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Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) lost another 970,000 subscribers in the second quarter, after 200,000 ditched the service in the first three months of the year. That result is actually better than expected

If you want to be a better golfer, you'll study the swings of the world's greatest golfers. If you want to be a better manager, you'll study what the world's greatest managers do. But what if you

The bear market of 2022 has hit growth stocks especially hard. Major indexes like the S&P 500 (currently down about 18% from all-time highs in late December 2021) are masking some serious pain. Some

Social Security's retirement benefits program provides income to the vast majority of older Americans. While you may assume getting money from the Social Security Administration is a simple matter

When folks think of high-yield dividend stocks, they might picture risky companies that pay large dividends but operate shaky underlying businesses. However, some stable companies also have generous

Do you ever wish you could hit a "reset" button for your portfolio and simply start over? Perhaps you'd do things differently with the profound wisdom that only comes from mistakes. Or maybe you're

Automakers are taking the heat for their latest attempt to raise revenue: charging a subscription fee for using a car's features. It's a prospect that has Wall Street salivating at the amount of

The year 2022 is shaping up to be quite challenging for the U.S. equity market. Surging inflation is expected to result in the Federal Reserve continuing to hike benchmark interest rates which can

Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) has announced a price increase for its ESPN+ streaming service. Starting Aug. 23, the cost of the stand-alone sports streamer will rise from $6.99 per month to $9.99, while

Despite coming up second in several major products and businesses through the years, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has continued to remain successful. In this video clip from "The Rank" on Motley Fool

The club of stocks with market caps above $1 trillion is highly exclusive. It can be tempting to think these enormous companies' best days are behind them. After all, they have generally been around

The common theme in investing is more risk, more reward. Fixed-income investments, like bonds and certificates of deposit (CDs), can provide guaranteed returns, but they're extremely low. Stocks can

In the first half of this year, Volkswagen (OTC: VWAGY) sold 217,100 battery electric vehicles (EVs). By comparison, Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) sold 564,743 -- about 2.6 times as many. Volkswagen

Many people aim to retire in their mid- to late 60s. But the average retirement age in the U.S. is considerably younger than that.

According to recent Gallup data, the average reported retirement

Stock-market volatility is back as investors try to make sense of another earnings season amid the ongoing Nasdaq Composite bear market. Investing during a bear market can be nerve-racking and

Finance has New York. The internet has Silicon Valley. And now the metaverse has Dubai. The largest city in the UAE just announced a jaw-dropping new metaverse strategy that envisions Dubai as one

You might be frustrated if you've been a shareholder of data center REIT Digital Realty Trust (NYSE: DLR); the stock's fallen nearly 30% since January, leaving shares just 10% higher than five years

Investors were in a forgiving mood this week, and that was good news for defense company Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) -- because the company's Q2 2022 earnings report, released Tuesday, was bad with

Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ: ISRG) has been a company investors can count on over time. It's steadily grown revenue and profit -- into the billions of dollars. Intuitive is the leader by far in the

Millions of seniors collect Social Security benefits in retirement, some of them relying on their monthly checks for the majority of their income.

While Social Security was never designed to be your

When the subject of passive income comes up, many investors will immediately think of dividend stocks. And rightly so. The best dividend stocks can generate reliable annual income with little effort

Next month, Warren Buffett will celebrate his 92nd birthday. That puts him in a select group, considering the average lifespan of Americans is around 78 years. But Buffett also belongs to an even

Investors will notice that GameStop (NYSE: GME) stock is now trading below $50 per share, courtesy of a four-for-one stock split the company just completed.

The gaming retailer is still a favorite

Shares of major fintech companies have taken a beating in the past several months. Businesses like Adyen, Block, and Upstart Holdings have gotten crushed as higher interest rates and the expectation

If you could hold only a single crypto in your portfolio, what would it be? Most people would probably answer Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), and for good reason. Bitcoin is not only the best-known and most