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In this video, Motley Fool contributors Jason Hall and Jeff Santoro discuss two stocks they picked in 2023 -- Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) and ASML (NASDAQ: ASML) as better alternatives to "Magnificent

Block (NYSE: SQ) pleased investors when it revealed its financial results for the last three months of 2023. Gross profit surged 22% on a year-over-year basis, with double-digit percentage gains for

No public company has gone all-in on Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) quite like MicroStrategy (NASDAQ: MSTR), which has purchased 193,000 bitcoins since 2020. As a result, the enterprise software company's

It may be one of the so-called "Magnificent Seven" stocks, but Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) hasn't been so magnificent of late. Share prices of the electric vehicle (EV) maker are down nearly 40% since July

Lowe's Companies (NYSE: LOW) has absolutely crushed it for investors as shares have climbed 135% in the last five years. That gain far exceeds the 83% rise of the S&P 500. And even with the major

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) have been quite successful at incorporating their products and services into the daily lives of billions of people around the world. Over the past few

Once you retire, you may find that some of your expenses don't cost you as much. You might spend less on transportation, for example, in the absence of having to commute to work five days a week

Shares of Palantir Technologies (NYSE: PLTR) have been hot this year, trading up around 40%. Strong earnings numbers and an encouraging outlook for the data analytics company -- thanks in part to

Investing in cannabis isn't easy. It requires a lot of patience. While the majority of Americans are in favor of legalizing marijuana, that doesn't mean that regulators have made it a priority to

After a huge one-year rally, share prices of Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) have hit some bumps in the road. That's not to say the cloud-native cybersecurity leader is performing poorly, though.

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Enbridge (NYSE: ENB) has enriched investors over the years. The Canadian energy infrastructure behemoth pays a massive and steadily growing dividend (currently yielding 7.7%). The high-yielding

While Nvidia's (NASDAQ: NVDA) AI-fueled rally may not be over, it becomes increasingly difficult to justify buying the stock as the GPU maker's valuation soars. With a market capitalization of $2.2

In this podcast, Motley Fool analyst David Meier and host Deidre Woollard discuss:

Gary Stevenson, author of The Trading Game, explains what it was like to be one of the world's top financial

The real estate investment trust (REIT) sector has been hit hard by rising interest rates. That makes sense, since higher rates will directly increase operating costs. Rising rates have also made

Share prices of space tourism stock Virgin Galactic (NYSE: SPCE) tumbled as much as 16% in the days following its fourth-quarter earnings release last week. The reason wasn't obvious on the surface

CrowdStrike's (NASDAQ: CRWD) stock surged 24% during after hours trading on March 5 following the release of its latest earnings report. For the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024, which ended on Jan

Saving for retirement is already a challenging task for many workers, and having to give a piece of their nest egg back to the government only puts a bigger financial burden on seniors. Certain

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian compares Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW) and CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) and answers which is the better buy for growth stock investors.

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In this podcast, Motley Fool analyst Jason Moser and host Deidre Woollard discuss:

Ken Costa, author of The 100 Trillion Dollar Wealth Transfer, explains how a sea change in wealth could impact the

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian answers if IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) stock is a buy for long-term investors.

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It's important to learn how to build a comfortable and financially secure future for yourself, but the more you read about it, the more you may end up overwhelmed by lots of recommendations. The

Since stocks began trading on the Nasdaq roughly 50 years ago, the index has only produced negative annual returns 14 times. Over the last 20 years, the index has dropped by at least 30% on three

Millions of seniors today are enrolled in Medicare and rely on the program to cover their health-related needs. But the Medicare decisions you make have the potential to influence your retirement

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian evaluates Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock and determines if this latest dip is a buying opportunity.                        

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