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The U.S. stock market is enjoying its longest bull run in history. If it continues through to March, it would mark the the 11th straight year that stocks have posted gains. Strong performance for

Warren Buffett has created tremendous wealth for Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) shareholders over the last 50 years. The multinational conglomerate's owner and CEO is widely followed

When it comes to top-tier investment ideas, technology and innovation kingpin Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) usually finds its way onto the list. A quick look at Apple's track record speaks for itself, with

The all-electric Model X SUV by Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), debuted in 2015, is still America's No. 1 seller when it comes to electric sport-utility vehicles.

However, the Model X may soon face a

Seltzer transformed the beer industry last year, with leading craft brewer Boston Beer (NYSE: SAM) producing more Truly hard seltzer than its flagship Samuel Adams beer. The Summer of Seltzer may

They say hindsight is 20/20, and while it's easy to look back and recognize ways you could've done better, it can be far more helpful to learn from other people's mistakes. In a recent TD Ameritrade

It's pretty incredible what a difference a year can make.

At this time last year, cannabis stocks were flying high, and the expectation had been that most brand-name companies would push toward

On Thursday, networking-technology chip supplier Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ: SWKS) reported results for the first quarter of its fiscal 2020. The numbers left the analysts' estimates in the dust

With the launch of several new video streaming platforms late last year, all eyes were on Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) -- the current leader in the media streaming industry -- earlier this month as the

It was another one of those Mondays to forget on the stock market. Fear, emanating from the coronavirus outbreak in China, took over as the dominant emotion and drove the major indexes and most top

China has been a tough market to invest in over the past two years. The trade war, the slowdown in the domestic economy, the ongoing unrest in Hong Kong, and the recent coronavirus outbreak all made

Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) is one of many companies reporting earnings this week as earnings season continues to ramp up. The coffee giant is scheduled to announce its fiscal first-quarter results

If you read personal finance news regularly, you've seen some variation of this headline quite often. It's seemingly a smart question, and $1 million is a nice, round number that sounds like a lot

Healthcare companies that develop cancer treatments have an exciting opportunity ahead of them. According to the research firm EvaluatePharma, cancer drugs will generate more revenue than any other

We're going to look at this year's seven best-performing real estate investment trusts (REITs) of 2020, as of Friday's market close.

If you like dividend stocks, REITs are a great group to explore

PerkinElmer (NYSE: PKI) entered 2020 with a pretty good head of steam. The global healthcare company saw its shares jump 24% last year. But there hasn't been a lot of news from PerkinElmer so far in

One thing that's clear amid all the challenges in the cannabis industry over the past year is that some changes need to be made. With many competitors in the field and all of them claiming to offer

A new report says hydroelectric asset valuations are likely to increase as a result of rising clean energy demand. Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) and Brookfield Renewable Partners (NYSE: BEP) own

There's a new normal for Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) shareholders. After watching their company struggle for years with a massive turnaround effort that failed to deliver improved results, the maker

AutoZone (NYSE: AZO) stock has steadily trended upward over the last two years. The company has benefited from Americans keeping their cars longer and buybacks have helped propel the stock to highs

The idea seems sound enough... on the surface. Consumers love craft beer, so Molson Coors Beverage (NYSE: TAP) is acquiring a small-scale craft brewer called Atwater Brewery. The move offers

Millions of retired seniors today collect Social Security, and for many, those benefits serve as their main source of income. But last year's Trustees Report shed some unfavorable light on the state

We're now a little over two weeks away from one of the most anticipated dates of the entire quarter. You see, 45 days following the end of a quarter, investment firms with more than $100 million in

In this episode of Rule Breaker Investing, Motley Fool co-founder David Gardner looks over some five-stock samplers. First, he reviews the one-year performance for Five Stocks Shrouded in Mystery

In the past few months, Disney (NYSE: DIS) finally released its streaming service, and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) shook up its management team. In this week's episode of Industry Focus: