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If you're still worried about Social Security disappearing before you get your cut, you can relax -- a little. The program isn't going to end anytime soon, but its rapidly depleting trust funds cast

The esports market has the potential to take off in the coming years as more people tune in to watch competitive video game tournaments, leading to a sharp rise in sponsorship and advertisement

$2.1 billion is hardly pocket change. But ambitious Florida marijuana company Trulieve Cannabis (OTC: TCNNF) is ponying up such a pile -- of its stock, anyway -- to buy West Coast peer Harvest

The past year was a great one for mortgage lenders. The Federal Reserve cut interest rates to historically low levels, and mortgage rates dropped to record lows as a result. Those rates prompted

Ford Motor (NYSE: F) wasn't the first automaker to reveal a battery-electric pickup truck. And the Ford F-150 Lightning isn't the company's first foray into electric vehicles (EVs).

Nevertheless

Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) hit another quarterly earnings report out of the park and laid to rest some of the debate surrounding its core business. Worry has mounted that growth is slowing when

If you're frustrated with the market volatility so far in 2021, you're certainly not alone. After a sharp rebound last year, the Nasdaq Composite has been very choppy this year but is currently up

While the benefits of index fund investing are well established, deciding which funds to choose opens up a wider debate. You might find yourself on Vanguard's account page struggling to decide

Finding bargains can be a tough challenge even in a market that's going down. But there are always discounts to be had, and two great blue-chip companies -- AstraZeneca (NASDAQ: AZN) and

Over the last few years, ad platform The Trade Desk (NASDAQ: TTD) has been on fire. The company has lived and breathed hyper-growth -- thanks to the disruption of traditional advertising and the

Stocks rose last week, as both the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) gained roughly 1%. The indexes are up more than 11% so far in 2021 after surging

Oil has dominated the energy market for more than a century. Because it's the primary fuel of the global economy, oil stocks can produce big gains when prices are higher.

However, oil is also a

Earlier this month, Macy's (NYSE: M) reported that sales beat the high end of its guidance range by about 10% in the first quarter of fiscal 2021. This helped drive a huge earnings beat. Excluding

Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) management showed its experience and flexibility during the pandemic with a pivot in its business strategy to accelerate the rollout of its streaming television offerings

DraftKings' (NASDAQ: DKNG) shift from daily fantasy sports games to online gambling has helped boost growth. It took a ruling from the Supreme Court for that to happen.

In 2018 the Supreme Court

Even after getting clobbered in the last month, cryptocurrency prices are still flying high. Investor interest in the nascent digital currency market remains strong, and Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and

Research the best things you can buy for $100 and you might see drones, hoverboards, and voice-activated coffee makers. Fun stuff, for sure, but there's a different angle you can take with $100

Cloud computing is one of the most important technology trends right now, and it will continue to be for years to come. The latest estimates show that the public cloud computing market will increase

If you're invested in stocks and dream about seeing your money multiply, your best bet is to buy rock-solid stocks with indisputable growth catalysts and hold them tight for years, even practically

Popular cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) have been excruciatingly volatile. While the prices of both have skyrocketed over the past year, they've each tumbled

The world has started to talk more seriously about shifting toward lower-carbon options to help slow the pace of global warming. That has put some sectors in a precarious position, most notably the

DraftKings (NASDAQ: DKNG) has established itself as a leader in online fantasy games and gambling, but the company was not an overnight success. 

On this clip from Motley Fool Live, recorded May 19

As the old saying goes, it takes money to make money. There's no denying a bit of extra cash affords you money-making opportunities less fortunate people just don't have. It is possible, however, to

The more money you manage to save for retirement, the more financial flexibility you'll buy yourself as a senior. Not only that, but you'll need savings to compensate for the fact that while Social

It's no secret that we are in a semiconductor shortage. The pandemic accelerated the already-present trends of 5G, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and automation across industrial