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Oil and gas giant Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY) recently signed a deal with tech behemoth Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) for a 10-year carbon capture partnership. In this video, Motley Fool contributors

Cybersecurity (or lack thereof) continues to make headlines. Vulnerabilities in ironically named Progress Software's MOVEit data-transfer service managed to expose the personal information of at

The world's most popular search engine, Google, was founded in 1998. And as the platform continued to become more dominant, the company invested aggressively in new areas of the technology industry

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) has been a winning investment this year, with its price up almost 60% in 2023 (as of Sept. 15). Interest from investors is growing after a tumultuous 2022 that saw digital

Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM), one of the largest mobile chipmakers in the world, saw its stock close at a record-high price of $181.67 on Dec. 15, 2021. The price had more than doubled over the previous

Artificial intelligence (AI) is already beginning to change the trajectory of companies and industries. AI is being put to work doing everything from evaluating medical diagnoses to making cars

The stock market has been generally strong in 2023 so far, but there are still some bargains to be found. In this video, Fool.com contributor Tyler Crowe and I sit down to discuss why you might want

Owning multiple stocks is better than owning just one. Indeed, at the top of The Motley Fool's core investing principles is investing in 25 or more stocks. However, what if an investor could only

By all accounts, 2022 was something of a dumpster fire for many investors as the stock market plunged to levels not seen in more than a decade. So far this year, however, Wall Street has done an

Does splitting a stock really change anything?

On the surface, stock splits do not materially affect a stock since 100 shares at $100 per share hold the same value as 200 shares at $50 per share

Kevin O'Leary of Shark Tank fame knows a thing or two about business. He founded educational computer game maker SoftKey -- later called The Learning Company -- in 1986. SoftKey made its fortune

Palantir (NYSE: PLTR) made its public debut through a direct listing nearly three years ago. The data mining and analytics company's stock started trading at $10, soared to its all-time high of $39

Because Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) makes up roughly half of the overall market capitalization of the cryptocurrency sector, the direction it trades typically drives the direction of the overall market

Virgin Galactic (NYSE: SPCE) has seen its stock price drop to near penny stock territory, and that leaves fewer options to fund operations in the future. In this video, Travis Hoium covers three

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has been a big winner for early investors, with the stock soaring more than 147,000% since its IPO. In recent years, however, fears of slowing growth and limited expansion

Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) and Markel (NYSE: MKL) have quite a few similarities, as both are insurance businesses at their core, and both use their insurance operations to invest

The process of investing can be described as simple, but not easy. An investor can accrue outsize gains simply by buying index funds over time, for example, or by building a portfolio packed with

It's a bit premature to say that we've reached the tail end of 2023, seeing as how we still have a quarter of the year and change to go. In spite of that, many people are starting to get focused on

Lemonade (NYSE: LMND) reported its results for the second quarter not too long ago. Revenue totaled $105 million, up 109% year over year. And the business now has 1.9 million customers. Those

Nike (NYSE: NKE) is the undisputed heavyweight champion in the apparel and footwear industry, as its global reach and brand recognition have made it a household name. The stock has rewarded

Funding an early retirement remains an enticing long-term goal that many investors have for their portfolios. It's largely an achievable target, too, with the key variables being how early you start

Solar-inverter leader Enphase (NASDAQ: ENPH) has been an all-star stock over the past few years. Looking back just five years, you'll see the stock is up by an astounding 2,820%. That's nearly a

American Tower's (NYSE: AMT) stock price hasn't been as low as it is today since 2019, roughly five years ago. However, the huge 40% drop from 2021 highs has pushed the dividend yield up to around

Motley Fool contributors Jason Hall and Tyler Crowe have spent years investing in and singing the praises of homebuilder stocks. It feels like maybe the word is finally getting out. In this video

Hydrogen company Plug Power (NASDAQ: PLUG) recently settled a multi-year investigation by the SEC, but the regulator still has ongoing concerns. In this video, Motley Fool contributors Jason Hall