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Current Mortgages -- October 20, 2020: Rates Holding at Record Lows
Mortgage rates are holding steady at record lows, with both the 30- and 20-year loan coming in at well under 3% and the 15-year loan at well under 2.5%. This is what
Danger Lurks for These 3 High-Dividend Stocks
Yes, there is too much of a good thing when that good thing is a dividend that's unsustainable. ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM), Archrock (NYSE: AROC), and ONEOK (NYSE: OKE) are all enticing right now
Should You Wait Until After the Election to Buy Carnival?
You may rock the boat when you rock your vote on Nov. 3. We're now two weeks away from the next presidential election, and the cruise line industry will be watching. Carnival (NYSE: CCL)(NYSE: CUK)
These 6 Popular Robinhood Stocks Trade for a Whopping $6,807 -- Here's How to Score Them All for $6.81
Some of Robinhood's top 100 stocks carry some pretty steep share prices. In fact, the six most expensive --Amazon, Alphabet Class A, NVIDIA, Netflix, Zoom, and Tesla -- would've cost you a whopping
3 Things You'll Want to Know When Amazon Announces Earnings
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is experiencing an influx of new customers due to the coronavirus pandemic. People are looking to reduce the number of trips to stores in order to avoid exposing themselves to
Intel Sells Its NAND Memory Business to SK Hynix for $9 Billion
Semiconductor giant Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) is selling its NAND memory operations to South Korean memory expert SK Hynix. First reported by The Wall Street Journal, the deal was confirmed today by a
3 Signs You Need a New Medicare Part D Plan This Year
If you're enrolled in original Medicare, you'll need a Part D plan to cover your prescription needs. Part D plans vary in coverage and cost, and choosing one can be difficult, so if you've been on
Better Buy: McDonald's vs. Yum China
McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) and Yum China (NYSE: YUMC) are two of the largest fast-food companies in the world. McDonald's operates and franchises more than 39,000 restaurants in over 100 countries. Yum
Want to Retire at 62 With $2 Million? Here's How Much You'll Need to Save Each Month
Retiring a millionaire may seem like a lofty goal, but considering the average American expects to need approximately $1.9 million to afford retirement, according to a survey from Charles Schwab
Is Gilead Sciences a Good Coronavirus Stock?
In this Fool Live video, Healthcare and Cannabis Bureau Chief Corinne Cardina and longtime Motley Fool contributor Brian Orelli discuss the drugmakers that have developed treatments for COVID-19
Amid Take-Private Rumors, Is Kansas City Southern Stock a Buy?
With market speculation rife that railroad Kansas City Southern (NYSE: KSU) is generating intense buyout interest, the stock price was always likely to be volatile around its earnings report
Is the New and Improved Cree a Buy Today?
I started a position in Cree (NASDAQ: CREE) seven months ago. At the time, I expected the company to build long-term value from slow but stable growth in its light-emitting diode business, perhaps
How Monoclonal Antibodies Can Treat COVID-19 and What the Data Says About Vaccines
Monoclonal antibodies from Regeneron (NASDAQ: REGN) and Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) designed to bind to the novel coronavirus have delivered solid clinical trial data suggesting they can help patients
Worried About a Stock Market Crash? 5 Steps to Take Right Now
In the past 70 years, the S&P 500 index has lost at least 10% of its value on 38 different occasions. So it's inevitable that it's going to happen again. But here's the good news: The S&P 500
Shocking: Zoom Video Is Almost as Big as the Tech Giant That Spurned It
2020 has certainly been the year of Zoom Video Communications.
As the coronavirus pandemic upended the lives of both businesses and consumers worldwide, Zoom Video became a preferred method of
Earnings Preview: Is American Airlines Pulling Out of Its Tailspin?
Last week, two of the three largest airlines in the world reported their third-quarter earnings results: Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) and United Airlines (NASDAQ: UAL). Both companies reported hefty
This Canadian Pot Stock Has the Best Chance at Long-Term Success
Considering how poorly marijuana stocks have performed since the end of the first quarter of 2019, you might find what I'm about to say hard to believe. But the fact is, cannabis could well be one
Your Favorite Stocks Just Got More Affordable. Here's How
There's a lot of legwork that goes into vetting individual stocks. You need to check each company's cash flow, figure out what its competitive advantage entails, and determine how much long-term
Amazon Stock at $3,200: Buy, Sell, or Hold?
Shares of Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) have surged this year, reflecting consumers' growing appetite for e-commerce amid the coronavirus pandemic. The stock is up a whopping 75% year to date, crushing the
What's the Outlook for AstraZeneca Stock?
As one of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies, AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN) competes in a broad array of disease markets, producing medicines in the oncology, immunology, and cardiovascular
These 3 Stocks Would Be Huge Winners From a Green New Deal
The 2020 election is approaching, and in 2021 America might see a Green New Deal signed into law.
Note that I didn't say "will," but "might." If President Trump wins reelection, chances of a Green
Where Will Square Be in 1 Year?
Square (NYSE: SQ) has been one of the best-performing stocks through one of the worst economic periods in decades. Its stock price is up a whopping 199% year to date in a market where the S&P 500 is
Buy These Growth Stocks Trading Around $10 Before They Soar Higher
Glu Mobile (NASDAQ: GLUU) and Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR) have delivered impressive -- if somewhat volatile -- gains since the market crash in late February and early March, and these two growth
IPO Investing: How to Get In On the Ground Floor of Newly Public Companies
2020 has been an incredibly active year for IPOs. In the past few months alone, we've seen highly anticipated IPOs such as Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW), Rocket Companies (NYSE: RKT), and Palantir
3 Warren Buffett Stocks Worth Buying Now
Studying Warren Buffett's portfolio for investment ideas requires that investors differentiate between companies that remain a buy and the stocks Berkshire Hathaway owns for other reasons. It makes