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In less than 24 hours, we'll be ringing in a New Year. But while the official finish line for 2021 is within sight, it doesn't mean all avenues for investing in 2021 are now closed.

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Even if you manage to kick off retirement with a decent chunk of savings, you may end up relying heavily on Social Security at some point or another during your senior years. And that's why it's so

Ocugen (NASDAQ: OCGN) was a standout stock in the healthcare realm on Thursday, with its share price shooting more than 10% higher, against the slight decline of the S&P 500 index. The gene

The stock market finished lower on Thursday, with modest declines after having been up most of the day. After the size of the end-of-year rally that sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES:

Three of the top coronavirus stocks, Pfizer (NYSE: PFE), BioNTech (NASDAQ: BNTX), and Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA), saw plenty of action on the market Thursday. Encouraging news for Pfizer and BioNTech's

Shares of Brazilian fintech StoneCo (NASDAQ: STNE) rallied 8% today as of market close. The beleaguered digital-payments firm has been struggling from a combination of business missteps (e.g., the

In what can only be described as a sweeping and indiscriminate rebound, most U.S.-listed stocks of Chinese companies rallied significantly today, bouncing back from a losing streak that had carried

Shares of telehealth leader Teladoc Health (NYSE: TDOC) were up 4.7% today as of market close, even as the broader markets fell modestly on the second-to-last day of 2021. It's been a tough run for

Shares of many fintech stocks bounced higher on the second-to-last day of trading in 2021, which seemed to be related to a jobless claims report that was better than expected. Shares of the

Shares of space tourism pioneer Virgin Galactic (NYSE: SPCE) closed 6% higher on Thursday, a day in which there was...basically no news at all about Virgin Galactic to explain the stock's rise.

But

Companies in the electric vehicle (EV) sector are back in vogue with investors today, and several tied to the electrification of the commercial truck industry are leading the way. Shares of Nikola

Beaten-down and out-of-favor growth stocks Fastly (NYSE: FSLY), Pinterest (NYSE: PINS), and Skillz (NYSE: SKLZ) were all up big today. The stocks increased a respective 6.8%, 6.6%, and 7.4% as of

One day after the American depositary shares of Chinese EV maker Nio (NYSE: NIO) hit their lowest level in over a year, the shares are jumping today. And the stocks of EV-charging network company

Privately held Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Cenntro had apparently good news for investors on Dec. 27 when it reported the manufacture of more than 600 commercial EVs and their delivery to

Shares of Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ: ZM) surged higher on Thursday, adding as much as 5.9%. As of 2:56 p.m. ET, the stock was still up 5.8%.

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The stock market has been roaring ahead in the last part of December, with investors taking full advantage of a Santa Claus rally to enjoy further gains. The Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC)

Shares of a large number of Chinese consumer goods stocks were soaring on Thursday. Streaming video leader iQiyi (NASDAQ: IQ) was up 17.4%, online music titan Tencent Music Entertainment Group

A bullish buy rating from investment bank Citigroup sent shares of electric car stock Lucid Group (NASDAQ: LCID) flying Thursday morning. And yet, electric truck start-up Rivian's (NASDAQ: RIVN)

As 2021 burns down to a nub, prospects are looking good for a greener 2022 for cannabis investors -- and a new report from MarijuanaMoment.net is sending shares of marijuana stocks higher today.

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Motley Fool Analyst Bill Mann joins the podcast to talk about why the market is up but your portfolio may be down. And let's talk about battling our online-shopping demons.

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Shares of fast-growing electric vehicle (EV) stock Lucid Group (NASDAQ: LCID) had gained 6% as of 12:05 p.m. ET on Thursday.

In a report just out this morning, Citigroup (NYSE: C) announced it is

Companies mining cryptocurrencies have a number of headwinds to battle right now. Fool.com contributor Chris MacDonald and The Motley Fool's Eric Bleeker discuss two of the major catalysts sinking

The volatility in crypto markets hasn't just seeped into the crypto mining sector -- this sector has become incredibly volatile relative to underlying cryptocurrencies themselves.

In this episode of

Recovering from a three-day sell-off, shares of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA) stock bounced back on Thursday and are up 7.2% as of 11:11 a.m. ET.

Alibaba's

Fool.com contributor Chris MacDonald and The Motley Fool's Eric Bleeker give the high-level bull thesis on why Chainlink (CRYPTO: LINK) is a cryptocurrency investors should keep on their radar this