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Artificial intelligence (AI) has been the driving force behind the surge in technology stocks in 2023, leading to a 57% jump in the Nasdaq-100 Technology Sector index this year as several companies

In the third quarter, S&P 500 companies reported earnings growth for the first time in a full year. Wall Street strategists expect that momentum to accelerate in the fourth quarter, and the prospect

With thousands of publicly traded companies and exchange-traded funds to choose from, Wall Street offers investors a seemingly endless array of strategies to grow their wealth. But when the numbers

MPLX (NYSE: MPLX) is an overlooked income investment. Because of that, investors are missing out on the master limited partnership's (MLP) big-time payout. It currently yields 9.5%, light-years

The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) is widely viewed as a benchmark for the broader U.S. stock market. The index was introduced in March 1957, but the methodology used to create it can be applied to

Investors who wrote off International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) after years of decline and stagnation may need to take another look. The 112-year-old company has worked to return itself to the

Claiming Social Security at age 62 means taking a risk -- and a pretty big one at that.

You're entitled to your full monthly Social Security benefit based on your personal wage history once full

Even though stocks have rallied this year, many still trade at bargain prices. In fact, even some of this year's gainers offer you plenty of bang for your buck today -- like track records of growth

November was a great month for the stock market, and investors can get an edge by understanding the most important trends that are driving stocks' performance. These three stocks moved the market

Easily bounding over any obstacle in their path on Hump Day, electric-vehicle (EV) stocks were big winners on the stock exchange during that trading session.

The surge was apparent in numerous

For any stock, it's usually a good day when a famous investment bank taps it as an investible asset. That happened on Wednesday to browser and digital content company Opera (NASDAQ: OPRA), giving

Upstart (NASDAQ: UPST) stock closed out Wednesday's daily trading session with huge gains. The company's share price ended the day's trading up 20.3%, according to data from S&P Global Market

The solar market got a huge boost from the Federal Reserve today after the central bank decided to keep short-term interest rates flat and gave a very bullish outlook for 2024.

Solar energy stocks

In this podcast, Motley Fool host Dylan Lewis and analysts Ron Gross and Andy Cross discuss:

Journalist and author Bethany McLean talks with Motley Fool host Deidre Woollard about her latest book

Shares of Upstart Holdings (NASDAQ: UPST) charged sharply on Wednesday, climbing as much as 20.9%. When the market closed, the stock was still up 20.3%.

The major market indexes were trading higher

Shares of Clean Energy Fuels (NASDAQ: CLNE) are up 13.9% as of 3:05 p.m. ET Wednesday after the renewable natural gas (RNG) development and delivery specialist announced a new financing facility of

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian reviews Nvidia's (NASDAQ: NVDA) position at the forefront of the development of artificial intelligence (AI) and how it makes the company a formidable

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian considers Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) prospects for 2024 and beyond to answer if long-term investors should buy the stock today.

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As 2023 winds down, the stock market's narrative has been anything but dull. Following a buoyant 2021 and a challenging 2022, this year has seen a tentative yet notable recovery. The S&P 500

Farfetch (NYSE: FTCH) stock is seeing big gains in Wednesday's trading. The company's share price was up 14.3% as of 2:15 p.m. ET, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence.

Farfetch

In this podcast, Motley Fool analysts Nick Sciple and Jim Gillies talk about the macro environment in Canada and opportunities investors can find in a messy housing market.

They also discuss:

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Shares of Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VRTX) are up by more than 11% headed into the latter half of Wednesday's trading session, catapulted higher by the promising results achieved in a mid-stage

Shares of facility services (janitorial, maintenance, and parking) provider ABM Industries (NYSE: ABM) are off to the races on Wednesday, rising 14.8% through 12:55 p.m. ET after beating

Investors in semiconductor manufacturing equipment maker Photronics (NASDAQ: PLAB), which makes the "photomasks" used to transfer circuit patterns onto semiconductor wafers, are putting on a happy

One real estate investment trust (REIT) stock is gaining attention on Wall Street. That may be because it has soared nearly 20% since the end of October. Yet one Wall Street analyst thinks Realty