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It is estimated that the United States is short roughly five million homes to meet current housing needs. A decade of insufficient homebuilding in the wake of the Great Recession -- when the housing

There's no question about it. Target's (NYSE: TGT) first-quarter earnings report was a rough one. 

The stock had its worst single-day drop since 1987, plunging 25% as the big-box chain badly missed

While some investors may not be familiar with the name Tapestry (NYSE: TPR), it is the parent company of three brands in the "affordable luxury" segment: Coach, Kate Spade, and Stuart Weitzman

The honeymoon phase between investors and Unity Software (NYSE: U) is done and gone. After the first-quarter 2022 earnings update, shares have crashed over 80% from all-time highs and trade below

If you started buying crypto in late 2021, as I did, all your investments are probably a lot cheaper right about now. My only bright spot in the world of crypto is Splinterlands. This is a free

Nowadays, it's not often that you see someone stick with the same job for the entirety of their career. If you find yourself in a situation where you get a new job -- and a new 401(k) plan -- but

Biotech companies spend a lot of money. They spend it on research and development, clinical trials, and (if they are lucky) marketing and a salesforce. Bringing a new pharmaceutical or medical

A bear market is cemented when an asset or index falls in value by 20% or more; by that definition, the Nasdaq-100 technology index is well and truly there with a loss of 27% from its all-time high

Peloton Interactive's (NASDAQ: PTON) share price recently hit a 52-week low of $11.25 after trading as high as $171 over a year ago. It currently trades at around $14 a share. The stock started

Forever is a long time, and few companies have the business fundamentals to grow profitably for decades. It's an especially tough ask in the technology sector, where innovation is constantly nipping

On May 12, the Nasdaq Composite briefly touched a new 52-week low of 11,108.76, which represented a drawdown of more than 30% from its all-time high (recorded in Nov. 2021). Yet the sell-off has

It's no secret that today's housing market is far from buyer-friendly. Not only is real estate inventory down across the board, but home prices are way up on a national level. Throw in the fact that

Market watchers know the S&P 500 index has dropped almost 20% from its high, which would officially bring it to the level of a bear market. And the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite index has already

Nobody loves hunting for the next great story stock more than I do. But let's face it -- too many of these companies never live up to the hype. The market's obvious names usually end up being the

In early 2021, Devon Energy (NYSE: DVN) closed its merger of equals with fellow oil producer WPX Energy. Since then, shares of Devon have soared more than 280%, while the total return is approaching

Dutch Bros (NYSE: BROS) coffee chain went public via IPO in late 2021. The company has been growing like a weed, but it recently reported earnings and the stock plummeted as much as 41% on the news

Right now, one look at stock indexes may be enough to keep you up at night. The S&P 500 Index recorded its worst performance in two years on Wednesday. And the S&P 500, the Dow Jones Industrial

fuboTV's (NYSE: FUBO) stock has fallen off a cliff over the last year, as investors worry about its profitability in this rising-interest rate market. fuboTV didn't do itself any favors when

It has been challenging to be an investor in Sea Ltd (NYSE: SE), the gaming and e-commerce conglomerate based out of Singapore. A year ago, everyone was celebrating the young company's never-ending

There's only one company in the world that can credibly claim to be a cannabis cultivator, liquor store chain, and a cannabis investment bank all in one, and it's Sundial Growers (NASDAQ: SNDL). The

The last couple of years have been wild for CEO Cathie Wood, her Ark Invest firm, and investors who put money in the company's exchange-traded funds (ETFs).The company's flagship Ark Innovation ETF

With the stock market southbound since the beginning of the year, it's not difficult to find companies that have lost a great deal of value in the past five months. However, some stocks have been

The most successful investors don't limit their thinking to the here and now. They instead look to the future. That long-term mindset can make the difference between meager gains and monumental

Palo Alto Networks' (NASDAQ: PANW) stock surged 11% during after-hours trading on May 19 following its third-quarter earnings release.

The cybersecurity company's revenue rose 29% year over year

You might not think of your money as a flock of sheep, but Dr. Martha Beck does. And it makes more sense than you'd imagine. In this episode of Motley Fool Money, the best-selling author and life