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In this video, Motley Fool contributors Jason Hall and Tyler Crowe share two of their top high-yield dividend stocks to buy now: Brookfield Renewable (NYSE: BEP)(NYSE: BEPC) and Equinor (NYSE: EQNR)

Nearly everyone likes bargains. That's true no matter how much money you have. Even billionaires go bargain hunting at times.

We saw an example of this in the first quarter of 2024. Billionaire Ken

Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY) isn't your average oil company. While it currently makes most of its money producing fossil fuels, it has grand ambitions to help lead the transition to lower-carbon

Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett is widely considered a legend on Wall Street, and for good reason. The conglomerate's portfolio has substantially outperformed the

Although the S&P 500 is close to its all-time high, some stocks trade for remarkably cheap valuations. In this video, longtime Fool.com contributor Matt Frankel discusses why he thinks PayPal

ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) made a splash on May 29 when it announced an all-stock acquisition of Marathon Oil (NYSE: MRO). The purchase price represents a 14.7% premium to the closing price of

Are you dreaming of becoming a self-made millionaire, but you aren't a professional-level athlete or artist, and your salary is just average? You're not alone.

Fortunately, even without any

If you like dividend stocks you will probably dislike Annaly Capital Management (NYSE: NLY), even though it has a huge 13%+ dividend yield. But that doesn't mean that the mortgage real estate

It's been a volatile 2024 for cybersecurity pure-play leader Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW). Some bumps in the road and investor worries over an aggressive go-to-market strategy have made the

The oil patch is undergoing a major consolidation wave. Several oil companies are acquiring smaller rivals in deals that will enhance their scale, reduce costs, and boost their free cash flow. Most

Shares of Marathon Oil (NYSE: MRO) rallied 10.4% through Thursday trading, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence.

The rally was due to the merger agreement that was struck on

Which are better: growth stocks or value stocks? By the numbers, there's a clear winner, at least in recent years. It's growth stocks, hands down.

In fact, over the last 10 years, the Vanguard

A consolidation wave continues to wash over the oil patch. ExxonMobil kicked off the current boom in mergers and acquisitions last year with its recently closed $60 billion deal for Pioneer Natural

Shares of ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) tumbled this morning and were trading 3.5% lower as of 11:30 a.m. ET on Wednesday.

With several of its peers on a buying spree in recent months, today's big

Chevron (NYSE: CVX) and ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) are often compared to one another, and for good reason: They are two of the largest integrated energy companies in the world, and they are both based

Online services giant Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) has made plenty of millionaires over the years. You'd have more than a million dollars in the Google parent's stock today if you

The S&P 500 index may have just hit another record high, but there has been an even better place to put your investment dollars. Over the past five years, the total return from GPS navigation and

Who's the greatest living hedge fund manager? A good case can be made for Ken Griffin. Citadel, which he founded in 1990, is one of the biggest and most successful hedge funds. Griffin's net worth

Are you looking for a reliable dividend stock in the energy sector? There are some very good ones, including Chevron (NYSE: CVX) and Enbridge (NYSE: ENB). But you have to be careful because some

Warren Buffett's company, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B), owns lots of stocks. Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY) ranks among its top holdings. It's currently Berkshire's sixth largest

Devon Energy (NYSE: DVN), Vitesse Energy (NYSE: VTS), and Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ: FANG) are all high-yield energy stocks with excellent growth prospects. While it's never a good idea to go "all

Can you become a millionaire by investing in Energy Transfer (NYSE: ET) stock? Absolutely. Over the long term, shares have proven a terrific investment. And given the company's unique asset base

Anyone familiar with Warren Buffett knows the famous investor likes Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). He has called the company a better business than any of Berkshire Hathaway's subsidiaries and better than