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Adobe's (NASDAQ: ADBE) $20 billion acquisition of Figma is off, and it's a big blow to the creative technology company.

In this video, Travis Hoium goes over the breakup and covers why it's such a

When it comes to capitalizing on the key holiday shopping season, many investors first think of retail stores, e-commerce leaders, or manufacturers of specific products that happen to be popular in

Stocks have been flying higher lately as excitement over new generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and prospects for interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve combined to help push

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian considers IBM (NYSE: IBM) stock from the perspective of a dividend stock investor.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Dec. 18, 2023. The video was

Wall Street fell back in love with both Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) stocks in 2023. It helped that sales trends have rebounded in the e-commerce industry following the

The S&P 500 is up 23% this year after a tough performance in 2022 when it fell by 19%. The success of growth stocks has been a key reason why the broad index has been doing so well. And three of the

The U.S. stock market seems to have heaved a sigh of relief after the Federal Reserve kept the benchmark interest rate unchanged in its latest policy meeting. Further, on the back of a

Entering the last week of 2023, the S&P 500 is up about 24%, erasing its losses from 2022. Much of those gains are coming from growth stocks that are back in favor with investors, concentrated in

This has been a massive year for the S&P 500 index. It's sitting on a gain of 26% (including dividends), which reverses all of its losses from 2022.

Historical data going back to 1957 says rebound

Investing doesn't have to be complicated. You can make a lot of money in the stock market by simply buying and holding the best businesses in the fastest-growing industries.

These two companies are

Considering all of the investor interest in PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) stock, it might be surprising to hear that it's only gained 67% since it spun off from eBay in 2015, or about half of the S&P 500's

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian evaluates Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) prospects and answers if the stock is a buy in 2024.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Dec. 18, 2023. The

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has undoubtedly been the major investment theme of 2023. Unsurprisingly, the improved investor sentiment will also positively impact several AI stocks. However

International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) has shifted its focus to two areas during its decade-long transformation: hybrid cloud computing and artificial intelligence. The company has built a

In September of 2022, Adobe (NASDAQ: ADBE) announced plans to acquire Figma, a digital design collaboration company. Immediately after that was announced, multiple regulators voiced their concerns

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian provides his shocking Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) stock prediction for 2024.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Dec. 17, 2023. The video was

The great thing about investing today is that you don't have to start with a lot of money. Transaction fees are often zero for trades, and fractional shares allow you to buy small pieces of a share

Spurred by market-moving trends, including the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), 2023 has been a great year for growth stocks. Explosive gains for companies including Nvidia, Microsoft, and

Innovation creates new businesses that stock investors can capitalize on for gains. While credit for such opportunities often goes to the technology industry, investors may overlook the consumer

Numerous regulatory objections were piling up for Adobe's (NASDAQ: ADBE) blockbuster $20 billion acquisition of fast-growing start-up Figma. And it's now official. With "no clear path" to satisfying

At the onset of the pandemic, PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ: PYPL) reported turbocharged growth as business closures and social distancing drove consumers online. But its momentum faded as high inflation

Warren Buffett and his team at Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) aren't ones to buy stock on a whim. Each company they purchase first is rigorously examined for value investing

What a year for Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). The tech stalwart kicked off 2023 by hitting a 52-week low of $219.35 on January 6. Then Microsoft-backed OpenAI's ChatGPT grabbed headlines as artificial

Even the most bullish believers in a stock have to take a hard look at their investment when it rises to new heights. Now would be a good time to do so with Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), as the

JD.com (NASDAQ: JD) stock is losing ground in Monday's daily trading session. The Chinese e-commerce company's share price was down 2.7% as of 3:30 p.m. ET, according to data from S&P Global Market