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Key PointsFor only the fourth time since the start of the century, the Fed has kicked off a rate-hiking cycle.Persistently elevated inflation demanded action from the FOMC.The Fed

Key PointsCoca-Cola boosted its dividend for a 64th straight year and offers a 2.40% forward dividend yield.P&G has raised its dividend for 70 consecutive years and currently pays

Key PointsGenerative AI-related spending is helping to prop up a market with increasingly shaky fundamentals. Will the spiraling crisis in the Middle East finally pop the bubble?10

Key PointsMicrosoft's fiscal 2026 annual report revealed $24.1 billion of revenue from commercial arrangements with OpenAI, about 7% of the company's total.Microsoft's commercial b

Key PointsUsing a common valuation metric allows investors to compare stocks.Kraft Heinz sells at a lower price-to-sales multiple than PepsiCo and the S&P 500.However, it's importa

Key PointsRocket Lab raised $1.94 billion by selling about 29.3 million new shares at an average price of about $66 each.The completed stock sale let the company cancel the $3.6 bi

Key PointsWe're getting closer to finding out the 2027 Social Security COLA.Many retirees are hoping it will be larger than this year's 2.8% raise.A giant COLA means soaring inflat

Key PointsAnthropic AI is on track to be the biggest IPO in history.Both Amazon and Alphabet are poised to profit -- in more ways than one.Despite the sizeable opportunity, both st

TradingKey - South Korean stocks opened higher but moved lower to close up a slight 0.15%; Samsung gained less than 1%, while SK Hynix fell 1.5%.During Asian trading on September 22, Japanese markets

TradingKey - As of the close on September 21 Eastern Time, AMD (AMD) surged 9.95% to close at $615.52, reaching an intraday high of $616.69, setting a new all-time high and pushing the company's marke

TradingKey - Meta Platforms (META)'s annual developer conference, Meta Connect 2026, will be held from September 23 to 24 in Menlo Park, California. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg will delive

Key PointsNvidia's stock is cheap and growing quickly. Nvidia could be one of the best investments over the next few years. 10 stocks we like better than Nvidia ›(function(){var m=

TradingKey - Amazon (AMZN) has restricted Meta's (META) AI assistant Muse from executing shopping and checkout operations via Amazon.com.Amazon stated that Meta did not notify it in advance that Muse

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Key PointsCTO Raghavendra Malpani disposed of 40,464 shares at $14.00 per share on September 17, 2026, for a total value of ~$567,000.The transaction involved shares equal to 2% of

Key PointsA recent acquisition boosted IonQ's full-year revenue expectations.IonQ has technology that makes it a strong contender in the quantum computing race.10 stocks we like be

Key PointsMeta stock jumped 11% on Monday as investors are waking up to the power of Muse, its new AI personal agent. Meta Muse now has the top spot on the App Store.The stock stil

TradingKey - As of the close on September 21, Eastern Time, Meta (META) stock surged 11.34% in a single day to close at $741.25, marking its largest single-day gain in over a year and boosting the com

In this episode of Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing, Motley Fool contributors Travis Hoium, Lou Whiteman, and Jason Hall discuss:Meta Muse.Consumer AI adoption.Apple Duo.Time mach

Key PointsNvidia's $108.0 billion revenue forecast for its fiscal third quarter assumes no data center compute revenue from China.Customers with headquarters in China made up about

In this episode of Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing, Motley Fool contributors Tyler Crowe, Matt Frankel, and Jon Quast break down how this launch could impact the bottom line and

Key PointsJPMorgan Chase is a diversified financial giant, so it has a high-level view of the economy. If the company is right, the aging of the Baby Boom generation could be a big

TradingKey - As of the close on September 21, Eastern Time, Micron Technology (MU) rose 2.77% to close at $1,043.96, touching an intraday high of $1,064.49. Micron's stock price has logged three conse

Key PointsParamount just agreed to a settlement that will allow its WBD acquisition to go through.Paramount will have around $80 billion in debt when the deal closes. Netflix will

Key PointsSpaceX's share price has been volatile since its market debut earlier this year.Management says it can reach $1 trillion in annual revenue by the end of the decade.Accoun

Key PointsAutonomous agents are powered by inference, which requires a higher proportion of CPU-based computing.Intel, AMD, and Arm all stand to benefit from higher CPU demand.10 s

Tracking Market TrendsTradingKey - On September 21 Eastern Time, all three major US stock indexes rose, with the Nasdaq setting a new record closing high. International oil prices fell for the fourth

TradingKey - KOSPI surges 2.22% at the open, with Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix both up over 3%.During Asian trading on September 22, Japanese stocks were closed for consecutive public holidays, wh

Key PointsTemperament is more important than intelligence when it comes to investing.Buy the business when you buy a stock.Don't let the "Joneses" be the benchmark for your success