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Discounts on businesses with a leadership position in a recession-proof industry do not come around very often. However, this is precisely the case with The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY). The iconic

The promise of the blockchain was always disrupting companies like Visa (NYSE: V). But Visa is now utilizing the blockchain and stablecoins to settle transactions, and that could be great news for

Chip giant Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) recently disclosed that it had received a large prepayment from an unnamed customer to secure capacity on its Intel 18A process node. Intel 18A is scheduled to be

Over the past five years, Exact Sciences (NASDAQ: EXAS) hasn't delivered great returns. In fact, the diagnostic testing company has severely underperformed the S&P 500 over this period. Of course

When Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) channels went dark for Charter (NASDAQ: CHTR) subscribers last weekend it was a sign that the cable industry is at a crossroads. If the fight lasts much longer, the

All dynasties eventually come to an end, whether they were the Pharoahs of Egypt, or the Romans of the ancient world, or the Boston Celtics of the 1960s and early 80s. In business, it ends in one

T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) is finally going to start paying dividends. The wireless company added a cash payment as part of its capital return program. While its payout will pale in comparison to the

It's hard to believe it's already September. Autumn is just around the corner, and the weather is starting to cool off as the kids return to school. 

Times of change are a good time for investors to

The total value of all cryptocurrency tokens in existence, as tracked by CoinGecko, currently stands at $1 trillion. That's down 66% from the all-time-high figure of $3 trillion, which was achieved

At first blush, retailers Walmart (NYSE: WMT) and Dollar General (NYSE: DG) look enough alike. Walmart stores are far bigger, but there are fewer of them. There are far more Dollar General stores

The largest position in Warren Buffett's investment portfolio is Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). The Oracle of Omaha first took a position in the company in 2016. Due to generous returns over the years

With shares of the gene sequencing giant Illumina (NASDAQ: ILMN) collapsing by 53% over the last three years due to a combination of a botched acquisition attempt and weakness in its core business

Overlooking a single aspect of a retirement savings plan has the potential to compound into a poor financial position later in life.

Saving for retirement is a complex multidecade endeavor. The

Successful investing isn't complicated. All it takes is regularly putting money to work in growing companies. The stock market can go down in the short term for all kinds of reasons, but if you hold

In this podcast, Motley Fool analyst Tim Beyers and host Deidre Woollard discuss:

Deidre interviews ThredUp CEO James Reinhart about resale as a service and the company's plans for growth.

To catch

Not all dividend stocks are created equal. Some haven't slashed their payouts in years and probably won't anytime soon, while others aren't so lucky. One dividend-paying company recently decided to

Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) has been a fantastic investment in recent times: Shares have risen 132% in the last five years, as of Sept. 7. That gain trounces the 73% increase of the Nasdaq

As you may have heard this summer, Biogen (NASDAQ: BIIB) is taking out a $1.5 billion-dollar loan to fund its acquisition of rare disease drug developer Reata Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: RETA) for $7.3

Value investors have had a tough time finding great buys the last few years, but that doesn't mean there aren't opportunities out there. In this video, Travis Hoium highlights three stocks that are

If you're looking for stocks that can jump-start your financial goals, identifying companies that are serving a big need in the economy is a great place to start.

There's a good reason why the

Investing in retail stocks comes with one unavoidable risk, since you are essentially betting that the retail concept you are buying will perform well. Retailers, however, go in and out of favor

Having a few steady, defensive stocks in your portfolio is a great idea, and in this video Travis Hoium notes three great stocks that are strong businesses to own in any market. 

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On average, healthcare stocks haven't kept up with the gains made by the rest of the market this year. While the S&P 500 index is up by more than 17% year to date, that sector's stocks are down by

The PC graphics card market is still deeply depressed from peak pandemic-era levels. Jon Peddie Research reported this week that overall shipments tumbled 36% year over year in the second quarter

Shares of Norwegian Cruise Lines (NYSE: NCLH) plunged 24.9% in the month of August, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The cruise line stock reported second-quarter earnings on