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Investors wondering if Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) would join other big tech companies in announcing mass layoffs finally got their answer.

The Google parent said Friday morning that it

It can sometimes be a painful realization, but stock market crashes, corrections, and bear markets are a normal part of the investing cycle. Investors young and old were reminded of this last year

Chipotle (NYSE: CMG) stock briefly touched a new high in the second half of 2021, thanks to soaring consumer spending as the world emerged from the worst of the pandemic. Shares are down about 20%

Contributing to a Roth IRA (individual retirement account) is a big deal, but maxing out your account can be the icing on the cake. Every penny you contribute to a Roth IRA gives you the opportunity

Although many investors are mixed on the banking sector in 2023, I do see a scenario in which bank stocks perform well if they can manage credit and deposit costs accordingly and there isn't too

If growth stock volatility is giving you a headache: I've got some great news. You probably have a better chance to outperform over time by investing in dividend-paying stocks that do a lot less

Between 2011 and 2021, annual sales of homes in the U.S. rose from 4.6 million to 6.9 million, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.1%. That steady growth, which was supported by a

For most investors, 2022 was an abysmal year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Composite, all plunged into a bear market and produced their worst returns since 2008.

On the

Do you want to beat the market? Most investors believe owning individual stocks is the only means of doing so. But there are other, safer ways to outperform market-based index funds like the SPDR

Social Security has a revenue problem on its hands. In the coming years, it expects to owe more in benefits than it collects in revenue as baby boomers exit the workforce en masse.

And if you're

Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) said its longtime CEO, Reed Hastings, would be stepping down. This came as Netflix reported excellent fourth-quarter results.

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John Rotonti, head of investor training and development at The Motley Fool, talks with Jurrien Timmer, director

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Investors like what they're seeing from the stock market so far in January, and the good times continued on Monday. The Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) led indexes higher, and the S&P 500

Vuzix (NASDAQ: VUZI) had quite the memorable day on the stock exchange at the start of the trading week. On Monday, shares of the maker of smart glasses and augmented-reality (AR) products surged

In this podcast, Motley Fool senior analyst Bill Mann discusses:

Motley Fool senior analyst Sanmeet Deo talks with Dexcom CEO Kevin Sayer about his company's work in continuous glucose monitors and

Investors were more than cheered by a business update from cancer-focused biotech Iovance Biotherapeutics (NASDAQ: IOVA) on Monday. As a result, the company's stock shot well higher by nearly 12% on

Shares of Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) leaped 8.8% on Monday, following positive analyst commentary. 

Deutsche Bank analyst Bhavin Shah raised his rating on Shopify's stock from hold to buy. He now sees the

On a very bullish trading day for stocks in general and tech titles in particular, Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) share price inched up by 1%. Many of those investors were reacting to the company's

Shares of e-commerce stocks like Chewy (NYSE: CHWY), Etsy (NASDAQ: ETSY), and Carvana (NYSE: CVNA) rose Monday, propelled by a combination of bullish macroeconomic news and strong gains from some of

Shares of fintech company Upstart (NASDAQ: UPST) were rallying today, up 6.9% as of 2:53 p.m. EST.

The technology and fintech sectors were up strongly today perhaps as a reflection of increased

Shares of Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) jumped on Monday, following bullish analyst remarks. By the close of trading, AMD's stock price was up more than 9%. 

Barclays analyst Blayne Curtis