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Software companies are some of the fastest-growing stocks in the tech sector for three simple reasons: Software is easier to distribute than hardware, it locks in customers with sticky

It was a year of hills and valleys for Airbnb (NASDAQ: ABNB), the leader in the short-term housing rental space. At several points in 2021, the stock was on pace to outperform the S&P 500.

Although

Hormel Foods (NYSE: HRL) is offering investors a historically high 2.1% dividend yield today -- and it's backed by a business with such iconic brands as SPAM, Planters, and Dinty Moore that have

In this segment of "Industry Focus" on Motley Fool Live, recorded on Dec. 15, Fool Tech Host Dylan Lewis and Analyst Yasser El-Shimy discuss BICO Group's (OM: BICO) technology that could help

There's a lot about real estate in the metaverse that can be equated almost directly to that in the real world, especially when it comes to physical characteristics like immobility and uniqueness

When I buy a stock, my preferred holding period is forever. That doesn't always work out as planned, of course, but I generally don't see market sell-offs as a time to freak out -- I see them as a

Home Depot (NYSE: HD) has had an incredible run since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. Shareholders were pleasantly surprised at one of the unintended consequences of government-mandated

At this point, people who use the phrase "economic reopening" may want to change that to "the reopening of the reopening" to reflect the many issues nations around the world are facing as they

After The Kroger Co.'s (NYSE: KR) 18% stock advance since its October low, buying a new stake might seem a bit intimidating. Making the matter even more daunting is the fact that at its current

Real estate in the metaverse is getting very real. Multimillion-dollar deals are being made by digital land development firms -- which in itself sounds like something that would have been simply

Fifth-generation (5G) technology is expected to gain more traction in 2022 as more markets around the world get access to the latest wireless standard, leading to an increase in the number of 5G

It looked as though 2021 were shaping up to be a banner year for AGNC Investment (NASDAQ: AGNC), the mortgage real estate investment trust (REIT) that buys and sells packaged government-backed

Shares of D.R. Horton (NYSE: DHI) surged 11% in December, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. Several positive news items helped drive the housing stock higher last month. 

Brick-and-mortar retailer Macy's (NYSE: M) had an incredible year in 2021. The company bounced back from the devastation caused by the onset of the coronavirus pandemic when it was forced to

Some Motley Fool analysts get together to talk about the companies they've learned the most from and some of the stocks they've sold recently (and why).

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The pandemic has challenged department stores in many ways. Since these stores are often located in enclosed shopping malls, they became less appealing to consumers when the COVID-19 outbreak was

It wasn't just stocks taking a hit on Wednesday. Cryptocurrencies also corrected sharply as the market swooned, and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) wasn't immune to the drawdown. The world's

In this segment of "Industry Focus" on Motley Fool Live, recorded on Dec. 15, Fool Tech Host Dylan Lewis and Analyst Yasser El-Shimy discuss BICO Group's (OM: BICO) unique business model that is

Despite AT&T's (NYSE: T) merger with TimeWarner in 2018 being blamed for holding the telecom giant back over the years, the market hasn't exactly rewarded Ma Bell's decision to shed its WarnerMedia

Shares of quick-turn contract manufacturer Proto Labs (NYSE: PRLB) plummeted 66.5% in 2021, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The stock's poor performance can be largely

On Dec. 17, Nikola (NASDAQ: NKLA) delivered its first Tre battery-electric pilot trucks to Total Transportation Services, a port trucking company in Southern California. That was probably the first

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) loans have exploded in popularity in recent years. As more young adults turn to these financing options, companies such as Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM), Afterpay (OTC: AFTP.F)

In this video, I will be talking about Fiverr (NYSE: FVRR) and why it is still an incredible business and investment opportunity despite the fact that it's down over 50%. You can find the video

Farmland is an interesting asset class that has been gaining the attention of institutional buyers. The logic is pretty simple: No new farmland is being created. In fact, farmland is often

Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) was a hot topic last year. The meme token, which cleverly borrowed its name from Dogecoin's canine mascot, skyrocketed 42,000,000% in 2021. Put another way, if you had