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In this video, I will be talking about Dollar General (NYSE: DG), why the stock is down 55% year to date, and why investors might find a lot of value at the current valuation.

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In this video, I will talk about SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ: SOFI), why the stock crashed 20% last week, the possible impact of underwriting the Instacart IPO, and why I believe this company will

HubSpot (NYSE: HUBS) and Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) resemble the David and Goliath, respectively, of the cloud-based customer relationship management (CRM) market.

HubSpot provides a free CRM platform

While most oil benchmarks are still around $90 per barrel, some contracts are already above $100, and more could follow. In this video, Motley Fool contributors Jason Hall and Tyler Crowe break down

Earning enough money to invest in the stock market can be challenging. Covering your everyday living expenses, shedding burdensome credit card debt, and building up your emergency savings all need

Fintech continues to become a way of life for many people around the world who rely on smartphones and digital technology to run their finances and make purchases. While it's already the norm, in

I wanted to hate last week's Instacart (NASDAQ: CART) offering. The undisputed leader of third-party grocery deliveries hit the market with all the swagger and confidence of a shopper trying to

The stock market could really use some good news this week. Investors have watched major market benchmarks give up most of their summer gains in the past couple of weeks, and sentiment as the fall

As a long-term investor, if you're adding new money to your portfolio every month, it's of no consequence whether you are buying stocks hitting new highs or new lows. That's because your returns

Despite some stocks being quite expensive, there are still some genuine bargains in the market. Bargains aren't always the lowest stock price, as the real indicator of a bargain is a stock's

In an era of software mega-deals, old network infrastructure giant Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) apparently doesn't want to be left out. It just announced it intends to acquire Splunk (NASDAQ: SPLK)

The stock market didn't do very well last week, and the downward momentum appeared likely to continue Monday morning on Wall Street. Stock index futures were down slightly, as investors remain

After struggling last year due to macroeconomic challenges, growth stocks have generally enjoyed much stronger performance in 2023. At the same time, there are still high-quality growth stocks

It's a quiet week for earnings announcements, but one notable company stepping up to set sail is Carnival Corp. (NYSE: CCL). The world's largest cruise line operator reports its fiscal third-quarter

The tobacco industry has faced a steep decline in the past two decades, but the world's top tobacco companies still offer some of the highest dividends among large-cap stocks. The big three of the

The pandemic brought on a huge surge in sales for Home Depot (NYSE: HD), but that growth has slowed now as people take on fewer renovation projects than they did a couple of years ago. The

I really hate to say this, but Planet Labs (NYSE: PL) stock is turning into a real disappointment -- and with Planet Labs stock still down 9% after its earnings report earlier this month, it seems

Wall Street took a cruel step back last week. I thought my three stocks to avoid for that week -- Stitch Fix, Steelcase, and Carvana -- were going to lose to the market. They fell 3%, rose 25%, and

There are two common ways investors make money in the stock market: growth investing and value investing. Growth investing involves finding stocks that are scaling the business at an above-average

When it comes to electric vehicles (EVs), names such as Tesla, Rivian, or Nio probably come to mind first. But did you know that EVs are making their way to the skies as well? While it might sound

In June 2022, inflation in America -- as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) -- hit a 40-year high of 9.1% on an annualized basis. That was substantially above the Federal Reserve's target of

While growth stocks have been among the hardest hit in a notably volatile market, many of these companies remain popular choices with long-term investors. Not all growth stocks are created equal

Having been a publicly traded corporation for two years, Doximity (NYSE: DOCS) -- an online networking platform for medical professionals -- hasn't delivered great returns in this period, far from

With its shares down roughly 82% over the last five years, Virgin Galactic (NYSE: SPCE) has disappointed its early investors. The ambitious space tourism company has faced operational delays, cash