Image source: Getty Images Global stock markets have had a rough spell, and that’s never fun to watch when you’re investing for the long term. But falling share prices also mean rising dividend yields, which can be a rare chance to lock in higher passive income from solid UK companies. Three popular names that have

We recently compiled a list of the 10 Oversold Insurance Stocks to Buy According to Analysts. Ryan Specialty Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:RYAN) is one of the most oversold stocks on this list. TheFly reported on March 11 that Barclays reduced RYAN’s price target to $45 from $52 and maintained an Overweight rating on the stock. Concerns about

When Warren Buffett stepped down as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA 0.24%)(BRKB 0.38%) at the end of 2025, he left behind a gargantuan war chest worth $373.3 billion. He also spent his last few years as CEO being a net seller of stock, trimming Berkshire’s massive investment portfolio even as the S&P 500 hit record

Track your investments for FREE with Simply Wall St, the portfolio command center trusted by over 7 million individual investors worldwide. Okta reported Q4 results that were heavily influenced by demand for new products, including identity governance and AI agent security tools. Management said these recently launched offerings accounted for roughly 30% of Q4 bookings,

Over the last three years, the stock market has entered a rewarding bull run thanks in large part to the boom in artificial intelligence (AI). For most of the AI revolution, megacap technology stocks have been the primary beneficiaries. In particular, semiconductor stocks such as Nvidia (NVDA 1.56%), Broadcom (AVGO 4.11%), and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

Since the start of the year, investors have rotated out of high-flying tech stocks and into more defensive areas of the market, including consumer staples. As of March 11, the S&P 1500 Consumer Staples index is up 11%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC 0.93%) is down 2.2%. In uncertain markets, investors often gravitate toward

📉The stock market fell last week, with the S&P 500 shedding 1.6% to end at 6,632.19. The index is now down 5.0% from its Jan. 27 closing high of 6,978.60 and down 3.1% year-to-date. For more on the stock market, read: 2026 could be crappy for the stock market, and that would be normal 📉

Although the stock market has been in “go” mode during the past three years, 2026 is proving to be another story. The threat of rising inflation, a weak jobs market, and war in the Middle East are taking a toll on the market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 are both in

You may soon be able to invest in Bill Ackman’s hedge fund. The billionaire filed to make Pershing Square shares publicly traded in a dual initial public offering (IPO) of the hedge fund and a new closed-end fund. You could get a small stake in the hedge fund management company if you commit to buying

Despite making massive gains for shareholders over the last 20 years, both Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and MercadoLibre (NASDAQ: MELI) have underperformed the S&P 500 index over the last five years. That’s right, the two e-commerce giants have delivered only meager gains in recent years, trailing a stock market index that has delivered a total return

After sell-offs in yesterday’s trading, Micron (NASDAQ: MU) stock is moving higher in Friday’s session. The memory-chip company’s share price was up 4.8% as of 3:45 p.m. ET. The S&P 500 was down 0.6% at the same point in the session, and the Nasdaq Composite had declined 1.1%. The broader stock market has continued to

After posting three consecutive years of double-digit returns, only the eighth time it has happened since 1926, the stock market’s most important index, the S&P 500 (^GSPC 0.61%), has had a slow start to 2026. Through March 11, the index is down about 1% year to date. Even so, the S&P 500 is still at

Warren Buffett, often called the greatest investor of all time, stepped down as chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway in December 2025. Yet while Greg Abel, Buffett’s successor, is now at the helm of the Omaha, Nebraska-based holding company, he isn’t looking to rock the boat. As discussed in his recently released 18-page letter to

Image source: Getty Images The global stock market is highly volatile and right now a crash can’t be ruled out. I’m not panicking, as history shows that share prices always recover after periods of bumpiness. In fact, being prepared for a market correction can lead to enormous profits. First, let’s look at why equities could

Which is worth more: a $100 bill or 400 quarters? Well, from a purely monetary perspective, there is none — they have the same intrinsic value. Yet, their practical values are not equal. After all, paying a sizable bill with small change is hardly the way to win friends at the local pub. Similarly, a

The Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEMKT: VTI) is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that tracks the performance of the CRSP U.S. Total Market Index, which invests in all 3,498 companies listed on American stock exchanges. That means the ETF offers exposure to multitrillion-dollar technology powerhouses like Nvidia and Microsoft, in addition to small-cap growth stories