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2020 was a transformative year for PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL). A surge in online commerce led to a record number of new users, more than 72 million, and a substantial increase in total payment volume. On

The S&P 500 index finished out a volatile January up 1.01%. But hotel and casino operator Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS), payment processing provider Global Payments (NYSE: GPN), and cloud-based HR

Stocks jumped last week, as earnings season kicked into high gear and the world made progress toward ending the COVID-19 pandemic. Both the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P

This is a big sports weekend, so let's kick the tires of a next-gen streaming platform that wants to be your ticket into the live TV game. Bulls can't complain about the fuboTV (NYSE: FUBO) playbook

GameStop (NYSE: GME) shares rocketed higher in January, driven by an epic short squeeze. At its peak in late January, GameStop stock had jumped 25-fold from its price at the beginning of 2021.

But

What's up with battery start-up QuantumScape (NYSE: QS)? The company's solid-state battery technology has huge potential to make electric vehicles cheaper, safer, and easier to recharge. But as

Brookfield Infrastructure (NYSE: BIP)(NYSE: BIPC) is coming off a solid showing in 2020. Despite significant headwinds from the COVID-19 outbreak, the global infrastructure operator grew its funds

Audio streaming service Spotify (NYSE: SPOT) reported fourth quarter 2020 earnings before the market opened on Feb. 3. The company missed analysts' earnings expectations, sending the stock down 8%

Despite the pandemic, e-commerce behemoth Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) managed to come out on top in 2020. Fourth-quarter revenue was up 44% year over year, driving a 77% improvement in operating income

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) pleased investors with a fourth-quarter earnings call that was generally positive. Unfortunately, the coronavirus pandemic continues to pressure one of the company's

NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) has more than doubled over the past year, and this is due to some big tailwinds to its business, fueled by the remote-work trend and stay-at-home economy of 2020. But with

If you haven't heard about the Roth IRA yet, you may be missing out on a rare opportunity to accumulate tax-free income. As we all know, it's not easy getting your hands on income that the IRS won't

In Oct. 2020, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) named Forum Merger II completed its acquisition of Tattooed Chef (NASDAQ: TTCF), taking the small-cap food company public. Then in

PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ: PYPL) and its digital wallet subsidiary Venmo just knocked another quarterly earnings report out of the park. Revenue and adjusted earnings per share increased a respective

Shares of Snap (NYSE: SNAP), the parent company of Snapchat, recently slipped after the company followed up its strong fourth-quarter earnings report with mixed guidance for the year ahead.

Its

Workplace collaboration software company Slack (NYSE: WORK) is being acquired by salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM), so it may seem silly to hold the shares any longer. However, the cash-and-stock nature of

How will Tesla's (NASDAQ: TSLA) Cybertruck fare against Detroit's huge-selling pickups? In this Motley Fool Live broadcast, recorded on Jan. 12, Industry Focus host Nick Sciple and Fool.com senior

The stock for Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ: ZM) and Snap (NYSE: SNAP) both generated big gains for investors over the past 12 months. Zoom's stock price soared 350% as its brand became

Novavax (NASDAQ: NVAX) soared more than 2,000% in 2020 as investors bet on the future of its coronavirus vaccine candidate. Then it extended gains at a reasonable pace as the new year began. But

A health savings account, or HSA, is one of the most flexible and valuable savings accounts available to U.S. citizens. Used properly, an HSA can save you a lot of money on taxes and ensure you're

Artificial intelligence (AI) generally involves machines or software that demonstrates some level of humanlike judgment, and it's a technological advancement that will change the world. AI

Walt Disney's (NYSE: DIS) business was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Its theme parks and cruise line were forced to shut down, and watching movies in theaters just isn't happening right now

Your goal as an investor should be to make money, and you can do that in a number of ways. You can buy stocks that pay dividends and pocket that cash, or you can sell stocks at a share price that's

The coronavirus has prompted many companies to accelerate their digital transformation plans. As these businesses look to new digital tools, they are increasingly adopting cloud-based software. With

Here's some bad news: The average monthly Social Security benefit was recently just $1,544 -- about $18,500 for the year, and not enough for most of us to comfortably retire on. The news may not be