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In this video, Motley Fool contributors Jason Hall and Tyler Crowe break down how Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) may have come out ahead by losing the bidding for Warner Bros Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD) to

For most people, $500,000 is a lot of money. It's more than many Americans' homes and well over what most workers make in a year. But when it comes to retirement savings, while still a large sum

Nu Holdings (NYSE: NU) entered 2025 as one of the most closely watched fintech stocks worldwide. It exits the year looking less like a disruptor and more like a fully scaled banking franchise.

While

Wayfair (NYSE: W) is trying to stage a comeback, but it's operating in a challenging environment, making progress an uphill battle. The digital furniture king continues to try new things, and while

In Detroit, Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) is the automaker that has everyone's attention. The mass market car company has been a symbol of American industrialism for a long time. Its shares had a

When it comes to Social Security benefits, many people are afraid that benefits won't be available to them by the time they get to retirement age, due to the fact that the Social Security trust fund

Nvidia's (NASDAQ: NVDA) stock is up over 700% in the last three years. That has absolutely crushed the S&P 500, which has gained about 70%. The semiconductor giant has cashed in on the AI boom as

In the 1990s, a group of research analysts worked at a prominent hedge fund, Tiger Management, led by the legendary investor Julian Robertson. After Tiger closed down, many of these analysts went on

For much of the last 17 years, the bulls have held the reins on Wall Street. With the exception of the five-week COVID-19 crash in February-March 2020 and the nine-month-long 2022 bear market, the

Insurance technology company Lemonade (NYSE: LMND) has been firing on all cylinders lately. Its in-force premium growth has accelerated for nine consecutive quarters, and the company's profitability

The smartest investors often seek to identify and invest in major secular growth trends. This thematic approach ensures they're investing in companies supported by strong growth tailwinds. That

Medicare provides essential insurance coverage for millions of seniors 65 and over. However, it is now imposing new restrictions on some services that seniors have come to depend on. In fact, the

On Wednesday after the market close, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) delivered a powerful fourth-quarter fiscal 2026 report. The leader in graphics processing units (GPUs), considered the "gold standard" for

Who wouldn't want to consider themselves a "pro" at investing? So when you see an exchange-traded fund called UltraPro S&P 500 ETF (NYSEMKT: UPRO), you might think you've found the perfect tool to

Several big tech companies surprised Wall Street with their fourth-quarter and full-year reports over the past few weeks. It wasn't because of missed earnings or anything like that. It was because

Choosing the right stocks can help investors outperform the S&P 500. Paradoxically, many of the same technology stocks that offer this potential also play an outsized role in driving the index’s

There are no guarantees in the stock market, but there are stocks that look like no-brainer picks. When a company has massive opportunities and is demonstrating the skills and capabilities to

Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the fastest-moving technologies in history, and while that creates substantial opportunities for investors, it also breeds volatility. For example, Micron

Many of us are saving and investing for retirement, aiming to retire with a million dollars. But is that the right goal? Can you retire comfortably on $1 million in savings? There's no right answer

Right now, Polymarket traders are giving Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) only a 12% chance of hitting $150,000 by the end of the year. Given Bitcoin's current price of $68,000, there's basically a 1-in-8

Exelixis (NASDAQ: EXEL) is a relatively small biotech company with big dreams -- to become, as its executives said at a presentation in December, a "top five solid tumor oncology company."

The

When most people think of artificial intelligence (AI), they may immediately think of Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA). The company has emerged as the player driving this industry, and that's thanks to the

Many people assume that once they're able to start getting Social Security, they won't need to work anymore. But in reality, Social Security will only replace about 40% of your wages if you earn an

Although stock market volatility has been a common theme under President Donald Trump, Wall Street's major indexes have thrived during his time in the Oval Office.

In his first, non-consecutive

Interactive Brokers (NASDAQ: IBKR) didn't reinvent itself in 2025. It didn't launch a flashy new product or make a headline-grabbing acquisition.

Instead, it did something far more critical for