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With a current market cap (as of the afternoon of April 17) of $360 billion, Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) is the world's second most valuable cryptocurrency. It's behind only Bitcoin when it comes to

An analyst at Piper Sandler recently raised price targets for both ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) and Chevron (NYSE: CVX) and maintained an "overweight" rating on them. The new price targets imply a 22%

Investors in Coupang (NYSE: CPNG), South Korea's biggest e-commerce company, have had a challenging time over the last few years. The company went public on March 11, 2021, at $35 per share and

So far, the artificial intelligence (AI) boom has boosted hardware providers more than the software companies that buy their products. And with its shares up by an impressive 71% over the last year,

Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) needs no introduction. The Warren Buffett-managed conglomerate has a stellar track record of growing value for its shareholders. It can make a great

Shares of veteran computer maker Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) have skyrocketed over the past year. Last April, the stock reached a 52-week low of $41.47. This April, shares hit a high of $136.16.

Social Security is in trouble. The program's trust funds will run out of money by 2033 unless changes are made, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. That means steep benefit

Most of the so-called Big Techs -- the largest publicly traded technology companies --- have split their common stock in recent years. In 2022, e-commerce titan Amazon and Google parent Alphabet

Is artificial intelligence (AI) all hype? After a lackluster few weeks for AI stocks, some investors are asking that question -- and getting nervous.

This week, three Motley Fool contributors

Sports fans have been a happy bunch lately. The NCAA basketball tournaments and professional golf's Masters Tournament were all competitive and exciting. They also drew millions of television

One trillion dollars is a lot of money. In fact, it's so much money, it can be hard difficult to grasp.

If you took $1 trillion worth of $1 bills and stretched them end to end, they would extend

Billionaire investor Bill Ackman is best known for his large stakes in companies like Chipotle (NYSE: CMG) and Restaurant Brands International (NYSE: QSR), but there's one stock in the portfolio of

Even though the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average have pulled back from their all-time highs, many stocks are still much higher than they were a year ago. But that is not the case for most of

Twilio (NYSE: TWLO) likely minted a lot of millionaires in its first five years as a publicly traded company. The cloud-based communications software provider went public at $15 in June 2016, and it

The U.S. Consumer Price Index, or CPI, a metric used to gauge inflation, rose by 3.5% on a year-over-year basis in March. Since that was the third consecutive month when the CPI grew faster than

To hear Elon Musk tell it, Starlink -- the satellite internet business that SpaceX has been building for nearly a decade now -- is generating cash and well on its way to profitability. SpaceX's

Social Security can go a long way toward enjoying a comfortable retirement, especially if your savings are falling short. Nearly 60% of current retirees say their benefits are a major source of

If you want to make investing easy on yourself, one of the best ways to do it is by buying an ETF that tracks the S&P 500. By purchasing shares of an exchange-traded fund like the Vanguard 500 Index

It probably won't surprise you to learn that some of the Magnificent Seven stocks are among the most common holdings among billionaire hedge fund managers. Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Alphabet

There are many ways to try and cut costs and save money. From canceling unused subscriptions to consolidating debts to spending less money on eating out, cost-cutting moves can potentially give you

Power controllers may not sound as thrilling as artificial intelligence (AI) services or number-crunching microchips, but the tech world would stop without them. As such, investors should pay close

If your job gives you access to a 401(k) plan, you may be inclined to sign up right away -- especially if there are employer matching dollars to be had.

Investing in a 401(k) has its benefits. In

Each year the stock market brings its fair share of winners and losers. Sometimes a stock can fall out of favor because of declining fundamentals, but sometimes it's simply a change in sentiment.

There's been a recent surge in investor interest in projects that are operating at the convergence of the artificial intelligence (AI) and cryptocurrency spaces. In 2024, as excitement about AI

A popular song of the 1940s included the line, "Don't mess with Mr. In-between." When it comes to Social Security, many people don't follow that advice.

The earliest age for claiming Social Security