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Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA) can be described in several ways. A messenger RNA (mRNA) pioneer. A leader in the COVID-19 vaccine market. A cash-rich biotech company. 

One description of Moderna you

As the world becomes increasingly reliant on artificial intelligence (AI), investors are constantly on the lookout for the best AI stocks to add to their portfolios.

The AI revolution is changing

Latin American e-commerce giant MercadoLibre (NASDAQ: MELI) delivered a strong first-quarter earnings report last week. Revenue climbed 35% to $3 billion and earnings skyrocketed 205% to $3.97 per

Long-term investing is the key to sustainable returns in the stock market because it ignores short-term volatility. But for investors, it's hard to know which companies can stand the test of time.

In 2016, Lemonade (NYSE: LMND) embarked on a journey to transform the insurance industry. It placed technology at the center of its mission, developing artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms to

Dividend stocks are wise investments. They've historically outperformed the broader market. Over the last half-century, dividend-paying stocks in the S&P 500 have produced an average annual return

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) stock has plunged nearly 10% since May 2, with the decline mainly driven by weak second-quarter 2023 guidance. The company posted first-quarter 2023 revenue of

One of the most widely debated stocks is Uber Technologies (NYSE: UBER). Bulls think it is the leading company in two fast-growing industries (ride-sharing and food delivery) that is set for a huge

Qualcomm's (NASDAQ: QCOM) stock fell 6% on May 4 after the mobile chipmaker posted its latest earnings report. For the second quarter of fiscal 2023, which ended on March 26, its revenue declined

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates again this week, ending speculation about what its response would be to continued inflation and a slowing economy -- for now. On the one hand, inflation is

Darden Restaurants (NYSE: DRI) may not be a household name, but the restaurants it owns are ones you have probably heard of before. The biggest is Olive Garden, a business that has been performing

The concurrent trends of grid modernization and the "electrification of everything" are arguably still in their early innings. The results and earnings momentum of some of the leading players in the

When it comes to subscription video on demand (SVOD) services, Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) is the biggest name in the business. With more than 230 million subscribers around the world, the streamer is

A large dividend yield can be a sign of opportunity for an income investor, or a sign that a dividend cut is on the horizon. Telling the difference between the two situations often boils down to two

There's still a lot of uncertainty about what's next for the economy and stock market. But history shows that periods of sharp declines in market prices are always followed by longer periods of

Carnival Corporation's (NYSE: CCL) CEO recently made a surprising announcement. Despite the company's tremendous debt, it has no plans to issue shares to pay down its obligations. Such news likely

Warren Buffett got his start by investing in small, unknown companies for less than they were worth. A lot has changed in the decades since, and Buffett has repeatedly said that many of those easy

2023 has been great so far for growth stock investors, who have seen top companies like Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) recapture much of the previous year's losses. But with shares of the semiconductor

Kudos to Uber Technologies (NYSE: UBER). Last quarter's top line of $8.8 billion was 29% better than the year-ago comparison and slightly above expectations. The operating loss of $0.08 per share is

Energy Transfer (NYSE: ET) is an active acquirer. It recently bought Lotus Midstream for $1.45 billion. That follows two smaller bolt-on acquisitions last year (Woodford Express and Spindletop) and

Collaboration and project management software provider Atlassian (NASDAQ: TEAM) is in the middle of transitioning its customer base to the cloud. The company's traditional business of selling

Peloton (NASDAQ: PTON) thrived during the COVID-19 pandemic but is struggling to deal with life afterward. Fool.com contributor and Finance Professor Parkev Tatevosian discusses whether the cheaper

The past year has been rough for the mortgage sector. The Federal Reserve has been hiking rates aggressively, which has dented mortgage-backed securities (MBS) valuations, and mortgage originators

Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) and Merck (NYSE: MRK) have seen their shares rise by over 17% and 5%, respectively, this year while the S&P 500 Health Care Sector Index has dropped 1.7%. What's interesting

Shopify's (NYSE: SHOP) stock price soared 24% on May 4 after the Canadian e-commerce services provider posted its first-quarter report. Its revenue rose 25% year over year to $1.51 billion and beat