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Billionaire investor Bill Ackman recently bought stock in Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) for his hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management. He started the position during the first

Companies across industries are using artificial Intelligence (AI). And that has people thinking about what AI means for the future of many professions. Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL), the

The S&P 500 goes up more often than it goes down. Since its inception in 1957, the index has declined in 18 calendar years, but it has increased in 47 calendar years. It was also flat once. Another

Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) has been one of the more resilient retail stocks to invest in during the pandemic, even as inflation has been problematic for businesses. Recently, however, the

Making sense of the artificial intelligence (AI) market can feel like solving a brain-teaser puzzle. Some companies seem to have a clear path to long-term success in this explosive field, making

Long-term investing is the key to sustainable returns in the stock market. While short term strategies are tempting, they can expose your portfolio to volatility and costs associated with bid-ask

Since the release of the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot ChatGPT in late 2022, interest in AI technology has surged -- with America's biggest tech companies racing to claim a slice of the

The stock market is showing remarkable resilience in 2023 following a big clobbering in 2022. The S&P 500 has gained just over 7% so far this year. Cooling inflation, a potential pause in interest

Wall Street still isn't ready to buy into Chewy's (NYSE: CHWY) rebound story. The e-commerce retailer's stock has underperformed the market in 2023 on worries over slowing growth trends. Fewer

The past year or so has been a tough time to be an Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) shareholder. After the stock peaked at the height of the pandemic, tough economic conditions have weighed on it, as consumer

Many companies are bracing for a recession this year, and one looks to be coming, with gross domestic product up just 1.1% in the first quarter of 2023, below expectations. But that doesn't mean all

Last year, the stock market went into a downward spiral, and growth stocks as a group were dragged down more than most. However, savvy investors understand that market headwinds sometimes affect the

Investing in dividend-paying stocks is a great way to start collecting passive income. Since most don't cost that much money, you can steadily buy more shares as you have cash available to invest.

Wall Street was generally in an upbeat mood Wednesday morning, with hopes that investors could break a string of losses for major market benchmarks in recent days. Stock index futures were up as

The continued bear market in stocks has a silver lining. Stock prices and dividend yields move in the inverse direction. So, with stock prices falling, dividend yields are on the rise. That's

First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR) went crazy late last week on news of finalized subsidy rules that could help domestic solar manufacturers. But in the video below, Travis Hoium highlights why that may not

Dollar Tree (NASDAQ: DLTR) might seem at first glance like an excellent stock for growth-focused investors. The retailer is expanding sales at a solid clip thanks to the combination of rising

Stocks are generally trading higher this year, but not every growing company is enjoying the rise. Several names you know are actually trading a lot closer to their 52-week lows than their highs. As

The marijuana industry is currently very interesting. While the majority of marijuana stocks are declining, affected by a lack of progress toward legalization, the sector as a whole is expanding

The entertainment industry has had a few tough years as the pandemic closed theme parks, theaters, and more. Then, a jump in inflation forced consumers to cut discretionary spending just as they

Most companies make quarterly dividend payments. That makes it more challenging to match that passive income with recurring expenses. Investors must find dividend stocks on different quarterly

Amazon Web Services is a hulking mess of a cloud computing platform. It offers hundreds of distinct products and services, many of which overlap, with pricing schemes that almost seem designed to

One of the latest and most talked-about tools in the rapidly developing world of artificial intelligence is ChatGPT. This platform is owned by OpenAI and recently received a $10 billion investment