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Microsoft's Least Exciting Business Line Is Its Most Important, and Investors Shouldn't Overlook It
In January 2024, Office 365 quietly reached 400 million paid seats. Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) products are as integrated into our professional lives as meetings that could've been emails, but these
Why I'm Reconsidering Starbucks' Role in My Portfolio -- Is There a Better Investment for Income and Growth?
In June 2020, I happily invested in one of my favorite consumer brands: Coffee giant Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX). But after it's underperformed the returns from the S&P 500 by a wide margin over these
Best Stock to Buy Right Now: Amazon vs. Alphabet
Given how much impact the tech sector has on the U.S. and global economies these days -- a trend that might become even more prominent in the years and decades ahead -- it's important that investors
AerCap Holdings: A Deep Dive Into the Future of Aircraft Leasing
Explore the exciting world of AerCap Holdings (NYSE: AER) with our contributing expert analysts in this Motley Fool Scoreboard episode. Check out the video below to gain valuable insights into
An Interview With Motley Fool Co-Founder and Author David Gardner
In this podcast, Rule Breakers Senior Vice President of Strategy Brian Richards talks with Motley Fool co-founder David Gardner about his new book, Rule Breaker Investing: How to Build the Best
Why Rumble Stock Powered to a Nearly 16% Gain Today
Niche video streaming service and cloud computing company Rumble (NASDAQ: RUM) rumbled the stock market Friday but in the best way possible for investors. Its stock surged almost 16% higher on news
Why Hims & Hers Stock Slipped Today
The market often gets worried when a company announces a major change in its C-suite. On news that it was doing just that, on Friday the stock of consumer healthcare company Hims & Hers (NYSE: HIMS)
Why BlackBerry Stock Flopped on Friday
A fairly tepid analyst note helped spur a sell-off of BlackBerry (NYSE: BB) stock on Friday. The company, still working to pivot from its salad days as a pre-smartphone communications device
Why GoPro Stock Jumped Nearly 4% Higher Today
In the long history of consumer tech companies, the introduction of a splashy new product has often juiced the stock price of the company doing the introducing. That was largely the case with action
Why Nio Stock Accelerated 19.4% Higher in September
After driving more than 30% higher in August, Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Nio (NYSE: NIO) continued powering higher last month. Investors found good news bookmarking September, with the
3 Things Roblox Must Get Right to Become a Profitable Company
Roblox (NYSE: RBLX) has no trouble attracting users. More than 100 million people log in daily to play games, socialize, and build their own experiences. That kind of engagement is rare in digital
Why Genmab Stock Popped on Friday
Before the market open on the last trading day of the week, two analysts tracking Genmab (NASDAQ: GMAB) stock felt compelled to raise their price targets on the biotech. This double-barreled blast
Got $5,000? 2 Tech Stocks to Buy and Hold for the Long Term.
The role of the technology sector in the global economy is expanding rapidly. According to the researcher Gartner, global spending on information technology (IT) is estimated to reach $5.43 trillion
Why Roblox Stock Plummeted by 8% Today
Growth concerns raised by an analyst tracking Roblox (NYSE: RBLX) stock affected investor sentiment on Friday. With that tailwind, market players traded out of the online video game company to leave
Good News for Retirees: Social Security Payments Aren't Affected by the Government Shutdown
With the federal government shut down until further notice, many Americans are wondering what that means for their day-to-day lives.
Hundreds of thousands of federal workers are furloughed, and most
Why Seagate Stock Crushed It With a 17% Gain This Week
We can confidently say that few investors consider the digital storage market to be overly dynamic. Yet several companies in the sector sure have leaped in price recently. Industry veteran Seagate
Here's Why Whirlpool Shares Slumped in September
Whirlpool (NYSE: WHR) shares declined by 15.6% in September, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The decline comes down to a combination of investors "selling on the news"
Rule Breaker Investing Blast From the Past, Vol. 11
Pulled from classic episodes spanning the last decade of weekly podcasts, David spotlights lessons that light candles -- at a time when too many are busy fanning flames.
The five growth-minded
Why Hut 8 Stock Was Blasting Higher This Week
Although not all of Hut 8's (NASDAQ: HUT) revenue derives from Bitcoin mining, that activity is still crucial to its success. So it wasn't surprising that the coin's rise over the past few days was
The Hidden Opportunities in AI
In this podcast, Motley Fool contributors Travis Hoium, Lou Whiteman, and Jon Quast discuss:
To catch full episodes of all The Motley Fool's free podcasts, check out our podcast center. When you're
Why Bloom Energy Stock Hit All-Time Highs This Week and Is Up 300% in 2025
Bloom Energy (NYSE: BE) stock is on a tear, with shares rallying 33.4% this week through 2 p.m. ET Thursday and hitting a 52-week high of $93.80 per share, according to data provided by S&P Global
Will a Government Shutdown Impact Social Security Checks? No, But Retirees May Still Feel the Effects
The U.S. government officially shut down on Oct. 1 after the Senate failed to pass the necessary funding bills to keep certain federal agencies open. It's the first time such an event has occurred
Why Opendoor Technologies Stock Is Gaining Today
Opendoor Technologies (NASDAQ: OPEN) stock is in the green in Friday's trading. The company's share price was up 3.3% as of 2:30 p.m. ET and had been up as much as 10.2% earlier in the daily
Why Investors Earn Less Than Their Funds, and the Small-Cap Surge
In this podcast, Motley Fool personal finance expert Robert Brokamp speaks with Morningstar's Jeff Ptak about which investor behaviors and types of funds are more associated with underperformance
St Louis Financial Loads Up on AbbVie (ABBV) With 14,600 Shares Buy
St. Louis Financial Planners Asset Management, LLC initiated a new stake in AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV), acquiring 14,630 shares for an estimated $3.39 million in Q3 2025.
According to a Securities and


