On Wednesday, June 5, something amazing happened on the U.S. stock market. Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) became the first computer "hardware" stock to reach a $3 trillion valuation, largely on the success of its semiconductor chips for artificial intelligence functions. Previously, only computer software makers such as Apple and Microsoft, who ordinarily earn...

With its shares up 23% year to date, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has finally bounced back from its post-pandemic slump. The recovery hinged on streamlining its e-commerce business and pivoting to exciting new growth drivers like artificial intelligence (AI). Let's explore how these dynamics can continue to unfold over the next three years. While layoffs and...

NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE) has a dividend yield of around 2.7% today. Income investors and those with a value bias probably won't want to buy its shares, but if you like dividend growth stocks, the 10% annualized payout growth NextEra Energy has achieved over the past decade will probably get your juices flowing.And if management is right, the future...

Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) isn't the biggest cloud services provider around, but it's one of the fastest-growing right now -- and the company, once most known for database management, is going all-in on developing its cloud presence and serving artificial intelligence (AI) customers. The efforts are working, with demand and cloud infrastructure revenue soaring...

Many factors can affect the size of your Social Security checks, including your birth year, work history, and the age you begin claiming. But your marital status can also affect your benefits, even long after you retire.If you're married or divorced, you could be entitled to a special type of Social Security. But getting remarried later in life could...

While some billionaires would rather avoid the spotlight, Bill Gates is cut from a different cloth. He is best known as the co-founder and former CEO of Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), which he ran for a quarter of a century, but has cemented his place in history for his philanthropic and charitable work.Gates is currently worth $131 billion (as of this writing),...