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For well over a century, Wall Street has served as a surefire moneymaker for optimists and those with a long-term mindset. But the stock market's list of winners includes more than just

Explore the exciting world of VICI Properties (NYSE: VICI) with our expert analysts in this Motley Fool Scoreboard episode. Check out the video below to gain valuable insights into market trends and

Wolfspeed (NYSE: WOLF) stock saw a big sell-off on Wednesday. The company's share price fell 19.8% in the session, despite a 0.6% gain for the S&P 500 and a 0.9% jump for the Nasdaq Composite.

Wall Street has a habit of moving between extremes, often swinging from shocking enthusiasm to despondent pessimism. That's what appears to be on display today with this 6.5% high-yield dividend

SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ: SOFI) has been a rising star ever since it opened its virtual doors in 2011, and SoFi stock is up 223% over the past three years. It's growing at a rapid pace, and its

We are in an exciting period of innovation in the transportation industry as electric batteries improve and companies find new use cases for the technology. Archer Aviation (NYSE: ACHR) is

Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) and Novo Nordisk (NYSE: NVO) are two phenomenal growth stocks that investors probably can't go wrong with when investing in for the long term. They are leaders in the GLP-1

It was seven years ago that the market saw its first 1 trillion-dollar company, when Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) crossed that threshold. Since then, many more have reached trillion-dollar valuations. And

Tech titans Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) share several similarities. For instance, both expanded beyond their e-commerce roots to become giants in the cloud computing space

President Trump's "One, Big, Beautiful Bill" passed through Congress last week and was signed into law on Friday, imposing sweeping new changes that will affect millions of Americans.

The bill

NuScale Power (NYSE: SMR) stock has doubled, but the company still hasn't delivered a working reactor. Is this artificial intelligence (AI)-powered energy bet the next big thing -- or just another

Shares of Aehr Test Systems (NASDAQ: AEHR) fell on Wednesday, finishing the day down 12.6%. The drop came as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite gained 0.5% and 0.9%, respectively.

Aehr, a global

Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) stock advanced in artificial intelligence (AI) today, announcing that the company's Gemini personal AI assistant software is coming soon to a smartwatch near

Altria Group (NYSE: MO) stock is seeing a significant pullback in Wednesday's trading despite positive momentum for the broader market. The tobacco giant's share price was down 4.1% as of 2:30 p.m

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) hit a record-setting milestone on Wednesday, July 9, becoming the first publicly traded company to reach $4 trillion in market capitalization. The semiconductor company briefly

Shares of Plug Power (NASDAQ: PLUG) jumped on Wednesday, up 24.7% as of 2:14 p.m. ET. The spike comes as the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) and Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) were up 0.4% and

Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) stock is moving higher Wednesday amid some bullish momentum for the broader market and a major valuation milestone for another player in the artificial intelligence (AI)

It can be fun to do all the research, pick some great stocks, and then watch the outsized returns that all your hard work produced roll in. But some investors don't necessarily find "hard work" to

Crumly & Associates Inc. disclosed in a recent SEC filing that it purchased 110,675 additional shares of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI - First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF(NASD

After climbing by 9% in May, the Nasdaq-100 continued to ascend in June, gaining 6.3%.

But not all stocks in the index notched wins last month. Of the Nasdaq-100 stocks that sank lower, AppLovin

On the heels of a recent rally, Wolfspeed (NYSE: WOLF) stock is getting hit with a round of big sell-offs in Wednesday's trading. The silicon-carbide specialist's share price was down 13.7% as of

Electric-vehicle (EV) maker Lucid Group (NASDAQ: LCID) is forecast to see a massive boost in sales. Analysts believe revenue will grow by more than 70% this year, with another 97% growth expected in

Bloom Energy (NYSE: BE), the original hydrogen fuel cell stock, is soaring in mid-morning trading Wednesday after J.P. Morgan upgraded the stock to overweight with a $33 price target.

If J.P.'s

In a recent interview, The Motley Fool's CEO and co-founder, Tom Gardner, was asked what is the most significant mistake investors make. And it might be surprising to learn that the mistake he