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The objective of investing is to raise one’s spending power over the long haul. Unsurprisingly, some stocks have done a better job than others at doing precisely that. There’s one retail stock that has skyrocketed 53,680% since its initial public […]

Boeing (NYSE: BA) investors got a bit of a shock last week, when word leaked out that the aerospace company‘s ailing defense and space division, known as BDS, is bracing for layoffs. This dedicated space business builds everything from rockets

Shares of Arista Networks (NYSE: ANET) slipped despite the cloud computer networking switch maker reporting solid fourth quarter results and increasing its full-year 2025 guidance. The stock is now down more than 5% year to date, as of this writing.

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Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) stock had a banner year in 2024. Shares of the electric vehicle (EV) leader soared by over 62%. Many investors surmised that CEO Elon Musk’s position as a Donald Trump advisor will benefit both the company and

Warren Buffett is probably the most famous investor alive today, drawing followers who want to replicate his success. But, oddly enough, his investing portfolio is replete with what the market would label “boring” stocks, harboring a tiny subset of what

Required minimum distributions (RMDs) — the mandatory annual withdrawals seniors have to take from most retirement accounts beginning in the year they turn 73 — can sound like a big deal. After all, if you fail to take yours, you

Dollar General (NYSE: DG) and Five Below (NASDAQ: FIVE) both lost more than 40% of their value over the past 12 months. Both discount retailers struggled with rising costs, fears of higher tariffs, and tougher competition in the low-end market.

There’s no doubt about it. Palantir (NASDAQ: PLTR) was one of the biggest success stories in the stock market in 2024. With one day left in the calendar year, Palantir stock is up a whopping 349% for the year. Start

One of the more assertive analyst price target raises happened at nearly the end of 2024. The affected company was artificial intelligence (AI) specialist BigBear.ai (NYSE: BBAI), which popped to a more than one-year high on the news. Is that