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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

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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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

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

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

Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) is committed to turning a profit in 2024, and it's taking some big steps to get there.

The streaming platform provider announced a round of layoffs impacting 10% of its workforce

Luxury furniture company RH (NYSE: RH) announced earnings on Thursday afternoon. Its financial results continue to highlight a challenging environment for the company. Sales fell about 19% year over

Late last month, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) turned in a report for its second quarter of fiscal 2024 (which ended July 30) that was amazing. The tech giant's phenomenal revenue and earnings growth was

Virgin Galactic (NYSE: SPCE) completed another spaceflight on Friday and is now going to space on a regular cadence. But there are some red flags for the stock, which Travis Hoium highlights in this

Saving for retirement is never easy, but it's especially challenging as costs continue to rise and many Americans are on a tight budget.

While there's no magic solution to saving more, there are

Reaching a $1 trillion valuation is a big deal, but it's not the end for most companies. As Apple has proven, there's more beyond that threshold. However, when Wall Street firms project 68% upside

The wide-open spaces of Tierra del Fuego are a long ways from the hustle and bustle of New York City. Down at the bottom of South America, you'll see more wild guanacos than people in stuffy

Sometimes, the laws of physics seem to apply to the stock market. That's especially the case when it comes to momentum. When certain stocks get a head of steam going, it's hard to slow them down.

Companies with lots of cash and no debt have a big advantage in the market. Not only can cash be a lifeline when the market goes south, it can be deployed to buy back stock, acquire competitors, or

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian discusses the reasons he thinks passive income investors are interested in Altria (NYSE: MO) stock.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Sept. 6

Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) posted its latest earnings report after the market close on Sept. 5. For the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023, which ended on July 31, the cloud-based cybersecurity company's

It's been a long time since many federal student loan borrowers had to make payments on their debt. During the pandemic, federal student loan payments were paused to give borrowers relief at a time

In its latest SEC filings, we learned that Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) added shares of not one but three homebuilders to its portfolio. Out of D.R. Horton (NYSE: DHI), NVR (NYSE:

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian compares Devon Energy (NYSE: DVN) with Chevron (NYSE: CVX) to answer which is the better dividend stock to buy.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices

It's been several months since the volatility in the regional banking space caused by several high-profile bank failures started to calm down. But that doesn't mean the volatility in regional

Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) remains the second-most valuable cryptocurrency in the world by market capitalization, trailing only Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC). Given Ethereum's dominant position in so many key

Investing in the stock market is one of the most effective ways to build long-term wealth, but you'll need the right investments to maximize your earnings.

There's no single correct way to invest

Dick's Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS) has held up a lot better than most retailers in recent quarters, but that hasn't helped the stock trade higher than value territory. In this video, Travis Hoium