The goal of technological innovation is to make life easier in some way. At its best, technology can take something that was previously complicated, difficult or time-consuming and make it simple.

Most Americans consider Las Vegas to be the mecca of casino gambling. In 2016 alone, the Las Vegas strip generated $5.95 billion in gaming revenue.

The historic bull market just celebrated its eight-year anniversary this month. For investors worried about how much upside the aging bull market has left, dividend exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, are a great, conservative way to diversify a portfolio.

Stone Energy Corporation (NYSE:SGY) recently made a massive overnight move when it jumped 300% in a day. Traders looking for stocks to buy that could double in a single day are always on the hunt for names like SGY. It’s impossible to reliably predict stocks that will make these massive moves, but there are two…

Snap Inc (NYSE:SNAP), the parent of photo-based social network Snapchat, opened its publicly traded life more than 40% higher last Thursday, and SNAP stock gained another 10%-plus on Friday. That’s easy money for pre-IPO investors, who celebrated a big day.

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) sold off hard following a fourth-quarter earnings report that fell short of the market’s lofty expectations. Despite reporting better-than-expected revenue of $2.28 billion on the quarter, Tesla stock delivered an earnings loss much larger that the market anticipated.

I’m pleased to announce that Trading Common Sense readers now have access to my Common Sense Trade Alerts via the Marketfy platform! Since I started running the Marketfy portfolio in July 2015, I’m pleased to say my stock picks have generated a 35% higher return than the stock market as a whole (the S&P 500).

Investing may seem like a fairly simple undertaking – buy low and sell high. Unfortunately, the reality of investing often proves a bit more difficult than it seems from an outside perspective.

Every single day, investors can find stories all over financial news sites of stocks that are up 50 percent that day. These stocks deliver huge gains for investors after a big earnings beat, a new partnership deal or sometimes for no obvious reason at all.

It’s a big week for Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD). The company’s share price has skyrocketed from around $2 a year ago to above $15.50 this week ahead of the launch of its new Ryzen processors. The launch of the new chips has been a highly anticipated event, and market expectations are clearly sky-high.