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For decades, drugmakers have struggled to develop effective therapies to treat Alzheimer's disease, and though most have failed, researchers keep at it. That's hardly surprising. Alzheimer's

Making specialized scientific instruments requires a lot of time spent on research and development (R&D). Still, businesses that succeed in creating killer laboratory hardware can sometimes rake in

This year's bear market crushed many companies that otherwise have solid businesses and excellent prospects.

Take, for instance, medical device giants Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ: ISRG) and Abbott

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) are two of the leading semiconductor companies worldwide. In this video, I will determine which stock is the better buy for 2023.

Online shopping has grown like gangbusters in the last decade.

According to the e-commerce platform Shopify, 20.8% of global retail sales are expected to be made online in 2023, up from 17.8% two

Vertex Therapeutics (NASDAQ: VRTX) and Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) have swum against the tide all year, with their shares rising as the S&P 500 has struggled. The biotech companies have strong fundamentals

The stock market finally had a strong performance on Wednesday, but Thursday morning brought back some gloominess to Wall Street. Economic reports showed stronger U.S. gross domestic product growth

Today's video focuses on Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) and a closer look at the hurdles this semiconductor giant must overcome before it can be a top chip stock again. Check out the short video to learn

Maybe Altria (NYSE: MO) should just stick to making cigarettes and other nicotine-related products, because its track record in investing in other businesses is less than ideal.

So far, the tobacco

Social Security benefits are meant to replace around 40% of pre-retirement income for most seniors. Taking a 60% pay cut would mean dramatically scaling down your living standard. And, even then, it

Over the past few years, plenty of investors started paying more attention to stock picks made by Cathie Wood, the co-founder and CEO of Ark Invest. While her strategy of focusing on high-growth

Not long ago, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) looked unstoppable.

Revenue surged through the pandemic; it was more profitable than ever, and even its investment in Rivian looked brilliant when the EV company

The world's biggest technology companies are almost incomprehensibly large at this point. Add up the market caps of the four largest U.S. companies -- Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft, Alphabet, and

A great way to boost your income is by investing in dividend stocks. Investing $10,000 in a stock yielding 10% would result in $1,000 in annual dividend income. But investing in high-yielding stocks

Despite continued expansion in the face of a global economic slowdown, ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW) has seen its stock get beaten down hard by the bear market of 2022. Shares are down 38% with just days

From 2005 to 2020, Bob Iger helped to transform Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) into a media colossus. Iger spearheaded Disney's acquisitions of Pixar, Marvel, and Lucasfilm, which brought popular

Adobe's (NASDAQ: ADBE) suite of applications is a staple for everyone from global enterprises to freelance designers. That reach, and Adobe's ability to develop top-notch software-as-a-service apps

Investment bank and wealth management firm Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) actually fared pretty well this year when you consider the carnage in the market.

The stock price is down roughly 15% compared to

In 2021, the air got taken out of the small-cap, software, meme stock, and electric vehicle bubbles. In 2022, that pain has finally come to mega-cap technology giants like Apple and Amazon. All five

After a challenging year for the tech market, when the Nasdaq-100 Technology Sector index plunged 32% since January, many of the world's most valuable companies are trading at bargain prices.

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Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ: LULU) has been a fabulous stock to own over the past five years, outperforming the broader market by sevenfold.

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Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) and Etsy (NASDAQ: ETSY) are two of the most promising stocks in e-commerce today, and it's easy to see why the same investor might like both of them. Each one is a leader in its

It's not often that a $3.7 billion settlement results in good news, but when it comes to Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC), I see this as a positive development on what has been a long and bumpy road toward