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The technology sector isn't typically known for high dividends, but for growth. But profitable tech stocks that do pay dividends often have a history of growing those payouts handsomely for years

Given the recent excellent results and commentary from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM), I thought I'd outline a few charts that help confirm the semiconductor industry. By extension

Tellurian (NYSEMKT: TELL) tanked last year. Shares of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) project developer have plummeted more than 70% over the past 12 months. Several factors have weighed on the

When Canada legalized adult uses of cannabis in late 2018, investors rushed to buy shares of what looked like the most promising companies in the field. Aurora Cannabis (NASDAQ: ACB) was one of the

The automotive industry is on the cusp of evolving more over the next two decades than it has over the past century. We're in the early innings of a transition from internal combustion engines to

If you've owned any of the market's so-called FAANG stocks -- the elite group of big-tech companies -- for any meaningful stretch of time during the past few years, you've probably done pretty well

Not a lot of stocks outperformed Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) in 2023. In fact, the artificial intelligence (AI) chip superstar was the best-performing stock on the S&P 500 index.

Nvidia shares jumped 239%

Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) reported mixed 2024 fourth-quarter financials. Revenue missed Wall Street estimates by more than $1.5 billion, while adjusted earnings per share of $0.70 beat consensus

PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP) investors are in for a treat. The company is set to announce its Q4 financial results in early February, likely closing out a strong year for revenue and earnings growth. Most

Does a stock's absolute price level actually matter? There's an ongoing debate over the premise. Some investors argue that bigger stock prices reflect higher-quality companies. Others say a stock's

Retirement has the potential to be a financially stressful period of life. And that stage, you're living on a fixed income, and the idea of spending down your savings may be worrisome.

But one thing

For decades, tobacco stocks were the cream of the crop when it came to investment performance. Despite years and years of volume declines in the United States and other markets, sellers of

Over the last five years, shares of energy drink company Celsius Holdings (NASDAQ: CELH) are up almost 4,200%, turning a $10,000 investment into over $420,000. Regretfully, I'll admit that I

The "Magnificent Seven" refers to a group of the world's largest technology stocks, which have a combined market capitalization of $12.7 trillion. Given that sheer size, they represent 28.7% of the

Microsoft, Apple, Nvidia, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta Platforms, and Tesla -- a group that Bank of America analyst Michael Hartnett dubbed the "Magnificent Seven," -- have taken the market by storm for

In 2011, three friends founded Toast (NYSE: TOST) in the hopes of modernizing the restaurant industry with cloud-based, scalable technology solutions. In 2015, roughly 1,000 restaurants were using

Ten years ago, Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) -- then known as Google -- was worth $377 billion. Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), which was widely seen as an aging tech giant that missed the

ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) is a giant company, with a huge market cap of roughly $400 billion. It has a fairly attractive dividend yield of around 3.8%, compared to the S&P 500 index's relatively tiny

With the S&P 500 seemingly hitting a new all-time high daily, investors are searching the market for the hottest industries and contributors to the rally. The biggest factor in the marketwide rally

There's a lot to love about Social Security. If you don't agree now, you'll likely agree in the future. According to the Social Security Administration (SSA), "Social Security is the major source of

NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE) is an outlier. While it operates in the sleepy utility sector, it's anything but lethargic. It has delivered peer-leading earnings growth over the last decade, beating the

On Jan. 19, the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average both closed at record highs. So did Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), which is currently the most valuable U.S.-based company, sitting at a $3.009

IBM's (NYSE: IBM) stock price rallied 9% to an 11-year high on Jan. 25 after the tech giant posted its fourth-quarter earnings report. Its revenue rose 4% year over year to $17.4 billion, which

The S&P 500 is higher than ever, but the market is still full of excellent opportunities -- especially if you're a dividend investor. In this video, Fool.com contributors and avid dividend investors