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More than 48 million Americans will collect retirement benefits in 2023, according to the Social Security Administration, and roughly 90% of those age 65 and older collect some form of Social

The energy industry is huge and supports the world's economic growth. No matter how much ESG investors want to see carbon fuels go away, they are here to stay for a lot longer. But there are many

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the largest company in the world by market capitalization. That cap currently stands at just over $2.7 trillion and is nearly equal to the size of the economy of France, the

For most of the last decade, Federal Realty's (NYSE: FRT) dividend yield was in the 3% range. Today the real estate investment trust's (REIT's) yield is 4.5% or so. Why exactly has the yield

The Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) annual meeting is always a source of great wisdom from Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger, and this year's session was no exception. In this video

Advanced Micro Devices' (NASDAQ: AMD) first-quarter 2023 results sent investors scurrying for cover. Share prices of the chipmaker fell more than 9% on May 3 on news of a decline in its revenue and

Lucid (NASDAQ: LCID) stock investors got an update from Lucid Motors. Fool.com contributor and finance professor Parkev Tatevosian has evaluated Lucid's latest earnings results and has news on what

The concept of artificial intelligence (AI) has been around for thousands of years. In fact, Leonardo da Vinci constructed an automaton in 1495, building on work done centuries earlier by the

The fast-food industry is highly competitive and exposed to jarring demand swings as consumers' tastes change. New rivals pop up every day and are often willing to price aggressively to establish

W. P. Carey (NYSE: WPC) is one of the largest net lease real estate investment trusts (REITs) around, second only to industry giant Realty Income (NYSE: O) in market cap. And yet W. P. Carey doesn't

Those looking to forge a successful path in investing could do worse than mirroring the strategy of legendary Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett, arguably one of the

The rise of ChatGPT and the surge of attention it has brought to artificial intelligence (AI) technology is close to unprecedented. After its public launch in November 2022, ChatGPTs' monthly active

Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) is an iconic retailer with locations around the world. But its business model is vastly different from most retailers, which has given it an edge during both good

With its shares up by a whopping 200% in the last 12 months, it might be surprising to know that Luckin Coffee (OTC: LKNC.Y) is still trading for less than half its all-time high of $50, which was

The Federal Reserve has a dual mandate: It must maintain price stability and maximum employment throughout the economy. To fulfill that mandate, the Fed has multiple policymaking tools at its

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) disappointed investors last year. Rising inflation and the general economic environment hurt earnings -- and the company even reported its first annual net loss in almost a

Craig Martell, the Defense Department's chief digital and artificial intelligence (AI) officer, is reportedly "scared to death" about the potential for AI to be used to spread disinformation and for

While markets are showing some signs of recovery in 2023, the economy isn't out of the woods yet. Interest rates and inflation remain high. And some Federal Reserve staff members expect a mild

For the past 16 months, investors' resolve has been put to the test. After notching off what seemed like one new high after another in 2021, the ageless Dow Jones Industrial Average, broad-based S&P

You could own many stocks throughout your investing career, but it only takes a few, like Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), to change your life. The semiconductor company specializing in graphics processing

Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) stock soared on its earnings report last week, but the big news wasn't the company's first-quarter results.

It was the company's decision to sell off Deliverr, the logistics

Have you invested in stocks long enough to remember commissions of more than $10 per trade? How about stock prices quoted in fractions of a dollar instead of the decimal system? 

The way everyday

Bear markets are a big problem for Franklin Resources (NYSE: BEN) and its fellow asset managers. Since the S&P 500 is still muddling through such a downturn, investors have been particularly dour on

Investing isn't a sprint -- it's a marathon. When examined over long stretches, stocks have the annualized return edge over other asset classes, such as bonds and commodities. But over the short

Dividend growth investing is gaining a real following over the past year as a viable strategy for boosting a retirement portfolio. And it's not hard to see why: Stocks that pay growing dividends