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Warren Buffett thinks that near-term economic and market forecasts are "worse than useless." Maybe he's right. But many investors (including yours truly) just can't help themselves: We still try to

Stock markets performed well on Friday, ending the week with solid gains for major market benchmarks. The Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) and S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) finished at their best

Investors are starting to get excited about certain stocks -- we can see that in some of this year's top performers. Of course, you don't want to jump into every stock that's on the rise. It's

For some people, hitting the $1 million mark may seem like a stretch, but it's much more attainable than you may believe. In many cases, all it takes is one simple, often-overlooked investment: The

One of the few guarantees you'll get on Wall Street is that there are no guarantees when it comes to short-term stock market movements. Following a phenomenal 2021, all three major U.S. stock

Once upon a time, Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) built the most expensive fighter jet in the world, the F-22 Raptor. Stealthy, fast, ultra-maneuverable, and equipped with advanced sensor systems, the

Social Security is an important program that sustains millions of seniors. Without it, many retirees would no doubt struggle to cover even their basic expenses.

But Social Security is running into

Disney's (NYSE: DIS) cost-cutting plan included lower content budgets. The moves can work to boost profitability. Fool.com contributor and finance professor Parkev Tatevosian discusses why that

Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) captures a meaningful part of its revenue and operating income from consumer activity in China. Fool.com contributor and finance professor Parkev Tatevosian discusses how

Last month, more than 66 million people received a Social Security check, 49.3 million of whom are retired workers. Based on annual surveys conducted by national pollster Gallup since 2002, the

AT&T (NYSE: T) scored, if not a touchdown, then a field goal that tilted the score in its favor at the end of the week.

The company's DirecTV unit announced a fresh multiyear broadcasting deal with

A blast of analyst price target cuts hit Medtronic (NYSE: MDT) stock on Friday, one trading session after the company published its latest set of quarterly earnings. Both the market and several

Bullish investors cohered around Coherent (NYSE: COHR) stock on Friday, following some quite encouraging news about a new partnership reported by the laser specialist. That crowd pushed the

One of the most active and influential stock pickers on the scene, Cathie Wood of exchange-traded fund (ETF) manager extraordinaire Ark Investment, clearly liked what she saw with UiPath (NYSE:

As the second-most valuable company in the world, with its market cap of $2.3 trillion not far behind Apple, many investors have considered buying Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) stock at one time or

I'm no fan of the saying, "Sell in May and go away." Unsurprisingly, and in keeping with The Motley Fool's guidance, I tend to hold stocks for the long term. In fact, rather than selling in May, I'm

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) stock has been on a tear since the launch of OpenAI's ChatGPT last year, and it's starting to make sense. Companies large and small are scrambling to buy high-powered chips to

It's safe to say that no one caught a pleasant buzz from Tilray Brands (NASDAQ: TLRY) stock on Friday. The Canada-based marijuana company saw its shares sink by slightly over 21%, following news of

With gains of 110% so far, Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) has been one of the tech sector's best-performing stocks this year. In addition to investors generally warming back up to companies with

The CEOs of Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) and Ford (NYSE: F) announced a new arrangement between the two companies last night, and both stocks are popping today because of it. Tesla shares closed higher by

Investors in Take-Two Interactive Software (NASDAQ: TTWO) just leveled up. The stock jumped in response to the video game developer's recent earnings report and is trouncing the S&P 500 so far in

Roku's (NASDAQ: ROKU) operating losses ballooned last year amid a pullback in advertising spending, but the first quarter showed some promising signs for the connected-TV leader.

A couple of key

Markets are poised to end the week on a positive note as confidence builds that a debt ceiling deal is within reach. And while that may contribute slightly to the rise in shares of Rivian (NASDAQ:

It seemed like Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) was the one major cloud computing stock that didn't participate in the market rally Thursday that was ignited by Nvidia's earnings report. But that changed

Shares of Paramount Global (NASDAQ: PARA) were moving higher today after its controlling shareholder secured a $125 million investment, and it got an analyst upgrade on the news.

As of 1:34 p.m. ET