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Palantir Technologies' (NYSE: PLTR) stock skyrocketed 31% on Feb. 6 after the company released its fourth-quarter earnings report. The analytics software specialist's revenue rose 20% year over year

The S&P 500 gets most of the attention from the investment community, as it's the most widely followed market index. This gives investors a high-level view of how major U.S. stocks are performing.

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has rewarded investors handsomely in the past year with impressive gains of 55%. Even better, the tech giant's latest results indicate that it could sustain its impressive

Higher interest rates have been a double whammy on dividend stocks over the past several quarters. They increase companies' borrowing costs. On top of that, these higher rates weighed on the

As someone who writes about saving for retirement all the time, it sort of pains me to admit that I did not, in fact, begin funding my nest egg the moment I found myself working on a full-time

Truly passive income is hard to find in most business endeavors, but it is a built-in feature in stock market investing. Nearly every member of the Dow Jones Industrial Average pays a steady

In this podcast, Motley Fool analyst Jason Moser and host Deidre Woollard discuss:

Motley Fool host Ricky Mulvey talks to Patrick Badolato, an associate professor of instruction at the University of

Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ: ZM) has given investors some frustration in recent years. The stock price is down more than 80% since the start of 2021, back when the coronavirus pandemic was

There's big news from the sports entertainment world. Disney (NYSE: DIS), Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD), and Fox (NASDAQ: FOX), three of the top players in linear TV, are teaming up to launch

Qualcomm's (NASDAQ: QCOM) recent financials offer further proof that the smartphone and other consumer electronics markets are finally making a comeback after getting through a tough 2022 marred by

Investor enthusiasm surrounding the potential of new advances in artificial intelligence (AI) is helping push the markets to new heights. In particular, the seven largest tech enterprises by market

Investing in top artificial intelligence (AI) stocks has generally been very profitable for investors. But as these stocks rise in value, some have started to question whether their valuations are

Investing in artificial intelligence (AI) can be overwhelming, as many companies benefit from this trend. Whether it's a company deploying AI to improve its business or one that makes AI software

Snap (NYSE: SNAP) is playing a weak hand in social media already, but it's making the problem worse. Management can't control costs and is giving away any value it has in stock-based compensation

Artificial intelligence (AI) has turned out to be a solid catalyst for many stocks over the past year or so, which explains why shares of Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ: SMCI) and Advanced Micro

After a series of disconcerting earnings reports from defense majors Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and RTX Corporation in January, the Q4 earnings report from Huntington Ingalls (NYSE: HII)

This year could prove to be a tricky one for investors. The economy appears to be on a firmer footing than it was previously presumed to be. As a result of that surprising strength, however, the

The market is ripe with excellent buying opportunities today, from quality stocks that have been unfairly beaten down to unstoppable players that have plenty of room to run. But two of my favorite

Palantir Technologies (NYSE: PLTR) has used artificial intelligence (AI) for longer than nearly any other company. As a result, it already has a strong foothold in this space, making it a go-to

The fourth quarter was supposed to be GoPro's (NASDAQ: GPRO) best quarter, but the company disappointed investors once again. The question now becomes, Where does GoPro go from here? In this video

In this podcast, Motley Fool host Dylan Lewis and analysts Bill Mann and Jason Moser discuss:

Will Lansing, CEO of FICO, talks through his team's management philosophy, why investors should focus on

Arguably the most important quality for any stock is whether or not it beats the market. If it doesn't, you'd be better off putting your money in an index fund.

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After a tumultuous 2022 that preceded a monster bounce-back year in 2023, it looks like cryptocurrencies are back in style among the investment community. The asset class's current market cap of

Shares of British American Tobacco (NYSE: BTI) are down about 33% since peaking in early 2022, and they're down nearly 60% from their all-time high. On the surface, this poor performance makes

Most people like bargains, even when the bargain in question is a stock. But it's only a bargain if it's actually worth owing at any price.

That's the rub for investors eyeing shares of Nike (NYSE: