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Recently, data for both the Consumer Price Index and Producer Price Index came in better than expected for July. Investors use these indexes to gauge how inflation is trending, and both now suggest

Last week, Whirlpool (NYSE: WHR) announced an acquisition that did not make huge headlines. Yet in purchasing garbage disposal leader InSinkErator for a mouth-watering valuation, Whirlpool

Warren Buffett has a knack for picking winners to invest in with his company Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A, BRK.B). With plenty of patience and the Oracle of Omaha's time-tested value investing

In this podcast, Motley Fool analysts Deidre Woollard and Tim Beyers discuss:

Plus, Motley Fool analysts Jason Moser and Matt Argersinger look at how companies are managing their share count, and

Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) blew the market away with its second-quarter earnings report. It not only beat Wall Street predictions on its top and bottom lines but also catapulted the entertainment giant

There were a lot of juicy takeaways following Disney's (NYSE: DIS) blowout quarterly report last week, but there's one deceptive metric echoing in the world of streaming media stocks. Did Disney

The stock market has given investors a difficult time in 2022, which is evident from the 10% decline in the S&P 500 so far. But this is also an opportunity for savvy investors to buy shares of some

Ad-supported streaming options are on the rise as consumers demand cheaper entertainment options. Recent data has crowned Warner Bros. Discovery's (NASDAQ: WBD) HBO Max as having the best

Wall Street had the Monday blues to start the week, with major market indexes moving lower after a strong advance over the past several weeks. Investors have been pleased with the economic data that

Graphics-processing unit (GPU) maker Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) recently announced preliminary results for its upcoming second quarter of the 2023 fiscal year and the news wasn't good. It also won't help

There is no better vehicle for creating wealth than investing in stocks. They beat out gold, bonds, real estate, and certainly cryptocurrencies. And while one asset class or another may outperform

When you're hunting for attractive stocks to buy, it's often helpful to make comparisons between companies in the same line of work to tease out the leaders from the laggards. On that note, Pfizer

Once dubbed the next Tesla by some investors, Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ: RIVN) has taken a turn for the worse recently. Shares of the pure-play electric vehicle (EV) company have nosedived 62% since

Real estate technology companies Opendoor Technologies (NASDAQ: OPEN) and Zillow Group (NASDAQ: ZG) recently made headlines when they announced a multi-year partnership to work together.

The two

For many retirees, waiting until 70 to get the first Social Security check is the right financial decision. Filing for benefits at 70 can result in a higher monthly income than if you claimed

The best passive income-generating opportunities provide two things. They have an attractive current income yield and a payment that should steadily rise over time. That powerful one-two combination

No one should be surprised by the dramatic slowdown for the multiplex industry. The highly anticipated summertime theatrical releases premiered one to three months ago, and it's usually a seasonal

More retirees who collect Social Security benefits are going to owe taxes on that retirement income this year and next compared with prior years. And the total amount of tax retirees pay on their

Last week's epic rally pole-vaulted the Nasdaq Composite out of a bear market and the Dow Jones Industrial Average out of a correction. A bear market is typically defined as a decline of at least

Things turned out pretty well for my "three stocks to avoid" column last week. The three stocks I thought were going to lose to the market for the week -- AMTD Digital, Roblox, and Coinbase --

Kinder Morgan (NYSE: KMI) can see the writing on the proverbial wall. The global economy is rapidly shifting toward cleaner alternative energy solutions to ward off the potentially devastating

Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE: EPD) has an excellent track record of growing its lucrative cash distribution to investors. The master limited partnership (MLP) has given its investors a raise

If you're retiring soon or have already left work, you will need to decide where to live for your later years. While you could stay where you are, relocating sometimes makes sense.

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