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Concerns regarding high inflation, the omicron variant, and rising interest rates have dampened Wall Street's appetite for risk, and the S&P 500 has fallen 10% from its high. But that figure doesn't

There are various signs investors look at to see if a stock is fundamentally healthy. One of the bigger signs to see this is a dividend hike. I would argue that large dividend increases reflect

Shares of Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) have tumbled nearly 40% after hitting an all-time high of $700.99 last November. Most of that decline occurred after the stock posted a mixed fourth-quarter earnings

Predicting which marijuana companies will be the best investments 10 years from now is not easy. The market is growing, new companies go public, and there's an increase in mergers and acquisitions

Passive income, according to the IRS, is money you make from trade or business activities in which you don't materially participate. In other words, you don't actually manage the business yourself.

Taxes are a part of life -- whether you're deep in the throes of your career or you've left the workforce behind. But while workers often know to anticipate taxes, retirees can often be caught off

Macy's (NYSE: M) is scheduled to report fourth-quarter earnings on Feb. 21. After suffering devastating consequences at the pandemic onset when it had to shut its doors to in-person shopping, the

The idea of making a fortune in real estate tends to bring about images of fancy, ornate buildings like high-rise office towers or casinos. While these are one way many people have made a fortune in

There's a lot of talk about metaverse stocks and the future of gaming, social interaction, and work. But there's no clear definition of what the metaverse is. Some think it's a fully digital virtual

Even amid the recent price drawdown, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) has been one of the best financial assets to own over the years. Its trailing-five-year return of almost 4,000% crushes the broader S&P 500

The stock market has been making some shifts in response to the macroeconomic environment. After two years of pandemic-related stimulus, the Federal Reserve has said it will taper its quantitative

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) share prices reached an all-time (split-adjusted) high of $346 in November after reporting another blockbuster quarter of earnings. But the expectation that the Federal Reserve

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) shares have performed well through the past few years, beating the rally in the wider market. But there's still a compelling thesis for buying this stock now.

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Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: FB) recently announced that it has teamed up with NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) to create one of the world's fastest computers. But the move is more than just an attempt to capture

With its self-driving vehicles on the road now for several years, Cruise from General Motors (NYSE: GM) has been collecting valuable real-time data from actual driving scenarios that could not be

Investing in the stock market is one of the best ways to generate long-term wealth, but choosing the right investments can be tricky.

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) can be a smart option for many

While the idea of trying to find a stock that could triple over the next decade may sound overwhelming, it equals out to about 12% annualized growth over that time -- only slightly above the S&P

When looking at stocks to hold for the long haul, it is important to consider a company's long-term history and ask if it has any competitive advantages that give it staying power. A durable

Vaccine maker Novavax (NASDAQ: NVAX) has fallen harder than the broader market of late, dropping by 36% in the past three months alone. Investors' views of the biotech have fluctuated along with

When it comes to diversifying your portfolio, you have several viable options, including geographic diversification. Buying stocks in companies that operate around the world can even out any adverse

Shares of Google parent Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) surged in after-market trading on Tuesday, trading about 9% higher as of 5:40 p.m. ET. Investors cheered at the company's strong

General Motors' (NYSE: GM) Cruise is collecting data for its self-driving cars at any cost, using more sensors on its vehicles than Tesla and mapping real city streets rather than using simulations

Shares of Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) fell 10.3% in January, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence.

The main driver for the e-commerce and cloud-computing giant stock's decline was

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