Anthony Di Pizio

The S&P 500 (^GSPC 0.08%) has only delivered back-to-back annual gains of 25% or more (including dividends) on two occasions in its history dating back to 1957: during the dot-com internet boom in 1997 and 1998, and during the artificial […]

Last week, the Nasdaq-100 technology index officially entered correction territory after declining by more than 14% from its recent record high. The index hosts some of the world’s largest technology stocks, particularly those at the forefront of the artificial intelligence

The U.S. economy has produced the world’s most valuable companies for more than a century. United States Steel became the first $1 billion company in 1901, and 117 years later in 2018, Apple became the first enterprise to achieve a

The S&P 500 (^GSPC -1.39%) is made up of 500 companies from 11 different sectors of the U.S. economy, but the information technology sector is the largest in the index by far, representing 30.1% of its entire value. That’s partly

Warren Buffett is the CEO of the Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A 0.13%) (BRK.B -0.06%) holding company, where he oversees a $281 billion portfolio of publicly traded stocks and securities, in addition to several privately held subsidiaries. Berkshire is also sitting on

The stock market is in the midst of a sell-off right now, with the Nasdaq Composite down more than 9% from its recent all-time high. However, the decline in Advanced Micro Devices (AMD 0.14%) stock started one year ago, and it’s

Tesla (TSLA -0.30%) stock soared 63% last year, reaching a new all-time high in December, shortly after President Trump’s election win. Investors speculated that a friendlier regulatory environment could help the company fast-track its autonomous driving and humanoid robotics technologies,

The S&P 500 (^GSPC 1.12%) index is made up of 500 of the highest-quality companies listed on U.S. stock exchanges. To qualify for inclusion, companies must have a market capitalization of at least $20.5 billion, and they must be profitable

The S&P 500 (^GSPC 0.01%) is made up of 500 companies from 11 different sectors of the economy, but since it’s weighted by market capitalization, its largest constituents have a greater influence over its performance than the smallest. Trillion-dollar technology

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) can hold dozens or even hundreds of individual stocks. Some are constructed to track the performance of market indexes like the S&P 500 (^GSPC -0.47%), whereas others are designed to give investors exposure to specific industries like