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Palantir Technologies shares have advanced 1,760% since the launch of its artificial intelligence platform in April 2023. Its market capitalization now stands at $369 billion as of September 8

Tariffs imposed by President Trump have increased the average tax on U.S. imports to its highest level since 1941, according to the Tax Foundation. Inflation had been cooling, but price increases

Cryptocurrency first hit the public eye with the creation of Bitcoin in January 2009. It was a huge milestone, becoming the world's first decentralized cryptocurrency. At first, Bitcoin was viewed

You might not realize it, but one of the most important data releases of the entire quarter occurred four weeks ago -- and it has nothing to do with earnings season or the monthly inflation report.

Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) has been rough on shareholders in 2025. After years of near-flawless execution, the stock is down about 32% year to date as of this writing. Softer customer

Artificial intelligence (AI) has created monster returns for investors over the past few years, but it could just be the tip of the iceberg. Morgan Stanley estimates that AI could lead to $40

One of the toughest financial decisions you might have to make in your lifetime is figuring out when to sign up for Social Security. Once you turn 62, those benefits are yours to claim whenever you

Investors can profit from stock investing through price appreciation and collecting dividends. The latter is an important component in an equity investment's total return.

It's important to pick

Retail is one of the most-competitive industries on the planet. But with a global addressable market of nearly $37 trillion by 2030, based on estimates from Mordor Intelligence, it's not hard to

There's no denying the trajectory of artificial intelligence (AI) over the past few years. Many of the companies that have pivoted to adopt this game-changing technology have ascended the ranks of

SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ: SOFI) is attracting lots of investor attention these days, and understandably so. Its stock up more than 160% from its April low, and higher to the tune of 260% for the

It's been about a month since OpenAI unveiled its latest model, GPT-5. In that time, rival platforms have made bold moves of their own.

Perplexity, for instance, drew headlines with a $34.5 billion

Plug Power (NASDAQ: PLUG) isn't a penny stock, but it isn't far off, with a stock price hovering around $1.50 right now. Is it worth jumping in while the price is below $2 and over 95% below the

General Mills (NYSE: GIS) has an unusual dividend story. It has a less-than-inspiring dividend streak of just five annual increases, but at the same time, it has paid dividends without interruption

The single most important thing to understand about Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) is that it is a business development company (BDC). That's even more important than the huge 8.5% dividend yield it is

The pressure was on Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) to deliver blowout third-quarter fiscal 2025 earnings on Sept. 4. The semiconductor and infrastructure software giant didn't disappoint -- beating its

It hasn't been the best year for Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) so far, with the stock down over 8% through Sept. 8 (the worst-performing of the "Magnificent Seven" stocks). Part of this has to do with the

The stock market has been surging in recent months, but many investors are still feeling on edge.

As of this writing, the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) has soared by close to 31% since April, while the

Lucid (NASDAQ: LCID) stock enjoyed a session of strong gains on Tuesday. The electric vehicle (EV) maker's share price rose 5.2% in the day's trading. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 rose 0.2%, and the

InnovAge (NASDAQ:INNV), a provider of value-based healthcare programs for seniors through its PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly) centers, reported results for the fourth quarter of

An upbeat analyst note on the looming future of the semiconductor industry and associated components makers, a researcher flagged Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) as being a particularly undervalued

Methode Electronics (NYSE:MEI), a global manufacturer of mechatronic and electronic solutions serving the automotive, industrial, and interface markets, released its fiscal first quarter 2026

Explore the exciting world of Waste Management (NYSE: WM) with our contributing expert analysts in this Motley Fool Scoreboard episode. Check out the video below to gain valuable insights into

On Tuesday, EchoStar (NASDAQ: SATS) was still basking in the glow of the $19 billion spectrum license deal it signed with Elon Musk's extraterrestrial exploration company SpaceX. Investors continued

Aeluma (NASDAQ:ALMU), a developer of compound semiconductor-based photodetectors and sensors, reported its fiscal fourth quarter 2025 results on September 9, 2025. The company posted record