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Too many investors understate the importance of dividends. Sure, many retirees are already familiar with dividend stocks, especially those with high yields that can help investors pay their living

Data streaming platform provider Confluent (NASDAQ: CFLT) is seeing a remarkable turnaround in its fortunes on the stock market of late. After rising rapidly earlier in 2024, the stock started going

When artificial intelligence (AI)-powered data analyst Palantir Technologies (NYSE: PLTR) joined the S&P 500 on Sept. 23, investors cheered. The stock's price has risen more than 50% since then

Roughly three decades ago, the advent of the internet changed everything for corporate America. Although it took many years for the internet to mature as a technology, and for companies to realize

There's been a dramatic shift in consumer behavior since Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) launched three decades ago. The online marketplace put a spotlight on the simplicity of digital retail, making

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ: SMCI) may be the most exciting stock story of 2024. Unfortunately, it's not for a good reason. While it started off the year hot as product demand surged, it quickly

One of the best aspects of putting your money to work on Wall Street is that you don't have to conform to any blueprint. With thousands of publicly traded companies and exchange-traded funds (ETFs)

The Social Security program undergoes several important changes every year to keep benefit payments aligned with inflation and wages. Given that benefits are often the largest source of income for

Aside from the Great Recession and the bank failures of last year, few issues in the recent banking era have been more scandalous than Wells Fargo's (NYSE: WFC) infamous phony-accounts scandal.

Investors often shift from extreme to extreme, placing massive price tags on some investments and diminutive valuations on others. Right now the S&P 500 is lurching to new all-time highs. But some

Artificial intelligence (AI) went viral early last year, and arguably, no company has benefited more than Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA). The company's graphics processing units (GPUs) have become the go-to

Growth stocks have been key drivers of stock market gains this year, and the momentum doesn't seem ready to stop. The S&P 500 confirmed its presence in a bull market back in January and since has

In this podcast, Motley Fool analyst Jim Gillies and host Ricky Mulvey discuss:

Then, Motley Fool host Alison Southwick and personal finance expert Robert Brokamp answer listener questions about

Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) sells a broad range of pharmaceuticals treating various diseases, but one portfolio in particular has helped its earnings and its stock soar in recent times. It consists of the

I own dozens of stocks, and diversification is important to me. I like the idea of letting winners run and losers become a smaller part of my portfolio.

But what if I could only buy and hold a

Millions of retirees would struggle to live without Social Security, as the majority of older adults rely on their benefits to make ends meet. Sixty percent of current retirees say they depend on

Earlier this year, Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ: SMCI) reigned with Nvidia as the market's best-performing stocks. Supermicro advanced 188% in the first half, while Nvidia climbed 149%.

Why did this

Bernstein analysts led by Gautam Chhugani predicted Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) would reach $90,000 if former President Donald Trump won his bid for a second term. Lo and behold, a week after the votes

Millions of older Americans rely on Medicare for healthcare coverage in retirement. But unfortunately, the cost of Medicare is by no means set in stone.

Each year, Medicare costs have the potential

In this video, Motley Fool contributors Jason Hall and Tyler Crowe take a closer look at the latest from QuantumScape (NYSE: QS) and how it's quietly making big progress toward commercial success.

In this podcast, Motley Fool analyst Tim Beyers and host Dylan Lewis discuss:

Motley Fool analyst Sanmeet Deo joins host Ricky Mulvey to check in on another 2024 highflier -- Reddit -- and why the

Cathie Wood is the founder of Ark Investment Management, which operates several exchange-traded funds (ETFs) focused on innovative technology stocks. Wood thinks software companies will be the next

Social Security beneficiaries will get a 2.5% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in January, raising the average monthly check from $1.927 per month to $1,976. But that's not the only change coming in

Zeke Faux is the author of Number Go Up: Inside Crypto's Wild Rise and Staggering Fall. Motley Fool host Mary Long caught up with Faux for a conversation about:

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On the back of a share price spike and subsequent sell-off, Intuitive Machines (NASDAQ: LUNR) was quite the lively stock over the past few trading sessions. The spike and sell-off came on Thursday