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Regardless of your investing experience or risk tolerance, putting cash into stocks takes a certain tolerance for volatility and uncertainty. No investment has a guaranteed outcome. However, if you

Dollar Tree (NASDAQ: DLTR) is still growing, but its short-term earnings outlook is worsening. That was the big-picture takeaway from the retailer's late May earnings update that covered the selling

Within the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) has some of the best long-term potential. While times are tough for the chip giant right now, its push to become a

Over long stretches, the stock market is an undeniable wealth creator. But when we look at it over shorter periods, the directional movement of equities becomes a bit of a guessing game.

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Spring is in full bloom, and while this time of the year often brings to mind flowers and itchy eyes, it's also an excellent time to bolster your portfolio with solid tech stocks.

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Wall Street finished the month of May on a down note, with major market benchmarks giving back a portion of their recent gains. Declines for the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) and S&P 500

Shares of pharma titan Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) were up by 2.24% on moderate volume as of 2:29 p.m. ET Wednesday afternoon. The drugmaker's stock is trending higher despite every major U.S. stock index

Shares of financial powerhouse Visa (NYSE: V) slipped 1.8% in noonday trading ET on Wednesday, after releasing data on its transactions and payments volume in the U.S. yesterday.  

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Technology giant Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has become a Wall Street darling again thanks to its prominent position in the rapidly expanding artificial intelligence (AI) space. Its partnership with

Weight-loss drugs have been surging in popularity over the past year. Even Novo Nordisk's Ozempic, which isn't approved to treat weight loss, has made for a hot trend on social media, with people

Back in 2011, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) bought a 5.4% stake in IBM (NYSE: IBM) at an average price of $170 per share. That $10.7 billion investment surprised

You don't have to outthink the market or take big risks to profit off an investment. There are plenty of good healthcare stocks with strong momentum and solid financials that make great long-term

Verizon (NYSE: VZ) is often considered a stable investment for conservative income investors. It's the largest wireless carrier in the United States, pays a high dividend, and has raised its payout

Bank stocks have been pretty volatile over the past few months, fueled by several factors -- interest rates, the economy, and high-profile bank failures, to name a few. But not all banks are the

Led by some of the best companies on the planet, the Nasdaq Composite has created significant wealth in recent years: A $10,000 investment in the benchmark made 10 years ago would now be worth

If your stock portfolio hasn't fully recovered from the 2022 bear market, you're definitely not alone. Even after the fairly strong rally in growth and value stocks during the first half of 2023

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) may only contain 30 stocks, but it's still one of the most watched U.S. stock indices. The Dow is full of mature, profitable companies, which means it's a

Investing sage Warren Buffett spent decades investing in sectors such as financial services and industrials. On the surface, having limited exposure to high-growth, flashy technology companies

If there's one certainty about investors as a whole, it's that they'll find the good in even the direst situations. With the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Composite tumbling into

The stock market closed mixed on Tuesday, as a potential resolution to the debt ceiling didn't spark much of an additional rally after last week's strong performance. The Nasdaq Composite

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Stock markets were mixed at midday on Tuesday, as investors came back from the Memorial Day weekend feeling upbeat about technology stocks but worried about the broader economy. Declines for the Dow

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It's been a tough year for American Express (NYSE: AXP) investors. While the S&P 500 has gained more than 8% since the end of 2022, shares of the credit card company are up an anemic 2.3% thanks to

Great products generally don't need much -- or even any -- advertising to sell well. The products sell themselves. That was the case with Apple's iPhones in the early days.

But great products