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Rising oil and gas prices have been a key cause of inflation. In fact, the consumer price index rose 7.9% between February 2021 and February 2022, marking the largest year-over-year U.S. inflation

We all love a good bargain -- especially on a promising stock. Well, I've got something better: A good bargain on a stock that has already proven itself -- and also offers solid future prospects

You won't find the word "dividend" listed as an antonym for growth in any thesaurus. But some investors might view dividends and growth as opposites.

It's true that some companies that offer

Your ability to become a millionaire doesn't depend solely on how much money you make. What's equally important is how much you keep. And if you're paying more in taxes than you need to, that can

Sure, Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) is down a lot from its peak. Even with the steep sell-off, though, the digital token has still soared more than 32,500% over the last 12 months.

Some think it's just

It's been an ugly start to the new year for Wall Street and investors. Following what's effectively been the strongest bounce from a bear market bottom in history, all three major U.S. indexes have

It's been a challenging couple of months for Wall Street and investors -- especially those invested in tech stocks.

As of early last week, both the broad-based S&P 500 and 125-year-old Dow Jones

A Social Security check may only have your name on it, but if you're married, the decisions you make about when to sign up can affect your spouse, as well. The same goes for any dependents claiming

Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) is soaring today. The cryptocurrency's price was up roughly 9.3% over the previous 24-hour period as of 3:30 p.m. ET Saturday. 

There doesn't appear to be any coin-specific

After posting explosive gains over the last week of trading, Xido Finance (CRYPTO: XIDO) is losing ground in today's trading. The cryptocurrency was down roughly 43% over the previous 24-hour period

Red-hot meme token ApeCoin (CRYPTO: APE) is gaining again today. The cryptocurrency's price was up roughly 6.6% over the previous 24-hour period as of 12:45 p.m. ET Saturday. Meanwhile, Bitcoin was

The NASDAQ-100 Technology Sector index has lost 17% of its value so far in 2022 as investors have sold technology stocks. This has been caused by a hawkish Federal Reserve that just hiked interest

Oil producers are an obvious beneficiary of high oil prices. As crude prices rise, they can capture those higher prices and sell their output for more money.

However, many other energy companies

Oil prices have been on a blistering run this year. West Texas Intermediate, the main U.S. oil price benchmark, started 2022 at around $75 a barrel and recently topped out at over $130. While crude

After months of anticipation, the Federal Reserve at its meeting earlier this month raised its benchmark overnight lending, the federal funds rate, by 25 basis points (0.25%). The market knew the

Intuit (NASDAQ: INTU) enjoyed a big revenue quarter in its most recent report spurred by its own growth and a few acquisitions. In this clip from "3 Minute Stocks Updates" on Motley Fool Live

Bumble (NASDAQ: BMBL) and Match Group (NASDAQ: MTCH) can be considered the David and Goliath, respectively, of the online dating market. Bumble owns just three apps (Bumble, Badoo, and Fruitz)

Let's face it: The market has been pretty tough so far in 2022. Year to date, the S&P 500 is down 7%, and the Nasdaq has dropped 16%. Drops like we've seen this year are completely normal and part

GameStop (NYSE: GME) has become one of the more closely followed meme stocks since late 2020. Once a penny stock, it briefly spiked higher as a short squeeze and social media popularity sent it to

Over the years, Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) has grown to become an iconic global brand. The company's over 30,000 locations are seemingly everywhere, and increasingly overseas.

That success outside

The trouble with never is that it's a mighty long time. But just as Warren Buffett claims that he will never sell a share of Coca-Cola, I don't foresee a day where I will ever sell my shares of

Commercial real estate is a proven wealth creator. While once only available to wealthy investors, that changed in 1960 when Congress created real estate investment trusts (REITs). Now anyone can

High-flying growth stocks like Bionano Genomics (NASDAQ: BNGO) tend to be controversial among different crowds of investors. Where some might see a stock's potential to multiply in value over time

What is one constant around us that is always needed, even during the pandemic? Trash removal. In this video clip from "The Rank" on Motley Fool Live, recorded on March 7, Fool.com contributors

It's no secret that stocks have been in a slump for much of 2022. And while they rallied briefly this week, many investors are still looking at on-screen losses in their portfolios compared to the