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As COVID-19 cases continue to spike nationwide, millions of Americans are walking around on edge with so many questions unanswered. What's the actual risk of contracting the virus? How dangerous is

Social Security is, undoubtedly, our country's most important social program. Each month, more than 64 million benefit checks are doled out by the Social Security Administration, with more than a

Boeing (NYSE: BA) was flying through turbulence well before the novel coronavirus outbreak, underperforming the S&P 500 by more than 28 percentage points in 2019 due to the fatal crashes and

The past couple of weeks have been the most insane period many investors have ever witnessed. Fears over the health and economic impacts of COVID-19 has caused more days of extreme volatility in the

Shares of BlackBerry (NYSE: BB), a provider of security software to enterprises and governments, rallied 18.4% on Friday. The double-digit boost doesn't appear to be related to any news. Instead

Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google is developing a website dedicated to the coronavirus after all.

Following a press conference by President Trump on the COVID-19 outbreak, in which he

Shares of Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG), Casey's General Stores (NASDAQ: CASY), and Boston Beer (NYSE: SAM) all jumped more than 11% Friday as stocks received a jolt of optimism after President

In the recent stock market downturn, and the financial sector has been one of the worst performers of all. And insurance stocks were no exception. AnConversely, when the market rebounded on Friday

After an incredibly volatile and rough week, the stock market had an encouraging reversal on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 benchmark indices both ended the day about 9%

The recent stock market downturn has been rough on most sectors, but the financial sector has been one of the worst performers. However, as the stock market rallied on Friday, with the Dow Jones

Retail stores across the United States have seen an influx of traffic as Americans seek to stock up on basic supplies. Cannabis retailers have seen a similar trend, with many consumers choosing to

In this episode of Motley Fool Money, host Chris Hill is joined by Motley Fool analysts Jason Moser, Andy Cross, and Ron Gross to look at the latest headlines from the Wall Street.

The uncertainty

A lot of stocks have taken a beating, and with most of the publicly traded amusement park operators shedding more than half of their peak values, I figured it was time to go shopping.

I bought into

Shares of manufacturing stocks rebounded strongly in the final hour of trading Friday, after President Trump declared coronavirus a "national emergency" and announced a series of measures to combat

Some people don't realize they need an emergency fund, and many others who do realize it keep putting off establishing one. That can be a costly mistake, because emergencies do happen.

Consider that

Though Spotify (NYSE: SPOT) and AT&T (NYSE: T) are profoundly different companies, their businesses somewhat intersect. Spotify offers a music and podcasting service, while AT&T is a content

In recent days, governments and school boards across the country are making the difficult decision to close schools, the result of the outbreak of COVID-19 illness caused by the SARS-CoV-2

E-Signature pioneer DocuSign (NASDAQ: DOCU) reported its fourth-quarter and full-year 2020 earnings on Thursday, March 12 -- a day on which the stock market dropped by the highest percentage since

Few stocks were spared in a brutal sell-off this week. Fortunately, however, few stocks also missed out on Friday's massive one-day gain.

The S&P 500 surged 9.2% -- the market's biggest one-day gain

As you near the home stretch of your career and get closer to retirement age, it's time to do a deep dive into your finances to ensure you're as prepared as possible for your senior years. Your 50s

Bausch Health (NYSE: BHC), a multinational eye care and speciality pharmaceutical company, saw its shares gain a healthy 15.9% last Friday. Bausch, like many other healthcare companies, rebounded at

In a surprise twist to a terrible week for the markets, the S&P 500 soared on Friday. The index jumped 9.2%, making it the market's best one-day rise since October 2008.

Of course, the market still

It's one of those rules virtually engraved in stone: Retailers need an e-commerce presence if they want to survive the onslaught of Amazon.com.

Yet Burlington Stores (NYSE: BURL) has decided it can

When you hit your 60s, you don't have much time left before retiring. Unfortunately, many people who have reached this milestone have found they're behind where they need to be in order to be ready

A potential coronavirus treatment called remdesivir entered a clinical trial in February after positive anecdotal reports from the first patients treated with the experimental antiviral. The company