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Bill Ackman is a well-known investor whose strategy centers on making concentrated bets in what he believes are high-quality businesses. The hedge fund he runs, Pershing Square Capital Management,

The stock market is in turmoil due to tariffs this year, and one sector that's taking a big hit is retail. The SPDR S&P Retail ETF has declined by more than 14% since January, as investors worry

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

An analyst's recommendation downgrade was the event that pushed ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) stock down marginally on the second trading day of the week. The incumbent energy company saw its share

The stock of offshore oil drilling specialist Transocean (NYSE: RIG) wasn't exactly a hot item on the market Tuesday. The company's latest quarterly earnings report was published after market close

Investors were bearish on the equity of Alexandria Real Estate Equities (NYSE: ARE) throughout Tuesday's trading session. After the office space-focused real estate investment trust (REIT) reported

Shares of Novo Nordisk (NYSE: NVO) are up on Tuesday. The company's stock gained 3.9% as of 2:40 p.m. ET today and was up as much as 4.5% earlier in the day. The move up comes as the S&P 500 and the

Government real estate owner Easterly Government Properties (NYSE: DEA) reported quarterly results that were roughly in line with expectations, but investors are still more focused on disappointing

Shares of Hims & Hers Health (NYSE: HIMS) and LifeMD (NASDAQ: LFMD) are surging on Tuesday. The companie' stocks had jumped 24% and 34%, respectively, as of 3:15 p.m. ET as the S&P 500 and the

Shares of Chili's parent Brinker International (NYSE: EAT) were getting sent back to the kitchen today even as the fast-casual chain delivered another quarter of blistering growth.

Despite the

Shares of Okta (NASDAQ: OKTA) charged out of the gate Tuesday, gaining as much as 8.9%. As of 2:13 p.m. ET, the stock was still up 8.2%.

The catalyst that sent the cybersecurity specialist higher

Cadence Design Systems (NASDAQ: CDNS) stock is moving higher in Tuesday's trading following the company's first-quarter report. The tech specialist's share price was up 5.1% as of 2:15 p.m. ET.

Celsius (NASDAQ: CELH) was once the talk of the town among investors. In the five-year period leading up to the stock's Mar. 2024 all-time high, it surged more than 7,300%. The business was putting

Shares of Viking Therapeutics (NASDAQ: VKTX) jumped 12.5% through 11:40 a.m. ET on Tuesday on further support from Wall Street analysts.

Viking stock inched higher Monday after Truist Securities

Payment processing solutions company Shift4 Payments (NYSE: FOUR) surged ahead 10% through 11 a.m. ET Tuesday after reporting mixed earnings this morning.

On one hand, Shift4 beat earnings forecasts

Honeywell International (NASDAQ: HON) reported first-quarter earnings that topped expectations and the company raised its full-year profit forecast. Investors were pleased, sending Honeywell shares

PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP) kicked off its 2025 reporting year with weak results and cut its full-year guidance -- pushing shares down to a new 52-week low. In fact, Pepsi is down over 24% in the past

The hot artificial intelligence sector saw several AI-centric companies sprout up over the past few years. Among them are SoundHound AI (NASDAQ: SOUN), which went public in 2022, and C3.ai (NYSE:

As you approach and enter your 60s -- or, possibly, your 50s or even your 40s -- you'll likely be thinking about retirement and trying to pinpoint the best time to retire. It's a huge decision, and

The spot price for uranium, the crucial element for producing nuclear power, has roughly doubled over the past five years. That growth was fueled by the world's renewed interest in nuclear power as

Here's our initial take on Spotify's (NYSE: SPOT) fiscal 2025 first-quarter financial report.

Spotify's 2024 momentum continued in the first three months of 2025, with the company reporting active

Led by Nvidia, Alphabet, and Apple, the Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEMKT: VUG) has been a surefire investment winner for the better part of the past few years.

However, if it feels like these powerhouse

Here's our initial take on PayPal's (NASDAQ: PYPL) fiscal 2025 first-quarter financial report.

PayPal posted generally strong numbers in the first quarter. Total payment volume increased by 4% year

Here's some bad news and good news about Social Security. First, the bad. The average monthly Social Security retirement benefit was only $1,981 as of February -- which amounts to roughly $23,772

It's been an erratic year for the stock market. Through everything that's happened so far, the broader benchmark S&P 500 is down about 6%, although much more from highs the market reached in