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Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) and Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) are two semiconductor companies that provide numerous solutions for the PC market. Today's video focuses on the recent report by Gartner

Recently, Spotify (NYSE: SPOT) expanded its offerings by acquiring audiobooks firm Findaway. In this video clip from "The M&A Show" on Motley Fool Live, recorded on June 17, Fool.com contributor

When it comes to retirement accounts, the finance industry doesn't make it easy on you. Not only are the names of the different accounts painfully uncreative and frustratingly similar sounding --

Things are going from bad to worse for Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META).

The Facebook parent is coming off the slowest growth in its history, with revenue up just 7% in the first quarter, and the

What is ESG? It stands for environmental, social, and governance, and it's a broad framework that encourages companies to remain conscious of the impact of their operations beyond financial results

On Tuesday, popular trading app Robinhood added Chainlink (CRYPTO: LINK) to the growing number of cryptocurrencies on the platform. The company last expanded its crypto listings in April, when it

If you buy stocks only after a dip, you have plenty to pick from right now. The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) is down almost 20% for the year, losing more than 8% of its value last month alone. That

The macroeconomic and geopolitical backdrop has weighed down the stock market since the start of 2022. Whether it's surging inflation, the Federal Reserve's interest rate hikes, or negative side

Social Security is a vital source of income for millions of retirees. In fact, around one in five baby boomers depend solely on their benefits for their retirement income, according to a 2020 report

Williams Companies (NYSE: WMB) offers investors a big-time income stream. The natural gas pipeline giant's dividend currently yields 5.4%. That's over three times the S&P 500's 1.6% dividend yield.

Streaming platform Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) and retail giant Walmart (NYSE: WMT) recently announced a partnership to bring interactive ads to Roku users. This partnership is touted as the first of its

The stock market is volatile, dragging share prices down across the board. But don't let that become an excuse; some stocks are falling for a reason.

That might include coffee chain Starbucks

Bear markets are a time of significant volatility; the tide goes out, and virtually all stocks can fall, regardless of whether they're strong companies. The trick is identifying the damaged stocks

The recent past has not been kind to financial technology and IPO stocks. In the last 12 months, the Renaissance IPO ETF (NYSEMKT: IPO) has been underperforming the S&P 500 by almost 50%, and the

If I found a used BMW on sale at Carvana (NYSE: CVNA), and the price had dropped from $37,000 to $2,500, I'd be really interested. I'd rather pay $2,500 for a BMW than $37,000. But that price drop

Prologis (NYSE: PLD) is one of the largest warehouse owners in the world, controlling a global collection of vital assets in key transportation hubs. The stock is down around 30% so far in 2022, as

Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) recent deal with Major League Soccer showed it's putting more emphasis on streaming sports. In this video clip from "The M&A Show" on Motley Fool Live, recorded on June 17

The S&P 500 index has been pushed into bear-market territory and now trades down roughly 21% year to date. Unfortunately, it's not just a matter of wavering investor confidence. The actual economy

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ: TXN) has raised its dividend every year since 2004. Between 2004 and 2021, the diversified chipmaker also grew its free cash flow (FCF) per share by an average of 12%

Investors of all stripes look up to Warren Buffett as someone who knows how to make money no matter what the stock market throws at him. Since he acquired Berkshire Hathaway in 1965, the defunct

Dividends can play an important role in any investor's portfolio. They shouldn't represent all your investments, but investing in dividend-paying stocks can create a great source of income down the

Many seniors today get all or most of their monthly income from Social Security. Given how inflation has surged, that's put a lot of retirees in a tough spot financially.

Earlier this year, Social

What's the best way to build wealth and get rich in the stock market? Contrary to what you may have heard, it isn't by speculating on penny stocks, day trading, or any other risky method.

The right

Here's an idea: Go through your portfolio and look up where are all your stocks are based. If it's tech heavy like mine, one state is going to pop up over and over again: California.

In my own

According to Dow Jones Market Data, the S&P 500 fell 21% in the first half of 2022. The decline represents the worst first-half performance in a calendar year since 1970.

Many individual stocks are