Category: Investments

Your Social Security card is one of your most important documents because it contains your Social Security number. You may be at risk of identity theft if your card falls into the wrong hands. You can, however, limit your damage by acting quickly in requesting a replacement card. In this article, we will discuss what...

The child tax credit is proving to be one of the most effective financial assistance tools in supporting low-income families. Thus, several states have come up with their own version of the child tax credit following the expiry of the federal extended child tax credit program in 2021. New York’s Empire State Child Tax Credit...

Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) saw its stock gain about 5% in early Friday trade after the internet behemoth reported much stronger-than-expected results for the third quarter. It seems that Amazon is bearing the fruits of implementing cost-cutting actions after recognizing that it rose too fast during the pandemic. As part of this effort, the company has laid...

These past few years have really tested the nerves of investors, as there have been two bear markets, a bull market, a tech bubble and a meme-stock surge — all through a period that featured a pandemic, recession, bank failures and historically high inflation. It has created a market with tons of volatility, as the...

As United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) goes, so goes the country? I wouldn’t necessarily consider the shipping giant’s financial health to be a wholly accurate barometer of the nation’s economy. However, there’s merit to the idea that if packages aren’t being shipped out, then the U.S. consumer’s strength should be called into question. Thus, UPS’ just-released...

Illinois lawmakers are considering a bill to extend the private school tax credit for another five years. The private school tax credit from Illinois offers private school scholarships to low-income families. If the program is extended, it would prevent thousands of children from having to leave their schools. Private school tax credit from Illinois: what...

The two largest payment processors, Visa (NYSE:V) and Mastercard (NYSE:MA), both posted earnings gains in the most recent quarter and beat consensus estimates, but their stocks were dropping in Thursday-morning trading. Mastercard, which released third-quarter earnings Thursday morning, was down by about 4.3% on Thursday at 10 a.m. Eastern to around $370 per share, while...

The bigger they are, the harder they fall. It doesn’t get any bigger than the so-called “Magnificent Seven” mega-cap technology companies in 2023, but a not-so-magnificent earnings season could topple this group of tech titans. Worse yet, a handful of leaders-turned-laggards might end up tanking the major stock-market indexes. This is what can happen when...

Stocks that trade below $10 per share are in that range for a few reasons. Many of them are smaller companies without a lot of visibility or recognition, while others are low-growth companies in saturated industries. However, you may also find good companies that saw their share price drop due to some major catalyst in...

As tensions in the Middle East rise, so will the price of a barrel of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil. At least, that’s the hypothesis proposed by a big-bank analyst firm with an alarmist vision but a compelling argument. Hardly anyone really needs to be convinced that gasoline prices are high. Filling up one’s...