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Portillo's Restaurant Group (NASDAQ: PTLO), a restaurant sector newcomer after its Oct. 21 initial public offering (IPO), has registered some dramatic ups and downs since its trading debut. The

Companies that have increased their dividend every year for a minimum of 50 years are known as Dividend Kings. These companies have had their finances through many business cycles but continue to

Retiring on Social Security alone is a pretty big mistake. The average monthly benefit these days amounts to $1,657 (that figure accounts for 2022's 5.9% cost-of-living adjustment). All told, that's

Gannett (NYSE: GCI), the largest news publisher in the country, had a nice run in 2021, with its stock up about 75% at year's end. The stock is still down from pre-covid levels, though, after

Stock market crashes and corrections happen. Since the end of World War II, the benchmark S&P 500 has tumbled 10% or more 27 separate times. They've been slightly more common this century, however

2021 has been a wild year for stocks making initial public offerings (IPOs). Several big-name fintechs made their public debuts in 2021, including Coinbase Global, Robinhood markets, Marqeta, and

It all started with the cryptocurrency boom in recent years, but blockchain technology is about far more than investing in digital money. A slew of new crypto projects has popped up, trying to

Two years ago, few would have likely predicted the course of Walmart's (NYSE: WMT) stock. At that time, the company had beefed up its omnichannel presence to better compete with Amazon (NASDAQ:

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) has been at the front of the industry, developing treatments for COVID since the pandemic started. While it's unfortunate that the world continues to grapple

Vipshop (NYSE: VIPS), one of the distant underdogs in China's crowded e-commerce market, lost about 70% of its market value this year. China's crackdown on its top tech companies spooked Vipshop's

Have you ever been to the hospital for hernia, gallbladder, bariatric, or other general surgery? If so, you may have experienced minimally invasive, robotic-assisted surgery -- or wish you had

Looking for big gains in 2022? At the end of each year, many investors look to the underperformers, or "dogs," of the year to do just that. In that light, some may want to look toward the telecom

Disney (NYSE: DIS) stock is down 14% in 2021. As the company battles pandemic-fueled disruptions, investors may ponder if Disney's business will ever be the same. Disney has some exciting catalysts

Dividend Kings are among the safest dividend growth stocks you can invest in. These are stocks of companies that have track records of increasing dividend payments for at least 50 years in a row. To

Since the summer, it seems like NFTs, blockchain, and the metaverse have just been everywhere. Searches for all of these things are up, way up, and more people are looking for new applications for

For new investors, finding out where to start can be a difficult process. When investing in individual stocks, the easiest way to start is simply to lay a base layer of core companies. When building

If there's one thing thriving during the pandemic, it's cybercrime. The work-from-home trend has created an appetizing target for hackers, as employees have often accessed secure company networks

As 2022 gets underway, there is hope yet again that life will return to normal in the new year. While the omicron variant is the latest pandemic-related worry, recent reports indicate that its

Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) had the sort of 2021 that investors dream about. The coin skyrocketed more than 12,000% in a year. If you had invested $100 back in January, you'd be a millionaire now. 

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Novavax (NASDAQ: NVAX) has been a volatile stock over the past few years. From optimism around its COVID-19 vaccine to concerns about delays, it has sent its investors on a roller-coaster ride

There has been no shortage of hype surrounding cannabis stocks in recent years, but the reality is that not all marijuana stocks are great investment opportunities. In this Fool Live video clip

Will 2022 be the year you start to invest in cryptocurrency? That's really your call.

But if you've an active investor who's yet to dabble in the world of cryptocurrency, you may be feeling pressure

What Planet Labs (NYSE: PL) does may sound futuristic, but it is in fact very real. The company has assembled a fleet of satellites that are taking millions of pictures of Earth daily to derive

It's not often that a company can have its initial public offering IPO and just two years later be valued at 10 times its original size. But that's just what happened with medical device maker

Both the broad S&P 500 stock market index, and the technology focused Nasdaq 100 index are reaching all-time highs right now. But a cohort of the most innovative technology stocks has been crushed