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NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE) is an outlier. While it operates in the sleepy utility sector, it's anything but lethargic. It has delivered peer-leading earnings growth over the last decade, beating the

On Jan. 19, the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average both closed at record highs. So did Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), which is currently the most valuable U.S.-based company, sitting at a $3.009

IBM's (NYSE: IBM) stock price rallied 9% to an 11-year high on Jan. 25 after the tech giant posted its fourth-quarter earnings report. Its revenue rose 4% year over year to $17.4 billion, which

The S&P 500 is higher than ever, but the market is still full of excellent opportunities -- especially if you're a dividend investor. In this video, Fool.com contributors and avid dividend investors

You can earn fortune-building returns in the stock market if you can identify powerful, long-term trends -- and the businesses best positioned to profit from them.

The rapid adoption of artificial

If you are considering investing in real estate investment trusts (REITs), you'll probably be attracted to the ultra-high yield that Annaly Capital (NYSE: NLY) provides. However, you'd probably be

Coinbase Global (NASDAQ: COIN) may be the most polarizing crypto stock you can buy right now. While the stock is up 136% over the past 12 months, investor sentiment appears to be cooling fast. Since

Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) investors are hoping for a sweet Valentine's Day present this year. The e-commerce platform provider is set to announce its Q4 results after the market closes on Feb. 13, likely

Show me the money.

That line from the movie Jerry Maguire could be a motto for many investors. Some would probably like to tweak the phrase a little to add "quickly" at the end.

Making a lot of

Let's talk about investing in tech stocks. You know, where the proverbial Wall Street runs through Silicon Valley, a lot of folks get hung up on a stock's share price, thinking it tells you how

The big winners of the past aren't always the big winners of the future. However, that doesn't mean that it won't be the case.

In 2023, the so-called "Magnificent Seven" stocks ruled the stock

Bill Ackman is one of the best-known hedge fund managers around.

The billionaire manager of Pershing Square Capital Management is an active poster on X (formerly Twitter) and he makes media

Growth has been hard to come by for Kinder Morgan (NYSE: KMI) in recent years. Its distributable cash flow (DCF) dipped 4% per share last year and has been uneven over the past few years because of

Virgin Galactic (NYSE: SPCE) isn't just trying to build a space business, it is trying to build a space business for the average Joe. That is, for the average Joe who can afford to spend a reported

Given that three out of four stocks move in the same direction as the broad market on any given day, a bull market bodes well for almost any stock pick. Not all gains are the same, though.

Some

NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE) is something of a unique dividend stock in the utility sector. While utilities are traditionally known as slow and steady income investments, NextEra Energy has grown its

Home-improvement retailers Lowe's (NYSE: LOW) and The Home Depot are alike in many regards. However, for 15 years, Lowe's has trailed Home Depot significantly when it comes to profitability.

There

ASML's (NASDAQ: ASML) stock price jumped 9% to a record high on Jan. 24 after the Dutch semiconductor equipment maker posted its fourth-quarter report. Its revenue rose 13% year over year to 7.24

After 3M (NYSE: MMM) reported full-year 2023 earnings, its stock price fell roughly 10%. There were several problems in the update, notably including the company's 2024 outlook. But the big story

The battle between PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP) and Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) has persisted for decades. The so-called "cola wars" have often influenced the beverage landscape as each company fought (through

The year is off to a running start. The S&P 500 index is up by 3.1% so far, checking the last box needed to declare a bull market starting in October 2022. History says that these bull runs tend to

Investors are about to learn a lot more about Roblox's (NYSE: RBLX) momentum heading into 2024. The online gaming platform is due to report its fourth-quarter results on Feb. 7 in an announcement

In each of the past four years, Wall Street has traded off bear and bull markets. These swings have been particularly noteworthy for the predominantly growth-focused Nasdaq-100, which comprises 100

It looks like Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), after rising more than 150% in 2023, has shaken off the frost from the longest crypto winter on record. Yet as great as last year was for the world's original

Lucid (NASDAQ: LCID) went public through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company in July 2021. The electric vehicle (EV) specialist's share price rocketed higher shortly after its public