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The U.S. economy is opening back up, and consumer confidence is its highest level since before the pandemic first began more than a year ago. That's great news for businesses and could lead to a

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) have had a rollercoaster of a year so far. Over the past 12 months, Bitcoin's price has surged by nearly 300%, and Ethereum is up by more than 900%

Fiverr International (NYSE: FVRR) shareholders outperformed a rising market last month. Their stock jumped 18% in June compared to a 2.2% increase in the S&P 500, according to data provided by S&P

Rockwell Automation's (NYSE: ROK) $2.2 billion deal to buy industrial cloud software company Plex Systems is the latest in a long line of industrial companies buying software entities. And if

Movie theater operator AMC Entertainment Holdings (NYSE: AMC) just had one of the most unusual years in the history of public companies. First, the pandemic shut down virtually its entire business

Torrid (NYSE: CURV) just enjoyed a successful initial public offering that raised $231 million and won the company a market valuation of $2.3 billion. Once the sibling of Goth-flavored teen apparel

Shares of Danimer Scientific (NYSE: DNMR) were climbing 13% last month, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence, on what appeared to be a short squeeze. The maker of bioplastics

Chinese stocks occupied about a fifth of my portfolio at the beginning of 2021, but they only account for about 5% of my total holdings today. I reduced my exposure to China for three reasons.

Shares of Idexx Laboratories (NASDAQ: IDXX) were moving higher last month as the veterinary products company announced an acquisition at the beginning of June. According to data from S&P Global

It's already feeling like a scorcher of a summer, and I'm not just talking about the temperatures outside. Wall Street has been heating up in recent weeks, sending the major indexes to new highs. A

The renewable energy industry is no longer a nascent industry driven by environmental concerns and subsidized by governments. It's a real force in energy that could disrupt a multi-trillion dollar

Shares of cybersecurity disruptor CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) rose 13.1% in June, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The company reported its typical strong earnings results on

Twilio (NYSE: TWLO) shareholders outperformed a rising market last month. Their stock gained 17% in June compared to a 2.2% increase in the S&P 500, according to data provided by S&P Global Market

Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google recently partnered with Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) to develop new 5G and edge cloud solutions for telecom companies and enterprise customers.

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Square (NYSE: SQ) went public in Nov. 2015, and the fintech company has already generated massive multibagger returns for its investors. It listed its shares at $9.00 but opened at $11.20 on its

Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are two of the largest and most valuable enterprises in the world. In both cases, they have achieved incredible brand name

Social Security benefits can be claimed starting at 62. For most people, it's not a good idea to begin benefits so early.

Sixty-two is before the age designated as your full retirement age, so

The vast majority of revenue for MongoDB (NASDAQ: MDB) comes from its namesake database. Just over half of total revenue is derived from Atlas, the company's cloud database service, while much of

Elon Musk's automaking upstart Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) continues to "bestride the narrow world like a colossus" in the words of Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar," at least where higher-end electric

Home prices are up by more than 13% year over year in the United States, and used-car values have increased dramatically as well. In this Fool Live video clip, recorded on June 21, Fool.com

Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) has been one of the hottest stocks in the market over the last year. Its shares are up over 230% in 12 months. That has led its stock to be selling at expensive valuations.

The

When Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) went public, many investors scoffed -- and rightfully so: Any company producing hardware can quickly be undercut by the competition. Without a sustainable advantage over

PepsiCo's (NASDAQ: PEP) stock is right around where it started in 2021. The stock fell initially in the first few months of the year and then bounced back to where it started. That's a meaningful

If you're sitting on $100,000, congrats: That's more money than a lot of people have to their name. And $100,000 is, indeed, a very nice start on the road to building a retirement nest egg.

But

Shares of the world's largest cruise operator, Carnival (NYSE: CCL)(NYSE: CUK), fell 10.8% in June, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The stock declined after a strong