The wealthiest people in the world didn’t make their money in prediction markets. Many of them are investors or successful entrepreneurs. If you want to make money, you don’t need to bet on the winner of a basketball game; you just need to buy and hold shares of Alphabet (GOOG 0.87%) (GOOGL 0.75%), the company

Stock markets across the Asia-Pacific region plummeted, with China’s three major indices following the downward trend. By the close of trading, the Shanghai Composite Index fell by 0.67%, the Shenzhen Component Index dropped by 0.74%, and the ChiNext Index declined by 0.64%. The total market turnover reached 2.67 trillion yuan, an increase of 451.3 billion

Fire breaks out at the Shahran oil depot after U.S. and Israeli attacks, leaving numerous fuel tankers and vehicles in the area unusable in Tehran, Iran, on March 8, 2026. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images South Korea’s Kospi triggered its second circuit breaker in four sessions on Monday, leading a broader regional sell-off as

President Donald Trump has introduced a remarkable level of uncertainty into the global economy and financial markets. The clearest example of this involves his “Liberation Day” tariffs, through which he imposed import taxes of 10% to 50% or more on goods from nearly all of America’s trading partners for close to a year. Those tariffs

Many investors may know Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL) as the parent company of Google, YouTube, and its artificial intelligence (AI) model, Gemini. But the company also has an investment arm that invests in high-growth companies across AI, healthcare, infrastructure, and even space. The technology giant has a portfolio of 29 stocks, according to its most

Make better investment decisions with Simply Wall St’s easy, visual tools that give you a competitive edge. Investors may be wondering whether Oceaneering International’s current share price reflects its underlying value, or if the recent share price performance already captures much of the story. The stock last closed at US$34.21, with returns of 6.3% over

Nvidia (NVDA 2.94%), Alphabet, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta Platforms (META 2.33%), and Tesla — collectively known as the “Magnificent Seven” — have produced monster gains for long-term investors. But all seven stocks have lost value so far in 2026 — and that should merit some attention from investors on the lookout for opportunities. Nvidia and Meta

Bitcoin’s BTC$67,316.44 recent tendency to move in step with U.S. equities does not erase its value as a portfolio diversifier. That’s according to financial services and infrastructure firm NYDIG. In a weekly market note, Greg Cipolaro, the company’s global head of research, said correlations between bitcoin and stock benchmarks such as the S&P 500, the

Find winning stocks in any market cycle. Join 7 million investors using Simply Wall St’s investing ideas for FREE. ADMA Biologics (NasdaqGM:ADMA) announced a CFO and Treasurer transition, with Terry Kohler appointed to the role. The move follows the planned retirement of outgoing CFO and Treasurer Brad Tade, with a structured handover process. Kohler brings

The price of oil can be extremely volatile. This decade alone we’ve seen a barrel of oil trade at a low of negative $37 in the pandemic and more than $130 following the start of the Russia-Ukraine war. But prices have been surprisingly stable over the past couple of decades. Oil prices first touched $60/barrel

From a numbers perspective, Wall Street is booming with President Donald Trump in the White House. During his first, non-consecutive term (Jan. 20, 2017 – Jan. 20, 2021), the ageless Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), broad-based S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), and growth stock-dependent Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) rallied 57%, 70%, and 142%, respectively. Since

Over the past 10 years, the S&P 500 index has generated a total return of 311% (as of March 3). Despite the stock market’s above-average performance, certain investors just want bigger gains. Strategy did the job. In the past 10 years, the company co-founded by billionaire Executive Chairman Michael Saylor has seen its share price

Image source: Getty Images Whatever you may have read, the stock market didn’t crash last week. There’s a strict definition of a crash, and the FTSE 100 didn’t meet it. It didn’t even qualify as a correction, which means a 10% drop over a short period. A crash requires a fall of 20% or more.

A research outfit called Citrini Research sent the market into a tailspin last month with a dystopian thought exercise on the AI-driven economy of the future. Traders didn’t come by this report on the Bloomberg Terminal or in the annals of a bank’s research portal. The report dropped on Substack, the newsletter publisher that’s become

Gildan Activewear Inc. (NYSE:GIL) is one of the 13 Most Profitable Growth Stocks to Buy Right Now. According to a report released on February 27, Stifel Nicolaus analyst Martin Landry reiterated a Buy rating on Gildan Activewear Inc. (NYSE:GIL) with a price target of $80. In addition to Stifel Nicolaus, TD Cowen Securities also kept

Get insights on thousands of stocks from the global community of over 7 million individual investors at Simply Wall St. Align Technology has amended its corporate bylaws to let certain shareholders call special meetings. The new right applies to investors who have continuously held at least 25% of the company’s common stock for one year.

The stock market has been booming since the end of the financial crisis 17 years ago. Aside from the five-week COVID-19 crash in February-March 2020 and the nine-month 2022 bear market, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI 0.95%), S&P 500 (^GSPC 1.33%), and Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC 1.59%) have been relatively unstoppable. Of note, the stock

Image source: Getty Images The stock market’s performed well recently. Despite geopolitical instability, the FTSE 100 index has gained around 5% in 2026. Looking ahead however, there are risks that are starting to concern me. Given what’s on the horizon, I think now could be a good time to start preparing for a stock market

AbraSilver Resource Corp. recently secured approval for its Diablillos silver-gold project under Argentina’s Large Investment Incentive Regime (RIGI), a federal framework offering long-term fiscal stability plus tax, customs, and foreign-exchange benefits, with key permitting and feasibility milestones targeted for 2026. The project’s RIGI status, combined with AbraSilver’s upcoming inclusion in the S&P/TSX Composite Index, could

New Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRKA)(NYSE: BRKB) CEO Greg Abel officially kicked off his tenure as the large conglomerate’s new chief with an 18-page letter to shareholders, officially replacing the annual letter that former CEO Warren Buffett had penned for decades. Abel provided many details, including how he plans to run the company, an overview of