Commodity chemical giant Dow Inc. ( NYSE: DOW ) is hovering around a five-year low and is now down around 50% from its spin-off price when DowDuPont split into three separate companies in April 2019.Dow has kept its dividend the same for the last six years.

Amazon's ( NASDAQ: AMZN ) reach stretches wide and deep. If you're like tens of millions of Americans, you rely on it to buy essentials and other items. But even if you aren't, you might be using the websites it powers through Amazon Web Services ( AWS ) or watching content from its film studios ...

Warren Buffett has been in the business world for more than seven decades. He also reads voraciously. It shouldn't be surprising, therefore, that the legendary investor has an opinion on tariffs. In a nutshell, he doesn't like them.In a March 2025 interview with CBS News' Norah O'Donnell, Buffett ...

You may not think of age 62 as such a major milestone in the context of retirement. Age 65 tends to get a lot more attention.But age 62 is significant in that it's the earliest age to sign up for Social Security. Once you reach 62, you can file for benefits at any point in time.But that doesn't ...

An exchange-traded fund ( ETF ) that has long been considered one of the best ways to gain exposure to stocks is the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF ( NYSEMKT: VOO ) . It has low costs, offers instant diversification, and has delivered strong long-term returns.But with trade tensions and the S&P 500 ...

Illinois Tool Works ( NYSE: ITW ) -- often referred to simply as ITW -- is an industrial conglomerate and Dividend King that has boosted its payout for 61 consecutive years. However, ITW's stock price and earnings have stagnated as the company faces a challenging operating environment.Despite ...

Nvidia's ( NASDAQ: NVDA ) management team addresses some of its investors' biggest concerns.*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of June 4, 2025. The video was published on June 6, 2025.Continue reading ...

Although the market has recovered from its April lows over the past few months, a handful of dominant artificial intelligence ( AI ) stocks are still well off their all-time highs. The future is still bright for many of these companies, and I think now is an excellent time to scoop up some of ...

Businesses that are operating in large and growing industries can make the most rewarding investments. Growth stocks can be volatile, but the long-term gains of patiently holding shares of a company experiencing growing demand for its products can lead to monster gains down the road.If you have ...

Investors who want to track "the market" have one very clear choice: a fund that tracks the S&P 500 ( SNPINDEX: ^GSPC ) . The index has become the de facto market gauge for U.S. stocks. But what if your goals are a bit different from just equaling the market's performance?