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Those concerned about recent market volatility can take comfort in the fact that equity markets will likely deliver competitive returns over the next decade. Selling shares of top companies now may result in lower stock market gains than investors might have otherwise earned over the long term if they had held on. The better strategy is to stick to your holdings and be on the lookout for companies that can perform well, perhaps even better, than the market given enough time. Two stocks that might have what it takes are...

Things have been good for stocks over the last two months. Maybe too good, according to a new report from Bank of America.Since its most recent low on April 8, the S&P 500 and Vanguard's Total World Stock Index are up 20% as investors have piled into the market at a near-record pace. On an annualized basis, 2025 has seen the second-highest inflows into global stocks ever, trailing only 2024, BofA's Chief Investment Strategist Michael Hartnett said in a client note Friday. For US stocks, it's the third-highest year ever,...

Telehealth has gone through a major boom-and-bust cycle. One promising stock emerging from the bust is Hims & Hers (HIMS 6.75%). Through nifty marketing and an insurance-circumventing subscription model that delivers medicine directly to your front door, the company is taking a lot of share in the telehealth market. The stock has traded up 449% since going public, and it is up a staggering 158% in the past year. Disruptive innovation helped bring shareholders of Hims & Hers stock major gains. But does that make the stock a buy today?...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Composite have all been violently whipsawed in recent months. Volatility-inducing variables, such as President Donald Trump's ever-changing tariff and trade policy, are unlikely to go away anytime soon. Outsize gains in May for the S&P 500 have historically correlated with big green arrows over the next year for investors. 10 stocks we like better than S&P 500 Index › For more than a century, Wall Street has been a wealth-creating machine for patient investors. Though other asset classes have enjoyed solid...

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A high-profile feud between President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk reached a fever pitch on Thursday, triggering a $150 billion-plus wipeout in Tesla (TSLA) shares. The selloff came after Musk slammed Trump’s GOP-backed spending bill, prompting fiery responses from the president and raising concerns over the political risk now tied to one of the world’s most valuable companies. "This is a disaster of epic proportion for Tesla and SpaceX," Ross Gerber, CEO of Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management CEO, told Yahoo Finance in reaction to the developments. "And...

Worries on Wall Street of the labor market’s demise may have jumped the gun.After the May nonfarm payrolls report countered worries of a looming labor market downturn for now, a broad stock market rally took hold on Friday.The S&P 500 was up 1%. The Dow rose 400 points, or 1%. The Nasdaq Composite gained 1.3%.“While the market strength in the face of economic, geopolitical, and budget uncertainty is notable, the remarkable calm that has returned to markets is impressive,” writes Mark Hackett, chief market strategist at Nationwide.The CBOE Volatility Index,...

Data analytics specialist Domo's (DOMO) stock took off like a rocket in May, particularly after the company posted the results of its inaugural quarter of fiscal 2026 near the end of the month. Investors piled into the stock, with the bullish momentum getting a little extra fuel with a spate of analyst price target bumps. During the month, Domo's shares surged nearly 71% higher, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. A convincing full-year bottom-line guidance beat For its first three weeks, May was actually rather uneventful and unexciting...

CANADA - 2025/05/29: In this photo illustration, the GameStop (Game Stop) logo is seen displayed on ... More a smartphone screen. (Photo Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Meme stock – GameStop (NYSE:GME) – is set to release its earnings on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. Historically, GameStop's stock has exhibited a favorable one-day return in 55% of cases following earnings announcements over the last five years. The average positive return has been 10.2%, with the highest one-day gain reaching 35.2%. For traders focused on...

The S&P 500 crashed when President Trump unveiled his "Liberation Day" tariffs in early April, but the benchmark index has since staged an astounding recovery. History says President Trump's tariffs could cause a recession, and the S&P 500 has declined by an average of 31% during past recessions. The S&P 500's best days and worst days often occur in clusters, so investors that sit on the sidelines during drawdowns risk missing the rebound. 10 stocks we like better than S&P 500 Index › The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) rocketed higher...