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If the goal is to find stocks to buy when prices are lower rather than higher, it stands to reason that the time to go looking for the best stocks to buy is right now. 

Google parent Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) are among the world's safest stocks. Each company boasts a market cap above $1 trillion and holds liquidity positions exceeding $100 billion.

Wall Street's main indexes were set for a lower open on Friday as investors fretted over the prospect of an economic downturn and a hit to corporate earnings from the U.S. Federal Reserve's aggressive policy tightening moves to quell price pressures.

The broad market itself might still be undecided regarding its current direction. A handful of solid stocks, however, just look too beaten-down or too hot to pass up at this point. Here's a closer look at four of these top names to consider soon -- as in this week.

Wall Street futures fell on Friday as investors fretted over the prospect of an economic downturn and a hit to corporate earnings from the U.S. Federal Reserve's aggressive policy tightening moves to quell inflation.

The process of determining if a particular stock belongs in your portfolio should focus on a handful of things.

Shoppers love Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Home Depot (NYSE: HD). But investors haven't been as enthusiastic about the companies in recent times. Shares of both have dropped in the double digits since the start of the year. And Amazon and Home Depot continue to face the challenges o

If you're interested in broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market, look no further than the iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF (IWY), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 09/22/2009.

Looking for broad exposure to the Large Cap Growth segment of the US equity market? You should consider the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF (SPYG), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 09/25/2000.

France plans to impose a minimum delivery fee of 3 euros ($2.93) for online book orders of less than 35 euros to level the playing field for independent bookstores struggling to compete against e-commerce giants, the government said on Friday.

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) both became high-growth companies again under visionary CEOs. After taking the helm at Microsoft in 2014, CEO Satya Nadella set the tech giant on a fresh course by expanding its cloud-based services while reducing its dependence o

(RTTNews) - Pool and Spa drain covers imported to the United States by various companies have been recalled due to violation of the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced.

Salesforce stock (NYSE: CRM) has lost roughly 41% YTD, as compared to the 20% drop in the S&P500 over the same period. Further, at its current price of $150 per share, it is trading 33% below its fair value of $224 – Trefis’ estimate for Salesforce&rsquo

What happened Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) stock was among the big losers of the session on Thursday. Shares of the e-commerce software company fell in response to the Federal Reserve's 75-basis-point hike to the benchmark federal funds rate Wednesday, as well as commentary about future

Major Wall Street indexes ended lower on Thursday, falling for a third straight session as investors reacted to the Federal Reserve's latest aggressive move to rein in inflation by selling growth stocks, including technology companies.

The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -24.94 to 11,476.71. The total After hours volume is currently 76,193,030 shares traded.The following are the most active stocks for the after hours session: Spero Therapeutics, Inc. (SPRO) is +0.04 at $2.24, with 3,137,336 shares tra

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The Nasdaq and S&P 500 closed lower on Thursday, falling for a third straight session as investors reacted to the Federal Reserve's latest aggressive move to rein in inflation by selling growth stocks including technology companies.

Activist investor Jana Partners has a nearly 10% stake in pet food maker Freshpet Inc, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.