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In this video, Motley Fool contributor Jason Hall takes a closer look at Disney (NYSE: DIS), which despite strong recent results, may struggle to beat the market going forward.

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The "Magnificent Seven" group of stocks has had quite a run over the past few years. This cohort describes some of the largest companies in the world that led the markets higher and will continue to

I won't keep you in suspense. The average 67-year-old retired worker gets a monthly benefit of $1,883.50 per month, according to the 2024 Social Security Statistical Supplement. That's equivalent to

Nuclear stocks are glowing green.

Uranium mining companies such as Cameco, Denison Mines, and Uranium Energy have marched higher in lockstep over the past 52 weeks, rising 26%, 28%, and 30%

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) consistently crushed the market over the past few years. Its outperformance becomes even more impressive when viewed over even longer time periods.

However, 2025 will be a new

Last year, pharmaceutical giant AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) lost patent exclusivity for its biggest cash cow, immunology medicine Humira. The drugmaker has rebounded quite nicely since. AbbVie returned to

Insurance is an age-old industry that can be a double-edged sword. On the one hand, long-established incumbents dominate it, making it hard for new competitors to gain footing. But on the other

High-yield dividend stocks have been gaining momentum ahead of potential Fed rate cuts. While sticky inflation and possible Trump-era tariffs could complicate the Fed's plans, several blue-chip

Shares of Archer Aviation (NYSE: ACHR) have risen nearly 40% over the past month, as of this writing. Almost all of that advance has come in just the few days following the company's third-quarter

Index exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are among the most popular investments on the market. That's no surprise, considering the huge benefits they pack into one simple financial package.

Owning an

Realty Income (NYSE: O) has done a magnificent job growing its portfolio, cash flow, and dividend since coming public 30 years ago. It has grown into the world's eighth largest real estate

Plug Power (NASDAQ: PLUG) is on a mission to deliver sustainable and clean energy with its innovative hydrogen fuel cells. According to one estimate by consultants at Deloitte, the green hydrogen

Virgin Galactic (NYSE: SPCE) announced third-quarter earnings last week, and the news was not great.

On the one hand, the space tourism company confirmed that the "build phase" of its new fleet of

Small rocket manufacturing company Rocket Lab (NASDAQ: RKLB) (which despite its size is the second-most frequent rocket launcher in the U.S.) took investors for quite a wild ride last week, shooting

Many investors have a type of acrophobia (the fear of heights). It's not that they're worried about standing at the top of a ladder. Instead, their concern is focused on putting money in stocks when

Dividends have served me very well so far in my life -- and I'm not even retired yet. Like many people, I underestimated them for a long time. They just came along with many of the stocks I bought

You'll only find one ultra-high-yield dividend stock in Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) quarterly 13-F regulatory filings: Kraft Heinz. The definition I use for ultra-high yield, by

Stock-split fever has infected many investors in 2024. That perhaps shouldn't be surprising considering the sheer volume of stock splits. There have been more than 450 forward stock splits year to

The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) topped last quarter's earnings estimates, and then further fanned the bullish flames with better-than-expected guidance. Shares soared on Thursday following the

Oil prices have bounced around quite a bit this year. West Texas Intermediate, the primary U.S. oil price benchmark, has traded as high as the mid-$80s and as low as the mid-$60s. While that's a

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been a hot investing trend ever since ChatGPT exploded onto the scene in late 2022. The opportunities are hard to overstate, but that hasn't stopped analysts from

Warren Buffett is one of the greatest investors around and his company Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) is one of the best long-term stock performers ever. That's why investors follow

It's been a difficult year for Celsius Holdings (NASDAQ: CELH), with the stock trading down more than 70% from the highs it hit earlier this year. The energy drink maker ran into some headwinds

One of the most successful stocks over the last few years is Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA). The company has defied the odds by becoming one of the few automakers to become a consistently profitable business.

Few if any events in 2024 were more anticipated by Wall Street and investors than Election Day. Although not all legislation on Capitol Hill has bearing on the stock market, elected officials are