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With volatility making a comeback in September and October, many investors fear another market crash is looming. But worry not, there are strategies to help you cope with these periodic downturns

Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY) stock recently plummeted after the company reported a sharp decline in sales. It illustrates the fact that some brick-and-mortar stores continue to struggle in a new

The broader market gave investors a preliminary scare ahead of Halloween last month, but there's no reason to worry about short-term volatility if you have at least five years to invest. There are

At a market cap of just $3.5 billion, PagerDuty (NYSE: PD) is one of the smaller cloud stocks you'll find, and at a price-to-sales valuation of 15, it's cheaper than many of its competitors

Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ: ISRG) is a pioneer and leading manufacturer of robotic surgical devices. Its da Vinci surgical systems enable physicians to perform a wide range of complex procedures

Infrastructure is the backbone of the global economy. As the economy grows, we need more capacity to support the free movement of goods and people. That's one of the reasons why the U.S. government

If investors are learning anything about Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC), it's to listen to CEO Charlie Scharf's words carefully. As sentiment on the bank turned bullish and many, including myself, started

Five years ago, Orbital ATK announced plans to build a single "Mission Extension Vehicle" to help other companies' satellites live in orbit around Earth a bit longer. Five years later, this single

Social Security's maximum benefit in 2021 is a generous $3,895 per month. Receiving a whopping $46,740 in monthly retirement benefits would be a dream come true for many people as this money, when

As part of its international growth strategy, real estate investment trust Realty Income (NYSE: O) recently announced that it was expanding into Spain. If the company's excellent track record is any

A recent study showed that misinformation on Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) gets clicked six times as often as factual material, but Facebook has endured plenty of similar criticism before.

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Like many travel stocks, Airbnb (NASDAQ: ABNB) had a rocky ride in 2020. Nonetheless, the company decided to go public late last year, and shares jumped over 200% from the initial offering price

Tech stocks have taken a bit of a beating recently as the Nasdaq has fallen faster than the broader market. This tech-heavy index is only down single digits from its high, but it could go lower

Imagine that you have a team of highly paid, highly educated analysts whose sole job is to evaluate stocks. Your analysts even do their best to project what price those stocks could attain over the

After a volatile September, the market has gotten off to a solid start in October, with the S&P 500 index notching five of the first six days in the green. Historically, October has proven to be a

Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the most successful investor in history. That's quite the distinction, and it's not hard to see why investors pay such close attention to his individual

Ski resort operator Vail Resorts (NYSE: MTN) recently reported its latest results, and the company reported that it is selling more seasonal passes than ever before. In this Fool Live video clip

PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP) shareholders have some more reasons to celebrate. The company recently announced third-quarter results that included surprisingly strong sales and earnings. Those gains came

Dividend stocks can help your portfolio thrive through thick and thin. In addition to generating reliable income and helping investors build wealth, high-quality dividend stocks also tend to hold up

In a surprise decision, Jeff Bezos space venture Blue Origin lost a $2.9 billion contract to build a lunar lander for NASA to rival SpaceX in April. That's the bad news for Blue Origin, which had

Fulgent Genetics' (NASDAQ: FLGT) sales soared thanks to its COVID-19 tests. Its stock more than quadrupled in 2020 and is up over 50% so far this year. In this Motley Fool Live video recorded on

October is here. Playoff baseball, pumpkin spice lattes, the upcoming holiday season, and what looks to be another great year for the U.S. stock market are all reasons to smile.

New investors may

Stocks jumped last week after several difficult weeks for markets. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) each gained over 2% and are sitting up 14% and

We give the government a lot of our income over our working lives, some of which comes back to us in the form of Social Security benefits later on. But even that might not be entirely ours to keep

Many high-growth tech stocks doubled in value in 2020. That's not normal. It usually takes a bit more time for a stock to rise that much, even for an especially fast-growing business with an