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Another year is already drawing to a close. The major market indexes hit new all-time highs in 2024, and some market followers may be struggling to find investment ideas in this sea of premium

The IRS mandates that adults 73 and older take required minimum distributions (RMDs) -- mandatory annual withdrawals -- from their retirement accounts by Dec. 31 or else face a costly 25% penalty on

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

Remarks uttered by the CEO of T-Mobile US (NASDAQ: TMUS) on Monday weren't exactly well received by investors. Absent any other market-moving news about their stock, they traded out of the No. 3

The price of Riot Platforms (NASDAQ: RIOT) stock cooled on the first trading day of the week, on the back of a sliding Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) price and news of a fresh round of capital-raising by the

IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) stock is falling in Monday's trading. The quantum-computing company's share price was down 7.9% as of 3:15 p.m. ET. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 index was down 0.6%, and the Nasdaq

Shares of Beyond Meat (NASDAQ: BYND) were among the losers last week as the once high-flying growth stock reported disappointing results in its third-quarter earnings report in November.

As a

Shares of chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) fell 5.4% in Monday trading, as of 2 p.m. ET.

The semiconductor stock fell today on the heels of an analyst downgrade from a Wall Street sell

Wolfspeed (NYSE: WOLF) stock is surging in Monday's trading. The company's share price was up 10% as of 2:30 p.m. ET and had been up as much as 18.5% earlier in the daily session.

Wolfspeed stock is

In 2016, Mondelez International failed in its attempt to buy Hershey (NYSE: HSY). Now more than eight years later, Mondelez is reportedly trying again.

According to Bloomberg, Mondelez just

AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ: ASTS) stock is posting gains in Monday's trading. The space-based telecommunications company's share price was up 6.9% as of 2 p.m. ET. At the same point in the day's

Shares of Chinese consumer tech-oriented names Tencent Holdings (OTC: TCEHY), Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU), and Futu Holdings (NASDAQ: FUTU) rocketed higher on Monday, up 5.5%, 10.1%, and 21.9% as of noon

Shares of Lucid Group (NASDAQ: LCID) were trading sharply higher on Monday, just days after the company began production of its long-awaited second luxury electric vehicle.

As of 1 p.m. ET, Lucid's

AppLovin (NASDAQ: APP) investors had much to celebrate last month, as shares of the stock jumped 98.8% in November, according to data supplied by S&P Global Market Intelligence.

The catalyst that

Cryptocurrencies took a breather today as the price of Bitcoin retreated from $100,000 and traded around $97,500 as of 1 p.m. ET. Treasury yields rose in anticipation of new inflation data later

BigBear.ai (NYSE: BBAI) stock is surging again in Monday's trading. The software company's share price was up 13.6% as of 1 p.m. ET and had been up as much as 32.8% in the daily session. Meanwhile

Here at The Motley Fool, I write a lot about space stocks. One space stock I have not written much about is Uruguay-based Satellogic (NASDAQ: SATL), which is halfway to completing a 90-satellite

Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) stock inched up 1.8% through 11:35 a.m. ET Monday after investment bank JPMorgan Chase raised its price target on the stock 3%, to $515 per share. According to the analyst

It's been a three-act show for Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) and its stakeholders this year. The shares rallied earlier this year after pulling out all the stops ahead of a proxy battle with activist

Shares of Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ: RIVN) were trading sharply higher on Monday, after a Wall Street analyst initiated coverage of the stock with a strong recommendation.

As of noon ET, Rivian's

The artificial intelligence (AI) lending platform is developing new markets for its innovative products.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Dec. 5, 2024. The video was published on

Chewy (NYSE: CHWY) reported quarterly financial results that decreased the stock price despite relatively positive figures.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Dec. 4, 2024. The video

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) is making progress in developing innovative products.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Dec. 4, 2024. The video was published on Dec. 6, 2024.

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Upstart (NASDAQ: UPST) saves borrowers time by using artificial intelligence to make lending decisions.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Dec. 4, 2024. The video was published on Dec

Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Nio (NYSE: NIO) recently announced another strong month of vehicle deliveries. Last week's announcement has helped push Nio shares higher. But other news