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Shares of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) popped on Wednesday, gaining as much as 3.1%. As of 11:34 a.m. ET, the stock was still up 2.4%.

The catalyst that sent the social media and artificial

The last couple of years have been a roller-coaster ride for PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL). During the peak days of the pandemic, the business experienced abnormally high demand as e-commerce transactions

The Bill and Melinda Gates (BMG) Foundation Trust generated a 47% return during the three-year period that ended in March, while the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) returned a less impressive 32%. As of

Oracle (NYSE: ORCL), Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), and Adobe (NASDAQ: ADBE) are three of the largest U.S.-based software companies. Oracle's stock price has languished over the past year, but Salesforce

Shares in Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) have climbed 25% over the last year as investors have grown bullish over the company's potent position in tech and its expanding artificial intelligence (AI)

PayPal's (NASDAQ: PYPL) move into stablecoins hasn't gotten a lot of attention, but it could be very disruptive to the payments market. In this video, Travis Hoium shows why this could make money

Sometimes the stock market goes overboard punishing a stock. That appears to be the case for chip giant Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) and home-improvement retailer Home Depot (NYSE: HD). Both stocks are down

While AI chip makers are the most obvious beneficiaries of the AI revolution, AI is acting as a tailwind for countless other companies as well. Arista Networks (NYSE: ANET) and Oracle (NYSE: ORCL)

Everyone wants a piece of the fast-growing and highly promising artificial intelligence (AI) market. Various famous names on Wall Street have somewhat different picks in the field, although the same

The past 18 months have been quite a ride for many of the "Magnificent Seven" stocks. And no Mag Seven stock has garnered as many eyeballs as AI chipmaker Nvidia, which has surged over 900% since

Chip designer Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) looks virtually unstoppable right about now.

The company crushed Wall Street's expectations and management's guidance targets in last week's first-quarter report

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) have enjoyed varying fortunes on the stock market in the past year. 

Meta stock has jumped 82% in the past year as compared to the

So far, 2024 has carried over similar themes that were popular last year. Megacap companies continue to drive the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite to new heights.

After being the best-performing stock

Growth stocks can be volatile. Sometimes, they're beloved market darlings, with stock prices soaring on the wings of speculation and exciting business prospects. Just a few months later (or

U.S. companies are lavishing their investors with more dividend income this year. Dividend payments from companies based in the U.S. hit a record $164.3 billion in the first quarter, according to

Shares of financial technology (fintech) pioneer PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) are down more than 40% over the last five years and are down 80% from their all-time highs. Before I explain the company's

Disney's (NYSE: DIS) streaming business isn't that much smaller than Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) today -- and that's before it begins bundling with Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD) and launches the

PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) has been one of the more disappointing stocks on the market since the pandemic-era tech bubble burst in late 2021.

While the company is still recognized as a leader in digital

Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group (NASDAQ: DJT) jumped 5% overnight but fell 8% at the open Friday following the conviction of Donald J. Trump in a New York felony case. Investors are focused

Over the past three years, the S&P 500 has produced a total return (capital gains and dividends) of 32.4%, beating the Nasdaq Composite's 26.8% total return. Still, both indices have done well

Several big tech companies have announced new dividends this year, with Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL), and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) all initiating their first

PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) is down by about 80% from its 2021 highs, and to be fair, there are some good reasons why. At that point, the company's leadership was telling investors that the platform would

Investors seeking dividends won't find much to like with most artificial intelligence (AI) stocks. Sure, a few AI giants such as Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, and Nvidia pay dividends. But all

The world's most valuable company, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), has a market capitalization of $3.2 trillion, and it's the only member of the "$3 trillion club" right now. Apple was a club member last