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Department stores mounted a remarkable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic last year. Most companies in the industry saw strong improvement in sales and profitability. Many reported record earnings

It's a great feeling when a dividend check hits your bank account. Dividends are a source of passive income to supplement the earnings from your job, while also helping defray higher expenses from

There's no shortage of cryptocurrencies out there for investors to consider buying, but finding the best ones that could be great investments over the long haul is much harder. That's why I'm

If you're thinking about hopping into the real estate market -- especially if you want to use it as an escape hatch from the corporate grind -- you may wonder whether you'll be signing up for a

I've been a real estate investor for years, even though I don't own a single income property. Instead, I opt to hold REITs, or real estate investment trusts.

What I love about REITs is that they

Thus far, 2022 has not been kind to technology investors. The S&P 500 index has slumped 9.7% year to date, the Nasdaq Composite index's level has slid 14.5% across the stretch, and many

It may seem like every stock is crashing these days. Electric vehicle giant Tesla is down 18% since the start of 2022, and the price of Bitcoin has also fallen by a similar amount. The S&P 500 also

With thousands of publicly traded companies that pay dividends, it can be overwhelming for dividend investors to filter through and find stocks that fit their investment objectives. One way to

We're less than two months into 2022, and several top stocks have already gotten absolutely crushed. Microsoft is down about 17% year-to-date (YTD). Adobe and Salesforce are down around 24% and 25%

Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), Disney (NYSE: DIS) Plus, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) TV, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Prime, and other streaming services have seen steady subscriber growth over the past few years

Tax season can be a stressful time of year, but it also means your refund is on the way.

For many people, tax refunds are best put toward essential expenses, like paying off everyday bills, reducing

Retail is a broad, massive business with a global market worth an estimated $27 trillion, which leaves plenty of room for innovative companies to come in and create immense wealth for investors

The Nasdaq Composite is on track for its eighth straight week of losses as Russia's aggression in Ukraine gives Wall Street another reason for pessimism beyond its macroeconomic concerns over

Upstart (NASDAQ: UPST) stock has been bouncing around since the fintech went public in December 2020, skyrocketing at the beginning of 2021, then taking a bumpy path upward until July, when it began

The 2022 year is shaping up to be a very rough one for Social Security retirees. In fact, seniors are facing a challenge this year unlike anything they've seen over the past four decades. 

Why are

Unity Software (NYSE: U) initially looks like a gaming company. Its game engine, which simplifies the development of cross-platform titles, is used to create more than half of the world's mobile

A lot has been said about Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: FB) since its fateful fourth-quarter 2021 earnings update: Its digital advertising dominance is "over," ended by Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) user privacy

The real estate market continues to be hot, and it's even hotter in the luxury sector. Coldwell Banker reports that homes in the $1 million to $5 million range had the highest sales growth: 69.2%

The technology sector has had a rough go of it lately due to inflation and macroeconomic fears, but there's no better way to combat inflation and increase productivity than technological innovation

Seven weeks into 2022, and the Nasdaq Composite (Nasdaq) is having quite a different year than its 21% gain in 2021, let alone its 44% gain in 2020.

In fact, the Nasdaq is down nearly 16.5%

Cryptocurrency has become increasingly trendy over the past decade, especially with younger investors. Meme tokens like Dogecoin and Shiba Inu have undoubtedly played a role in that phenomenon. Both

It's been a tough year for the stock market so far. After enjoying explosive growth during the latter part of 2020 and 2021, stocks have been on a slide since January. Tensions overseas, inflation

Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recovered $3.6 billion of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) stolen in a 2016 hack of a Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange. Two people were charged

Roku's (NASDAQ: ROKU) stock has declined nearly 80% after hitting an all-time high of $490.76 per share last July. The streaming device and platform company generated robust growth throughout the

Xero's (ASX: XRO) business, including its SaaS model, appears to have a bright future. In this segment of "What in the World" on Motley Fool Live, recorded on Feb. 4, Fool Australia analyst Ryan