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The S&P 500 index (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) is trading near all-time highs despite a worrying list of negatives. JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) CEO Jamie Dimon recently laid out some of his concerns, describing “geopolitical tensions and wars, sticky inflation, large global fiscal deficits and elevated asset prices” as “tectonic plates” that could collide. The CEO was…

The S&P 500 has been advancing through a bull market for more than three years, with artificial intelligence (AI) stocks leading the way. Investors got excited about the game-changing nature of this technology and piled into potential winners early to maximize gains. And this proved to be a winning bet in many cases, considering the…

The idea of building a $1 million portfolio might sound more daunting than climbing Mt. Everest. In reality, it’s more achievable than you probably think. With enough time, discipline, and the right mix of investments, the long-term power of compounding can get you to the $1 million mark and beyond!

Wall Street pays a huge amount of attention to the price movements of the S&P 500 index (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC). If stocks are in a bull market, everyone wants to know when the next bear market will arrive. If there’s a bear market, everyone keeps an eye out for the sign that the next bull market…

The stock market is in a tricky place right now, and investors would be wise to start preparing for volatility.

As of this writing (Sept. 8), shares of Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) trade around $1,017. This represents a 19% drop from their peak back in June. A drawdown of this magnitude should not be unexpected after a stock has a vertical year of the type that Micron just experienced.

Winnie the Pooh probably isn’t the investment guru that first comes to mind when you think about Wall Street. And yet he has offered some pretty sage investing advice: “Doing nothing often leads to the very best of something.” The history of investing over the past 50 years very clearly shows that this fictional, honey-loving…

Year to date, the broad-based S&P 500 (SNPINDEX:^GSPC) has advanced 13%, and the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX:^IXIC) has added 14%. But the next stock market downturn is only a matter of time.

German startup Isar Aerospace launched a space rocket from a site in Arctic Norway on Saturday, bringing Europe closer to offering satellite flights from its own soil.

The most dedicated shoppers understand the satisfaction that comes with finding a Balenciaga suede Le City in mint condition with tags attached for a clean $450 on eBay (true story). It’s the satisfying finish line that only comes with hours of sifting through listings. Now imagine finding those dream pieces but without the hours of…