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There seems to be a growing consensus on Wall Street about Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) stock. Shares have trounced the wider market so far in 2023, up around 40%, compared to the 31% spike in the

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian compares Verizon (NYSE: VZ) and Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) to answer which is the better dividend stock to buy right now.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon

Shares of Nike (NYSE: NKE) retreated 5.7% during the first six months of 2023, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence. The bellwether consumer stock got crushed by surprisingly bad earnings

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Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian reviews Nike's (NYSE: NKE) latest earnings release and updates his recommendation of Nike stock.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of July 9, 2023

Shares of Verizon (NYSE: VZ) were lagging the market once again in the first half of the year as a combination of underwhelming quarterly results, rising interest rates that make short-term bond

Shares of SoundHound AI (NASDAQ: SOUN) gained 157.1% in the first half of 2023, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. Starting the year as a penny stock with microscopic revenue

In this video, I will talk about Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), why management is so confident it can generate $500 billion in revenue by 2030, and why these projections aren't so farfetched at all. They

It's been almost a year and half since Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) made its acquisition bid for Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI), and the two companies have faced an uphill battle in their efforts to

A federal judge has given Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) the green light to close its $75 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI), over the objections of U.S. regulators. The ruling is

Verizon (NYSE: VZ) is known as a great dividend stock, but its biggest threat comes from an enormous debt load. In this video, Travis Hoium breaks down why it's time for Verizon to cut the dividend

The first half of 2023 is in the books, and one of the biggest winners thus far has been Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). The tech megacap's stock has soared 41% year to date, making it the third-best

Artificial intelligence (AI) comes in many forms. Generative AI, specifically, is capable of creating content whether it be text, images, videos, or even computer code, and it's capturing the most

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) is the largest private health insurance company in the U.S., with more than 400,000 employees. It pulled in $324.2 billion in revenue last year, making it the largest

Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) recently held an investor event to discuss its new foundry model. Check out the short video to learn what semiconductor investors Jose Najarro and Billy Duberstein had to say.

For the most part, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL) have been outperformers on the stock exchange this year. On Monday, however, investors bucked that trend. They

Shares of Chevron (NYSE: CVX) declined by 12.3% during the first half of 2023, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. That significantly underperformed the S&P 500, which

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With the stock of Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) up 55% year to date, some investors might think it's too late to buy. Yet bulls argue that Amazon has plenty of room to run. So, which is it? Let's find out.

The stock market has been in recovery mode this year after a dramatic sell-off in 2022 brought on by macroeconomic headwinds. Easing inflation has rallied investors and led the Nasdaq Composite

Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) surged by 49.3% in the first half of 2023, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence.

The technology company has reclaimed the $3 trillion market

Visa (NYSE: V) is the world's leading payments processing network, servicing over 200 countries and handling more than $14.3 trillion in payment volume in the 12 months ending on March 31. Through

The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite index just recorded its best first half of a year since 1983, driven predominantly by high-growth tech companies like Apple, Microsoft, and Alphabet.

But investors

A good measure of a truly great business is that it outperforms the broader market over the long haul. This is because over the long term total returns tend to be more closely aligned with