of the artificial intelligence (AI) market, which had largely been driven by the feverish expansion of generative AI platforms like OpenAI's ChatGPT, lit a fire under many tech

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Interest in artificial intelligence (AI) has skyrocketed this year, prompted by the launch of OpenAI's ChatGPT in November 2022.

This technology has the potential to improve countless industries

A new generation of semiconductors will begin cooking in 2024. Ultraviolet lithography specialist ASML Holding (NASDAQ: ASML), a crucial provider of equipment used to manufacture chips, began

For investors looking at the artificial intelligence (AI) sector, 2024 is shaping up to be a landmark year. So it's high time to set your portfolio up for the new year, and you don't have to do it

Technology stocks roared back in 2023 thanks to multiple tailwinds such as cooling inflation and the booming popularity of artificial intelligence (AI), which explains why the tech-laden Nasdaq 100

Artificial intelligence (AI) swept investors into a frenzy in 2023. It all started with Microsoft's $10 billion bet in January on generative AI start-up OpenAI, which develops the famous ChatGPT

The S&P 500 has climbed about 24% in 2023, hovering right around its all-time high. The Nasdaq Composite is up 44%, although the tech-heavy index still has some ground to cover before it starts

Only six companies worldwide now have a market cap of more than $1 trillion. If Visa (NYSE: V) reached this threshold, it would be a big deal. However, with Visa worth about $535 billion now, it

When it comes to serious savings and funds needed over the longer term, investors shouldn't be afraid to pay a premium for a quality stock. If you can buy a quality stock at a relatively low price

For nearly a decade after its formation in December 2006, the United Launch Alliance (ULA) joint venture between Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) was the de facto dominant

Professional gamblers will tell you that chasing losses can lead to financial ruin. Basically, chasing losses happens when someone tries to recoup losses quickly by making increasingly larger bets

Dividend stocks can be an excellent source of passive income. Those that are best have robust cash flows that support and grow their dividend payout. One stock yielding investors nearly 4% that has

Warren Buffett is one of the most closely followed investors of all time. Known as the Oracle of Omaha, Buffett's investment strategy has become a template for people looking to create and preserve

Few public companies dominated the headlines in 2023 more than Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), whether it was its involvement with OpenAI's Chat GPT, its successful $69 billion acquisition of Activision

ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) runs with a pretty distinguished group of peers, all of which are giant international energy producers with diversified businesses. Despite immense pressure to shift hard

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian compares Verizon (NYSE: VZ) to Altria Group (NYSE: MO) to determine which is the better buy for passive income investors.

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No one can predict what the stock market, or any individual stock, will do in 2024. The stock market surged in 2023, which was probably not on many investors' bingo cards in January. But one thing

All eyes have been on Nvidia this year as the GPU company has been providing the raw computing power for the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution. Its ultra-powerful chips have become the gold

You might call it a "Pfizzle."

In late 2021, Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) stock was at an all-time high. The company had pulled off a near miracle with its rapid development of a COVID-19 vaccine.

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at a record high last week, and the S&P 500 is right behind it. Inflation is moderating, economists say there's a falling risk of a recession, and the Federal