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If you're like millions of Americans, you've recently played the lottery and begun daydreaming about what you would do if you won. Buy a yacht? I've heard of worse ideas. Buy the mansion of my

Of the 30 stocks that make up the Dow Jones Industrial Average, The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) is my top one to buy now. The House of Mouse has seen its stock fall 38% off its highs from 2021

In July 2021, language-learning mobile-app company Duolingo (NASDAQ: DUOL) made its debut on the public market. Investors were immediately attracted to the company given its high growth

Inflation has made life a lot harder this year. We've all felt its toll when we've made purchases lately, but it has other longer-lasting effects too. A recent Schwab survey named inflation most

Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY) has finally gotten back on track this year, largely thanks to surging oil prices. The company produced a record $4.2 billion of free cash flow in the second quarter.

Public Storage (NYSE: PSA) might not stand out as a top-tier dividend stock at first. While its 2.3% dividend yield is higher than the 1.5% of S&P 500, it's below the more than 3% average across the

No business is fully immune to a recession as caution and spending cuts ripple through the economy. As economic confidence wanes, even the strongest companies can get hit by weak demand.

Some

When stock prices drop, dividend yields rise, and that means gobbling up shares of dented dividend-paying stocks can be an incredibly lucrative step to take for your portfolio. In fact, if you can

According to Transamerica's 22nd annual retirement survey, 58% of currently employed people plan to work at least part time in retirement. Unfortunately, some of those people will do so out of

Motley Fool contributor Will Healy joins the channel to discuss why he owns Block (NYSE: SQ) stock in his portfolio. Check out this video to find out his reasoning. 

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If you've been thinking of becoming an Airbnb host, America's current economic woes may be giving you pause. And that's understandable. As inflation concerns lead people to make thriftier choices in

Disney (NYSE: DIS) executives believe they've finally put the business back in a strong growth position. The entertainment giant posted a 26% revenue surge for the selling period that ran through

Disney (NYSE: DIS) appears to be shifting its focus from subscriber growth to cost-cutting on its Disney+ streaming platform. One possible reason for the change could be that the threat of a

Cannabis producer Tilray (NASDAQ: TLRY) released its year-end numbers last month, and they confirmed one thing: The company has a lot of work to do in reaching its sky-high projections for fiscal

An amusement park that doesn't appeal to families is an amusement that probably won't survive. This was one of the problems that Six Flags (NYSE: SIX) faced when it brought in an outsider CEO to

Financial technology, or fintech for short, is one of the most lucrative sub-segments of the tech market. After all, everybody needs to make payments, and most people take out loans in their

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Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais (NYSE: CIG)Q2 2022 Earnings CallAug 16, 2022, 2:00 p.m. ET

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Lexinfintech Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ: LX)Q2 2022 Earnings CallAug 16, 2022, 9:30 p.m. ET

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ContextLogic (NASDAQ: WISH), the e-commerce marketplace better known as Wish, has been a nightmare for investors.

Over the last 18 months, the company has lost almost all of its key executives

Social Security is a significant source of income for millions of retirees. In fact, nearly one-quarter of workers expect their benefits to be their primary income source in retirement, according to

Sometimes, companies choose to divulge earnings before their scheduled date. Nobody does this if results are in line -- it's only done if they are either really good or terrible. This decision to

When compiling a list of the most influential fintech companies, PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) ranks with the best. While the company has gone through several iterations, it's still a payment stalwart with

Shares of First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR) have nearly doubled in a month on the back of strong earnings and the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, and this may just be the start of the company's

Markets have been rallying all week and all month. Investors are starting to believe that inflation, which has been at a 40-year high this year, may finally be starting to peak. This would be good

Self-storage company Life Storage (NYSE: LSI) recently issued its second-quarter financial, putting up results that display the rock-solid fundamentals that self-storage stocks have to offer. Life