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In a rising interest rate economy, risk-averse investors need to be paying attention to companies with high debt loads. Those are the types of companies that could be hit hardest as interest rates

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ: TXN) and Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) are both blue-chip semiconductor stocks that are often owned for stability and income instead of aggressive growth. But which of these

Home prices were notably high from the start of 2021 through the end of it. But given how attractive mortgage rates were for all of last year, that's not surprising.

Housing inventory has declined

With its shares popping by more than 21% in a day in the aftermath of its latest earnings report, Ginkgo Bioworks (NYSE: DNA) is a hot biotech company that's ripe for investment. After reporting

Sea Limited's (NYSE: SE) stock hit an all-time high of $366.99 last October, representing a 2,347% gain from its initial public offering just four years earlier.

But over the past five months, the

Dividends are such a valuable financial tool; they can be reinvested to boost your investment returns, or you can use them to pay your bills and living expenses without selling any of your stock

Investors have actually seemed to embrace the first of what will probably be several interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve this year. In this podcast, Motley Fool analysts Ron Gross and Jason

Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ: RIVN) stock may be down over 50% so far in 2022, but some investors believe that has been enough of a drop to make it time to buy. Rivian stock has bounced off its

Even with its recent run-up, the S&P 500 is still down about 4% on the year. Many well-known stocks are down even more. Considering this as a backdrop, it might come as a pleasant surprise that

With the first quarter of 2022 now in the books, analysts are turning their attention to the top banks, which will formally kick off earnings season in mid-April. The investment bank Jefferies

The U.S, House of Representatives is voting today on the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, which will kick off a pivotal year for U.S. cannabis companies. Yet no matter

March was a topsy-turvy month for Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS). It began with the opening of an ambitiously themed Star Wars lodging experience and ended with Disney engaged in a fight with social rights

Tech stocks are known for their growth opportunities, and while they can deliver on these fronts -- they can also be very volatile. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite is currently rallying after

With a stock that has produced a total return of 281% over the past five years, Costco (NASDAQ: COST) has long been a market outperformer, easily beating the S&P 500's 115% return during the same

April has arrived, and I have 10 winners for you to explore at reasonable prices. No, this isn't an April Fool's joke. 

In the video below, I provide stock analysis on 10 picks that I believe have

The ideal time horizon to hold a stock is forever. When you let the magic of compound interest do its thing and own a slice of a quality business for many decades, you can easily see a return of 10

Micron Technology's (NASDAQ: MU) stock rose 3% on March 29 after the memory chipmaker posted its second-quarter earnings report.

Its revenue rose 25% year over year to $7.79 billion, beating

Over the last nearly 30 years, The Motley Fool has sought to enable investments in many great companies that have changed the world for the better, helping us to deliver on The Motley Fool's purpose

Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ: HOOD) took investors on a wild ride after its IPO last July. The online brokerage went public at $38 per share, and it hit an all-time high of $70.39 the following month.

It seems like everyone who's anyone is finding their way to the metaverse. This not-so-exclusive club includes a whole host of famous names and brands. But what's really impressive is just how many

Micron Technology's (NASDAQ: MU) revenue and earnings in the second quarter of fiscal 2022 blew past Wall Street's expectations earlier this week. The company benefited from the robust demand and

Many investors are excitedly talking about the looming potential stock split of a certain high-profile electric vehicle maker. At least a little of this discussion is centered on whether the split

Over the past decade, there's been a lot of innovation in business software; many aspects of how companies operate have steadily migrated to cloud-based software solutions. Bookkeeping automation

Investors in the stock market tried to put a tough first quarter behind them on Friday morning, and it looked as though the second quarter would get off to a reasonable good start. As of 8 a.m. ET

If you're reading this, you've certainly heard of Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL). The company is, of course, parent to search engine giant Google, as well the world's biggest streaming