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Could SpaceX Surge When It Joins the Nasdaq-100? Maybe, but History Says the Bounce Won't Last.: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/877548/rocket-blue-sky.jpg
Could SpaceX Surge When It Joins the Nasdaq-100? Maybe, but History Says the Bounce Won't Last.

Have you considered buying shares of Space Exploration Technologies (NASDAQ: SPCX)? Even if you haven't, you could soon own a stake in the high-profile company. On Tuesday, July 7, 2026, millions of

Social Security Benefits Keep Losing Buying Power. Here's What Lawmakers Can Do About It.: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/877262/social-security-cards-6_gettyimages-184127461.jpg
Social Security Benefits Keep Losing Buying Power. Here's What Lawmakers Can Do About It.

Many people inevitably wind up retiring with little to no savings, thereby becoming very reliant on Social Security to cover their costs. That's a problem for a couple of reasons.

First, the average

Why SoFi Stock Plummeted 32% in the First Half of 2026: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/877530/people-sitting-and-looking-at-their-phones.jpg
Why SoFi Stock Plummeted 32% in the First Half of 2026

SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ: SOFI) stock dropped 32% in the 2026 first quarter, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. A short-seller report that put the market on edge, and

Can Micron and Sandisk Continue Their Unprecedented Rise Through 2027?: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/876866/person-in-a-mask-looking-at-a-semiconductor-microchip-for-artificial-intelligence-ai.jpg
Can Micron and Sandisk Continue Their Unprecedented Rise Through 2027?

Sandisk (NASDAQ: SNDK) and Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) were the two top-performing stocks in the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) to date. Sandisk is by far leading the way, rising over 600% so far this

Kevin Warsh Wants to Change the Way the Fed Works. How Will That Impact the Stock Market?: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/877177/gettyimages-2191788172.jpg
Kevin Warsh Wants to Change the Way the Fed Works. How Will That Impact the Stock Market?

There's a new man in charge at the Federal Reserve, and he wants to do things differently. That may have major consequences for investors.

Kevin Warsh assumed the top job at the Fed -- the Fed Chair

Prediction: This Magnificent Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock Will Become Berkshire's Next Forever Holding: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/877144/goog-1.jpg
Prediction: This Magnificent Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock Will Become Berkshire's Next Forever Holding

Under Warren Buffett's leadership and now continuing with Greg Abel at the helm, Berkshire Hathaway has long sought out exceptional businesses capable of compounding value over decades rather than

VeriSign Controls the Internet's Address Book, But AI Disruption and a Key Contract Renewal Loom Large: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/877179/gettyimages-1049512634.jpg
VeriSign Controls the Internet's Address Book, But AI Disruption and a Key Contract Renewal Loom Large

VeriSign (NASDAQ: VRSN) runs the plumbing of the modern internet, ensuring user requests reach the right destination reliably. Thanks to its exclusive regulatory agreements, the company operates the

Why Waiting to Fix Social Security Will Only Make the Situation Worse: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/877205/socialsecuritycuts.jpg
Why Waiting to Fix Social Security Will Only Make the Situation Worse

With nearly 90% of Americans aged 65 or older relying on Social Security benefits to cover everyday expenses, cutting benefits has long been off the table. In fact, Social Security is often referred

If You Invested $1,000 in SpaceX at Its IPO, Here Is What It Is Worth Today: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/876972/ipo-takeoff-rocket-1.jpg
If You Invested $1,000 in SpaceX at Its IPO, Here Is What It Is Worth Today

Space Exploration Technologies (NASDAQ: SPCX), commonly known as SpaceX, opened at $150 on its first day of trading following its IPO. Had you invested $1,000 then, you'd have approximately $1,080

Bitcoin's Price Tumbled 18% in June. Here's Why It's Still a Buy This Summer.: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/877182/bitcoin-on-wall-street.jpg
Bitcoin's Price Tumbled 18% in June. Here's Why It's Still a Buy This Summer.

By all accounts, June was one of the worst months in recent memory for crypto investors. Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) fell 18% in June, briefly dipping below the $60,000 price level. Moreover, spot Bitcoin

Q2 Earnings Season Is About to Kick Off. These 5 Reports Will Set the Market's Tone.: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/877419/q2-earnings-season-preview.jpg
Q2 Earnings Season Is About to Kick Off. These 5 Reports Will Set the Market's Tone.

The second-quarter earnings season begins in earnest this week, and the first wave of reports will do more than move individual stocks -- it will set the tone for a market that has climbed back near

The Retail Trading Boom Is Back. Charles Schwab Is Quietly Cashing In.: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/874090/24_04_09-a-pink-rocket-ship-flying-above-a-rising-bar-graph-_gettyimages-1305098938-1201x720-06227a7.jpg
The Retail Trading Boom Is Back. Charles Schwab Is Quietly Cashing In.

When investors look at the discount broker industry today, fresh new names like Robinhood (NASDAQ: HOOD) probably get more attention than established names like Charles Schwab (NYSE: SCHW). That

Why Palantir Stock Popped This Week: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/877556/pltr-stock.png
Why Palantir Stock Popped This Week

Shares of Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) rose 14% this past week, following news of a potentially lucrative collaboration with an artificial intelligence (AI) giant and a bullish analyst note.

