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Rising interest rates have put a lot of pressure on Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR). They have made it more expensive for the data-center real estate investment trust (REIT) to borrow money, affecting

Americans owe an astounding $1.78 trillion in student loans. And for many people, that debt is downright unmanageable.

How did we get here?

Part of it is that the cost of higher education has risen

The "electrification of everything" trend is real and permeates all areas of the economy. From the consumer (electric vehicles, charging infrastructure, connected homes) through the industrial

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian compares Target (NYSE: TGT) and Costco (NASDAQ: COST) across key financial metrics to determine the better buy for dividend stock investors.

*Stock prices used

Both the real meat and fake meat industries are dealing with major challenges. Tyson Foods (NYSE: TSN), one of the leading meat processors, is struggling to cope with slumping prices and rising

The cryptocurrency industry is on the rebound this year after a miserable 2022. It's being led by the largest token, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), which has generated a year-to-date gain of 83%

Tech is hot again. After falling in 2022 and taking the rest of the market with it, tech is once again popular with investors. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite is up 37% so far in 2023, about double

Currently trading at just under $2,000, Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) has a market capitalization of $227 billion, making it the world's second-largest cryptocurrency. Ethereum now accounts for about 20%

Over the past decade, BlackBerry (NYSE: BB) has reinvented itself as a cybersecurity and Internet of Things (IoT) software company to offset its loss of the smartphone market to Apple and Alphabet's

The term "artificial intelligence" (AI) seems to have become a fixture in the mainstream investment lexicon.  First-quarter earnings calls were dominated by corporate executives parroting buzzwords

Artificial intelligence (AI) is an extremely wide field, making it easy for companies to emerge out of nowhere. One of those companies is UiPath (NYSE: PATH), which specializes in process

Virgin Galactic (NYSE: SPCE) completed its first commercial space flight at the end of June, and now regular flights will begin in August. It's a big milestone and Travis Hoium covers what investors

There are plenty of good reasons to hold down a job in retirement. First, the extra income can be nice to have. And for some people -- especially those without retirement savings -- it can actually

Depending on the source, there is a shortage of 4 million to 7 million housing units in the United States. In this clip, Willy Walker, CEO of commercial real estate company Walker & Dunlop (NYSE:

It's rare to see an unperforming growth stock these days, especially one that's been posting positive sales and earnings trends. But that's exactly the scenario investors face with Ulta Beauty

Artificial intelligence is incredible. ChatGPT, a chatbot from OpenAI powered by a large language model, can do amazing things. Companies big and small are racing to incorporate AI into their own

It may come as a surprise to investors to hear that Berkshire Hathaway is the largest furniture retailer in the U.S., ahead of second-place Ikea.

Berkshire Hathaway is a holding company, and it owns

Building wealth in the stock market isn't always easy, but with the right investments, you could earn hundreds of thousands of dollars or more.

Warren Buffett is one of the most successful investors

Many people don't realize it, but Social Security benefits aren't necessarily tax-free retirement income. Depending on a few factors, you might have to pay taxes on some of the retirement benefits

Artificial intelligence (AI) is dominating investors' attention this year. The technology has already delivered some impressive practical applications, and it has sent stocks like Nvidia surging. 

Inflation is insidious, slowly eating away at the value of your money. Although the rate of inflation is elevated today, bringing the issue to the fore, it is almost always working in the

Investors generally end up making a trade-off between risk and reward when choosing between high-yield dividend stocks. In many cases, the higher the yield, the higher the risk.

To illustrate the

Tilray Brands (NASDAQ: TLRY) is a badly beaten down marijuana stock. The company may boast of its adjusted earnings numbers and long-term growth opportunities, but there's no denying this is a

Buying well-established businesses tends to work well for investors over the long haul. That is because such companies tend to dominate their industries, which fuels revenue and profit growth over

The stock market has dealt investors plenty of volatility in 2023, but great businesses haven't gone anywhere. Companies with wide moats and staying power in their industries can persist through