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During the latter part of 2021, retailers got hammered by supply chain bottlenecks that resulted in a major inventory crunch just in time for the holiday season. And that was a hit many couldn't

The market has entered some turbulence in recent months. The S&P 500 has officially corrected -- falling 10% from its high -- while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite tumbled into bear market

Petco (NASDAQ: WOOF) announced fourth-quarter and fiscal year 2021 earnings on March 8. The results showed the pet retailer's streak of double-digit, comparable-store sales growth extended to seven

Dividends can play a big role in the returns of stocks over many years. Since 1960, 84% of the returns from the S&P 500 index resulted from the compounding returns of reinvested dividends, according

In this video clip from "Ask Us Anything" on Motley Fool Live, recorded on Feb. 28, Fool.com contributors Matt Frankel, Dan Caplinger, and Nicholas Rossolillo answer a member's question about

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is closing its bookstores and other physical retail locations around the U.S., narrowing its focus to the grocery store segment. This move follows the reopening of Amazon's

Investing in real estate can be a great way to generate passive income every month, especially if you utilize a buy-and-hold investment strategy. That said, if you're really looking to maximize the

2022 has been hard for all investors, specifically long-term investors who own tech stocks. The S&P 500 has dropped 12.5% year-to-date, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite index has slid 18% in the

Interest in the energy sector has been dormant for quite some time, but all it takes is one crisis and oil snaps back into everyone's collective psyche. War in Ukraine and economic sanctions imposed

Shares of Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) are down over 30% in the last year. That performance is decoupled from Disney's actual results, where the performance of its theme park and streaming businesses has

For long-haul investors, trust is everything. Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) offer exactly that. Let's explore the reasons why these "blue chip" cryptocurrencies can keep ahead of

Some companies seem unstoppable. They have the investment opportunities and financial capacity to steadily expand their business and consistently grow their earnings. This unstoppable growth enables

The meme stock craze has generated swings in GameStop (NYSE: GME) stock that have nothing to do with its business lately. Shares have been up (and down) 40% several times within the past year.

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Thanks to factors like inflation, the amount of money needed to retire comfortably and securely has steadily increased through the years. Luckily, for many people, they have access to a 401(k) plan

The market has gotten off to a lackluster start in 2022. Investors are concerned about inflationary pressures, the looming arrival of rising interest rates, and now a major geopolitical conflict

The energy industry has been on a wild ride over the past several years. From the wild swings in oil and gas prices over the past decade to playing the "will they, won't they" game with extending

Technically, a stock split doesn't change anything about the value of a company or its shares. One common argument supporting them is that a lower share price can allow more retail investors access

Charlie Munger, Warren Buffett's longtime right-hand man, recently predicted that over the next 100 years, inflation will cause fiat currency (that is, government-issued currency) to plummet to

Thor Industries (NYSE: THO) is setting the types of records that investors love to see. Not only did the RV giant reveal strong sales gains through late January, but its profit margins jumped thanks

He's famously nicknamed the Oracle of Omaha, but Warren Buffett has not always had perfect vision while seeing into the future with his investments. And there's one sector in particular that has

Investors who shop for stocks like they do groceries are in the best position to be successful over time. Warren Buffett entered the hall of legends buying shares of great companies when they were

With the Federal Reserve slated to raise its benchmark overnight lending rate (the federal funds rate) for the first time since the pandemic at its upcoming March meeting, most banks are expected to

In late 2021, seniors on Social Security got some pretty good news -- their benefits would be going up by 5.9% in 2022, representing their largest raise in decades. Meanwhile, the start of 2023 has

In this segment of "Ask Us Anything" on Motley Fool Live, recorded on Feb. 28, Fool.com contributors Matt Frankel and Dan Caplinger discuss how much of rising inflation and interest rate risk is

The tech industry has spawned numerous stocks that have generated outsize growth. Tech is so influential that seven of the top 10 stocks, as measured by market cap, all come from this industry (and