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With Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) shares up nearly 50% so far in 2023, it's clear that many investors are regaining their optimism about the electric vehicle maker. But the question remains whether or not

If you can buy high-quality dividend stocks when other investors sour on them, you can plant the seeds for robust returns in the future. And that's exactly why it might be worth buying shares of

After a sharp rally in 2021, most stocks in the biotech industry's psychedelic segment are a shadow of their former selves. Thanks to a brutal bear market and a lack of attention-grabbing successes

Textainer (NYSE: TGH) helps the world conduct business by buying and leasing out giant steel boxes. The company's shipping containers are vital to getting products from where they are made to where

This year, equity markets are performing better than in 2022 despite lingering economic issues and, potentially, a recession on the way. However, some stocks continue to struggle mightily. That's

There's a common saying in the personal finance community: Money is freedom. This is because when individuals have enough money, they are free to spend time doing whatever they would like to do

Sunrun (NASDAQ: RUN) reported earnings this week, which should cause some alarms for investors. The value that management claims to have generated may be evaporating before our eyes. In the video

Stock market investors are currently digesting the financial results of some of America's largest companies for the quarter ended March 31. Given the difficult economic conditions, quarterly reports

Enbridge (NYSE: ENB) offers investors an attractive dividend yielding 6.6%. Concerns about its long-term growth potential as the world transitions away from fossil fuels are a big reason the yield

Dividend growth investing revolves around selecting only the most reliable businesses for your portfolio. This can be measured by consecutive years of dividend growth.

With 51 consecutive years of

Dividend stocks have historically beaten the market. During the past 50 years, dividend-paying stocks in the S&P 500 have delivered an average annual total return of 9.2%, according to data from

While no stock is immune from market swings, investors don't have to worry about short-term dips. Stocks ultimately follow the growth (or lack thereof) of the underlying business. What makes a

Shares of Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) fell by 20.8% in April, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence.

This fall may have taken some of the wind out of the electric car company's

For all of General Motors' (NYSE: GM) and Ford Motor Company's (NYSE: F) faults over the years -- and there were plenty -- they have always built highly sought-after larger vehicles and sold them at

In the current economic climate, it's clear that growth stocks have fallen out of favor. Instead, over the past year, defensive options have yielded market-beating returns. And while many top growth

A core aspect of my investing strategy is buying stocks with attractive and growing dividends. I aim to generate enough passive income from dividends and other sources to eventually cover my

The early 2023 results are in from both Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) and PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP). And, contrary to many investors' fears, the two consumer staples leaders are seeing no signs of a major

Shares of semiconductor company Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) peaked in late 2021 at around $160. Since then, the semiconductor industry has shifted hard from shortages to gluts. Demand for

Following its seizure by the FDIC and subsequent sale of its assets to JPMorgan Chase, First Republic Bank was replaced by Axon Enterprise in the S&P 500 index.

Comprising 500 of the biggest and

Online used car retailer Carvana (NYSE: CVNA) made progress in the first quarter, bringing down inventory levels, boosting gross profit per vehicle sold, and inching toward profitability. There's no

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Motley Fool senior analyst Bill Mann, host Alison Southwick, and personal finance expert Robert Brokamp talk about the "new normal" of hybrid work.

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Shopify's (NYSE: SHOP) change of direction was an excellent move in the market's eyes. Fool.com contributor and finance professor Parkev Tatevosian discusses the real reason Shopify's stock jumped

Uber (NYSE: UBER) reported increasing ride-hailing revenue, while its food delivery business remains robust. Fool.com contributor and finance professor Parkev Tatevosian elaborates on what he

Illumina (NASDAQ: ILMN) and Bionano Genomics (NASDAQ: BNGO) might both make gene sequencing devices, but as investments the two couldn't be more different. Whereas Bionano is a new entrant to the

Successful investing depends on the ability to both accurately read the present and extrapolate the future. In other words, you need to gauge where a company is now and where it could be going by