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When investors learn about companies developing life-saving coronavirus vaccines, they usually feel a sense of hope and enthusiasm. But that's not the case with Inovio Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: INO).

PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) recently introduced capabilities for its users to buy and sell bitcoin, but the big news is that the cryptocurrency will be available as a payment method at PayPal's merchants

No one becomes a successful investor without making some embarrassing errors along the way. While everything can be a "learning experience," if you're the one doing the learning, you're also the one

Since Wall Street's bear-market tailspin came to an abrupt end on March 23, 2020, the benchmark indexes have been on fire. In particular, the broad-based S&P 500 and tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite are

Short interest in a stock is rarely good news. It signals a lack of faith in a stock's future. And as we saw recently with GameStop (NYSE: GME), it also can lead to artificial rallies as short

Some of Warren Buffett's stocks have been absolute stinkers. There, I said it. But I still think Buffett ranks as one of the greatest investors of all time and is a genuine national treasure.

I also

Few investors yearn for volatility. But for millennial and novice investors, stock market volatility has acted as the perfect lure.

Robinhood, the online investing app that's been particularly adept

When you're saving for the future, it's easy to get caught up thinking about how much you need to save, how much time you have to save, or how to save more. But one of the most critical factors

Investing in dividend stocks boils down to two steps. First, find stocks that pay attractive dividends. Second, eliminate any stocks lacking the strong underlying businesses needed to ensure the

Earnings season is flying along so quickly that you might've missed one of the most anticipated fourth-quarter reports in the healthcare space. Abbott Labs (NYSE: ABT) had a lot to say about its

Filing for Social Security isn't a decision to take lightly. While your benefits themselves are calculated based on your average monthly wage, adjusted for inflation, during your 35 highest-paid

The stage is set for a potentially epic bull market to take shape with Joe Biden in the White House.

Volatility remains high and the U.S. economy is still finding its footing after one of the

Demonstrating its ongoing commitment to tackling climate change, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is reducing the carbon footprint of its vehicle fleet. According to Reuters, Amazon has ordered more than 1,000

In this installment of Industry Focus: Financials, Fool.com contributor Matt Frankel and host Jason Moser give their take on the short squeeze situation, as well as the issues surrounding

Investors are hoping to hear good news from Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) in just a few days. The beverage titan turned in an unusually weak performance for most of 2020 as the pandemic pressured demand for

Investors had high expectations heading into Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) holiday quarter announcement. The pandemic supercharged online shopping and moved more business activity to the cloud, lifting

At an investor event on Thursday, Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) revealed a plan to fully reverse its 2020 sales decline and emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic bigger and more profitable than ever. Clearly

Climbing 74% in 2020, shares of TPI Composites (NASDAQ: TPIC) maintained their momentum in the first month of 2021. According to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence, shares of the wind blade

Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) shocked investors last month when the company surpassed 203 million subscribers worldwide, as its growth far exceeded expectations. Netflix has long argued that the strength

As a rule, growth investors are looking for stocks that can multiply the value of their investments at a rapid rate. And after last year, shareholders in two fuel cell companies may be laughing all

Sales of electric vehicles (EVs) are still tiny in the United States. And while they're growing in China, Europe is where they really took off in 2020. In this appearance on Motley Fool Live

When Teradyne (NASDAQ: TER) reported fourth-quarter earnings last week, the results were better than expected. Revenue grew 16% year over year, while earnings per share popped 25%. Both top and

Last year was full of ups and downs for Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) and investors are right to think twice before buying this or any other coronavirus pandemic-fueled stock. Luckily, COVID-19

Shares of Brookfield Property Partners (NASDAQ: BPY) jumped 17.7% in January, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence, after parent Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE: BAM)

The energy industry is often defined by big, sweeping trends that shape all of the companies in it. In the early 20th century, the biggest trends were the growth of oil as a transportation fuel, and