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FedEx (NYSE: FDX) crushed expectations when it reported record revenue for the first-quarter fiscal year 2021 (Q1FY21) -- sending shares of FedEx and United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS) to new 52-week

Fast-food giant McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) and beverage empire Keurig Dr Pepper (NYSE: KDP) aren't competitors. In fact, these two companies work together. Earlier in 2020, KDP started selling

In this episode of Industry Focus: Consumer Goods, Emily Flippen chats with Motley Fool contributor Dan Kline about home goods companies, averting bankruptcies, and third-party logistics. Dan shares

Shares of Dave & Buster's Entertainment (NASDAQ: PLAY) are rebounding today after a sharp sell-off yesterday when investors were fleeing, afraid of a potential bankruptcy. But today, confidence was

It's official: Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW), a company most investors had never even heard of just a few months ago, has become the largest software IPO in history. On Wednesday, the company raised a net

At the risk of sounding too optimistic, it is highly likely that humans will find a way to deal with COVID-19. There are, however, certain sectors of the economy, like retail-focused real estate

Cloud-based data warehousing specialist Snowflake made history this week with the largest software IPO ever. The offering enjoyed extreme demand from investors, potentially due to the fact that

The Roth IRA, for good reason, is widely praised for its tax-free nature. Once you've put money into a Roth and meet the requirements, you'll never have to worry about tax again -- ever.

However, as

The energy sector is in the doldrums thanks to COVID-19, with even some of the most reliable segments of the industry feeling the pinch. In recent years Plains All American Pipeline (NYSE: PAA) has

Ten years may seem like a long time, but it's critical for investors to think about what companies could look like a decade, or longer, from now. After all, the value of any business is the present

Shares of Westport Fuel Systems (NASDAQ: WPRT) exploded out of the gate Friday and are up 27.8% as of 10 a.m. EDT. The natural gas-fueled engine maker announced that its Weichai Westport Inc. joint

Shares of Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) jumped on Friday, rising about 6% at market open. As of 10:00 a.m. EDT, the stock was up about 4%.

The growth stock's gain followed an analyst's upgrade. In addition

Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU) recently hosted its annual Baidu World Conference in Beijing to showcase its latest technologies. The theme of this year's conference was the "Intelligence of Everything," with

Cruise lines were dealt a heavy blow during the initial stages of the COVID-19 crisis. Investors walked the plank the moment that Carnival (NYSE: CCL) (NYSE: CUK) and smaller rivals Royal Caribbean

You're feeling pretty good as a Peloton Interactive (NASDAQ: PTON) bull these days. The stock has nearly tripled in 2020, moving higher again on Thursday when most of the market went the other way. 

It's usually a pretty intimidating prospect when the richest company in the world enters your market to compete. That's precisely what Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is now doing as it prepares to challenge

If you're in the market for dividend-paying stocks for your portfolio, you're making a smart move. The power of dividends is often underappreciated, and that can be a costly mistake. Consider this

"If you don't cannibalize yourself, someone else will," Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) co-founder Steve Jobs famously said. That philosophy has guided the Mac maker for years, initially referring to how the

Guy Spier, a famous value investor, once said that one of the best ways to follow a company is by buying one share of it. After all, once you own a share, even one share, you have skin in the game

Do you like to gamble on penny stocks? Tickers selling for less than $5 per share can deliver absolutely massive gains if you get lucky, but these companies are rarely proven performers, and many of

Video game creation company Unity Software (NYSE: U) is pricing its IPO at $52 a share, another increase a day after upping the price range from the original $34 to $42 range. The company -- which

How does leaving the workforce 20 to 30 years earlier than your peers sound? That's exactly what the Financial Independence, Retire Early (FIRE) movement is all about. It involves saving and

A number of banks recently presented at the Barclays Global Financial Services Conference, giving investors and analysts a chance to gauge how they're doing as the third quarter heads to a close

The two industrial giants General Electric (NYSE: GE) and Boeing (NYSE: BA) have a lot in common. Not only are they partners in aviation, but they have both seen better days. Both stocks require

With a lot of hype surrounding new IPO Snowflake, some investors may be wondering if they should buy the stock soon, even though Snowflake has already doubled over its IPO price. But are there other