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It's an age-old challenge for investors -- everybody wants to retire a millionaire, but overly aggressive efforts to build a million-dollar portfolio often make reaching that goal less likely. The trick? Buying the right stocks and then simply leaving them alone, allowing time to

When a company starts paying a dividend to its shareholders, it is often seen as a signal of confidence that the company is at a stage where it can produce stable and growing earnings and cash flow. But when a tech growth company like Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) starts paying a divi

Is David Tepper an income investor? Nope. The hedge fund manager (and Carolina Panthers owner) probably doesn't factor dividends into his thinking much, if at all, when picking stocks.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas for tech investors.

Shares of stock market darling Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) have gained nearly 219% in the past year and have reached near-record highs. The semiconductor giant's prowess in advanced GPUs and artificial intelligence (AI) software has made it the undisputed leader in the AI market, which

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has rewarded investors handsomely in the past year with impressive gains of 55%. Even better, the tech giant's latest results indicate that it could sustain its impressive rally going forward. What's sparked this heightened investor enthusiasm? Microsoft

Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ: ZM) has given investors some frustration in recent years. The stock price is down more than 80% since the start of 2021, back when the coronavirus pandemic was still in many people's minds and "social distancing" was still a key phrase. Investor

In this podcast, Motley Fool host Dylan Lewis and analysts Bill Mann and Jason Moser discuss:

There's no getting around the impact that artificial intelligence (AI) has had on the market trajectory over the past year or so. Some would even argue that the latest advances in AI helped spark the rally in 2023, lifting Wall Street from its bear market doldrums.

As the S&P 500 has soared to fresh highs, fewer stocks have been participating in the rally, stirring worries that recent gains could reverse if the market’s leaders stumble.

The overall picture that has emerged from the Q4 earnings season is one of stability and resilience as a whole, with key pockets starting to enjoy notable acceleration regarding growth momentum.

S&P 500 closed above 5,000 for the first time on Friday and Nasdaq briefly traded above 16,000, with boosts from megacaps and chip stocks, including Nvidia as investors bet on artificial intelligence technology and eyed strong earnings data.

S&P 500 closed above 5,000 for the first time on Friday and Nasdaq briefly traded above 16,000, with boosts from megacaps and chip stocks, including Nvidia as investors bet on artificial intelligence technology and eyed strong earnings data.

S&P 500 vaulted past the 5,000 milestone for a second day and Nasdaq surpassed 16,000, with boosts from megacap stocks and chip companies, including Nvidia as investors bet on artificial intelligence technology and eyed strong earnings data.

A group of authors suing OpenAI for copyright infringement including Michael Chabon, Ta-Nehisi Coates and comedian Sarah Silverman have asked a California court to shut down related high-profile lawsuits brought by the New York Times, John Grisham and others in New York.

S&P 500 traded above the 5,000 mark for a second day on Friday with boosts from megacap stocks, including Nvidia while investors were encouraged by strong earnings data and modest revisions to 2023 inflation figures.

S&P 500 traded above the 5,000 mark for a second day on Friday with boosts from megacap stocks, including Nvidia while investors were encouraged by strong earnings data and modest revisions to 2023 inflation figures.

There’s been a lot of chatter recently about the Magnificent 7 stocks and how they’ve been solely responsible for this incredible market rally. After all, these seven companies – which include Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN, Meta Platfor

Network giant Cisco is planning to restructure its business which will include laying off thousands of employees, as it seeks to focus on high-growth areas, according to three sources familiar with the matter.

Nvidia is building a new business unit focused on designing bespoke chips for cloud computing firms and others, including advanced artificial intelligence (AI) processors, nine sources familiar with its plans told Reuters.