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Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY) is a $53.3 billion exploration and production company headquartered in Houston, Texas. It isn't the size of Apple, Bank of America, American Express, Coca-Cola, or

Nike (NYSE: NKE) has disappointed investors in recent times. In the last five years, shares of the activewear giant have climbed just 22%. Both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite fared significantly

Buying and holding a stock forever is exaggeration. I'm not suggesting that investors should hold stocks for a literal eternity. When I talk about buying and holding stocks forever, I mean for an

Shares in leading healthcare company GE HealthCare Technologies (NASDAQ: GEHC) soared by 24.4% in February, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. There's little doubt over

You might think that participating in a workplace 401(k) is a no-brainer. But for some people, that's just not doable.

If money is tight, you might struggle to carve out room for retirement savings

Plug Power (NASDAQ: PLUG) stock has been a roller coaster. In January, shares nearly doubled in value only to give up those gains by the end of the month. February brought much of the same, with the

When electric truck maker Nikola (NASDAQ: NKLA) hit the public markets four years ago, investors rushed to hitch a ride. After completing its merger with a special purpose acquisition company

When it comes to artificial intelligence (AI), the "Magnificent Seven" -- Microsoft, Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta Platforms, Tesla, and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) -- garner the most attention from Wall

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite recently hit their all-time highs as investors cheered the prospects of stabilizing interest rates. The market's insatiable appetite for high-growth AI stocks and a

The S&P 500 has been hovering around its all-time high for the past few weeks, and the Nasdaq hit a fresh intraday high on March 1, surpassing even its lofty 2021 peak. To say the stock market has

Last year was brutal for NextEra Energy Partners (NYSE: NEP). The clean energy infrastructure company lost more than half its value as surging interest rates impacted its ability to fund its

In this video, Motley Fool contributor Jason Hall takes a close look at Shopify (NYSE: SHOP), breaking down why the recent sell-off is a great opportunity for buy-and-hold investors.

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BigBear.ai (NYSE: BBAI) stock posted huge gains across February's trading. The company's share price closed out last month up 107.4%, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence.

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is a massive position in Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) portfolio. As of this writing, the tech stock accounted for about 44% of the holding company's equity

The S&P 500 has been scorching hot over the past year. The broad market index has rallied nearly 28%. That has it trading at an all-time high.

However, not all stocks participated in the rally.

The "Magnificent Seven" stocks aren't particularly known for being dividend payers. This group of companies includes the following tech leaders: Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta Platforms, Microsoft

With the recent launch of new crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs), it's never been easier to buy Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) for your portfolio. You no longer need any specialized knowledge about crypto

The Nasdaq Composite, in general, performed well in February, with the index rising nearly 5% in value. More Nasdaq-listed stocks reached 52-week highs than 52-week lows last month, but at least two

SoundHound AI's (NASDAQ: SOUN) stock plunged 19% on March 1, after the speech and audio recognition software developer posted its fourth-quarter earnings report. Its revenue rose 80% year over year

Investors have been looking for potential winners in the high-growth area of artificial intelligence (AI), and Palantir Technologies (NYSE: PLTR) has caught their attention. But this

Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) stock is on a tear. Buoyed by an investor frenzy over GLP-1 weight-loss drugs -- Lilly's own Zepbound in particular -- shares of the Indianapolis-based drugmaker are up 148%

Keep winners, ditch losers. That's usually not bad advice for investors. There's one big problem, though: Sometimes long-term winners temporarily look like losers.

Even the biggest and the best

One of the biggest expenses you might encounter as a retiree is healthcare. As you age, health issues may be more likely to arise. That could, at the very least, lead to an uptick in diagnostics

In this video, Motley Fool contributors Jason Hall and Tyler Crowe break down why they think Green Brick Partners (NYSE: GRBK) and Meritage Homes (NYSE: MTH) are better stocks to buy right now than

Warren Buffett is one of the most closely followed investors in the world, and for good reason. Since taking control of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) in 1965, Buffett has led the