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The tech sector has soared this year partly on hopes that new artificial intelligence (AI) technologies will drive the next major revolution in business and beyond.

Despite those gains (the Dow

Intel's (NASDAQ: INTC) Meteor Lake PC CPUs officially launched on Dec. 14, with some laptops built around the new chips already available. One of the big selling points Intel is touting is a

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is a great place to go shopping if you're an investor seeking passive income. This collection of 30 of the world's largest publicly traded businesses is packed with

Sometimes a boring company that consistently pays out its growing free cash flow is something to get excited about. That's especially true when there's a clear path to continued dividend increases.

It's been just under 20 months now since Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced the single biggest space launching campaign in history: A project to contract 93 separate rocket launches from a total of

I think it's safe to assume most people don't want to rush time, but many people have had those "I can't wait until retirement" thoughts pass through their heads while being bothered or overwhelmed

Index funds are an increasingly popular way for anyone from beginners to seasoned investors to put their money to work in the financial markets.

Just like previous years, 2023 saw investors pile

Investing requires two skills: evaluating good business opportunities and determining a good price to pay. When it comes to restaurant technology company Toast (NYSE: TOST), allow me to start with

There's no shortage of excitement for automotive technologist Indie Semiconductor (NASDAQ: INDI). As the digitalization of cars rapidly increases -- thanks to the continual rise of electric vehicles

The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) measures the performance of 500 large U.S. companies that span all 11 stock market sectors defined by the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS). Those sectors

Battery tech start-up Quantumscape (NYSE: QS) has made a lot of progress but is still short of commercial production. In this video, Motley Fool contributors Jason Hall and Tyler Crowe discuss its

There are lots of ways to build up a $1 million retirement nest egg. For example, if you invest $300 a month into an investment earning 10% annually (around the average stock market return), you'd

With a massive enough salary, maxing out an HSA as well as a traditional IRA or 401(k) would perhaps be doable year after year. But if you earn more of an average wage, then you may have to set

There's a lot of noise surrounding investing. You have constant earnings releases, a never-ending news cycle, self-proclaimed "experts" throughout social media, and plenty of other distractions that

The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) is having a spectacular year. It's up 22.8% including dividends so far, marking a sharp reversal from 2022 when it plunged into bear market territory.

In fact, the S&P

In 2023, not a single top cryptocurrency is in the red. In fact, quite the contrary. Many top cryptocurrencies are up triple-digit percentages for the year. For example, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is up

According to Warren Buffett, "All there is to investing is picking good stocks at good times and staying with them as long as they remain good companies." Luckily for us everyday investors, you

Most people know the dangers of cigarette smoking. For better or worse, tobacco companies have addictive products and loyal customers.

According to the World Health Organization, 1.3 billion people

Of course, if it were easy to predict which stocks would be the next big winners, we'd all be rich. But in this video, Matt Frankel, CFP®, explains why SoFi (NASDAQ: SOFI) has the makings of a home

All eyes have been on tech stocks this year as advances in high-growth areas like artificial intelligence (AI) have made Wall Street particularly bullish. Despite macroeconomic headwinds last year

The Retirement Confidence Survey (RCS), conducted annually by the Employee Benefit Research Institute, assesses how confident workers and retirees are in their ability to live comfortably in

It's been a brutal 2023 for former solar growth darlings Enphase Energy (NASDAQ: ENPH) and SolarEdge (NASDAQ: SEDG). In this video, Motley Fool contributors Jason Hall and Tyler Crowe break down

The growth stock party has returned in late 2023. Space flight start-up Rocket Lab (NASDAQ: RKLB) has joined in, with shares up 20% in the last month alone. It has been a volatile year for the

Aurora Cannabis (NASDAQ: ACB) shareholders have been on a wild ride, and there just might be more in store. Over the last six months, the stock catapulted up more than 60%, only to crash and lose

Earlier in the pandemic, Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) stood out as an earnings and stock-market star thanks to its leading coronavirus vaccine and treatment. But these days, those products are weighing on