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Merck & Co. (NYSE: MRK) announced earlier this month that its blockbuster cancer drug Keytruda was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in combination with Eisai's (OTC: ESALY)

You'll often hear that investing your money is a solid way to grow wealth. But the way you invest your money matters -- a lot. And if your goal is to build a portfolio that delivers strong returns

Everyone wants higher balances in their retirement accounts, but the reality is that socking more money away can force you to sacrifice your lifestyle today. Sometimes that sacrifice is necessary

TransDigm Group (NYSE: TDG) is preparing a bid for British aerospace manufacturer Meggitt (LSE: MGGT), trying to break up Meggitt's planned sale to rival U.S. manufacturer Parker-Hannifin (NYSE: PH)

After an incredible run last year following the initial round of pandemic lockdowns, 2021 has been a reminder that growth stocks don't go up in a straight line. Volatility has struck some top tech

Stocks fell slightly last week, as both the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) retreated from all-time highs. Despite strong earnings reports from

It began with a 3D printer. It may end with factories in space.

In 2013, NASA announced it was collaborating with specialized 3D printing company Made in Space on a "Printing in Zero G Experiment"

Investors are justifiably fleeing Chinese stocks right now. Since late 2020, the Chinese Communist Party has been cracking down on China's tech companies, wiping out more than $1 trillion in market

Boston Omaha (NASDAQ: BOMN), the young conglomerate that is often compared to an early stage Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B), recently reported its second-quarter results. The

To say that the past month or so hasn't been kind to recent SPAC merger stocks would be an understatement. Just to name two in particular, 23andMe (NASDAQ: ME) has shed nearly 20% of its value in

When the boom of special purpose acquisition companies was in full swing in late 2020 and early 2021, it was obvious that the market was becoming saturated and not all of the hundreds of blank-check

Since August of 2018, the S&P 500 has surged 55%, meaning investors have seen a windfall of roughly 15% per year. Even so, that performance pales in comparison to that of Sea Limited (NYSE: SE), an

Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett is now in his 90s, and he isn't going to be at the helm of the massive conglomerate forever. In this Fool Live video clip, recorded

The stock market can be entertaining. It can also make you money. Those two things don't always intersect. And many investors ignore profits and dividends in favor of the latest technology or

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) just hit another earnings report out of the park. Second-quarter fiscal 2022 revenue handily topped management's own forecast and was up 68% year over year. The party should

Whether you realize it or not, Social Security plays a big role in helping to secure the financial well-being of our nation's retired workforce. When non-retirees were asked by Gallup to what extent

It wasn't all that long ago that no company on the planet claimed a market cap of $1 trillion. Thanks to the booming stock market over the last couple of years, though, there are now five companies

I'm not at the point in my life where I rely on dividends to generate income. However, quite a few stocks in my portfolio pay attractive dividends. 

The older I get, the more appealing dividend

Time and again, Wall Street has demonstrated that it handsomely rewards patient investors. Despite the benchmark S&P 500 losing 34% of its value in a mere 33 calendar days during the first quarter

There's little question that marijuana presents a long-term growth opportunity for investors, especially as the U.S. moves toward legalizing the substance at the federal level. 

Many of the big

It's easy to think of retirement as a period of life when work is off the table. But these days, a growing number of workers are planning to hold down some type of job once their primary careers

Meme stocks hit the mainstream earlier in 2021 when aggressive stock and options buying led to a gamma squeeze and subsequent collapse of GameStop (NYSE: GME) stock. What sets meme stocks apart from

The casino industry has had a rough go of it over the past two years, with COVID-19 shutting down the industry at times and the cash cow of Macao being hit by even more restrictions than U.S

Shareholders of Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ: ULTA) might be in for a big week. The stock of the spa and beauty products retailer has beaten a surging market so far in 2021, mainly because of the encouraging

The stock market is taking a breather after its barn-burner performance over the last 17 months. Having effectively doubled in value since the low point it hit in March 2020, the S&P 500 has