Down 32%, Is Nike the Smartest Dividend Stock to Buy for the Second Half of 2026?: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/876920/nike-logo.png
Down 32%, Is Nike the Smartest Dividend Stock to Buy for the Second Half of 2026?

Nike's (NYSE: NKE) iconic global brand is not delivering the steady growth investors are used to. The stock has been in a downward spiral since hitting an all-time high during the COVID-19 pandemic

McDonald's Popped 4% While the Nasdaq Fell. Is the Dividend Juggernaut Back?: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/877537/mcd-stock.jpg
McDonald's Popped 4% While the Nasdaq Fell. Is the Dividend Juggernaut Back?

On a day when investors sold their technology winners, they went shopping for shelter -- and found the golden arches. McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) jumped about 4% on Thursday while the Nasdaq Composite

A More Than 80% Chance of a Tesla and SpaceX Merger? It Could Be a Game Changer.: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/875697/financial_planner_discussing_with_a_smiling_couple.jpg
A More Than 80% Chance of a Tesla and SpaceX Merger? It Could Be a Game Changer.

Wedbush analyst Dan Ives has put the likelihood of a merger between Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) and Space Exploration Technologies (NASDAQ: SPCX) at more than 80% over the next year, as the potential deal

Palantir Is Down 38% From Its High -- and It Just Got a Wall Street Upgrade. Time to Buy?: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/877552/pltr-stock-palantir-getty.jpg
Palantir Is Down 38% From Its High -- and It Just Got a Wall Street Upgrade. Time to Buy?

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) picked up an upgrade to a buy rating this week, and the argument behind it is one bulls have waited years to hear: the earnings have finally caught up to the

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Highlighted a New AI Bottleneck. 3 AI Stocks That Could Benefit.: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/876052/gettyimages-2149581314-1200x675-128554e.jpg
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Highlighted a New AI Bottleneck. 3 AI Stocks That Could Benefit.

Energy and memory stocks have been pick-and-shovel winners in the artificial intelligence (AI) market as supply can't keep up with demand. But Nvidia has shown, through investments in companies

What This Rare Historical Market Signal Means for Your Portfolio: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/875689/gettyimages-2184903414.jpg
What This Rare Historical Market Signal Means for Your Portfolio

No one can really know what the stock market will do next, yet we still look for clues or signals. Given that the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) has actually posted double-digit gains in six out of the

Anthropic Could Be a $1 Trillion IPO This Fall. These 2 Stocks Already Own a Piece.: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/877549/anthropic-stock.jpg
Anthropic Could Be a $1 Trillion IPO This Fall. These 2 Stocks Already Own a Piece.

The next giant public offering is already in motion. Anthropic, the artificial intelligence (AI) company behind the Claude models, confidentially filed to go public on June 1, on the heels of a

Historic Warning Signal Suggests the Stock Market Is Headed Somewhere Investors Do Not Want to Go: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/875669/gettyimages-2045262936-1201x633-65d4be6.jpg
Historic Warning Signal Suggests the Stock Market Is Headed Somewhere Investors Do Not Want to Go

Stock markets do one thing very well over the long term: They go up. But over the short term, anything can happen. Few people can accurately predict the next few weeks, months, or years of stock

Revolution Medicines Is Up Nearly 140% in 2026. Is the Hot Biotech Stock Still a Buy?: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/876185/gettyimages-1253877215.jpg
Revolution Medicines Is Up Nearly 140% in 2026. Is the Hot Biotech Stock Still a Buy?

Revolution Medicines (NASDAQ: RVMD) spent most of its history as a publicly traded company -- that's since 2020 -- trading for less than $50 a share. The company offers a new approach to oncology

Why Robinhood Stock Jumped This Week: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/877550/hood-stock.png
Why Robinhood Stock Jumped This Week

Shares of Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ: HOOD) climbed 14% this past week after the financial services company unveiled an array of new product innovations.

Image source: The Motley Fool.

With roughly

Could Buying Rocket Lab Stock Today Set You Up for Life?: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/874256/gettyimages-1980789687.jpg
Could Buying Rocket Lab Stock Today Set You Up for Life?

Rocket Lab (NASDAQ: RKLB) is one of the clear-cut leaders in space technology. In fact, the company is second only to Space Exploration Technologies in providing rocket-launching services for

CVS Health vs. UnitedHealth: Comparing Revenue Trends for These Healthcare Companies: https://g.foolcdn.com/charts/production/processed/cvs-unh/quarter/revenue/bar/primary/standard/limit-8/latest/cvs-unh_quarter_revenue_bar_primary_standard_limit8.png
CVS Health vs. UnitedHealth: Comparing Revenue Trends for These Healthcare Companies

CVS Health (NYSE:CVS) primarily generates revenue by offering health insurance, managing pharmacy benefit programs, and operating retail pharmacies across the country.

It received court approval to