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It's been 40 years since investors have seen inflation run as high as it has in recent months. In April, the consumer price index (CPI) rose to 8.3%, down slightly from 8.5% in March but still

The stock market has been a circus show in recent history, due to record-high inflation levels, the Fed's decision to raise interest rates in response, and lingering concerns in connection to the

Owning residential rental properties has been a pretty good business of late, with real estate investment trusts (REITs) able to push through huge rent increases. A revival in demand following a

Most investors don't strike it rich overnight, and if they do there's a good chance that the sudden good fortune won't last. The best way to find long-term success on Wall Street is to do it

Investors often get caught up in the short-term ups and downs of the stock market. Right now Mr. Market is in a dour mood, seemingly selling off anything that isn't nailed down. But you shouldn't

The pandemic drove an incredibly strong period for the semiconductor industry, which produces the advanced computer chips that power most modern-day electronics. It was somewhat counterintuitive

Shares of Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA) surged higher following a better-than-expected fiscal fourth-quarter earnings report. The company says it now has 580 million unique player accounts, and these

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) and Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) both saw their stock prices surge to all-time highs last year, but both semiconductor plays have stumbled in recent months as rising

Growth and technology stocks have fallen on hard times in 2022. The Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ: QQQ) -- which tracks the Nasdaq-100 index -- is down 23.3% year to date, one of the worst starts to the

The stock market is having a difficult year. Rising interest rates and heightened geopolitical tensions have triggered the steepest losses since the COVID-19 sell-off in 2020. The broadly followed

Last week, the Terra (CRYPTO: LUNA) blockchain effectively collapsed. It started when the ecosystem's stablecoin, TerraUSD (CRYPTO: UST), lost its peg to the U.S. dollar. At that point, the built-in

For years, oil supermajors like ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) dominated the energy sector. With globally diversified operations and strong balance sheets, they were well-designed to weather the sector's

Investors have pressed pause on Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) shares, which are down a whopping 69% in 2022. Negative sentiment surrounding the business, especially in light of a loss of 200,000

Cryptocurrencies have been tumbling over the last six months. Many investors are losing patience with digital assets, which still lack a legal and regulatory framework. In addition, those who

One of the allures of owning stock in a company like Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) is that it sells things that people buy on a regular basis. While that consistency makes the business resilient, it

Investing in the stock market can be daunting, regardless of how it's performing, but it's especially unnerving when prices are sinking. The Nasdaq recently entered a bear market after it fell by

Worries over high inflation, continued supply chain issues, the war in Ukraine, and recently reimposed COVID-related lockdowns throughout China have all played their part in spooking financial

Technology stocks have been battered in 2022, but tech veteran IBM (NYSE: IBM) managed to resist that trend. After the stock hit a 52-week low of $114.56 last November, it rebounded and hovers

Facebook and Instagram are the most popular social networks on the planet. On a monthly basis, they reach over 3.6 billion people, or nearly half of the world's population. Parent company Meta

People are often advised not to depend on Social Security too heavily during retirement. That's because those benefits will only replace a portion of the paycheck you're used to receiving.

But

Despite recent market conditions, Crowdstrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) has continued to perform reasonably well. In this video clip from "Ask Us Anything" on Motley Fool Live, recorded on May 5, Fool.com

There are three things certain in life: death, taxes, and stock market volatility. That's just how it goes. When markets grow volatile and stocks begin to fall significantly, it's common to hear

For a while, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) may have seemed invincible. The company steadily increased annual revenue and profit over the past five years. Over the same time period, Amazon's stock price

In theory, a company's market capitalization shouldn't matter to investors. A stock's prospects are largely relative to its past. A smaller size simply means fewer people can feasibly plug into that

There's an old saying in real estate investing, "You don't make your money when you sell, you make it when you buy." While that's generally used as a real estate quote, it applies quite nicely in