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Blindly buying high-yield stocks probably isn't the best investment approach. But buying the highest-yielding stocks that have already been preselected for inclusion into an index is at least likely to cull out some of the worst options. And yet that still doesn't mean you will b

It's no secret that we're in a new bull market. Investors have enjoyed soaring stock prices as the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) has climbed by more than 46% from its lowest point in late 2022.

The monthly benefits most retirees receive from Social Security are vital to their financial well-being. For the last 22 years, national pollster Gallup has surveyed retired workers to gauge how reliant they are on the Social Security income they receive. Over these two-plus deca

Investors tend to take note when they see a company with a 77% year-over-year revenue growth rate. When growth is so robust, investor interest and rising stock prices often follow, especially when it is innovation driving such gains.

Artificial intelligence (AI) stocks are zooming. Even the private market is going like gangbusters. Right now, more than one-fifth of all venture capital funding is going toward AI start-ups, According to a report from Crunchbase.

If you're seeking passive income, you need to think about investing in a slightly different way. Dividends become more important, for sure, but so does a company's ability to keep paying that dividend through thick and thin. On that score, energy giants ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) and

When Alibaba Group (NYSE: BABA) went public at $68 per share on Sept. 18, 2014, it raised $25 billion and became the largest initial public offering (IPO) in U.S. history. At the time, the bulls were impressed by the Chinese e-commerce and cloud leader's rapid growth rates.On Oct

Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk (NYSE: NVO) has established itself as one of the top healthcare stocks in the world with a market cap hovering around $600 billion. Long-term investors earned fantastic returns; in just five years, the share prices of Novo Nordisk are up

When people think of artificial intelligence (AI), they gravitate to graphics processing unit (GPU) chip leader Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) -- and rightly so. Nvidia currently has a huge lead making the chips needed for today's most advanced AI applications.

Like bargains? Most people do. Whether you're talking about groceries, airplane tickets, or automobiles, the lower the price, the better the buy.

New York Community Bancorp (NYSE: NYCB) managed to take the 2023 bank run scare in relative stride. In fact, it even bought parts of Signature Bank, one of the banks that ended up going out of business. But New York Community Bancorp ran into problems as 2024 got underway, with t

When Plug Power (NASDAQ: PLUG) posted its first-quarter results, the issues that have plagued the company over the past year remained front and center. The biggest of these issues is the company's negative gross margins and cash outflows.

We're still in the middle of earnings season. While that usually means that management teams give minor updates about financial performance, there are still some market-shaking news stories that some businesses provide shareholders. Peloton Interactive (NASDAQ: PTON) was one of t

I like to buy companies with long histories of dividend increases while they are offering historically high dividend yields. On the surface, that would suggest that I might want to buy Altria (NYSE: MO) and its huge 8.7% yield. No, thanks: I'd rather own Hormel Foods (NYSE: HRL)

This article covers three buy-rated companies that've increased their dividends for 50+ consecutive years.

Investors are highly anticipating Q1 earnings from Nvidia NVDA next week with the broader indexes printing fresh highs fueled by reassuring inflationary data in April.

The wheat complex posted weakness across the board on Friday. Chicago contracts were down 2 to 12 cents, led by the front months. Kansas City futures closed with contracts 4 ¼ to 11 ½ cents. MPLS spring wheat futures were down 7 ½ to 9 ¾ cents across the board....

Lean hogs slipped lower into the weekend, with contracts down anywhere from a tick to $1.87, led by the nearbys. USDA’s National Average Base Hog negotiated price was back down 76 cents on Friday afternoon at 88.57. The CME Lean Hog Index was up another 37 cents on May 15...

The cotton market fall back lower on Friday, as contracts were down 5 to 38 points. On the week, July was down 142 points, with December losing just 16. The outside market factors were a mixed bag, with crude oil up another 76 cents and the US dollar index just...

Soybeans held on for steady to 11 ¾ cent higher trade across the front months at the close, with back month 2025 contracts lower. July soybeans were up 9 cents this week, with November down 2 ¼. Soymeal futures were up 30 cent to $1.10/ton in the front months but...