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On the surface, it appears as though consumer discretionary stocks are holding up well. The largest exchange-traded fund (ETF) dedicated to the sector eked out an October gain and some upside in the

It wasn't so long ago that people were really concerned about Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL). The company was embroiled in lawsuits filed by the Justice Department alleging unfair

When compared to other asset classes, nothing holds a candle to the average annual return delivered by stocks over long periods. But this doesn't mean all stocks or strategies are alike.

Among the

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Gregory L. Summe, who is on the Board of Avantor (NYSE:AVTR), completed an open-market purchase of 100,000 shares in the company on October 30, 2025, as disclosed in this SEC Form 4 filing. Mr

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On November 4, 2025, Access Investment Management LLC disclosed a purchase of 66,660 shares of John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY), an estimated $2.69 million trade based on the

Draw a Venn diagram of stocks held by the family of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in Cathie Wood's Ark Invest and those held by Warren Buffett's holding company, Berkshire Hathaway, and few are going

Conservative income investors often shy away from sectors that are volatile, such as energy. But that isn't always the right move, since even volatile sectors can be economically important. A better

Shares of Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) are down 3.9% as of 7:42 p.m. ET in Tuesday's after-hours trading, following the chipmaker's release of its third-quarter 2025 report.

The report was

It's tough to be excited about buying growth stocks right now. The advent of artificial intelligence (AI) has pushed too many of these related tickers up to uncomfortable levels. If they suffer a

Stanley Druckenmiller has proven his investing expertise over the long haul. At the helm of Duquesne Capital Management, he generated an average annual return of 30% over three decades. And he

Cancer screening and diagnostics specialist Exact Sciences (NASDAQ: EXAS) was a standout stock on the second trading day of the week. Eager investors piled into it to leave it with a nearly 4% gain

Fortune Business Insights expects the global artificial intelligence (AI) market to grow at a compounded annual growth rate of 29.2% from $294.1 billion in 2025 to $1.77 trillion in 2032. However

Thanks to better-than-expected third-quarter sales and earnings results, as well as an aggressive outlook for continued investments in artificial intelligence (AI), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) closed out

What makes stocks or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) fall into the high-yield category is often subjective among market participants, but what's not up for debate are the paltry yields on some of the

Energy company HF Sinclair's (NYSE: DINO) stock garnered enough energy on the market Tuesday to notch a slight beat on the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC). That mirrored an analyst's slight price target

Gladstone Commercial (NASDAQ: GOOD) had a Tuesday to forget, at least as far as its stock was concerned. The real estate investment trust (REIT) published its third-quarter results the previous day

Shares of Upwork (NASDAQ: UPWK) leaped 13% on Tuesday after the freelance marketplace delivered an upbeat third-quarter financial report.

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Upwork's revenue rose by 4% year

Explore the exciting world of Robinhood (NASDAQ: HOOD) with our contributing expert analysts in this Motley Fool Scoreboard episode. Check out the video below to gain valuable insights into market

The artificial intelligence (AI) investment thesis keeps pointing back to Nvidia, Microsoft, and the other megacap names that dominate technology indexes. But the real constraint on AI deployment

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On November 4, 2025, Greenhaven Associates disclosed a new position in Avantor (NYSE:AVTR), acquiring approximately $228.53 million in shares based on quarterly average

On Nov. 4, 2025, Gimbal Financial disclosed a new position in iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETF (NASDAQ:FALN), acquiring 303,893 shares for an estimated $8.44 million.

Gimbal Financial opened a new

Gimbal Financial initiated a new position in iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF (NASDAQ:RING), acquiring 76,223 shares in Q3 2025 in an estimated $4.93 million trade.

According to a filing with the

Shares of Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) rose 58.3% in October 2025, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The semiconductor designer had a lot going on last month, divesting

The past year has seen growing investor enthusiasm for the long-term prospects of leading quantum computing companies. Rigetti Computing (NASDAQ: RGTI) is one of the more popular stocks gaining