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The granddaddy of the colas is The Coca-Cola Company, with the Coca-Cola brand launching in 1886. The Pepsi-Cola Company, now PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP), wasn't far behind with its own Pepsi-Cola drink

Semiconductor stocks outperformed the broader market by a wide margin in 2023, which is evident from the 66% gain clocked by the PHLX Semiconductor Sector index as compared to the 24% gain of the

The explosive growth of the artificial intelligence (AI) market, which had largely been driven by the feverish expansion of generative AI platforms like OpenAI's ChatGPT, lit a fire under many tech

2023 ended up being a banner year for Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) as the stock rose more than 400% in value. Some of the gains were driven by a bounce off extremely low valuations, but a lot of it was

Ark Invest CEO/CIO Cathie Wood is known for her ability to spot disruptive technologies and invest in them through her company's family of exchange-traded funds, or ETFs. Ark Invest's flagship ETF

The Nasdaq-100 Technology Sector index delivered an outstanding performance in 2023 with an impressive gain of 68%. Tech stocks found their mojo once again thanks to favorable economic developments

Warren Buffett loves a good dividend growth stock. Such companies consistently grow their profits year after year and elect to return those higher profits to shareholders.

A business that's able to

Digital advertising company Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) highly influential brands such as Google, YouTube, Google Cloud, and Chrome are being used extensively by billions of users

The average investor can improve his or her potential for returns by following successful investment managers. And there's perhaps no one better to look to than the great Warren Buffett.

The company

Media-streaming technology expert Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) made a robust comeback in 2023. The stock more than doubled, with a 128% gain in 52 weeks. Yet, that big jump barely made a dent in the damage

If you're looking at dividend stocks to add to your portfolio, you should prioritize ones that increase their payouts. As investors and consumers know all too well by now, inflation has the ability

I like to play a game with my kids when driving down the road: Name the publicly traded company that owns each business. We pass a Take 5 Car Wash -- that's owned by Driven Brands. We pass a

Cathie Wood is the founder and CEO of Ark Invest, an asset management company focused on disruptive technologies, like artificial intelligence (AI). After struggling in 2022, the firm has had a

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Motley Fool host Alison Southwick and personal finance expert Robert Brokamp open the listener mailbag and answer a

Inflation is arguably the top economic story of the last couple of years. Indeed, consumer purchasing power is down 16% since the beginning of 2020. That means $1,500 would only buy $1,260 worth of

With cold temperatures limiting outdoor activity and scarcely any sunshine to soak up, it's natural to feel a bit sluggish during the depths of winter, and, speaking from experience, it's easy to

With the launch of its first gene therapy that's near-curative for sickle cell disease (SCD), everyone's talking about CRISPR Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CRSP) and its collaboration partner Vertex

Interest in artificial intelligence (AI) has skyrocketed this year, prompted by the launch of OpenAI's ChatGPT in November 2022.

This technology has the potential to improve countless industries

A new generation of semiconductors will begin cooking in 2024. Ultraviolet lithography specialist ASML Holding (NASDAQ: ASML), a crucial provider of equipment used to manufacture chips, began

PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) has had a terrible year. As of Dec. 28, the stock is down 11% in 2023, a huge disappointment compared with the impressive gains of the major market indexes.

Since its spin-off

Investors have a lot to celebrate. The stock market will end 2023 near all-time highs after a fierce rebound that saw the Nasdaq Composite surge more than 40% this year, one of its best performances

For investors looking at the artificial intelligence (AI) sector, 2024 is shaping up to be a landmark year. So it's high time to set your portfolio up for the new year, and you don't have to do it

The Dow Jones Industrial Average delivered a bounce-back year in 2023. The iconic stock market benchmark rallied roughly 14% (recovering from a nearly 11% slide in 2022).

However, not all Dow Jones

Technology stocks roared back in 2023 thanks to multiple tailwinds such as cooling inflation and the booming popularity of artificial intelligence (AI), which explains why the tech-laden Nasdaq 100

Quantum computing expert IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) is on a roll. The stock has gained a market-thumping 324% over the last year for reasons of mixed long-term importance. Quantum computers are starting to