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Online bank SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ: SOFI) has been growing for years, but also losing money. In this video, Motley Fool contributor Jason Hall breaks down three key things that should make

Last year was marred by spikes in inflation and interest rates, triggering a stock market sell-off for countless companies. Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) was one of the hardest hit, with its share price

If the headlines have you worried about a stock market crash, make sure that you're prepared for it. Market crashes are out of your control, but you can compound your losses by making bad decisions

It's been about a couple of weeks since Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) promised to make Halloween extra spooky by warning us that third-quarter results would be disappointing. 

It turns out the warning was more

After an early rally this year, when the S&P 500 was up nearly 20% and almost entered another bull market, the index tumbled and is up only 9% in 2023. It's lost roughly 10% since the end of July

The earnings report from Hertz (NASDAQ: HTZ) wouldn't normally break any news for a company like Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), but that wasn't the case this quarter. It was Hertz that said it missed

Like most real estate companies, EPR Properties (NYSE: EPR) is feeling the pressure of rising interest rates. They've increased its borrowing costs while weighing on its stock price. That has pushed

The health savings account, or HSA, is not just a tax-advantaged way to budget for healthcare expenses – it is one of the most powerful and underappreciated financial tools that exist today. If

Shares of Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) have delivered incredible returns of 193% to investors in the past year, and a big chunk of those gains can be attributed to the booming demand for the company's

When Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) went public at $68 per American depositary share (ADS) on Sept. 19, 2014, the Chinese e-commerce and cloud leader raised $25 billion and eclipsed Facebook -- now known as

In this podcast, Motley Fool host Ricky Mulvey and analyst Nick Sciple discuss:

Motley Fool host Deidre Woollard interviews Vincent Stanley, Patagonia's director of philosophy, about companies that

Social Security can go a long way in retirement, especially if your savings are falling short. The average retiree collects around $1,800 per month in benefits, as of September 2023, but there could

I doubt HubSpot (NYSE: HUBS) and Cognex (NASDAQ: CGNX) come to mind when most investors think about artificial intelligence (AI), but both companies use AI to great effect, and Wall Street

Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) just reported its 2023 third quarter (for the period ended Sept. 30), posting revenue of $2.5 billion (up 11.3% year over year) and diluted earnings per share of

What's the hottest FAANG stock on the market these days? It's not even close: Meta Platforms' (NASDAQ: META) shares have skyrocketed nearly 150% year to date, a gain that almost triples the

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) seemed to be left by the wayside not too long ago. The stock languished as investors worried about slowing growth for Facebook and mounting losses from the company's

Buy low, sell high. Every investor has heard this maxim for making money. The challenge is knowing when a stock selling at a low price is poised to move higher or continue its decline.

Take Medical

With a valuation of $1.3 trillion, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is one of America's largest corporations. While it started out in e-commerce, the company is now also a dominant player in cloud computing

The holiday season is here! And in the investing world, that means now is the perfect time to cozy up by the fire and review your portfolio to see where you are and what you need to do to reach your

A series of unusual national and global events over the past few years helped make the stock market even more unpredictable than it normally already is. But even with that increased

Shares of electric-car maker Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) have endured a rough few weeks. The growth stock has lost more than one-fifth of its value in just three weeks. Investors have been concerned with

By now you may have heard about the ugly third-quarter 2023 financial update from residential solar inverter leader Enphase Energy (NASDAQ: ENPH), a report that was inauspiciously previewed by peer

It's impossible to predict what will happen with any company from day to day, let alone what will happen one year from now. But as any investor will tell you, part of picking stocks involves looking

More than 5 million Medicare beneficiaries struggle to pay their prescription drug costs, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. And rising healthcare expenses in 2024 aren't

Carnival Corp. (NYSE: CCL) has long been a favorite for those seeking both adventure on the high seas and investment opportunities. By offering a wide selection of voyages across the world, Carnival