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The share prices of many dividend-paying companies have been under pressure over the past couple of years because of rising interest rates. Higher rates increased their borrowing costs and made

Hacking is a huge problem. In 2023, some of the world's largest organizations were attacked, and the results were devastating.

MGM Resorts International was hacked in September 2023, resulting in

In this video, Motley Fool contributors Jason Hall and Tyler Crowe break down the companies that have been their best-performing stocks, and why they think they can keep being winners going forward.

One of the most high-upside names among energy-transition stocks is Plug Power (NASDAQ: PLUG).

Why the big upside potential? Because Plug is making a massive all-or-nothing bet on a fuel that should

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian forecasts AMD's (NASDAQ: AMD) revenue, profit, and cash flow and answers where he thinks the stock price will be in two years.

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Forget the new bull market being indicated by new stock all-time highs powered by big tech. Digital payments leader Visa (NYSE: V) just had yet another solid earnings report. After reporting a 9%

Vanguard invented the modern index fund, and not surprisingly, its most popular products are things like the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF, and others that track well-known

Any time is a good time to buy solid dividend stocks. But this month is a special time to do so for one simple reason: There's an extra day for investors to buy stocks because it's a leap year.

Thanks to the Federal Reserve's aggressive interest rate increases in 2022, the stock market tanked that year. However, last year brought with it a new sense of hope as the S&P 500 soared 24%.

Although stocks are rising again, many investors have learned a harsh lesson in recent years. High valuations in the previous bull market often left investors holding the bag in the 2022 bear market

The energy sector is coming off a more turbulent year. Oil and gas prices were down while interest rates rose. As a result, most energy stocks slumped in 2023.

Last year's challenges have many

Cannabis stocks represent a huge growth opportunity for investors. But they also come with considerable risks, as marijuana is federally banned in the U.S. Its legality in many states, however, has

Last year was a total blowout for growth stocks. The Nasdaq Composite index delivered a mind-blowing 43.4% return.

Last year was a big one partly because the market was exiting a dismal 2022 in

Going without health insurance at any age can be a dangerous thing. This especially holds true in retirement. That's because health problems have a tendency to arise with age. And without health

Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ: ZM) has some big questions to answer for investors in late February when it posts its 2023 fourth-quarter results and issues its outlook for 2024. The company's

In this video, Motley Fool contributors Jason Hall and Tyler Crowe break down why Etsy (NASDAQ: ETSY) and Cleveland-Cliffs (NYSE: CLF) are attractive investments, despite not joining the recent bull

Many investors assume that dividend stocks are merely average investments. But over the last half-century, dividend-paying stocks in the S&P 500 have crushed the average stock's performance in that

Over the past four years, volatility has ruled the roost on Wall Street. The 127-year-old Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), and growth-powered

With the stock market recently hitting new all-time highs, there are many stocks I'm worried about being richly valued. While they might eventually grow into those valuations, I'm looking for

In this video, Motley Fool contributors Jason Hall and Tyler Crowe discuss why Rexford Industrial Realty (NYSE: REXR), EPR Properties (NYSE: EPR), and Realty Income (NYSE: O) are worth owning and

If you had invested $10,000 in Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) 40 years ago, your investment would be worth $4.42 million today. Those massive gains were driven by

Investors looking for the next winning stock should look at historical winners. This could result in identifying unique insights that have helped contribute to a company's success, which can be

Social Security benefits are protected from inflation by annual cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs). But some retired workers feel shortchanged by the 3.2% COLA in 2024. That figure is paltry when

Eli Lilly's (NYSE: LLY) shares have soared over the past year, and for good reason. The drugmaker is a leader in one of the fastest-growing pharma segments today -- the weight-loss drug market. Eli

Long-term investors have been treated to an interesting few years in the stock market since the pandemic began. But great businesses with wide moats and solid forward-looking growth stories haven't