BEIJING, CHINA – MAY 14: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang (C) gestures as he prepares to depart following a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People on May 14, 2026 in Beijing, China. President Trump is meeting with President Xi Jinping in Beijing to address the Iran conflict, trade imbalances, and the Taiwan situation

The market has been on a roll lately, with the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) setting new highs throughout May. If you think you missed your opportunity when the market bottomed in late March, don’t fret. The market hitting new all-time highs is not particularly rare and should not change your investment strategy. And if you

The past year has been a confusing one for many investors, as the stock market has been sending mixed signals. Despite persistent recession warnings, surging inflation, and the war in Iran disrupting global supply chains, major market indexes are thriving. The S&P 500 (^GSPC +0.77%) has delivered total returns of around 33% over the last

For roughly three decades, investors have been waiting for a game-changing technology to rival what the internet was able to do for corporate America (and retail investors). Artificial intelligence (AI) has answered the call. Empowering software and systems with the tools to make split-second, autonomous decisions can lead to productivity gains worth trillions of dollars.

Since the pandemic, the stock market has proven to be remarkably resilient. Despite all the events of the past few years — and a 25.4% bear market drawdown in 2022 — the benchmark S&P 500 (^GSPC +0.77%) is up 235% since its pandemic low in March 2020 and roughly 110% since the current bull market began

The “Magnificent Seven” has captured the investing spotlight in recent years, driving broader market returns since the start of 2023. But a little over a month ago, many Magnificent Seven stocks were down big in 2026. And at multiple points this year, all seven were underperforming the S&P 500 (^GSPC +0.77%). But since the start

 A reader asks: I was doing my net worth over the last year, and found this to be very interesting. I asked AI if the last year return of the S&P 500 of 30.6% is one of the biggest. It was not, most likely #7 or #8. Either way, this is rarified air here,

Today’s Change (13.38%) $13.63 Current Price $115.50 Key Data Points Market Cap $402B Day’s Range $113.98 – $119.35 52wk Range $62.30 – $119.36 Volume 3M Avg Vol 22M Gross Margin 63.97% Dividend Yield 1.62% Cisco Systems (CSCO +13.38%), a networking and communication technology solutions provider, closed Thursday at $115.53, up 13.41%. The stock is rallying

Success in the stock market isn’t complicated. The occasional bouts of volatility can make it feel challenging, but it comes down to patiently owning shares of a great business with a long runway for growth. The companies below have delivered market-beating returns over the past decade, and their recent pullbacks could be a gift for

Nebius Group (NBIS +6.57%) sits at the center of every artificial intelligence (AI) hype checklist right now: graphics processing unit (GPU) cloud, hyperscaler partnerships, an Nvidia investment, and a stock that has multiplied in value over the last six months. The issue isn’t the story itself; it’s that investors now have to pay the valuation the

(Image credit: Getty Images) For more than six decades, the 60/40 portfolio, comprised of 60% equities and 40% fixed income, served as the baseline for retirement planning. Its success was built on the inverse correlation between stocks and bonds: When equities faced volatility, bonds typically provided a stabilizing cushion. However, recent market shifts have exposed

Micron‘s (NASDAQ: MU) positioning in the AI build-out and recent results have put it on course for a benchmark that would have been inconceivable last year. The maker of memory chips has a real shot at surpassing a $1 trillion market cap this year. A 150% year-to-date rally has helped, but the stock’s gains are

LITTLE APPETITE: Weak demand and rising unsold inventory has caused developers to step back from large-scale projects with amplified risk, an expert said By Crystal Hsu / Staff reporter Taiwan’s cooling housing market is diverging sharply from the buoyant stock market, as tighter mortgage restrictions and government measures aimed at curbing speculation weigh on buyer

Bloom Energy (BE +5.79%) is a clean energy company making large, box-shaped power generators that let businesses generate their own electricity instead of buying it from the grid. It essentially gives companies their own mini power plant that keeps the lights on even if the larger grid goes out. Bloom’s technology is gaining momentum right

US President Donald Trump at a welcome ceremony with China’s President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing (Brendan SMIALOWSKI) · Brendan SMIALOWSKI/AFP/AFP European and US stock markets climbed Thursday as a tech-fuelled rally rolled on even as the United States and China were locked in talks in Beijing, accompanied by

Nvidia (NVDA +4.14%) is heading to China this week, with CEO Jensen Huang accompanying President Trump on his visit to meet with President Xi Jinping, and announcing a deal that will permit it to ship H200 artificial intelligence chips to the Middle Kingdom. Nvidia stock is up more than 2% on the news, while Intel

Investing in the stock market is your ticket to building long-term wealth, and dividend stocks are the ingredient to generating effortless passive income. Companies that pay dividends consistently outshine their non-dividend counterparts over time. That’s because dividend payers tend to have sound business models and disciplined management that reward their investors steadily over time. The