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In early 2023, I made three predictions for Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) stock investors. Let's see how I did:

I was correct in all three of my prognostications and also scored during the bonus round

The healthcare sector is home to many excellent, innovative corporations that have made many investors richer. However, no healthcare company has reached a market capitalization of $1 trillion

Applying for Social Security is a decision that requires careful thought. Your age at sign-up can permanently affect how much money you get from the program.

For most people, applying for benefits

If there is one thing income investors hate, it's when a company decides to slash or suspend its dividend. Yes, sometimes the business requires it, but that's cold comfort for those who count on

In this video, Motley Fool contributors Jason Hall and Jeff Santoro discuss WW International (NASDAQ: WW) and Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ: ZM). Why is investor interest high on these two? Are

Shares of Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) can't seem to stop rallying. For investors thinking about whether to buy the stock, it can be both exciting and discouraging to see it rise. While it's encouraging to

It has been a hectic week for Tesla. In this week's video, I cover need-to-know news items related to Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) during the week of Jan. 15. Today's video will focus on Tesla's sales

Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA) was one of the hottest stocks to own during the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines a few years ago. These days, however, the hype has cooled off significantly. The company is facing

The beginning of the year is a popular time for people to set new resolutions and goals. There's something about a fresh start that adds a bit of inspiration that many people find themselves

Each year, Wall Street becomes enamored with different market themes. In 2022, stable, dividend-paying companies were a beacon of safety amid a widespread downturn in the major indexes. Last year

In the last one-, three-, and five-year periods, Nike (NYSE: NKE) shares have underperformed the S&P 500. The disappointment has been more pronounced in just the last 12 months, a time when Nike's

Chevron (NYSE: CVX) is one of the largest energy companies on the planet, sporting a massive $270 billion market cap. It competes with integrated majors like ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM), Shell (NYSE:

The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) market index set a fresh all-time high this week, closing Friday's trading at 4,838. That's 35% above the market bottom in October 2022, which marked the end of the

Editas Medicine (NASDAQ: EDIT) and CRISPR Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CRSP) share more than a few similarities despite being at different stages of the biotech lifecycle. Both companies are betting that

In the third quarter of 2023 (ended Sept. 30), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) generated revenue of $143 billion. The vast majority of this, about $92 billion, was derived from online stores and third-party

By multiple metrics, cruise company Carnival (NYSE: CCL)(NYSE: CUK) had a great year in its fiscal 2023 (ended in November). The company had all-time high revenue of $21.6 billion. And based on its

At long last, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved a handful of applications to launch exchange-traded funds (ETFs) reflecting the spot price of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC)

With 76 million active accounts that streamed nearly 27 billion hours of content in the third quarter last year, Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) is the leading smart-TV operating system in the U.S., Canada, and

If you're turning 66 this year, you may be eager to claim Social Security -- especially if you've heard that you can get your standard benefit once you reach that milestone.

The reality, though, is

The market has gone on an up-and-down roller-coaster ride over the last few years, but for Peloton Interactive (NASDAQ: PTON), the ride has been nothing but downhill. The early-pandemic favorite is

The pandemic has receded substantially, and with it, the need for vaccines and medicines against COVID-19. That's not to say we no longer need them -- just a lot less so than we did in the earlier

When you're in the market for some stocks for your portfolio, it's easy to focus on ultra-popular stocks. They're likely to be ones you hear and read about the most, after all. And many of them have

During bull markets, when investors are feeling optimistic, it's easy for dividends to slide under the radar. But while the market is focused on share price appreciation, owning dividend stocks can

The macroeconomic challenges that characterized much of the past two years are beginning to fade. After plunging 35% in 2022, the Nasdaq Composite bounced back in 2023, gaining 43%. While the market

Up-and-coming coffee chain Dutch Bros (NYSE: BROS) stormed into the public markets back in 2021, raising nearly half a billion dollars in its initial public offering (IPO) with a first-day closing