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The last few years have been tough for retail stocks, which initially had to deal with the "death of retail" and "death of the mall" tropes as e-commerce became more prominent. They suffered the

On Friday, October 16, 1987 -- the trading day just before "Black Monday" -- shares of superstore chain Walmart (NYSE: WMT) suffered their steepest one-day decline ever, falling 11.7% in a single

Accumulating $1,000 to invest in dividend stocks may not sound significant. However, that amount will buy investors shares of numerous dividend stocks, many of which beat the S&P 500's average cash

If you're planning to rely mostly on Social Security in retirement, you might want to rethink your plan. The average monthly retirement benefit was recently just $1,666 -- or about $20,000 on an

Growth stocks look like they're going out of style faster than last night's leftovers. But just because a stock price has declined, that doesn't mean anything has changed fundamentally about the

When it comes to investing in the cybersecurity sector, there are many options. In this video clip from "Ask Us Anything" on Motley Fool Live, recorded on May 5, Fool.com contributors Connor Allen

Sea Limited's (NYSE: SE) stock surged 14% on May 17 after the Southeast Asian tech giant posted its first-quarter earnings report. The company's revenue rose 64% year over year to $2.9 billion

Selecting stocks with great business models that have room to continue growing in the future is the secret to dividend investing. This is because steadily growing profits should also translate into

Back in 2021, the share price trajectories for Upstart Holdings (NASDAQ: UPST) and PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ: PYPL) pointed toward each growth stock eventually hitting $1,000 per share. Less than a

In this podcast, Motley Fool analyst Tim Beyers discusses:

Motley Fool analysts Asit Sharma and Bill Mann take a closer look at Fiverr International (NYSE: FVRR), an online marketplace for freelance

Very few people like the idea of military conflict, but it is a part of the world that happens. The defense sector exists because of this, with most countries focused on protecting themselves from

Investor euphoria pushed many growth and technology stocks to stretched valuations in 2020 and early 2021. Cloud services company Cloudflare (NYSE: NET) was among them, trading at more than 100

Investors are fretting over the uncertain economic outlook and fleeing the stock market. Growth stocks are especially feeling the brunt of the market's sell-off, and as of this writing, the

Technology stocks have been hammered recently by fierce inflation, rising interest rates, and global economic impacts from the war between Russia and Ukraine. With no signs of turning the corner

The broad market sell-off has several excellent businesses down significantly from their recent highs. In particular, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has seen its stock price drop by 48%. 

The fall

Coinbase Global (NASDAQ: COIN) is a gateway to the cryptoeconomy. It provides a number of financial services to retail traders and institutional investors, but its platform is best known as a

Investing isn't, and shouldn't be, limited to just the U.S. If you look around, there are countless great companies worth investing in. The variety of global regions, market maturity, and growth

Over the past few years, cybersecurity companies have seen some significant growth. In this clip from "Ask Us Anything" on Motley Fool Live, recorded on May 5, Fool.com contributors Nick Rossolillo

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is no stranger to making waves in the technology world. Earlier this year, it announced plans to acquire video game company Activision Blizzard, and most recently surprised

There's a common misconception that most billionaires inherited their wealth. However, a 2019 study found that just 13.3% of billionaires inherited their total wealth, while a surprising 55.8% of

Wall Street had a bad day on Wednesday, and initial signs from Thursday morning suggested that further declines might be in store. The ongoing churning in the stock market is having a negative

If you were hoping the cord-cutting movement was slowing down, it isn't. The United States' biggest cable television service providers collectively lost at least one million subscribers during the

The market can seem a little dismal these days , and even the metaverse is feeling it with token prices dropping, dragging down land values. But that doesn't mean the metaverse is done for. Oh, no

Coinbase Global (NASDAQ: COIN), one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, went public via a direct listing in April 2021. The stock opened at $381 per share, far above its reference price

Determining where to spend marketing dollars is a challenge that nearly every company deals with. Semrush Holdings (NYSE: SEMR) is one of the leading companies helping businesses effectively