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What is the market thinking? The raucous cheers that greeted DoorDash's (NYSE: DASH) initial public offering on Wednesday -- sending shares 80% from an already elevated offering price -- are absurd.

Retiring from the working world doesn't always mean leaving all your stress behind. In fact, far too many retirees end up with a whole different set of worries as they cope with financial challenges

One size rarely fits all. That's true for clothes, and it's true for coronavirus vaccine stocks. In this Motley Fool Live video recorded on Dec. 3, 2020, Healthcare and Cannabis Bureau Chief Corinne

There are lots of things you could do -- and many that you should do -- before you retire. For example, you might want to search online for things to see and do on your big trip to Europe. You could

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A comfortable, secure retirement is one of the biggest financial goals you can strive for. So as you're saving and investing in pursuit of it, it's crucial to separate fact from fiction --

The oil industry is in the fight of its life. It's in the midst of another difficult downturn, the second in the past five years. However, this one seems different as the COVID-19 pandemic has

The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated many businesses around the world. However, it has been a huge positive catalyst for Shopify (NYSE: SHOP). The pandemic forced retailers -- including many

Investing in the stock market is one of the smartest steps you can take to improve your finances and build wealth over the long term. A diversified portfolio of well-researched investments can put

Can you name a company that's developing drugs for rare inherited illnesses, blocked arteries, and vaccines for infectious diseases you've never heard of? Since you clicked on this article, you

At this point, many of us are eager to bring 2020 to a close and move on into 2021. But before the current year wraps up, there are a few important investing moves you should consider making

It's possible that the first COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) and Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA) could soon win emergency use authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

As the market surges to all-time highs, is it better to go with the exciting new disruptors, or the steady and dependable brand names? It's not an easy choice, as both types of highly popular

Shares of Snowflake, a cloud data company, have soared since the company went public back in September. Some investors have flocked to the tech stock because of its massive opportunity in the cloud

Walt Disney's (NYSE: DIS) direct-to-consumer streaming business will be the House of Mouse's biggest segment by 2024, said Morgan Stanley analyst Benjamin Swinburne in a note to investors on Friday

The problems facing the oil industry are intense, and they're pushing smaller and weaker names into bankruptcy. That will likely be a net benefit for big names like ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) and

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There's no denying that the past couple of years have been relatively disappointing ones for Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) shareholders. Stock in the Warren Buffett-led

Any investor expectations for 2020 were soundly destroyed by March, when the COVID-19 pandemic started to spread in earnest across the United States. Shutdowns forced everyone to rethink their

Many older Americans count down the days until they're able to sign up for Social Security, but the truth is that filing at the wrong time could hurt you financially and leave you cash-strapped

Franklin Resources (NYSE: BEN) and T. Rowe Price (NASDAQ: TROW) are two of the oldest, most established asset managers in the world. Both are Dividend Aristocrats, meaning they have each increased

Software developers are becoming a key resource for companies as they move to update manual outdated processes to more efficient digital workflows. These software professionals depend on tools from

Despite unprecedented challenges, strong performance for leading technology companies has helped push indexes including the S&P 500 and Nasdaq to record highs this year. However, there's still

Stocks declined last week, but both the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) remained close to all-time highs. The indexes are in solidly positive

In November, Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell made a troubling assertion about the global COVID-19 pandemic and its long-term consequences. "We're not going back to the same economy," Powell