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The U.S. and Iran traded shots over the weekend. Iran attacked a couple of ships in the Strait of Hormuz in the past week. The U.S. military retaliated over the weekend, launching strikes on targets

Critical minerals are crucial for modern technology. These materials are essential for everything from smartphones to clean energy systems to modern defense platforms. Research from The Motley Fool

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) is growing faster than it has in more than a year -- yet its stock has gone the other way, sliding about 29% from the high near $795 it set last August to about $565 as

On June 25, the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) hit the street. During May, consumer prices rose 4.1% compared to the prior-year's month. This is the largest reported year-over-year increase in

Choosing between Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEMKT:VEA) and Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEMKT:VWO) involves deciding whether to prioritize the relative stability of established

If you asked me which stock would have a better 2026, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) or Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD), I would have said Nvidia without hesitation. If the only thing you had to look at

The market's getting walloped right now. As veteran investors can attest, however, this is only short-term noise. In the long run, you won't even remember this pullback.

With that as the backdrop

Just when investors thought they didn't have to think about inflation anymore, it reared its ugly head again in 2026. Higher energy prices due to conflict in the Middle East continue to hurt U.S.

The Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (NYSEMKT:VT) provides broad global exposure including developed markets, while Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEMKT:VWO) focuses exclusively on high-growth

For many years, when I invested for retirement, I favored a traditional IRA rather than a Roth IRA. Both accounts have a combined contribution limit, so, like all retirement savers, I had to choose

Many electric vehicle (EV) stocks skyrocketed in 2021, when interest rates were low, and consumers ramped up vehicle purchases after the pandemic. But many of those stocks fizzled as inflation drove

Space Exploration Technologies (NASDAQ: SPCX), also known as SpaceX, is a remarkable engineering organization carrying the balance sheet of a company that borrowed its way into an artificial

Newmont (NYSE: NEM) is the world's largest gold producer and one of the best ways to invest in the idea that gold prices will rise. The key to the investment case is that investors are taking on

The Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) rose 1.3% by 11:45 a.m. ET on Monday. The tech-heavy index recovered from a mid-morning sell-off that briefly pushed it down to flat. Meanwhile, the S&P 500

Shares of Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) have shot up by a staggering 259% in 2026, as of this writing, and it looks like its red-hot rally isn't going to end any time soon.

The latest catalyst for

Micron (NASDAQ: MU) stock slipped 2% through 12:35 p.m. ET Monday as even more worries about the durability of demand for DRAM and NAND computer memory surfaced.

Perennial Micron bull Jordan Klein

Shares of Axon Enterprise (NASDAQ: AXON) were moving higher today on reports that President Trump had bought the stock ahead of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) seeking a $220 million

Shares of Albemarle (NYSE: ALB) are flat so far this year, thanks to an oversupply of lithium and a flattened demand for electric vehicles (EVs) in the United States.

However, the long-term need for

Wendy's (NASDAQ: WEN) stock has been rallying of late, prompting some to wonder if another meme-fueled rally could be underway. The fast-food giant hasn't been taken seriously in recent years as a

Prior to its historic initial public offering (IPO), investors spent countless hours pouring over the S-1 filing of Elon Musk's Space Exploration Technologies (NASDAQ: SPCX). Wall Street fixated on

Sandisk (NASDAQ: SNDK) stock tumbled 4% through 12:15 p.m. ET Monday, despite closing out last week on a strong note of support. After the close of trading on Friday, investment bank Jefferies more

In this episode of Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing, Motley Fool personal finance expert Robert Brokamp is joined by Motley Fool contributor Dan Caplinger to answer financial planning questions

If your idea of building a portfolio involves studying hundreds or thousands of different stocks and determining which are best for you, there's an easier way. With exchange-traded funds (ETFs), you

On June 24, 2026, Sunstone Hotel Investors (NYSE:SHO) President and Chief Investment Officer Robert C. Springer executed an open-market sale of 89,631 common shares, as reported in the SEC Form 4

Earlier this month, Space Exploration Technologies (NASDAQ: SPCX) offered investors one of the biggest investing events of all time: its initial public offering. SpaceX raised $75 billion for the