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In this episode of Motley Fool Answers, with the help of Motley Fool Wealth Management financial planner and tax expert Megan Brinsfield, we're answering your questions about finding or becoming a

In today's video, I look at why Chinese stocks are down big. The main culprit for the sell-off today was Prosus (OTC: PROSY), with its intention of selling some of its position of Tencent (OTC:

Blink Charging (NASDAQ: BLNK) stock charged 10.5% higher as of 11:20 a.m. EDT Thursday after the electric car charging company announced that New York-based Four Brothers Pizza Inn has given it a

Last year existing-home sales in the U.S. jumped 5.6%, according to the National Association of Realtors. Despite the pandemic, low mortgage rates sparked strong consumer demand, driving prices

Wall Street got off to a relatively positive start on Thursday morning, although not all of the major market benchmarks were able to post gains. At first glance, U.S. employment data that showed

Jeff Bezos made a surprising statement earlier this week.

The Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) chief came out in support of President Joe Biden's $2 trillion infrastructure plan and even the corporate tax

GameStop (NYSE: GME) is now fully controlled by the activist investors who were calling for change at the video game retailer.

Weeks after numerous executives either quit or were ousted from their

Shares of Box (NYSE: BOX) dropped as much as 13% today after the company announced a strategic partnership and investment from KKR (NYSE: KKR). The news comes a few weeks after reports suggested

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Peloton (NASDAQ: PTON) have both generated impressive growth throughout the pandemic.

Amazon's e-commerce sales surged as people ordered more products online, and increased

Class A shares of Century Bancorp (NASDAQ: CNBKA), a $6.3 billion asset bank in the Boston area, jumped nearly 25% in the late morning today after the company announced that it plans to be acquired

Shares of HubSpot (NYSE: HUBS) rose this morning after an analyst reinstated coverage of the company with a buy rating.

The news pushed HubSpot's share price up today, and the tech stock had gained

Synaptics (NASDAQ: SYNA) may not be a household name, but the components it makes are likely in products that you use in your household on a daily basis. From Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhones to

General Motors (NYSE: GM) said this week that its China deliveries rose 69% in the first quarter from a year ago as it continued to benefit from a product-line overhaul and the country's recovery

Shares of ORBCOMM (NASDAQ: ORBC) have skyrocketed today, up by 51% as of 11 a.m. EST, after the company said it was going private. Private equity firm GI Partners is acquiring ORBCOMM in an all-cash

For most people following the cannabis space, the differences among cannabidiol (CBD), tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), and marijuana are clear. But the vast majority of Americans are not familiar with

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) said today that it sold nearly 154,000 vehicles in China in the first quarter, up 73% from a year ago, as the company continued to rebound from business missteps and the

Shares of Okta (NASDAQ: OKTA) were climbing higher this morning after the cloud identity company got some bullish analyst notes following its annual investor conference yesterday.

As a result, the

Rice Acquisition (NYSE: RICE) announced a business combination with two renewable energy companies Thursday. The news sent the stock of the special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) soaring more

It's always scary when a tech-savvy juggernaut identifies your niche as a new revenue stream, and that's what we saw play out two summers ago when Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) quietly introduced Personal

When seeking companies whose stock provides a dividend yield of 6% or more, you know the list will be somewhat short and the reasons for the high yield will either be very good or very bad, so it

If you're looking for marijuana stocks with the potential to double your investment this year, Harvest Health & Recreation (OTC: HRVSF), Curaleaf Holdings (OTC: CURLF), and Planet 13 Holdings (OTC:

One of the most important factors when it comes to investing successfully is the amount of time your money is productively working for you in the market. The longer your money is working smartly for

The World Economic Forum says that the fourth industrial revolution is upon us. The organization uses this phrase to describe the ongoing automation of the world, powered by widespread smartphone

Despite a tumultuous 2020 for Tyson Foods (NYSE: TSN), it managed to deliver earnings growth by playing a crucial role in securing US food supply. However, these efforts were overshadowed by the

Shares of Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW) declined by 10.1% in March, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence.

The data cloud company saw its share price soar to a high of $390 after it