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Biotech stocks were among the first group of equities to head southward late last year. Since the midway point of 2022, however, the biotech equity market has shown clear signs of forming a bottom.

Earnings season hasn't been kind to Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) lately. It's a gloomy backdrop as the streaming service prepares to report fresh financials shortly after Tuesday's close this week

If you ask an American to name one thing they can't live without, many will say their car. While some consider their cars to be nothing other than simple transportation, many have a special bond

The energy sector is broad and varied, though most investors rightly view it as highly cyclical. Still, the risk of big upturns followed by painful downturns doesn't actually extend to every corner

Despite rising inflation, rising interest rates, war in Europe, and just an overall terrible feeling about the economy, households are still spending plenty of money on ... clothes! Quite a bit

Passive income is becoming increasingly desirable in the present economy. The Federal Reserve's interest rate hikes aimed at curbing inflation, in addition to global economic impacts linked to the

JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM), the largest bank in the U.S. by assets, disappointed the market last week after reporting second-quarter earnings results that fell short of analyst expectations. The

May was a mighty month for Boeing (NYSE: BA) as the company raced back into space with a (mostly) successful uncrewed test flight of its CST-100 Starliner spacecraft. Granted, SpaceX still holds a

The S&P 500 has plunged 19% so far this year. This has increased the index's dividend yield up to 1.7%. This is still well below the 4.3% historical average yield of the index.

But there are plenty

Earlier this year, Google parent company Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG) announced plans to conduct a 20-for-1 stock split. It officially took effect at the market close on Friday, and today

Even after this year's steep stock market decline, many investors are concerned that there's further to fall before it hits bottom. If you are worried about capital preservation, here are a couple

GameStop (NYSE: GME), the infamous meme stock of 2021, is back on investors' radar again. This month, the company announced a 4-for-1 stock split, which will take place after trading closes on July

Space tourism company Virgin Galactic (NYSE: SPCE) has a dream: to enable anyone who wants to fly to the edge of space -- and has $450,000 burning a hole in their pocket -- to experience a few

Cal-Maine Foods (NASDAQ: CALM), the country's largest shell egg producer and distributor, is slated to report its fourth-quarter and full-year results for fiscal 2022 after the market close on

Things went according to plan for my "three stocks to avoid" column last week. The three stocks I thought were going to lose to the market for the week -- Conagra, Coinbase, and ExxonMobil --

In 2023, typical retirees could see a lot more money in the form of Social Security checks that are much larger than what they receive today. 

They could get more than $150 extra per month, and

While looking for simple stocks may sound tedious to some, finding clear, unmistakable, and simple megatrends could seem more achievable. The idea behind this approach is straightforward enough

If you're looking at a wall of red in the investing account where you hold your cannabis stocks and wondering whether you've made a series of terrible mistakes, you aren't alone. As a group

This year has been particularly difficult for most asset classes. Stocks are down over 20% from their highs, and the fixed income market has suffered as well. About the only asset class that has

Retiring might mean an end to the 9-to-5 world, but it doesn't bring an end to financial worries -- especially if you have a lot of debt. Not all retirement debt is cause for major stress, but if

One of the most exciting areas of the broader energy sector today is probably the clean energy niche, because the world is on a multi-decade transition from carbon fuels, like coal and oil, to

American Tower (NYSE: AMT) might not stand out to dividend investors at first glance. The real estate investment trust (REIT) currently offers a 2.2% dividend yield. While that's slightly higher

Bottom-fishing can be incredibly profitable. My single best investment over the last several years has been Novavax (NASDAQ: NVAX), and it remains my best performer in Motley Fool CAPS.

In the fall

Domino's Pizza (NYSE: DPZ) is scheduled to report fiscal second-quarter 2022 earnings on July 21. The international pizza company is grappling with rising inflation and labor shortages, as the