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The 1976 movie All the President's Men perhaps provided one of the best three-word investing strategies around: "Follow the money." No, the film didn't use the phrase in the context of investing

The stock market is divided into sectors, with each group of stocks having commonalities with each other, usually because they are in similar industries. The broader market is divided into 11

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) is a leading supplier of networking hardware and chips for gaming, computing, robotics, and especially data centers, which is where most artificial intelligence (AI)

Carvana (NYSE: CVNA) has likely minted some millionaires since its initial public offering. The online used vehicle marketplace went public at $15 on April 28, 2017, and its stock price skyrocketed

Warren Buffett is known for his investing success, generating market-beating returns over the long run. As chairman, he's helped Berkshire Hathaway deliver a compounded annual gain of more than 19%

The U.S. stock market just had another fantastic year. The broad-based S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) returned 23%, the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) advanced 13%, and the

Some of the best possible returns for investors come by not going after megacaps, but instead pursuing stocks that have more modest valuations. Mid-cap stocks represent companies valued at between

SoundHound AI (NASDAQ: SOUN) has been one of the hottest stocks on the market over the past three months, but shares are dropping this week. Is the thesis broken, or is this a buying opportunity

Artificial intelligence (AI) stocks have soared over the last couple of years as optimism about the technology and its capabilities continues to grow. As most investors know, one of the more notable

Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) and FuboTV (NYSE: FUBO) just shook up the streaming sector.

The two companies surprised investors by announcing the combination of Fubo and Hulu + Live TV into a company

On the heels of an incredible rally, stocks are off to a strong start in 2025. After surging 23.3% across 2024's trading, the S&P 500 index rose roughly 1.2% early in this year's trading before

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) may have been one of the greatest success stories of 2024. The software company posted its biggest profit ever, joined the S&P 500, and saw its stock price soar

The market is still near all-time highs, but that doesn't mean you can't find some stocks that investors have been placed on the sale rack. High-yielding Vici Properties (NYSE: VICI) is down nearly

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) are two of the biggest rivals in tech. And today, they're both spending heavily on artificial intelligence (AI) as their rivalry evolves into yet

The age you file for Social Security is perhaps the most important decision affecting your benefit amount. You can begin taking benefits as early as 62, but waiting up to age 70 will earn you larger

The Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) advanced 29% in 2024, and history says that momentum could spill into 2025. Since its inception in 1971, the Nasdaq has gained over 20% in 20 years

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In this podcast, Motley Fool hosts Ricky Mulvey and Mary Long and analyst Asit Sharma take a look at some stories that caught their attention during 2024.

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Explore the exciting world of A.O. Smith (NYSE: AOS) with our expert analysts in this Motley Fool Scoreboard episode. Check out the video below to gain valuable insights into market trends and

Shares of Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ: ULTA) were climbing higher last month after the beauty superstore chain posted better-than-expected results in its third-quarter earnings report, showing improvement

Wednesday was another trading session full of losses for all types of cryptocurrencies. Several macroeconomic news items from the previous day continued to push down sentiment, as did rising bond

Many artificial intelligence (AI) stocks have generated fantastic gains for investors over the past couple of years. Even if you didn't invest early in this trend, you still could have made good

Shares of Upstart (NASDAQ: UPST) dropped 21.9% in December, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. And as of this writing, it's down another 7% year to date in 2025

A retreat in the development of autonomous vehicles was the major news item decelerating the stock of rideshare incumbent Uber Technologies (NYSE: UBER) in December. As a result, the shares skidded

Shares of BigBear.ai (NYSE: BBAI) were soaring last month, as the stock gained in fits and starts over a range of news items.

The small artificial intelligence (AI)-powered software stock has gotten