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Over the past decade, biotech giant Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VRTX) has made a fortune thanks to its monopoly in treatments for cystic fibrosis (CF). This rare disease causes digestive

Even the best companies in the world have detractors. Tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is no different. The bears can point to the fact that the iPhone no longer generates the same amount of buzz as

Growth stocks took off during 2020 amid the early stages of the pandemic. Buying during that time led to significant profits for some investors. One of the stocks that benefited from that

It happened again. After lowering the sticker price for several of the company's electric vehicles (EVs) -- including the highly affordable Model 3 -- back in January, earlier this week Tesla

The Southern Company (NYSE: SO) has a generous 4.3% yield today. That compares favorably to both the S&P 500 index, where an ETF would get you a scant 1.55%, and the average utility's 3%, using the

You can sign up to start collecting Social Security once you turn 62. But if you don't want to see your monthly benefits reduced, you'll need to hold off on claiming them until full retirement age

When the market gets a stock's valuation wrong by focusing too much on the next few quarters rather than the next few years or decades, there's money waiting to be made for those who dare to go

OpenAI is the talk of the tech industry, and it's starting to be deployed by companies like Shopify, Snap, and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). But only one company has a large ownership stake in OpenAI

Williams (NYSE: WMB) stands out from the crowd. It offers investors a unique blend of income and growth for a company of its size, financial strength, and environmental, social, and governance (ESG)

To say that 2022 was a difficult one for growth tech stocks would be an understatement. Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU), a leading streaming platform business, saw its shares tank 82% last year amid general

Nvidia's (NASDAQ: NVDA) graphics processing units are becoming the go-to source for powering the intense computational needs of large language models like ChatGPT. This video will highlight how

When you think ahead to retirement, are you expecting Social Security to provide most of the money you'll need? If so, you could be in for a nasty surprise. 

It's vital to be realistic about exactly

Cloud-database provider MongoDB (NASDAQ: MDB) reported solid fourth-quarter results on Wednesday. Revenue soared 36% year over year, driven by 50% growth in Atlas, the company's managed

Energy Transfer (NYSE: ET) makes a lot of money transporting, processing, and storing fossil fuels. Because of that, the world's ongoing transition to lower carbon energy sources represents an

Rivian (NASDAQ: RIVN) management gave investors insights into its plans for reaching profitability. This video will evaluate those plans, measure the probability, and give investors the information

An underappreciated piece of Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) portfolio of assets is its venture investments. Alphabet has invested in over 1,000 companies and generated profits from dozens

Warren Buffett's stock picks often touch off lots of investor conversation. But not every stock in the Berkshire Hathaway portfolio captures investor interest. StoneCo (NASDAQ: STNE) is a Brazilian

Investing in turnarounds is always a risky play, but sometimes the upside is so large that it's worthwhile. Besides, the market often overreacts to setbacks, and for those who can see the long-term

After roughly three years with the student loan moratorium in place, it looks like the one-stop shop financial services company SoFi (NASDAQ: SOFI) has finally run out of patience with the Biden

I'm planning to make the trip to Omaha this year for Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) annual meeting, and Fool.com contributor Tyler Crowe is planning to join me. In this clip, Tyler

Many of the companies that struggled at the peak of the pandemic are now seeing their businesses rebound. That's what is happening with Airbnb (NASDAQ: ABNB), which runs a vacation rental platform

Shares of e-commerce platform company Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) trade around $42 per share as of this writing, far below their highs of $169 per share. But the price per share tells you little about

Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) and Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY) are each benefiting from rising demand for their products and services. This video will compare these two businesses and answer

There are some excellent choices for long-term investors in the stock market right now, so where should you put your money? In this video, Fool.com contributors Tyler Crowe and Matt Frankel, CFP®

Small stocks can be a great way for investors to earn multibagger returns (doubling, tripling, or more) on their investments. And while a company's stock price doesn't necessarily reflect its market