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The early numbers are in for Walt Disney's (NYSE: DIS) streaming service Disney+.

So far, the entertainment giant's new service is a smash hit. It nabbed 10 million subscribers on its opening day

SINA (NASDAQ: SINA) and its social media platform Weibo (NASDAQ: WB) both shed nearly 20% of their market value after posting their third-quarter reports on Nov. 14. SINA spun off Weibo in an IPO in

In this week's episode of Industry Focus: Financials, host Jason Moser talks with Motley Fool Ventures Brendan Mathews about the venture-capital life. Brendan updates listeners on some recent

Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) is one of the world's top networking companies. It leads the Ethernet switch and router markets, locks in customers with ever-expanding hardware and software bundles, and still

The surest way for investors to maximize their return-generating potential is to extend their holding periods. While stocks tend to wiggle up and down over short time frames like quarters or years

In a little less than a year's time, Disney (NYSE: DIS) CEO Bob Iger will celebrate his 15-year anniversary at the helm of the powerful media and entertainment empire -- perhaps his last anniversary

2019 has been a tough year for Altria (NYSE: MO), with its $12.8 billion investment in Juul Labs looking like it might go up in smoke. Vaping concerns and other challenges have caused Altria to

Social Security beneficiaries are getting a raise in 2020. The raise comes courtesy of cost-of-living adjustments, or COLAs. These adjustments are based on changes to the Consumer Price Index for

Nike (NYSE: NKE) has made a decision that every manufacturer faces. It has decided to remove its products from Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) to focus on building out its own distribution channels.

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Most of us face our share of impediments to saving money, whether it's unplanned bills, peer pressure, or impulse buys. But the fact that Americans seem all too comfortable with debt makes saving

Peter Lynch was one of the most successful investors in modern history. The Fidelity money manager earned a 29.2% annualized return on his Magellan Fund over the 13 years he ran it, from 1977 to

Most people take infrastructure for granted, unless it isn't working right. When's the last time you considered the quality of a road unless you hit a pothole or uneven pavement? When do you think

How does a 5.4% dividend yield sound? What about a 6.7% yield?

Since the S&P 500 Index's yield is only around 2% today, I bet those numbers caught your attention. The best part: While Simon Property

Let me settle one thing right off the bat: There were no winners among the biggest Canadian cannabis producers during the frenzy of earnings results announced last week. Aurora Cannabis (NYSE: ACB)

There's no doubt about it, Ventas (NYSE: VTR) let its shareholders down with its third-quarter earnings report. The healthcare-focused real estate investment trust's (REIT) actual earnings results

We pay into Social Security throughout our working lives, but we usually can't touch the money until we turn 62. This can seem a long way off, especially for those who are counting on Social

Despite fears about a potential recession and increasing political uncertainty in the United States, the stock market continues to chug along. The benchmark S&P 500 index is up about 13% over the

Healthcare is a grueling expense for Americans of all ages, and new data from AccessOne highlights the fact that working adults on a whole aren't adequately prepared for it. An estimated 21% of

If you're looking for great stock investment ideas, the holdings of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B) are a good place to look. Warren Buffett's investing prowess has returned Berkshire

In case you hadn't noticed, cannabis sales are soaring around the world. According to the State of the Legal Cannabis Markets report from Arcview Market Research and BDS Analytics, worldwide legal

Ridesharing company Lyft (NASDAQ: LYFT) inched a little bit closer toward self-driving ridesharing last week when it said in a blog post that it's adding Chrysler Pacifica hybrids to its autonomous

Why do stocks trade under $20 a share?

Sometimes it's bad news that sends companies to that price point. It's probably wise to avoid those stocks unless the company has fixed its problems. But

When saving for retirement, $1 million may seem like a good target. After all, being a millionaire is traditionally associated with being wealthy. In reality, $1 million really won't go as far as

Do you like space? Would you like to see Mankind return to the moon? Well, hold onto your pocketbooks, folks -- because it's going to cost you.

Rapidly growing SpaceX and its Falcon 9 rocket fleet

Small-cap stocks tend to be under-researched and under-followed, and this can sometimes create buying opportunities for investors willing to go the extra mile to find them. What's more, they can