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Norwegian energy giant Equinor (NYSE: EQNR) was the best-performing oil major in 2020. It was a minor victory, though, as Equinor produced a total return of -13.6%. Still, it performed much better

With the U.S. stock market butting against record highs, valuations certainly deserve a closer look. One company that may survive such scrutiny is Zoetis (NYSE: ZTS).

Zoetis specializes in making

Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA) is most famous for its quick development of a coronavirus vaccine. But the biotech was developing vaccines for other diseases before the pandemic and will be developing

The coronavirus pandemic trashed the stock market a year ago. The introduction of at least three safe and effective SARS-CoV-2 vaccines triggered an exuberant rebound, driving the major benchmarks

Last Wednesday, General Electric (NYSE: GE) held its annual investor-outlook meeting. Two big news items overshadowed the regular agenda: a deal to sell the GECAS aircraft leasing business to top

The business of sports can be a great growth industry for long term investors. It seems that spending in sports rises in nearly all economic environments (pandemic excluded), and stocks related to

Share prices of Sea Limited (NYSE: SE) soared nearly 400% higher in 2020, and though tech stocks have taken a hit in recent weeks, this video game and e-commerce giant is still sporting a nearly 15%

Both companies are leaders within their own markets. Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is the king of e-commerce, while Dollar General (NYSE: DG) is the powerhouse among dollar stores. Each outfit can -- and

Oil prices have been scorching hot this year. Crude prices are up more than 30%, recently topping $60 a barrel and nearing a two-year high. That's fueled big rallies in most energy stocks.

However,

It's been a busy few weeks for the healthcare industry, with Pfizer and BioNTech, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson hard at work manufacturing and distributing their versions of the COVID vaccine all

The past year hasn't been kind to income investors. Next-to-nothing interest rates have translated to next-to-nothing returns on traditionally safe fixed-income investments like bonds and CDs. To

Tech stocks were in resurgent mode on Tuesday after a run of sell-offs that saw the Nasdaq Composite index fall by more than 10% from its peak and drop into negative territory for the year. The

When it comes to sports there are plenty of ways for investors to get into the game. There aren't many actual teams or leagues that are publicly traded, but there's no shortage of media companies

Teladoc Health (NYSE: TDOC) posted solid fourth-quarter results, but investors shrugged off the 145% year-over-year revenue increase. In this video from Motley Fool Live, recorded on March 1

The Nasdaq has taken a few hits recently as some investors have shifted their focus away from tech stocks. Investors are trying to figure out what sector will continue growing as the U.S. slowly

Given how volatile markets have been of late, and growth stocks in particular, investors are beginning to give so-called value stocks a fresh look.

Value sounds great in theory: The proverbial

This past year has been a wild ride for the stock market. But one of the most incredible stories to come out of the investing world recently is the meteoric rise of GameStop (NYSE: GME).

In late

The market can't seem to make up its mind on how to value tech stocks as the world emerges from the worst of the coronavirus pandemic. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite index briefly entered into

Every 30 seconds, a surgeon uses Intuitive Surgical's (NASDAQ: ISRG) flagship system to perform surgery on a patient. If you've had a common procedure such as hernia surgery in recent years, you may

There is more than one way to grow a business, and animal healthcare company Zoetis (NYSE: ZTS) has shown that making acquisitions can be a viable option. Over the past few years, Zoetis has

Big banks are often the target of creative destruction. Upstart companies figure out a way to improve one aspect of the seemingly hundreds of things that banks do and make a whole business out of

Square (NYSE: SQ) announced recently that it's obtained an industrial banking charter. Investors may be wondering what this means for the company and why it made this move. On a Fool Live episode

Tech stocks have been hit hard recently. The tech-heavy Nasdaq index was down as much as 10.5% from its 52-week high earlier this week, and many individual stocks have dropped much more. But that

Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) has had a rough go of it as management closed its theme parks temporarily due to the coronavirus outbreak. Even with the parks back open, traffic still hasn't returned to

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) have fought each other for market share since the late 1970s. At various times, one has appeared to dominate the other. But in recent years, some