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Shares of US Bancorp (NYSE: USB) dropped last month, as the stock price fell 12.8% in May, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence. US Bancorpʻs stock price is down about 28% year to date

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After falling 10.1% in April, KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) had another rough month as its stock price dropped 17.1% in May, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence. Year to date, the stock is down about

Shares of Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW) got a 5% bump Monday morning on the first trading day after it was announced that the stock will be joining the S&P 500 index.

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The Federal Reserve has quickly tightened credit conditions over the last 15 months in an effort to reduce inflation. Officials have raised the federal funds rate -- a benchmark interest rate that

All anyone can talk about right now is artificial intelligence (AI). Nvidia, the leading chipmaker that powers AI computing, has seen its stock nearly triple this year and recently hit a market

Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) believes the vast AI craze could be a nice tailwind for its manufacturing business, but should investors celebrate? Check out the short video to learn what semiconductor

After leading the three major indexes last year, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has been a laggard in 2023. It's nearly flat this year while the Nasdaq has surged.

However, not every stock in the

Warren Buffett knows a thing or two about picking winners. He wouldn't have a net worth of over $110 billion if he didn't.

It's easy to look back to find Buffett's biggest winners of the past. Names

One of the few certainties about investing on Wall Street is uncertainty over the short term. After all three indexes climbed to multiple record highs in 2021, last year saw the Dow Jones Industrial

Rising interest rates have put a lot of pressure on dividend-paying stocks over the past year. Higher rates make lower-risk income investments like bonds and bank CDs more attractive. That weighs on

Investing in the stock market is best with a long-term mindset, as doing so can safeguard your holdings from temporary headwinds. As a result, growth stocks can be your best friend with their

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) is one of the best dividend stocks on the planet. The healthcare behemoth has increased its dividend each year for over six decades, putting it in the super-elite class

With a value of $165 billion and a portfolio allocation of 48% (as of March 31), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is Berkshire Hathaway's largest equity holding by far. The Oracle of Omaha has said that Apple

Investors are buzzing about Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) after it reached a $1 trillion market capitalization at the end of May. Now trading at just under $400, Nvidia joins a rarefied elite of just four

It feels like we have emerged from the banking crisis of 2023, but investors are still fearful of owning bank stocks -- except for the biggest, often considered the safest. In this video, Motley

Wall Street can look vastly different depending on your investment timeline. When examined over multiple decades, we see that stock market corrections are commonplace, but the uptrend in the Dow

In its first-quarter earnings announcement last week, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) delivered a better-than-expected revenue number. The stock fell after the report came out, but then it rebounded. As of

A look across the trades made by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway in the first quarter reveals an addition to its stake in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and a new position in small-cap oil and gas company

Oil prices have bounced between $70 and $80 a barrel this year. However, crude appears poised to break out later this year. That makes now look like a great time to buy oil stocks.

While there are

No one is buying Boeing (NYSE: BA) stock for what the company is now. Instead, the case for buying the stock rests on what it could become in the next few years. In that context, CFO Brian West's

It's been quite a few months for the banking sector. Three large banks were seized by regulators, and now investors are looking at the industry under a completely different framework.

However, most

Each quarter, publicly traded companies issue an update to investors featuring their latest financial results and operational milestones. An analysis of the most recent quarter (ended March 31)

Decisions, decisions. Every investor has to make them. The good news is that some decisions aren't difficult. Three Motley Fool contributors identified dividend stocks that should be easy buy

Unbridled enthusiasm for artificial intelligence stocks has pushed the Nasdaq Composite index 24% higher this year. Grizzled investors who've been through the wringer, though, remember how the same