When it comes to investing in stocks, there are typically no right or wrong investments aside from those that lose money. Deciding what stocks work for you should depend on your risk tolerance, investment goals, and time horizon, and those can vary widely by person.
With inflation proving to be harder to control than many experts predicted, and consumers starting to clearly pump the brakes on spending, there is a real possibility of a U.S. recession in the near future. To be clear, we could certainly still see the economic "soft landing" tha
It's possible to become a millionaire by investing in stocks. But to do so, you'll need to earn strong returns for many years. And to do that, you'll want to invest in businesses with powerful competitive advantages and attractive long-term growth opportunities.
Warren Buffett usually doesn't bet the farm on any one stock. Most of the 40 or so stocks in his Berkshire Hathaway portfolio make up less than 1% of the conglomerate's total equity investments.
Buying growth stocks on the dip can be a way to lock in some great future gains. The current economy might not be ideal for all businesses, but in the long run, it is likely to recover. And amid that recovery, growth stocks as a whole should perform better.
Warren Buffett's company, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B), holds dozens of different stocks in its portfolio. But there is a high level of concentration at the top, with just seven stocks accounting for approximately 84% of its total holdings as of its latest quarte
Tens of thousands of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) investors flocked to Omaha this past week for the annual tradition of listening to Warren Buffett muse over the conglomerate's business, financial markets, and over 93 years of wisdom on life. But this year's mee
Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) reported first-quarter results on Saturday, and there's quite a bit to unpack. In addition to the headline revenue and earnings numbers, investors always watch Berkshire's cash stockpile, buyback activity, and the operating income fro
The "Magnificent Seven" refers to seven mega-cap tech-oriented companies -- Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), and Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA).If you're loo
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Friday closed up +1.26%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +1.18%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +1.99%. US stock indexes Friday settled moderately higher, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100...
Along with its Magnificent Seven peer Amazon AMZN, Apple AAPL highlighted a week that saw a nice rally in broader markets after Fed Chair Jerome Powell dismissed the possibility of rate hikes on Wednesday.
With Q1 results from Apple AAPL and Amazon AMZN now out, we only have Nvidia’s NVDA results still awaited at this stage of the ‘Magnificent 7’ group of companies. The sub-par growth numbers from Tesla TSLA and Apple notwithstandin
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) reported earnings results for the March-ending quarter consistent with Wall Street's expectations, but investors were quick to brush off the company's weak revenue performance. The share price closed yesterday at $173, but jumped 6% today following positive c
The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is up 8.26 to 17,899.06. The total After hours volume is currently 95,012,503 shares traded.The following are the most active stocks for the after hours session: Pfizer, Inc. (PFE) is -0.0099 at $27.80, with 12,403,900 shares traded. Over the
Tech stocks rose late Friday afternoon with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) climbing 2.8% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) adding 2.2%.
Earnings season continues to roll along, with a solid chunk of companies already delivering their quarterly results. The period has remained positive, underpinned by strong results from the technology sector.