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There's a reason so many older Americans rush to claim Social Security at 62. It's hard to avoid the temptation to take benefits the moment you're able to. However, if you're willing to be patient

Shares of ride-hailing outfit Uber Technologies (NYSE: UBER) fell Wednesday following the release of its first-quarter results. And understandably so. Although profits came in better than analysts

The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) is coming off back-to-back annual returns of more than 25% in 2023 and 2024. Investors have only seen such a strong two-year run on one other occasion since the index

Constellation Brands (NYSE: STZ), which makes and sells more than 100 brands of beers, spirits, and wines, is often considered a dependable consumer staples stock. It's one of the world's top

This has been a monumental week for investing extraordinaire Warren Buffett and his company, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B).

This past Saturday, May 3, at Berkshire Hathaway's annual

Investors often get an idea in their heads and run with it, pushing prices to extremes that aren't realistic. That's the risk that investors should fear today with artificial intelligence. Nvidia 

Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE: EPD) is an income stock. The entire master limited partnership structure (MLP) is designed to generate tax-advantaged income for unitholders (the trade-off is

Devon Energy (NYSE: DVN) has spent several years building a larger-scale, low-cost U.S. onshore oil and gas producer. That strategy enables the company to produce more free cash flow. It also puts

Cathie Wood has made a name for herself as a top growth investor. She has made some bold moves as head of investing company Ark Invest. Although some of Ark's exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have a

Nio (NYSE: NIO), a leading maker of electric vehicles in China, went public at $6.26 per ADR on Sept. 12, 2018. On Feb. 9, 2021, its stock closed at a record high of $62.84. Its shares surged more

The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) has tumbled 4% year to date as President Trump's unorthodox trade policies have sown economic uncertainty. Companies are still spending money on artificial

By the end of last year, Magnificent Seven stocks may have seemed out of reach for many investors. These top technology players saw their shares surge -- and they even led gains in the S&P 500 index

For much of the last two-and-a-half years, the evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) has dominated the discussion on Wall Street. Investors almost always have a next-big-thing trend to captivate

Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) has an equity portfolio that typically features around 50 stocks, but CEO Warren Buffett definitely plays favorites. There are a select few stocks that

In a market experiencing significant risk, Waste Management (NYSE: WM) offers investors a defensive position amid the volatility.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of May 6, 2025. The

In this podcast, Motley Fool analyst Jim Gillies and host Dylan Lewis discuss:

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The past few months have been fraught with uncertainty for investors in The Trade Desk (NASDAQ: TTD). The programmatic advertiser delivered an unbroken track record of beating its own guidance for

Has the excitement surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) stocks cooled off? Many top AI stocks are down this year, including Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD), better known as just AMD, and

Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.B) (NYSE: BRK.A) has been a tremendous investment since the stock went public back in 1980. During that span, the insurance-led conglomerate has had only one chief

Shares of Match Group (NASDAQ: MTCH) were falling today after the leader in the online dating market posted disappointing results in its first-quarter earnings report.

The stock closed down 9.6% on

Explore the exciting world of LandBridge Company (NYSE: LB) with our expert analysts in this Motley Fool Scoreboard episode. Check out the video below to gain valuable insights into market trends

ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) stock closed Wednesday in positive territory. On the back of a solid quarterly earnings beat, investors pushed it to a 1.4% gain, good enough to top the 0.6% bump of the

Niche healthcare company GoodRx Holdings (NASDAQ: GDRX) was looking spry and healthy on the stock market Thursday. Investors were happy to take a few doses of it following the company's release of

Fluence Energy (NASDAQ: FLNC) posted its fiscal second-quarter earnings report after market hours Wednesday, and the following trading session investors rewarded it handsomely. The next-generation

With the second quarter of 2025 now over a month old, many investment funds will soon begin disclosing what stocks they held at the end of the first quarter, essentially providing investors a