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3 High-Yielding Dividend Stocks That Could Pay You Forever: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/731365/a-couple-counting-money.jpg
3 High-Yielding Dividend Stocks That Could Pay You Forever

There has been no shortage of companies cutting dividends in the past year. That's just one way management teams have been scaling back their spending amid the current economic turbulence. But it

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Microsoft Stock: Bull vs. Bear

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has been on a tear in 2023, and its share price is now up roughly 28.5% across the year's trading. With a market capitalization of roughly $2.3 trillion, the software giant

Better Buy: Verizon vs. AT&T: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/730276/person-talking-on-the-phone-in-a-business-suit.jpg
Better Buy: Verizon vs. AT&T

Depending on your investment goals, dividends may or may not be a huge factor in which stocks you purchase. Dividends can be powerful tools for investors, particularly for those approaching or in

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Prediction: Apple Will Become a $5 Trillion Company in 2030

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the largest company in the world by market capitalization. That cap currently stands at just over $2.7 trillion and is nearly equal to the size of the economy of France, the

Microsoft Adds Another AI Company to Its Arsenal. Here's What Investors Should Know: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/731915/a-digital-rendering-of-computer-chips-with-one-labelled-ai.jpg
Microsoft Adds Another AI Company to Its Arsenal. Here's What Investors Should Know

Despite being the world's second-largest company with a whopping $2.3 trillion valuation, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has found itself at the center of the start-up universe in 2023 thanks to its focus

Microsoft and AMD's AI Partnership Is Fake...or Is It?: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/731877/copy-of-jose-najarro-2023-05-10t093924839.png
Microsoft and AMD's AI Partnership Is Fake...or Is It?

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) stock took a hit post-earnings, but rumors of a partnership with Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) have sparked a rally. Are these just rumors, or is there some truth

Apple Is Spending $90 Billion to Buy Back Its Stock: 3 Reasons Not to Follow Its Lead: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/731243/woman-looking-in-through-an-empty-fridge-with-apple-1.jpg
Apple Is Spending $90 Billion to Buy Back Its Stock: 3 Reasons Not to Follow Its Lead

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has become somewhat famous for its massive share repurchases, spending $85 billion over the past year buying back its stock.

Who am I to judge? You can do that when your

If You Invested $10,000 in Microsoft in 2013, This Is How Much You Would Have Today: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/730334/bearded-person-at-desk-by-computer-taking-notes.jpg
If You Invested $10,000 in Microsoft in 2013, This Is How Much You Would Have Today

Many tech stocks are well below their all-time highs today, in part because of a growth slowdown compared to some of the huge gains they achieved during the pandemic. A demand hangover is occurring

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2 Tech Stocks That Raised Their Dividends This Year

Dividends are important for any long-term investor, even those focused on the tech sector. The S&P 500 index has grown by about 830% over the past 30 years, but total return of the index, which

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IBM Resurrects Watson to Ride the AI Hype Train

International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) is responsible for one of the most iconic moments in the history of artificial intelligence. Back in 2011, its Watson AI system won a three-game Jeopardy

Walmart Is Diving Deeper Into Healthcare: What Does That Mean for Pharmacies?: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/731361/doctor-examining-a-patient-in-an-office.jpg
Walmart Is Diving Deeper Into Healthcare: What Does That Mean for Pharmacies?

Walmart (NYSE: WMT) is a large, well-funded, low-cost competitor that no company wants to go up against if they can avoid it. For big pharmacy retailers such as Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ:

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These 3 Meme Stocks Have Legitimate Long-Term Upside

It doesn't take an investor long to learn that successful investing is a lot more than a popularity contest. Blindly following the herd and buying shares of frequently discussed stocks is a surefire

Apple Just Upped Its Dividend: What You Should Know: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/731600/apple-stock-dividend-aapl-repurchase-buyback.jpg
Apple Just Upped Its Dividend: What You Should Know

Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) earnings report last week sent the tech stock sharply higher. Investors were impressed with the company's better-than-expected revenue and earnings per share. The upside to

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Apple Stock: Bear vs. Bull

Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock rallied 5% on May 5 after the tech giant posted its latest earnings report. For the second quarter of fiscal 2023, which ended on April 1, its revenue dipped 2.5% year

This Popular Brand Has Better Profit Margins Than Apple or Nike. Is the Stock a Buy?: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/730047/surprise-smartphone-news-stock-shock.jpg
This Popular Brand Has Better Profit Margins Than Apple or Nike. Is the Stock a Buy?

For consumer-goods companies, it's hard to create a business model that has wide profit margins. But it appears that Yeti Holdings (NYSE: YETI) didn't get the memo. The maker of rugged coolers

Jerome Powell Still Has Hope to Avoid Recession: Should Investors?: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/731467/bull-vs-bear-market-gold.jpg
Jerome Powell Still Has Hope to Avoid Recession: Should Investors?

Over the past year, experts have debated whether we're on track for a recession -- and the verdict is that it's looking more likely by the day.

Analysts at JPMorgan Chase believe there's a greater

Apple Stock Is Just Too Expensive: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/731511/surprised-shocked-open-mouth-looking-at-phone.jpg
Apple Stock Is Just Too Expensive

There's no question that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is a great company. Warren Buffett certainly agrees: Nearly half of Berkshire Hathaway's stock portfolio is tied up in shares of the company. The iPhone

3 Stocks That Soared After Earnings but Still Have Room to Run: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/730321/a-person-smiles-while-looking-at-their-phone-and-enjoying-a-hot-beverage-while-sitting-at-a-table.jpg
3 Stocks That Soared After Earnings but Still Have Room to Run

So far, this earnings season is chock-full of the usual volatility. It can seem strange that a single earnings call can have such a profound effect on a company's valuation. And while it's easy to

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Best Stock to Buy: SoFi Technologies vs. Visa

SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ: SOFI) is experiencing more skepticism from investors as banking turmoil remains elevated. Meanwhile, Visa (NYSE: V) is catching a tailwind from persistent inflation and a

Is Apple Stock a Buy Right Now?: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/731379/its-time-to-celebrate-61.jpg
Is Apple Stock a Buy Right Now?

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has demonstrated an ability to create innovative products consumers are willing to pay premium prices for. Fool.com contributor and finance professor Parkev Tatevosian considers

Cloud Spending Is Slowing. Here's Why Tech Investors Shouldn't Panic.: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/731050/gettyimages-1145589623.jpg
Cloud Spending Is Slowing. Here's Why Tech Investors Shouldn't Panic.

The latest batch of quarterly earnings reports from the top cloud computing companies indicated an unnerving trend: Spending from cloud clients is slowing down. 

Investors are already concerned

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Better AI Stock: AMD vs. Microsoft

The artificial intelligence (AI) market is currently valued at $208 billion and is projected to jump more than 780% to $1.8 trillion by 2030, according to Statista. That immense potential market

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1 Green Flag and 1 Red Flag For Apple Stock

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) published its earnings results for its second fiscal quarter, which ended April 4, and its sales and earnings results that came in ahead of the market's expectations. The

Boeing Looks Set to Stumble Over the Finish Line: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/730745/aerospace-stocks-to-buy-in-2023.jpg
Boeing Looks Set to Stumble Over the Finish Line

Boeing (NYSE: BA) just released its latest earnings report and there were two key takeaways regarding the aerospace giant:

Let's look at what's happening with the company and what could be the

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3 Top Artificial Intelligence Stocks to Buy in May

As the world becomes increasingly reliant on artificial intelligence (AI), investors are constantly on the lookout for the best AI stocks to add to their portfolios.

The AI revolution is changing