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In October, Wall Street celebrated its second year (and counting) in a resounding bull market. While a confluence of factors is responsible for lifting the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and

Plug Power (NASDAQ: PLUG) has not found a formula to operate the business sustainably despite generous handouts from the government.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Jan. 3, 2025

During his presidential campaign, Donald Trump signaled support for ending the decades-long practice of taxing Social Security benefits on several occasions. "Seniors should not pay tax on Social

Signet Jewelers (NYSE: SIG) stock wasn't exactly a jewel of an investment as 2024 bowed out. The specialty retailer's share price eroded by almost 20% in December, which, as it covers the holiday

For any person or company that makes coin by renting property, a tenant default is the situation nightmares are made of. That's only compounded if the landlord in question manages multiple

The artificial intelligence (AI) boom has taken the stock market by storm. The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) has advanced 55% in the last two years, and AI promises to drive more upside in the coming

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) stock is off to a stumbling start in 2025. At the time of this writing, shares are down nearly 2% year to date. The pullback is due to the company's latest vehicle delivery

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been a dominant investment theme on Wall Street in the past couple of years. Considering the rapid and broad usage of these technologies and their transformational

BlackRock is the world's largest asset manager, with $11.5 trillion in client money under its supervision. Around $3.3 trillion of that is sitting in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that are operated

Warren Buffett has demonstrated his understanding of the market over the long term -- and his ability to turn that knowledge into wise investing decisions. As chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, he

When it comes to filing for Social Security, many experts advise waiting until age 70 to snag the largest possible payments. The average retiree collects roughly $740 more per month at 70 than at

Social Security has often been called the "third rail" of American politics. This saying stems from the high-voltage third rail in some railway systems, which is extremely dangerous to touch. The

Shares of Beyond Meat (NASDAQ: BYND) fell 24.5% in December, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The plant-based meat company continues to slide as the world trends away from its

Shares of Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) were among the winners last month after the tech giant unveiled a breakthrough with its new quantum chip, Willow.

The news set off a surge in

Explore the exciting world of EMCOR Group (NYSE: EME) 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 Root (NASDAQ: ROOT) sank 27.3% in December, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The insurance technology (insurtech) upstart saw a pullback after gaining over 100% after

Shares of restaurant company Cava Group (NYSE: CAVA) dropped 19.9% during December, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. On one hand, fellow high-flying restaurant stock

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is climbing again on Monday after MicroStrategy continued its massive buying spree. This time, the company announced another 1,070 Bitcoin acquired over the past week and said

Shares of NuScale Power Corporation (NYSE: SMR) fell 39.5% in December, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) start-up pulled back last month

The S&P 500 posted a solid on Monday, with QuantumScape (NYSE: QS) as a major standout. As of the market close, the solid-state EV battery technology company was higher by 9.5% and traded more than

Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) stock price was down by 2.9% as of 3 p.m. ET Monday, even as the S&P 500 index was up by 0.5% and the Nasdaq Composite had gained 1% for the day.

The chipmaker's decline appears

Shares of tech giant Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) rallied as high as 3.4% today, before retreating to a 2% gain as of 3:04 p.m. ET, still well ahead of the Nasdaq Composite.

Lots of

In this podcast, Motley Fool analyst Asit Sharma and host Ricky Mulvey check in on the year in investing. They discuss:

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Shares of Tencent (OTC: TCEHY), the Chinese tech giant and owner of the WeChat superapp, were tumbling Monday after the U.S. Department of Defense listed the company as a Chinese military entity in

Wolfspeed (NYSE: WOLF) stock is gaining ground in Monday's trading. The company's share price was up 4.1% as of 2:45 p.m. ET and had been up as much as 12.4% earlier in the daily session. Meanwhile