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The stock market doesn't go up in a straight line. There are often bumps along the road. However, those dips can often be great opportunties for investors to buy stocks they like at lower prices. 

NetEase (NASDAQ: NTES), one of China's oldest tech companies, recently made headlines for all the wrong reasons. China's crackdown on for-profit education companies sparked concerns about its

It has been a bit of a bumpy ride for Capital One Financial's (NYSE: COF) quarterly dividend over the past year. During the brunt of the pandemic in 2020, Capital One was forced to lower its

During its brief history as a publicly-traded company, cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Global (NASDAQ: COIN) has surpassed expectations by an incredible margin. For example, analysts believed the

Pfizer's (NYSE: PFE) biggest product right now is its coronavirus vaccine. The company and its partner BioNTech expect it to generate more than $33 billion this year. And Pfizer expects coronavirus

Investing is a long-term activity, and your biggest returns on a stock purchase can accrue years or even decades after your make it. Income investors have an extra reason to be patient with their

Many investors have a hard time avoiding what's called price anchoring. People naturally want investments to at least get back to breakeven if prices drop after making a buy. Of course, timing the

In a publicly traded coffee field dominated by a few big names like Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) and previously independent Dunkin' Donuts (now a subsidiary of privately held Inspire Brands), a new

Recent headlines might make you worried that a recession is coming, but you shouldn't freak out. If the coronavirus stays under control, the economy should continue moving toward recovery.

However

Searching for the next great investment opportunity can be daunting. But sometimes there's beauty in simplicity, and backing strong businesses that already have a clear runway for growth can do

2021 has been good to investors, with the stock market steadily climbing higher. But September is historically a tough month. The "September Effect," while basically just a superstition, struck in

A plunging stock price amid a corporate scandal can sometimes offer investors a long-term buying opportunity -- but in the case of Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC), the road to redemption looks long and

Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) recently shared data from its Phase 3 trial of tezepelumab, which it is developing in collaboration with AstraZeneca (NASDAQ: AZN). Tezepelumab was shown to be very effective in

Many people have the goal of retiring with $1 million or more in savings. But if you're an average earner, you might assume that a nest egg in the millions is out of reach.

Actually, it's possible

The automotive industry is going green, and it appears over the next few decades the tried and true internal combustion engine will become a thing of the past.

Right now, electric vehicles are the

Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) stock has made long-term investors a boatload of money. If you would have been able to buy shares of the e-commerce subscription platform at its 2015 IPO price, you'd be sitting

It's always fun to get paid for being a shareholder. Under the best conditions, dividend stocks provide regular income that you can count on for years. But if you pick a weak contender, you might

Warren Buffett is well known for his love of bank stocks, but one of his biggest financial-sector holdings is a company investors might not be as familiar with. In this Motley Fool Live video clip

Getting started in investing can feel overwhelming. There are so many companies and strategies to choose from and so many metrics to consider that you could be forgiven for just buying an S&P 500

As a 20-something, you have amazing power to shape your financial future. The decisions you make today are impactful because they lead to habits. And habits get repeated, which magnifies their

The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite has been reaching new highs in the past few days. An August jobs report that shows the economy still has a long way to go in its recovery is expected to result in the

The hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) market is a fast-growing cloud computing vertical. It plays an important role in reducing the complexity of data centers by combining networking, storage, and

In a recent episode of The Rank, longtime Fool.com contributors Matt Frankel, CFP, and Jason Hall ranked the 10 largest stock investments of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B). And while

Investors who can identify "big picture" trends and have the patience to wait for those trends to take hold can be rewarded with great long-term returns. We often get caught up in the day-to-day

Shares of videoconferencing darling Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ: ZM) crashed after guidance for the second half of this year failed to impress investors. The stock is back near 52-week lows