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The Stock Market Is Facing a Historic Federal Reserve Double Whammy on May 15 An impending shift at America's foremost financial institution spells trouble for Wall Street.
2 Medical Marijuana Stocks to Buy Now Trulieve Cannabis and Green Thumb Industries are already two of the top cannabis retailers in the U.S. The Department of Justice reclassification makes them even stronger.
This Dividend King's Yield Hasn't Been This High in a Decade. Is It a Buy? A rare yield, Dividend King status, and a steady healthcare business may be creating one of its most interesting income setups in years.
Better Dividend Stock: NextEra Energy vs. Black Hills NextEra Energy is a utility plus a clean energy business; Black Hills is just a utility.
Bloom Energy Stock: Buy, Sell, or Hold? There's a plan you can follow if you consider Bloom Energy a long-term investment.
Is Meta Platforms Stock a Buy on Its Pullback? Meta Platforms shares fell on continued concerns about its heavy spending.
ExxonMobil vs. Chevron: One of These Energy Stocks Is a Much Better Dividend Buy Exxon and Chevron are similar in many ways, but one big difference will matter to dividend investors.
Could Robinhood Be the Most Underrated Fintech Story? Robinhood is trying to become much more than a trading app, but the stock's valuation still leaves investors with one big question.
Did Polaris Just Turn Into a Drone Stock? Polaris needs to shift its sales into higher gear. A new military robot could help with that.
The Glaring Reason Microsoft Is Falling Behind Alphabet and Amazon Amazon and Alphabet are soaring to all-time highs while Microsoft remains down big in 2026.
Here's Why Teradyne Stock Slumped (And Why it Could Be a Great AI Stock to Buy) The company's recent earnings report didn't quite live up to lofty expectations, but long-term investors might see the recent decline as a buying opportunity.
Why Silicon Motion Technology Stock Skyrocketed This Week Silicon Motion's sales are exploding, and margins are coming in better than expected.
Why Sanmina Stock Skyrocketed This Week Sanmina's latest business update flashed buy signals for investors.
3 AI Stocks Crushing Nvidia This Year Nvidia has had a strong year, but these three are doing better.
Why Meta Platforms Stock Plummeted This Week Meta served up strong quarterly results, but investors saw some problem points in its latest report.
Europe Wants to Go to Mars -- but Needs SpaceX to Help When your rover absolutely, positively must reach Mars on a budget, call SpaceX.
9 Ways to Stretch Your Retirement Savings for Decades You may have fallen behind, but you can still greatly increase your future financial security.
The Best Stocks to Buy With $1,000 Right Now The timing is great for scooping up shares of these well-run companies.
Why Sweetgreen Stock Jumped 33% in April The return of risk-on sentiment helped push the fast-casual stock higher.
How Social Security Gets Taxed and Legal Ways to Avoid It You can lower or even avoid federal taxes on Social Security benefits without getting into legal trouble.
2 Reasons GameStop Should Buy eBay, 1 Reason It Won't A major deal could be in the works, but don't assume it will happen.
Warren Buffett's Best Advice for Buying Stocks During Market Uncertainty Uncertainty can work to investors' advantage by following in the footsteps of the "Oracle of Omaha."
Stock Market Investors Just Got an Urgent Warning From Fed Chair Jerome Powell Jerome Powell delivered a warning during his final press conference as Federal Reserve chairman.
Is Nvidia's Deal With Oklo a Game Changer? Nvidia and Oklo recently joined forces as reliable energy sources become the new bottleneck for artificial intelligence data centers.
Robinhood's Crypto Revenue Took a Hit. Is the Long-Term Story Still Intact? Robinhood saw its cryptocurrency revenue drop 47% year over year in the first quarter.
My Top 2 Industrial Stocks for the Iran War Era The Iran war and Strait of Hormuz closure have thrown the markets into chaos. What's the best way to play this brave new world?
Why ServiceNow Stock Fell 16% in April The first-quarter earnings report wasn't the only problem.
My Top 5 Stocks to Buy in May The AI build-out is driving many stocks higher.
Why Nike Stock Lost 16% in April The stock tumbled on earnings and never recovered.
What's Going on With Lululemon Stock? The management team is sending a signal to competitors.
What's Going on With UnitedHealth Stock? UnitedHealth is fine with serving fewer customers who pay higher prices.
Great News for Taiwan Semiconductor Stock Investors Profit margins are staying higher for longer, in a surprise upside for shareholders.
Why Is Everyone Talking About Netflix Stock? The discipline to back out of the massive acquisition of a rival showed investors how prudent this management team can be.
What's Going on With SoFi Stock? The management team chose to increase the balance sheet size, which is concerning to investors.
Newmont Investors Should Have Expected It Newmont Mining shareholders have been on a rollercoaster ride over the past year, and it isn't over yet.
Alphabet Is Outgrowing Amazon and Microsoft Where It Matters Most -- Why This Makes Alphabet Stock a Buy The search giant's cloud business is suddenly leaving its biggest peers behind in growth -- and the gap could keep widening.
The Strait of Hormuz Is Choking the World's Oil Supply. These Stocks Could Win. High oil prices have a very direct impact on these companies' financial results, but tread with caution.
Why Sprouts Farmers Market Stock Rebounded This Week The natural and organic food purveyor continues to crank out cash.
The 2 Best Nuclear Energy Stocks to Buy Right Now The nuclear renaissance is just getting started and SMRs are the next frontier. These companies are some of the best ways to play it.
Why This $13 Million ETF Buy Seems Like a Big Bet on Inflation Protection The Harbor Commodity All-Weather Strategy ETF delivers inflation-focused exposure via diversified commodity futures and a systematic approach.
Why Wix.com Stock Plummeted in April AI disruption fears only grew during the month for the DIY design service provider.
Should You Buy the Hyperliquid Cryptocurrency or the Stock? This is an important decision if you want exposure to the growth of crypto derivatives.
My Top 3 Green Energy Stocks for May 2026 You can go all-in on green energy, or you can take a more diversified approach.
Prediction: This Will be Amazon's Next Big Move The company is already generating billions of dollars thanks to the AI boom.
Vanguard Growth ETF vs. Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF: How They Compare on Costs, Returns, and Risk Explore how portfolio concentration, expense ratios, and yield shape the risk and return profiles of these two popular Vanguard growth ETFs.
Better Oil Stock: Diamondback Energy vs. Chevron Diamondback Energy is up more than Chevron in 2026, but investors might want to consider what happens when oil prices fall.
