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Spotify (NYSE: SPOT), known for popularizing music streaming, launched its podcast feature back in 2015 and has quickly gained market share ever since. In fact, according to a recent survey, 25% of

You may be concerned about buying retail stocks these days, and you're mostly right. Between the pandemic and the recession, there's not much room for a chain to survive these days. The migration to

In a Fool Live segment recorded just before Tesla's (NASDAQ: TSLA) earnings report last week, "The Wrap" host Jason Hall and the Fool's contributing senior technology specialist Daniel Sparks took a

Unfortunately, rather than fading away, COVID-19 cases have surged in the U.S. and other countries. That means the pandemic, in the absence of an effective vaccine, will likely stay with us for some

This has not been an easy year for Boeing (NYSE: BA) or aerospace composite technology company Hexcel (NYSE: HXL). Both companies have heavy exposure to commercial aviation, and the devastation

Stocks tumbled this week as fears of another wave of coronavirus infections swept the market.

Over the weekend, the number of daily cases rose to record highs in the U.S. and have stayed elevated

Uber Technologies (NYSE: UBER) is buying Postmates and the ride-hailing businesses of BMW and Daimler, while Just Eat Takeaway.com is buying Grubhub (NYSE: GRUB). DoorDash previously acquired

Over the next decade, marijuana is projected to be one of the fastest-growing industries. We already know that tens of billions of dollars in sales are currently conducted in the global black

When will we have a safe, effective coronavirus vaccine? It's the big question on everyone's mind as we head into our eighth month of social distancing, mask-wearing, and economic instability.

While

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a boon for online retail stocks and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has been one of the biggest beneficiaries. But something has changed at the tech giant over the last few

The stock market has come back strong from its March lows earlier this year. While it's not unexpected that some high-growth companies outpace the S&P 500 index, it may surprise some investors that

We're seen quite a bit of consolidation in the brokerage industry over the past year or so, most notably with Charles Schwab (NYSE: SCHW) purchasing TD Ameritrade and Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS)

While many were stockpiling toilet paper as the pandemic escalated, others were adding more shares of Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) stock to their portfolio, waking up to triple-digit gains this summer that

A 4% dividend yield is hard to come by, and many real estate investment trusts (REITs) are on shaky ground in 2020 due to poor tenant health. However, Four Corners Property Trust (NYSE: FCPT) not

Rumors recently surfaced that AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) was in advanced talks to acquire peer Xilinx (NASDAQ: XLNX). Those rumors have now been confirmed with AMD's announcement it has offered Xilinx

Many risk-averse investors, like retirees, buy dividend-paying stocks for their regular distribution of cash to shareholders. Dividends are not guaranteed, and management can cut them at any time

Social Security benefits are a lifeline for millions of retirees, bridging the gap between what they have saved and what they need to enjoy retirement comfortably.

If you continue to work either

Freelancer market operator Fiverr International (NYSE: FVRR) reported third-quarter results early Wednesday morning. The Tel Aviv-based company swung to a solid bottom-line profit and nearly doubled

Dividend stocks are favorites among investors for their ability to generate a stable income and the share price stability to be sold in a pinch. Moreover, a portfolio consisting of dividend-paying

When a friend of mine asked me about stocks the other day, I mentioned that I've been buying shares of Nano-X Imaging (NASDAQ: NNOX). And then he asked me what they did. And I told him.

"X-rays?" he

Stock market turbulence is here again, and once more, investors are nervous about what could happen next. It's always uncomfortable watching your retirement account balances drop, especially for

If you had invested $3,400 in May 2002, split between three specific tech companies, and held until today, you'd be sitting on a cool $1 million. That relatively small investment in Apple (NASDAQ:

Stocks of coronavirus vaccine developers garnered investors' attention due to their potential to decisively end the COVID-19 pandemic and allow economies to return to normal via mass immunization.

Is now really a good time to buy stocks? The market has been volatile all year, and we are in the middle of the worst recession since The Great Depression. What's more, the coronavirus pandemic is

Saving independently for retirement is a good way to ensure that you don't wind up cash-strapped once your career comes to an end and you're left to rely heavily on Social Security to pay the bills