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Airbnb (NASDAQ: ABNB) ended 2023 with strong momentum on its side. The popular travel booking platform reported revenue growth of 18% last year, bringing the total to $9.9 billion. It looks like

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) became the world's first $3 trillion company last June. By Dec. 14, 2023, its stock had hit its record high of $197.86, lifting its market cap to $3.08 trillion and seemingly

It has been a volatile period for Chewy (NYSE: CHWY) stock, but most of the past five years have been negative for its shareholders. The pet supply giant was briefly a Wall Street favorite when the

Tobacco stocks have long been ripe territory for income investors, and after years of consolidation and decline, the industry has been whittled down to three major players: Altria (NYSE: MO) and

If you're planning to invest a considerable sum in the stock market, take a look at the following businesses first. These elite enterprises are proven wealth builders, and their stocks are all smart

In this video, Motley Fool contributors Jason Hall and Jeff Santoro share two of their favorite stocks to win in the $6-trillion-and-growing e-commerce industry: Coupang (NYSE: CPNG) and Shopify

Many investors were skeptical of biotechs specializing in gene editing three years ago. Though some had made clinical progress, few had launched any product. Since then, there have been more

Spurred by surging demand for servers to support artificial intelligence (AI) applications, Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ: SMCI) has become one of the market's hottest stocks. The high-performance

When can you retire? It's a question most everyone asks themselves in their working years. And in almost every case, the answer is ultimately a matter of money -- you need a minimum amount of it to

Investors can look at past stock market winners to find businesses that might continue their trends in the future. For example, Visa (NYSE: V) shares have soared 396% in the last decade, crushing

The stock market has kept investors on pins and needles over the last few years, slumping at times and soaring at other moments. While 2024 is already off to a strong start, no one can predict with

The whole purpose of saving in a 401(k) is to eventually have money to spend in retirement. So there's absolutely nothing wrong with taking withdrawals from a 401(k) later in life.

But data from

In this podcast, Motley Fool host Dylan Lewis and analysts Jason Moser and Matt Argersinger discuss:

Motley Fool Money host Deidre Woollard caught up with Motley Fool analyst Karl Thiel to chat

You'll need to overcome many obstacles to retire early, including the federal government's rules about retirement account withdrawals. Typically, you'll face an early-withdrawal penalty if you take

In this video, I will talk about the recent announcements that Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) made and the big statement from Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger.

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In this podcast, Motley Fool host Ricky Mulvey and analyst Bill Barker discuss:

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

Motley Fool host Mary Long caught up with author Charles Duhigg for a conversation about:

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The artificial intelligence (AI) revolution is being supercharged by the "Magnificent Seven" stocks of Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, Apple, Tesla, Meta Platforms, and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA).

With the

The real estate sector has been weighed down over the past 18 months due to higher interest rates. However, with interest rate hikes likely done and rate cuts on the horizon, now could be the time

Investor optimism has risen amid a return of the bull market. However, the benefits are far from even, and while the "Magnificent Seven" and a few other stocks have achieved record highs, many

Whether you're in your 20s or already in your 50s, it's possible to set yourself up for an early retirement. All you need to do is figure out how much money you need to retire and determine what

To say PayPal's (NASDAQ: PYPL) stock has struggled over the past three years is a bit of an understatement. Heading into 2024, the stock saw negative returns the past three years, and it was down

Realty Income (NYSE: O) isn't an exciting company, but it has historically proven to be an attractive and reliable dividend stock. If you are looking to build a passive income stream to support

Renewable-energy stocks have been under considerable pressure over the past couple of years. Surging interest rates have boosted borrowing costs, making it more expensive for many of these companies

Carvana (NYSE: CVNA) was without a doubt one of the best-performing stocks on Wall Street not too long ago. From its initial public offering in April 2018 to its all-time high in late 2021, shares