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You might remember Luckin Coffee (OTC: LKNC.Y) for all the wrong reasons. In 2019, its former management fabricated $300 million worth of sales, leading to Chapter 15 bankruptcy and delisting from

Equities are unpredictable in the short run. How the market will behave in the next six to 12 months is anyone's guess. However, over more extended periods, of five years or more, things become much

Dividends are a great reason for owning stocks in the long run. These discretionary payouts have the potential to rise over time, thereby giving you an increasing flow of passive income that helps

Initial public offerings (IPOs) are back, and Wall Street couldn't be happier. After 2022's bear market, it took a while for privately held companies to work up the nerve to return to the public

Gene-editing biotechs are hard at work to create the treatments and cures of tomorrow, and any businesses that succeed are likely to be great investments. Of course, it's complicated to figure out

Opera (NASDAQ: OPRA) has been a divisive investment since its IPO in 2018. The bears will note its namesake web browser controls less than 3% of the global market (according to Statcounter), it's

So -- you've got $500 in your pocket and you're looking to invest in some stocks. Great! There's no need to wait until you have several thousand dollars to do so. (Just be sure you're ready to

From Sept. 10 to Sept. 15, Crinetics Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: CRNX) stock price gained 83%, and it's still climbing rapidly. The pre-revenue biotech's lead candidate, called paltusotine, reported

It's always hard to wait, and investors are on edge as the Federal Reserve's Open Market Committee begins a two-day meeting on Tuesday to discuss the future path of interest rates. Many market

Realty Income (NYSE: O) for years has been the gold standard when it comes to REITs. The company has generated consistent results based on its in-demand property portfolio, evidenced by a 99%

Atlassian's (NASDAQ: TEAM) stock has rallied nearly 60% this year. Investors turned bullish on the enterprise software company again as its revenue growth stabilized and its operating margins

Many investors have fallen in love with cruise stocks. The sector has crushed the market this year, with companies such as Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE: RCL) up around 100% in the last 12 months

More than one survey has found that young people are more optimistic than older people. The Sine Institute's Reimagining the American Dream: Views From Young Americans survey, for example, found

Stocks have rallied sharply this year. The S&P 500 has surged more than 15%, while the Nasdaq 100 has zoomed by nearly 40%. The S&P 500 now trades at more than 20 times forward earnings, while the

It's been a challenging year for banks that have grappled with the highest interest rates we've seen in over 16 years. While higher rates can boost banks' net interest income, the pace of recent

Hundreds of companies have cut their dividends over the past several years. Many of those reductions have been very deep. That has had a big impact on their investor's income. 

However, The Southern

What happened after 1929 was that so many people had been traumatized by the stock market crash that there was a lost generation. It was really only in the 1950s and '60s that enough years had

Other than running out of money, what economic risk do Intellia Therapeutics, (NASDAQ: NTLA) CRISPR Therapeutics, (NASDAQ: CRSP) Bluebird Bio, (NASDAQ: BLUE) and a bunch of other cutting-edge

Alibaba (NYSE: BABA), once a Chinese growth powerhouse, faced a turbulent period as revenue growth fell to an all-time low in the  fiscal year ending March 31, 2023. As its financial performance

At one point this year, Upstart (NASDAQ: UPST) shares were up an astonishing 445%. But even though the stock has dropped 58% since that recent high, propelled by troubling second-quarter financial

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian compares DraftKings (NASDAQ: DKNG) and Penn Entertainment (NASDAQ: PENN) to determine which stock is better for long-term investors.

*Stock prices used were

Investors trying to build up a stream of passive income with dividend-paying stocks have an important decision to make every time they go shopping.

You could fill your portfolio with relatively low-

What a difference a year makes. Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) saw its stock drop 50% in 2022 thanks to rapidly rising interest rates and heightened fears about a recession crushing asset prices. This year,

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian looks at ZIM Integrated Shipping (NYSE: ZIM) in this brief video.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Sept. 16, 2023. The video was published on

Disney+, the flagship streaming service from Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS), dazzled Wall Street investors through its early stages. The company blew past the initial subscriber forecast of 10