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Kraft Heinz's (NASDAQ: KHC) stock has gained traction while most other stocks have fallen in the bear market. Its role as a food stock and ability to draw sales amid inflation has boosted this long-suffering stock.

Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) could be poised for a big boost this winter, as it is scheduled to release the sequel to one of the biggest blockbuster films ever. Avatar set the record for the highest-grossing film at $2.8 billion when it hit the big screen in 2009.

The U.S. The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the consumer price index (CPI), the “inflation number,” for June this week. So macro trends are this week’s featured flavor since CPI wasn’t exactly pretty. From the press release:“Over the last 12 mon

Investors had high expectations heading into PepsiCo's (NASDAQ: PEP) second-quarter earnings report. While costs are rising and consumer confidence is weakening, the beverage and snack giant has found it relatively easy to boost sales and profits through most of 2022. Wall Street

Some stocks offer investors the best of both worlds: They pay an above-average dividend and grow at an attractive rate. Those dual growth drivers can help them deliver impressive total returns.

It was a rough first half of 2022 for the stock market. At the market close on June 30, the S&P 500 was down 21% and the Nasdaq was off 30%, leaving many investors' portfolios drowning in red. The upside of this brutal start to the year is that it has brought many high-qualit

Earnings season is upon us. Although this time can always be volatile, the stakes are even higher when the stock market is experiencing a downturn and the economy isn't doing well. That's especially true for those companies that have lagged the market mainly because of company-sp

Shares of GameStop (NYSE: GME) tumbled along with the broader market in the first half of 2022, sinking nearly 18%. That added to a 31% drop for the prominent meme stock in the second half of 2021.

It certainly hurts to see your portfolio's value dropping during a correction or bear market, but investors can take heart in the fact that pullbacks are among the best times to load up on high-quality stocks.

If you're like most people, you're very likely going to rely on Social Security as one of your most important income sources once you retire.

Fearing high inflation, many investors have tried to recession-proof their portfolios by ditching risky assets like growth stocks. Even so, the S&P 500 Growth Index is still up 82% over the past five years, easily beating the 59% return of the broader S&P 500.

The market has not been kind to DigitalOcean (NYSE: DOCN) in 2022. While the Nasdaq Composite index has dropped 28% year to date, DigitalOcean has plummeted 57%.

In 2007, Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) upended the entertainment industry when it launched the first streaming service, challenging traditional paid television with a less costly and more convenient alternative. Early on (and somewhat ironically), many industry executives failed to see

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There are hundreds of real estate investment trusts (REITs). With so many choices, it can be easy to overlook some great options.

Over the last 50 years, stocks that paid dividends have, as a class, outperformed stocks that didn't. The best total returns for investors came from companies that had higher payout ratios (and thus, higher dividend yields), and also steadily increased their payouts over time.

Second quarter earnings season kicks into high gear with results expected from technology heavyweight Netflix. Can its earnings pull tech stocks out of the doldrums? Netflix is one of several names investors will be watching this week.

Do you know how much you need to have saved for retirement so you can support yourself comfortably? If you do, you're likely among the minority.

The state of growth tech stocks has changed dramatically over the last nine months. Many flew high until late last year, but amid the bear market, a few have fallen more than 80% from their 52-week peak.