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In this clip from "The Virtual Opportunities Show" on Motley Fool Live, recorded on May 24, Fool.com contributors Jose Najarro and Travis Hoium have an interesting discussion about what the digital

Zero. That's the grand total of growth stocks in my portfolio that I've sold as the stock market has declined in recent months. Sure, quite a few of the growth stocks that I own have plunged a lot

Making money with Cardano (CRYPTO: ADA) hasn't been in the cards for many investors so far in 2022. The popular cryptocurrency is down close to 60% year to date.

However, some investors have been

Millions of seniors today rely on Social Security to cover their living expenses once their careers come to an end. And chances are, you'll end up depending on those benefits financially once you

Calling all bargain shoppers: There's an e-commerce champion trading for a fraction of its former price.

The tech stock sell-off has been extra tough on Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) as its bottom line

Building wealth can be as simple as how much you invest, how long you invest it, and the rate of return on your investment. The S&P 500 averages about 10% annual returns historically, so wait long

If you think Wall Street has delivered some impressive gains since the pandemic lows of March 2020, take a closer look at how well the cryptocurrency market has fared. Whereas the S&P 500 has gained

A great ETF can transform your retirement account. Most of the popular ETFs are fine investments that can deliver strong long-term returns and diversification, but not all funds are created equal

Regardless of whether you're a stock market "newbie" or you've been putting your money to work side-by-side with Wall Street professionals for decades, it's been a challenging year.

Since hitting

Retirement should be a time of celebration. You've worked for many years, and now it's time to reap the benefits: relaxation, traveling, new hobbies, or whatever else your heart desires. But, to

Investors often get excited when top officials at a company pile into shares of their business. So it was on Friday with Iovance Biotherapeutics (NASDAQ: IOVA). A flurry of insider buying led to

Shares of Sage Therapeutics (NASDAQ: SAGE), a biopharmaceutical company that specializes in brain disorder therapies, saw its shares rise 15.6% this week, according to data from S&P Global Market

The early pandemic surge in website building and new online activity appears to have long since dissipated. Shares of top website creation company Wix.com (NASDAQ: WIX) have been suffering as its

An important shareholder is agitating for change at Amarin (NASDAQ: AMRN). Will this lead to meaningful improvements, or even put the company in play?

Some investors are clearly hoping for one of

Carnival Corporation (NYSE: CCL) saw its stock price sink 19.8% in May, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence.

The cruise line trailed the S&P 500, which was up 0.2% in May, and the Nasdaq

Yamana Gold (NYSE: AUY) stock rocketed higher and closed the week up 8.8%, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence.

It wasn't gold prices driving the move. Gold did rebound a

The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped close to 350 points on Friday, despite a better-than-expected jobs report. For the week, however, the Dow Jones finished higher by nearly 165 points as

Genetic medical testing specialist Invitae (NYSE: NVTA) didn't pass the investment test for one researcher late on Thursday. The following day its stock took a more than 15% hit because of this

Growth darlings Shopify (NYSE: SHOP), Upstart Holdings (NASDAQ: UPST), and DraftKings (NASDAQ: DKNG) were each down big today, falling 11.9%, 6.9%, and 10.8%, respectively, as of 3:35 p.m. ET.

There

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ: AAL) was the opposite of a high-flying stock on Friday. At the close of trading, the big carrier's share price was down by 7.1%. Investors were clearly concerned

Shares of U.S. energy giant Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY) increased 25.8% in May 2022, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. As of June 3, the stock is now up over 140% so far in

Shares of gym chain Planet Fitness (NYSE: PLNT) fell 12.1% in May, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The company reported financial results for the first quarter of 2022

Pinterest (NYSE: PINS) shareholders lost ground to the market on Friday, as shares fell 3% by 3 p.m. ET, compared with a 1.5% decline in the S&P 500. The downtick contributed to a wider decline for

Shares of some of the world's biggest technology companies languished on Friday after several days of positive gains for the market. Semiconductor specialist Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) was down as much

Shares of advertising-technology company Magnite (NASDAQ: MGNI) jumped 13.9% in May, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The stock moved little following the release of