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Earnings reports continue to be encouraging indicators of rising corporate profits. Will that trend continue this week?

At times, analyst change-ups on the stocks they cover can fall victim to poor timing. Such was the case with a major bank's revised take on up-and-coming cybersecurity company SentinelOne (NYSE: S). Just after news of the bank's recommendation upgrade and price target raise, anot

Share prices of semiconductor manufacturing equipment maker Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT) soared after its latest quarterly update. On the surface, the financials were nothing to be excited about. Some hype surrounding generative artificial intelligence (AI) coming to smartpho

Some investors just want everything -- and they can have it if they buy Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEMKT: VTI). That's only sort of a joke. The real story here is that this highly diversified ETF is a great starting point for new investors and can be used as a foundation

Decarbonization and digitalization represent multi-trillion-dollar investment opportunities over the coming decades. The U.S. needs to invest an estimated $4 trillion to decarbonize its economy by 2050, while the world needs to spend $1 trillion on data infrastructure in the comi

Since the start of 2023, the cryptocurrency market has experienced strong positive momentum, having climbed from about $800 billion to just under $2 trillion in value in roughly the past 14 months. Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN), one of the largest brokerage and exchange operators in th

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian discusses what adding the large cash pile could mean for Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ: SMCI) stock investors.

The big selling point for buying shares of Annaly Capital (NYSE: NLY) is the mortgage real estate investment trust's (mREIT) outsized 13.9% dividend yield. Don't buy into that; history suggests that rate isn't sustainable.

The stock market is unpredictable. It is also highly cyclical and dependent on investor behaviors. That doesn't necessarily mean you shouldn't invest in stocks, but it does mean you shouldn't try to time the market. Stock prices fluctuate. Trying to time the market just complicat

Satellites come in all shapes and sizes, from the 6.2-ton James Webb Space Telescope with its 21-foot-diameter mirror and sunshade the size of a tennis court (fully extended), all the way down to tiny cube-sats that measure just a few inches on a side. So too, the rockets that la

Companies that can grow their dividends steadily over time tend to produce strong total returns for their shareholders. Here are three stocks that are set to increase their cash payouts in the coming years.

The pressure’s on. You envision launching your dream business, but traditional loans are a heavy anchor, dragging down your entrepreneurial spirit. What if there was a way to build your empire without debt? Enter the world of alternative funding, where innovative options li

Investing in bonds often gets a bad rap. Common misconceptions about bonds indicate that they’re boring, low-yield and ineffective for building long-term wealth.

Filing for bankruptcy is challenging, but sometimes it's the best way to get you back on firm financial footing. If you're considering bankruptcy, you may be wondering if you will have to forfeit your...

Below is Validea's ETF fundamental report for iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM). The report looks at IWM's exposure to the major investing factors including value, quality, momentum and low volatility. iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) is a Small-Cap Value ETF

Social Security and Medicare are interrelated programs, so you might assume that the rules for both are the same. But actually, that's not true.

2023 was been an impressive year for the U.S. stock market, with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite posting returns of 24.5% and 43.4%, respectively. Increasing investor optimism on the back of easing inflation and a stronger-than-expected economy in late 2023 played a majo

A bigger Social Security benefit check can go a long way in retirement. Around half of all retirees 65 or older receive at least 50% of their household income from the government benefits program, according to survey data compiled by the Social Security Administration (SSA).Altho

For investors who like big, fat net profits, connected-TV platform company Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) is a stock to steer clear of. After posting its first full-year net profit in 2021, the company followed it up in 2022 with a record loss of $531 million.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is almost like King Midas. Nearly everything it touches turns to gold. Just look at the stock charts of many of the leaders in AI chips and software.