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Cyberattacks can disrupt corporations, and you've seen that play out in recent weeks. UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) fell roughly $14 billion behind in paying claims after a hacker group attacked

No pair of companies dominated the COVID-19 vaccine market quite like Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) and Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA). Both saw their revenue and earnings skyrocket, along with their share prices, as

A few years ago, both Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) and Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA) were flying high: from an earnings and share performance perspective. They each sold a leading coronavirus vaccine -- and Pfizer

If you're an everyday investor looking for stocks that can deliver steadily rising dividend payouts over long periods, the healthcare sector is the right place to begin your search. People get sick

Biotech giant Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VRTX) has outperformed the S&P 500 in the past three, five, and 10 years. That's not a fluke: The drugmaker has been highly successful financially while

Medical Properties Trust (NYSE: MPW) has fallen on hard times over the past few years. Shares of the hospital-focused real estate investment trust (REIT) have lost more than 80% of their value from

The "it factor." Some stocks have it. Others don't. But when you find stocks with the "it factor," you'll want to load up on them.

Three Motley Fool contributors believe they've identified three

Shares of Medical Properties Trust (NYSE: MPW) soared 18.6% on Wednesday after the largest tenant of the healthcare facilities-focused real estate investment trust (REIT) announced a deal to sell

Few things are more satisfying than watching a steadily growing stream of passive income flow into your brokerage account. If you've been holding back from investing because you think you can't

Cathie Wood and high dividend yields go together like... well, it's hard to finish that sentence because they don't go together at all. Wood and her Ark Invest funds are known for investing in

There are plenty of dividend stocks on the market. However, some raise their payouts irregularly, while others don't have businesses that look robust enough to support payout growth for a long time

Does a rising tide really lift all boats? We could soon find out if the adage applies to the stock market.

A bull market is now well underway. The S&P 500 has soared more than 30% over the last 12

Investors looking for stocks that can deliver heaps of passive income might want to turn their heads toward the healthcare sector. Right now, there are a couple of beaten-down stocks offering

Some investors look at Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) as a has-been. That's understandable in some ways. Sales for the company's once-formidable COVID-19 franchise have tanked. So have Pfizer's overall revenue

Dividend-paying stocks have generally outperformed those that don't pay dividends over the long term. That's partly because maintaining a healthy dividend requires a solid underlying business. And

A legal opinion on the other side of Planet Earth put some juice into Illumina's (NASDAQ: ILMN) stock on Thursday. The gene-sequencing specialist saw its share price rise by over 3%, against the S&P

Investors are enjoying the ongoing bull run. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite recently hit all-time highs. Though that's pretty exciting, bull markets don't last forever. Equities that can perform

If a dividend stock is struggling and falling in value, that pushes its yield up. This happens because while you are getting the same dividend, it is now costing you less money to acquire it. As

Biotech giant Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) isn't starting the year on a strong note. The company's shares are down by 5% since Jan. 1. It has dealt with some issues lately, especially subpar financial

Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) has seen its better days. Shares of the big drugmaker have plunged more than 50% from the highs set in late 2021. The pharma stock is down more than 30% over the last 12 months

There are many ways to spend $1,000. One could buy a brand-new flat-screen television, play the lottery, or keep it in a savings account. For people trying to increase their capital, though

Investors can be procrastinators. It's easy to get caught up in analyzing stocks so much that people put off buying them. But that doesn't have to be the case.

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Finding high-yielding companies isn't everything when investing in dividend stocks. Sometimes, companies' yields increase after their share prices drop significantly, which can occasionally be a

The stock market is at record levels these days, but one company that isn't reflecting that optimism is Pfizer (NYSE: PFE). Shares of the pharma giant are down 28% over the past 12 months as