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Every business has characteristics that can impact its future. Savvy investors tend to grasp a good majority of the things that can determine the return on their investment. For instance, in

Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) has continued to grow its footprint in its second-largest market, China. While new store growth there in its first quarter of fiscal year 2022 was strong, overall profits

The stock market has been a roller coaster so far this year. The CBOE Volatility Index has been high with multiple days of huge gains and losses, and major indexes are down substantially year to

Take-Two Interactive (NASDAQ: TTWO) has made significant strides in the gaming market. As a result, investors are starting to take note and looking to learn more about the gaming company that's home

Share prices of Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) and Chewy (NYSE: CHWY) have been hammered in 2022 during the broader market correction, but each could start taking off when the companies release

Legal problems are not new for Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ). In both 2020 and 2019, the company spent more than $5 billion in litigation-related expenses. But with deep pockets, Johnson & Johnson

It's been a tumultuous start to 2022. Between the threat of higher interest rates, slowing economic growth, and an invasion in eastern Europe, many growth stocks have been absolutely hammered in

Stocks that are able to raise their dividends for decades on end only reach that point by providing goods and services that are in high demand. Steadily growing dividends require growing sales and

No-brainer stocks often refer to solid companies with a long track record of success. Buy them now, and you're almost sure to be rewarded in the future. But here, I'm taking a different angle. I'm

High dividends can be great, but any experienced income investor knows that a dividend is only as strong as the company paying it. And while dividend income is nice, when you combine it with

Over the past few years, Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) has seen a lot of shuffling at the leadership level. Notably, in March 2021, Chief Operating Officer and President Rosalind "Roz" Brewer left to

Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) took the crypto world by storm in 2021 and established itself as one of the major blockchains. Waves (CRYPTO: WAVES) is one of the few cryptocurrencies with a positive return

Having a partner in retirement planning can make your job a lot easier. You have someone to split the savings burden and to help pick up the slack if you're not able to save as much as you'd like in

With the popularity of Twitch and the recent launch of Luna, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is on a roll in the gaming market. In this video clip from "The M&A Show" on Motley Fool Live, recorded on March

It's hard to swim upstream. But that doesn't mean it's impossible to do so.

Sure, the stock market is off to a lousy start in 2022. In particular, stocks that trade on the Nasdaq exchange are

There is a lot of debate over whether a cryptocurrency like Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), with its finite supply of tokens, can be a hedge against inflation -- and I think the jury is still out on that

Workers are constantly advised not to rely too heavily on Social Security. That's because those benefits generally will not provide enough income for retirees to maintain the standard of living

Today's video focuses on recent news affecting the semiconductor and technology industry. Here are some highlights from the video. 

Click the video below for my full thoughts and analysis. 

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There are thousands of cryptocurrencies out there, but they won't all be successful. But there's room for plenty of winners in this vast and dynamic field. If you want to bet on the future success

Three months ago, I got so sick of a spotty internet connection from Comcast that I bought a (very expensive) wireless business plan from Verizon (NYSE: VZ) for my home office. Unfortunately, 5G

There hasn't been a bull in the China shop in recent weeks. Earlier this month, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) identified five Chinese companies with listings on U.S. stock

Dating back more than a century, no asset class has more consistently made investors richer than the stock market. Even though stocks occasionally underperform bonds, commodities, and housing, none

You can really turn any sum into any other sum if you invest in the stock market. Indeed, if you approach investing with little knowledge and, knowingly or unknowingly, take on a lot of risk, you

Did you know that Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) makes more than just a COVID-19 vaccine? Comirnaty gets so much attention that it would be easy to forget that it wasn't always a Pfizer vaccine.

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Workers are often warned not to rely too heavily on Social Security and instead, take steps to build savings to bring with them into retirement. And your goal may be to amass a large nest egg -- one