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The first-quarter earnings season has reached a crescendo. Among companies that reported recently are a handful of dividend-paying businesses that offer dividend yields above 4% at recent prices.

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian evaluates Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) stock and updates his buy recommendation.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of May 1, 2024. The video was

Putting your money to work on Wall Street requires patience and perspective. Since this decade began, all three major stock indexes have vacillated between bear and bull markets in successive years

If you're someone who's worried that Social Security won't be around to pay you benefits during retirement, you're not alone. Many people fear that the program's financial woes will affect their

History shows that during bull markets, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) miners almost always outperform the cryptocurrency itself. Yet over the past few months, Bitcoin miners have been hit particularly hard

Growth stocks are your best bet to increase the value of your investment portfolio over the long term. By buying and holding on to a group of promising growth stocks, you can easily compound your

Devon Energy (NYSE: DVN) has been a monster dividend stock in recent years. A few years ago, the oil company launched the industry's first fixed-plus-variable dividend framework. It aimed to pay a

The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) is the most popular benchmark for the U.S. stock market. The index includes 500 large-cap companies, currently defined as companies worth at least $18 billion, and it

Few companies can polarize bulls and bears faster than Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA). Shares are up more than 1,100% in the last five years, which is certainly in the bulls' favor. But bears question the

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian reviews PayPal's (NASDAQ: PYPL) latest quarterly earnings results and answers whether the stock is still a buy.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices

We are six months from the 2024 presidential election. Neither political party has selected an official candidate, nor will they until hosting their national conventions this summer. But Donald

Bank stocks come in all shapes and sizes. But which one offers the most long-term upside right now? It's a bank stock most investors have never heard of: Nu Holdings (NYSE: NU). 

If you want to

Tobacco giant Altria (NYSE: MO) provides investors with a mouthwatering dividend yield of 9%. It's a far higher rate than the S&P 500 average, which yields just 1.4%. But the danger with Altria is

In March, the average retired worker brought home $1,913.31 from Social Security. While this might not sound like much, the guaranteed payments provided by America's top retirement program have

Since I'm a contributor for fool.com, friends and family often decide to do me a favor and give me a hot tip. They say: "Have you heard about [the latest headline-grabbing thing]? You should look

In this video, Motley Fool contributors Jason Hall and Tyler Crowe explain why investors should avoid SunPower (NASDAQ: SPWR) and consider buying Enphase Energy (NASDAQ: ENPH) or Canadian Solar

Investors often categorize companies into different buckets, like growth stocks versus dividend stocks, or large-cap companies versus small-cap companies. And while there are major differences

Retiring a millionaire doesn't happen by accident. It takes years of patience, discipline, and steady investment returns. Because of their simplicity, exchange-traded funds can be the perfect fit

Many investors dream of betting on a low-priced penny stock that can deliver multibagger returns when its fortune improves. With a current share price of just $0.64, Nikola (NASDAQ: NKLA) seems to

The energy sector is off to a solid start in 2024. The average energy stock (as measured by the Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF) is up more than 10% this year. Higher oil prices have helped fuel the

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) evokes strong emotions from people. It's long been seen as creating "cool" products with sleek designs that appeal to consumers.

It has also been hugely profitable, driving

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ: SMCI), commonly called Supermicro, has been one of the biggest beneficiaries of the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution. Heading into the company's earnings report

The most attractive feature of real estate investment trust (REIT) Annaly Capital Management (NYSE: NLY) is its humongous 13.7% dividend yield. That's why most investors will want to buy it, given

Shares of Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) have sold off following the company's first-quarter earnings announcement on April 30. The company's revenue was consistent with expectations, but

Hardly for the first time in recent days, edge computing company Fastly (NYSE: FSLY) was socked with an analyst price target cut on Friday. Although this probably didn't come as an overwhelming