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For better or worse, dividends have fallen out of favor on Wall Street. Despite record corporate profitability, the flagship S&P 500 index only boasts an average yield of 1.35% as many managers now

PDD (NASDAQ: PDD) posted its first-quarter earnings report on May 22. The Chinese e-commerce giant's revenue soared 131% year over year to 86.81 billion yuan ($12.02 billion) and exceeded analysts'

Shares of Medtronic (NYSE: MDT) responded poorly to the company's latest quarterly results announcement. The market knocked the stock about 5% lower on May 23, but some analysts who follow the

If you read the latest Social Security Trustees Report, you may be inclined to curl up in a ball, bemoaning the fact that your retirement may have just gotten a lot more complicated.

In the coming

The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) closed at a record 5,321 on May 21, notching its second high in as many weeks. The index has since dipped slightly to 5,300, but it has blown through about two dozen

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian evaluates the latest comments from Boeing (NYSE: BA) management.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of May 23, 2024. The video was published on May

We live in an age where many workers aren't privy to a job-related pension that guarantees a certain amount of retirement income. As such, it's on us to save on our own so we're able to live

Twenty years ago, a younger version of myself strolled the streets of Buenos Aires in search of a place to eat. I finally found a promising spot selling milanesa de carne sandwiches for 2 pesos. I

Taking profits in chip giant Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) was a popular move among billionaire hedge fund managers in the first quarter, with a number of notable ones reducing their stakes in the company

For most current retirees, Social Security provides income they simply couldn't do without. A 2023 survey from national pollster Gallup found that 88% of retirees lean on their Social Security

Stocks can help you retire rich. Not as in "get rich quick," but steady compounders that slowly and surely make you money for decades. Those companies are challenging to find. To help in your

Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ: ZM) posted its latest earnings report on May 20. For the first quarter of fiscal 2025 (ended on April 30), the video conferencing software provider's revenue rose

Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE: EPD) is an intriguing stock for income-focused investors. The energy partnership has grown its distribution payment to investors every year for 25 consecutive

Are you looking for stronger returns on your money but aren't quite sure where to start? If you're thinking about doing it with stocks, then you're looking in the right place. The stock market's

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian makes his case for why this dividend stock deserves a spot in your portfolio.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of May 23, 2024. The video was

Machine vision company Cognex (NASDAQ: CGNX) recently received an analyst rating upgrade from hold to buy from HSBC. In addition, the price target was raised from $40 to $52. There's no doubt

For the past several months, investors have been wondering if Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) would launch a stock split. That's after the technology giant's stock soared in recent years, reaching nearly

Passive income investors love real estate investment trusts (REITs) because their dividends are often high-yielding and reliable. REITs are required to pay 90% of their income as dividends, which

Retirement can be nerve-wracking. No matter how much you save and plan, there's no guarantee that your funds will be enough to get you through the following years and decades.

Want to make sure your

Analysts from a major British bank say that Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) should more than double from here to the end of 2024. Does this projection make sense?

Geoff Kendrick, head of crypto research and

You certainly don't have to chase hot tech stocks to earn great returns in the market. As of May 20, an investor that bought $1,000 worth of shares in Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) five years ago

When it comes to artificial intelligence (AI), most investors and Wall Street analysts use the "Magnificent Seven" stocks as a key barometer. There are good reasons for this.

Microsoft has plowed

Palantir Technologies (NYSE: PLTR) went public in 2020, and it has come a long way in growing its business and improving its financials. The data analytics company has leveraged artificial

When Amazon's deal to acquire iRobot (NASDAQ: IRBT) fell through earlier this year, it was as if the air was let out of the robot vacuum maker's stock. Almost in an instant, shares went over a

The news that high-profile activist hedge fund Elliot Investment Management has built a $1 billion position in building controls and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) company Johnson