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Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) fastest-growing segment in the fourth quarter wasn't its cloud computing or advertising businesses. It was third-party seller services.

Revenue from Amazon's third-party

Investors are always looking for the next big thing -- an unstoppable market opportunity that will keep building our wealth for years to come. One of the most exciting trends recently has been the

Earlier this month, Merck (NYSE: MRK) announced positive results from a clinical trial of its cholesterol-lowering drug candidate MK-0616.

With the massive size of the cholesterol-lowering drug

Shares of healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) are down more than 13% this year even as the S&P 500 is up 4%. In fact, the stock is trading only a bit higher than its 52-week low. Could

Investing in dividend-paying stocks is one of the more reliable ways to grow wealth. Dividend stocks outperformed non-dividend payers by a 2-to-1 ratio over the last several decades. According to

On March 15, BlackRock (NYSE: BLK) CEO Larry Fink released his annual letter to shareholders. This annual letter from the world's largest asset manager might not get as much love as the one from

We've already experienced two of the biggest bank failures on record this month. That has shaken confidence in the country's banking system. It's increasing concerns that we could be heading for a

Motley Fool co-founders Tom and David Gardner revisit and discuss conversations, predictions, and lessons from 20 years ago. They've got: 

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Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is one of the most recognized tech companies in the world. That recognition is well deserved given the incredible results it has delivered for investors.

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Investment celebrity Warren Buffett is known for his long-term approach to investing and focus on value stocks. His investment strategies have been proven successful, with countless investors

Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) surprised many with its most recent quarterly report by adding 7.7 million subscribers -- far more than the 4.6 million analysts had broadly expected.

With many experts

After a bull run that lasted from mid-2020 to the end of 2021, stocks across the board experienced a humbling 2022, with many dropping by double-digit percentage points. Although nobody likes seeing

In this podcast, Motley Fool senior analyst Asit Sharma discusses:

Motley Fool content strategist Mary Long talks with BlackRock managing director Gargi Chaudhuri about the case for bonds and some

It's not a good feeling to see your savings lose value when the markets drop. But it's when stocks go down that investors get the chance to make a lot of money on the next upswing. Of course, you

This video will look at Palantir's (NYSE: PLTR) path over the last several years and how it got where it is today. It will also let you know if this is an excellent opportunity to buy Palantir

For roughly 66 million Americans, Social Security plays a vital role in helping them cover their daily and monthly expenses once they've retired or are nearing the end of their careers and will soon

You don't have to be a value investor to appreciate a good deal. If you can find a stock with solid growth prospects at a great price, you can get the best of both worlds and likely set the stage

A couple of weeks ago, I recommended buying Dollar General (NYSE: DG) prior to Thursday's release of its fourth-quarter results. Like Target (NYSE: TGT), Walmart (NYSE: WMT), and Family Dollar

This past week was a very choppy period for the market. Concerns about the banking sector weighed on most stocks. Those fears could continue to grow, especially if more banks face troubles.

During

A few years ago, telecom giant AT&T (NYSE: T) was not the kind of stock you could buy and forget. The company's foray into the media business was turning into an expensive disaster, muddling the

The technology sector is suffering from its worst stretch of stock market performance since the global financial crisis in 2008. The Nasdaq-100 index plunged 33% last year, and while it has bounced

There are a lot of macro forces rattling the markets right now. Most are well-known to any investor who has paid attention to the news. The latest is the collapse of a major U.S. bank -- Silicon

A "year of efficiency" -- that's how Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) CEO Mark Zuckerberg is characterizing a wave of cost cuts at his company. In a note to investors and employees on March 14

Autonomous driving is improving rapidly, but the leaders may not be who you think. Cruise, the company majority owned by General Motors (NYSE: GM), is now operating commercial vehicles in three

In the face of some sales-growth deceleration and macroeconomic pressures depressing valuation for growth stocks, Cloudflare (NYSE: NET) has seen a dramatic pullback from its previous valuation