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The TV game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? was always fun to watch, in my opinion. However, there was one big problem with it: Too few contestants actually became millionaires. In nearly 400

Barbie isn't just a doll anymore. She's now the star of her own movie, and that movie is taking the world by storm. Barbie exploded onto the scene last weekend, scoring the biggest opening of the

Skepticism is sometimes warranted. That's especially the case when considering investing in stocks with unusually high dividend yields.

However, you don't always need to have serious qualms. Some

For the second quarter, Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) reported revenue of $24.9 billion, which was a 47% increase versus the year-ago period. That growth is impressive without a doubt, particularly given the

Teladoc Health (NYSE: TDOC) started this year with a goal of improving its efficiency and making progress on its path to profitability. So far, it has been delivering on its promises. It reported

Shares of America's largest virtual care provider, Teladoc Health (NYSE: TDOC), bounded higher following its announcement of second-quarter earnings results on July 25. The virtual care provider

Wall Street seemingly offers only one guarantee to its investors: Unpredictability. Both investor sentiment and the three major indexes -- the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), S&P 500

It's easy to think of student debt as a younger person's problem. But Americans aged 50 and over actually account for about 22% of outstanding student loan debt in the U.S., says AARP.

And it's easy

Finding the latest and greatest fad in investing can make for compelling reading -- and sometimes buying (we're looking at you, artificial intelligence stocks). But that doesn't mean less-sexy

Social Security is one of the most important social programs the U.S. offers. It gives retirees a financial base that far too many wouldn't otherwise have.

One key aspect of Social Security is that

Investing on Wall Street can sometimes be an adventure. Since the start of 2021, the iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average, benchmark S&P 500, and growth-driven Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC)

The stock market has been roaring since March. In fact, the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) is up a whopping 19% from its March low, and higher to the tune of 30% since it hit a cyclical bottom in

In June 2023, the average retired worker brought home a Social Security benefit of $1,837.29, which annualizes to just over $22,000 per year. While this might not sound like a lot of money, it's

Ford (NYSE: F) pared back its electric vehicle (EV) production targets on Thursday. The auto giant now expects to achieve an annual manufacturing rate of 600,000 EVs in 2024. Management had

One of the top meme coins on the crypto scene, Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB), was quite the investor pet on Friday. As of midafternoon today, the digital coin had leaped nearly 7% higher in the preceding

Specialty engineering company Chart Industries (NYSE: GTLS) ended the week in style, with its stock racing 8% higher in price on Friday. Investors were very encouraged by its performance in the

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian reviews why shareholders were so disappointed about Snap's (NYSE: SNAP) earnings.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of July 27, 2023. The video was

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian reviews AT&T's (NYSE: T) latest earnings release to determine if it's an excellent dividend stock.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of July 27

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Chevron (NYSE: CVX)Q2 2023 Earnings CallJul 28, 2023, 11:00 a.m. ET

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So far this earnings season, stocks in the ever-crowded finance sector have done rather well, broadly speaking. That winning streak continued on Friday, with several notching notable gains in price.

The S&P 500 is back to pushing all-time highs, but some stocks are still down substantially from their record highs.

Home Depot (NYSE: HD) is one of them. The world's largest home improvement

Chevron (NYSE: CVX) made two major announcements on Sunday, July 23rd. The first was a pre-release of second-quarter results, which included strong production numbers and profits.

The second news

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Cincinnati Financial (NASDAQ: CINF)Q2 2023 Earnings CallJul 28, 2023, 11:00 a.m. ET

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Since falling to a 12-month low of $102 about seven months ago, Tesla's (NASDAQ: TSLA) stock has made an extraordinary recovery, surging by more than 150% to trade at $269 (as of writing). That put

W.P. Carey (NYSE: WPC) and Spirit Realty (NYSE: SRC) are two prominent net-lease real estate investment trusts (REITs). Spirit is offering investors a roughly 6.4% dividend yield today, while W.P