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Even with the stock market rally in recent weeks, the S&P 500 index has still dipped 13% so far this year. Yet the index offers investors a mere 1.5% dividend yield. Most investors will have a

Figs (NYSE: FIGS), the maker of high-end healthcare apparel, was one of last year's hottest IPOs. However, like many high-flying growth stocks that surged in 2021, Figs flew too close to the Sun and

The cryptocurrency market has been crashing after its massive run-up last year. Similar to the stock market, investor sentiment changed, and investors started to prefer stable, reliable companies

In July, analysts at Bank of America came out with a pretty somber forecast for the S&P 500 through the end of 2022. They revised their year-end target for the benchmark from 4,500 to 3,600 at the

This year has been challenging for investors, as persistent inflation has been the big story. With this uncertainty, the S&P 500 index got off to its worst start in 52 years.

The Federal Reserve is

It's not often that Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG) and Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) are compared in the same industries, but both companies' recent pursuits in gaming could see them directly

It has been a tough year for Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), to say the least. The company shed 200,000 subscribers in the first quarter of 2022 and followed that performance by losing another 1 million

History shows that stocks perform better than any other asset class over time. While gold, oil, and housing may beat the market for short periods, over the past century equities handily trump all

The streaming industry has gone through a drastic evolution over the last couple of years, with the introduction of multiple platforms crowding a market that Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) had dominated for

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) is one of the most impactful semiconductor companies in the world. But the maker of advanced computer chips is rapidly expanding beyond its hardware business and into platform

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) recently confirmed that it's laying off 3,000 workers as the legacy automaker transitions from building traditional combustion engine vehicles to electric ones. The job

Looking for stocks that are beating the market in 2022? Our roundtable has three healthcare names that are killing it right now: Shockwave Medical (NASDAQ: SWAV), Axsome Therapeutics (NASDAQ: AXSM)

Retirement savers have taken full advantage of IRAs to allow their nest eggs to grow on a tax-deferred basis. However, because traditional IRAs require the accountholder to pay tax when making

Dividends are payouts to shareholders from a company's profits. Growth stocks and younger companies typically don't pay out dividends because they need to reinvest profits to continue growing at a

Shopify's (NYSE: SHOP) stock has pulled back about 80% from its all-time high last November. The Canadian e-commerce services provider was once a red-hot stock, but the bulls retreated as its growth

The Chinese electric vehicle maker XPeng (NYSE: XPEV) recently reported its second-quarter results, and investors were unenthused. Following the earnings release, XPeng investors pushed the

The first eight months of 2022 have been absolutely brutal for growth stocks. A toxic combination of rising interest rates, reopening headwinds for pandemic beneficiaries, and tepid consumer

Though it has been a challenging year for the stock market as a whole, high-growth companies have struggled the most. Generation-high inflation, the Fed's aggressive interest rate hikes, and the war

Admittedly, the word "unstoppable" doesn't seem to describe many tech stocks in their current state. The S&P 500 has flirted with bear market territory as some promising tech names lost more than

The stock market is a wealth-building machine, and investing is one of the easiest and most effective ways to increase your net worth over time. However, choosing the right investments is critical.

Motley Fool contributor Tyler Crowe explains why he owns GrafTech (NYSE: EAF) stock. GrafTech is one of the largest graphite electrode producers. Tyler likes that it serves the steel industry with

The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) was devastated at the pandemic's onset. Thankfully, widespread vaccination has allowed governments to remove business restrictions. With that backdrop, I will

Nearly a decade ago, the United States Navy embarked upon an ambitious project. To enhance the protection of naval warships from threats such as drones, missiles, and small attack boats -- and to

When Warren Buffett buys a stock, he buys stakes in businesses with the intention of owning them for the long term. The case for Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY), though, appears a bit different

Most investors think they have to give up high-yielding dividends for long-term growth opportunities. But as you'll see with these three under-the-radar stocks -- that simply isn't true. 

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