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The 1999 comedy Runaway Bride featured Julia Roberts as a thrice-engaged fiancee who always gets cold feet before tying the knot. Spoiler: After breaking a total of five engagements, her character

Ally Financial (NYSE: ALLY) ended the week on a high note on Friday, posting Q3 of fiscal 2020 results that topped expectations, and reiterating that it will keep its dividend steady for now.

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It didn't take long for International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) CEO Arvind Krishna to shake up the century-old tech giant. Just six months after Krishna took the helm, IBM announced that it

You may not realize how heavily you'll rely on Social Security until you kick off retirement and see how much money it actually costs. That's why it's important to secure a nice, robust monthly

There are a lot of reasons to love dividends. Besides providing a source of income, companies that pay -- or better yet, grow -- dividends do so knowing they have confidence that the business will

The world's largest and most advanced semiconductor foundry, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM), just held its third-quarter earnings release and conference call, and the numbers were

Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) is set to announce its third quarter results after the market closes on Wednesday, Oct. 21. The 60% surge in Chipotle's share price this year shows that investors

There's no question that investors are counting on cloud computing, cybersecurity, the Internet of Things, and telemedicine to be among the fastest-growing trends in North America this decade. But

Investors have some good reasons to follow Kimberly-Clark's (NYSE: KMB) next earnings report. Sure, sales gains have likely slowed since the pantry-stocking frenzy at the beginning of the pandemic

If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs... -- Rudyard Kipling

This has been a year to remember, and it isn't over yet. Investors have already had a front row seat for the

You've finally reached retirement. You've spent the majority of your working years accumulating money. But now as you're nearing the time when you'll be using it, you're wondering how you can manage

United Airlines Holdings (NASDAQ: UAL) was among the first to sound the alarm on how bad the COVID-19 pandemic would be for the industry. The airline's third-quarter results were a fresh reminder of

Who wants to retire a millionaire? Many of us do, and a 401(k) could be your ticket to achieving that goal -- that is, if you manage yours the right way. While setting money aside in any retirement

You might not like what I'm about to say, but the fact of the matter is that stock market crashes are a normal and unpreventable part of the investing cycle.

Historically, a stock market correction

Social Security can play a major role in your retirement, so it's wise to ensure you know as much as possible about how your benefits are calculated -- the more you understand about how the program

Investing in 2020 has been quite the adventure. Thus far, we've witnessed the quickest bear market decline of at least 30% in history, as well as the fastest rebound to new all-time highs from a

It's been seven months since the COVID-19 pandemic brought the U.S. economy to a halt, and the airline industry shows no signs of a recovery. Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) just lost nearly $7 billion

Investing can help you become a millionaire over time, even if you're starting from scratch. Despite the incredible potential investing has to generate wealth, many people find it challenging to

Shares of adjustable mattress manufacturer Sleep Number (NASDAQ: SNBR) were awake and alert late last week following the company's release of its fiscal third quarter earnings. Sleep Number's stock

The list of stocks that I can say I'll never sell is very short. In fact, Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) may be the only one. 

Virtually every company tries to expand. If or when those growth prospects

Stocks rose last week, as both the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) gained less than 0.5%. The boost was enough to put the Dow back into positive

Industrial supply company Fastenal (NASDAQ: FAST) is always closely watched during earnings season because its results come early and the company is seen as a bellwether of the manufacturing sector

Social Security's trust funds will be exhausted by 2031, according to the Congressional Budget Office, necessitating substantial benefit cuts if the government doesn't reform the program before

In this Fool Live video, Healthcare and Cannabis Bureau Chief Corinne Cardina and longtime Motley Fool contributor Brian Orelli discuss Eli Lilly's (NYSE: LLY) monoclonal antibodies that target the

Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) and Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) perform fundamentally different functions. P&G produces personal care products, and Costco is one of its numerous retailers.

However