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COVID-19 has created a lot of volatility in the stock market. The whole market crashed in 2020, but many stocks quickly recovered. Indeed, there have been some high-flying pharmaceutical stocks that

On Tuesday, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced plans to acquire video-game giant Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) in an all-cash $75 billion deal, or $68.7 billion when factoring in Activision's

When Citigroup (NYSE: C) embarked on its strategy refresh last year to transform the bank into a more profitable and efficient organization, many wondered at the time what might happen to Banamex, a

The metaverse could be an $800 billion trend by 2028, according to a study by Emergen Research, up from a paltry $48 billion today. Whether this precise prediction plays out over the next several

Identifying a company that can be a leader in its field for years to come is one of the rules to successful investing. And when you make an investment in a company just before its stock skyrockets

Adoption of remote work continues to skyrocket, even as a record number of Americans continue to leave their jobs. But as the pandemic shifts and changes, will these trends remain? In this segment

Movie theater chain AMC Entertainment (NYSE: AMC) is a "meme stock," one of the most popular stocks on Reddit, and a badge of honor for retail investors after its massive short-squeeze price action

Jekyll and Hyde would be able to relate to Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ: ZM). The stock was a market darling in 2020, with a return of 396% for the year. But 2021 was a different story. Zoom

Volatility seems to be rising in the U.S. stock market lately. We're just 10 days into the trading year, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index has moved, on average, 1.38% per day, including two

Tilray Brands (NASDAQ: TLRY) reported its latest quarterly results last week. And the headlines around the performance centered on the company posting a surprise profit of $5.8 million. But focusing

Do you want exposure to infrastructure spending while avoiding some of the more overpriced stocks within the sector? If so, then electrical products company nVent Electric (NYSE: NVT), engineering

Have you ever gone on a business trip or taken clients out to dinner, and then had to wait months for your employer to reimburse you? If so, you aren't alone. The process can be a drag on employees'

In this video, I will be talking about Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD), the recent analyst upgrades, its partnerships with Big Tech, and its third-quarter financials. You can find the video

This isn't clickbait: U.S. telecom giant and beloved dividend stock AT&T (NYSE: T) will very likely cut its dividend in 2022. Management hasn't shouted it from the mountaintops, but the evidence is

Ad tech firm PubMatic (NASDAQ: PUBM) has seen its revenue rise consistently for the past four years. Even so, PubMatic shares are trading around $25 at the time of this writing, far below their

Financial planning is a highly personal process, and it looks slightly different for everyone. In this segment of Backstage Pass, recorded on Dec. 22, Fool contributors Rachel Warren, Danny Vena

Last year wasn't a good one for Cresco Labs (OTC: CRLBF), even though it started off on the right foot. After its shares surged 71% within the first six weeks, the multi-state operator's (MSO) stock

Latin American e-commerce giant MercadoLibre (NASDAQ: MELI) is a popular stock among growth investors. It's returned nearly 3,750% since its 2007 IPO, turning a $10K investment into close to $400K

Contributing money to a health savings account, or HSA, is one of the smartest moves you can make for your retirement. Even though an HSA isn't a retirement plan in the same sense as an IRA or

Over the past year, the S&P 500 generated a total return of 25%, significantly higher than its long-term average. Despite that impressive performance, certain Wall Street analysts still see plenty

The vaccine success story of biotech companies Moderna and BioNTech continues -- but it truly took center stage last year. That's when they rolled out their coronavirus vaccines worldwide. Investors

Last Fall, the "metaverse" became a buzzword when Facebook changed its company name to Meta Platforms. While the ultimate shape and scope of the metaverse is yet to be determined, it seems likely

After reaching record highs late last year, cryptocurrency prices have taken a beating over the last couple of months. Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is down 37% since its peak in mid-November, and Ethereum

Investors usually call a stock "undervalued" when its market cap is less than the cash it is generating now plus the cash it will generate in future years discounted back to the present. It is a

The amount of data being produced today is already immense. Roughly 90% of the world's data has been created within just the past two years, yet this will double over the next two years. Every day