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Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) didn't generate the knock-your-socks-off returns that some cryptocurrencies did this year. Other digital coins, especially Shiba Inu, absolutely exploded.

But make no mistake

If there's a lesson Wall Street is always willing to teach, it's the importance of patience. Despite undergoing 38 double-digit percentage corrections over the past 71 years, the benchmark S&P 500

Most people need $1 million or more in order to retire comfortably. Saving that kind of money isn't easy, but it's also not as complicated as some people make it out to be. Investing is key, but you

It was a wild year in the market as investors juggled ongoing pandemic recovery, inflation, monetary policy, high valuations, and geopolitical issues. There were certainly big winners and losers

One week from today, we'll turn the page on what'll certainly be another successful year for investors. The broad-based S&P 500 was higher by a cool 22% through Dec. 20, which effectively doubles up

There's a benefit to being single in retirement, and it's getting to call your own shots. Want to move to the mountains and spend your days basking in the great outdoors? Go for it.

But when you're

U.S. multi-state operator (MSO) Curaleaf Holdings' (OTC: CURLF) stock did even better than the bull-dominated stock market on Thursday. The marijuana-company's shares rose by 3%, trouncing the 0.6%

Charter Communications (NASDAQ: CHTR) CEO Tom Rutledge thinks mobile is his company's biggest opportunity in 2022. Meanwhile, T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) CEO Mike Sievert said Charter and Comcast's

The final month of 2021 has been brutal for growth stocks, with some names down double-digit percentages again. Some companies' shares have struggled all year, suffering from a change in investor

Thanks in no small part to Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), online shopping was a secular growth trend of the 2010s. But the pandemic accelerated e-commerce technology adoption, and has made it a tool for

Shares of JD.com (NASDAQ: JD) fell 6.9% after Tencent (OTC: TCEHY) said it would distribute most of its stock holdings in the online retailer to its shareholders. 

Tencent will pay a special

According to eMarketer, consumers will spend $4.9 trillion shopping online this year, and that figure is expected to grow at an annualized rate of 10.7% to reach $7.4 trillion by 2025. Even then

The stock market got another positive bump on Thursday, with investors getting into the holiday mood a little bit early. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) closed higher by 197

With the COVID-19 pandemic surging back in intensity again due to the spread of the omicron variant, investors might be wondering what to do next. Three of our Foolish contributors have singled out

The cryptocurrency market let out a proverbial sigh of relief on Thursday, easing into the extended holiday weekend with solid gains across the board.

Here's what some of the leading names looked

Shares of 22nd Century Group (NASDAQ: XXII) soared 38.6% on Thursday after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the company's VLN cigarette as a modified risk tobacco product

Investors are going into the holiday weekend with a renewed interest in electric vehicle start-up stocks. That's particularly true in the area of commercial semi trucks. And Hyliion Holdings (NYSE:

It was one of the most heavily traded cryptocurrencies earlier this year, but Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) hasn't been a good investment lately, falling around 75% from its May high. However, the

Shares of fuel cell leader Plug Power (NASDAQ: PLUG) inched higher Thursday afternoon, rising 2.2% through 2:22 p.m. ET on what was actually a pretty slow news day for fuel cell companies.

In fact

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) stock jumped as much as 2.2% in late morning trading after the semiconductor star received some positive mentions on CNBC's Squawk Box today.

As of 2 p.m. ET, Nvidia had given

After opening Thursday on a soft note, electric vehicle stock Nio (NYSE: NIO) swiftly reversed course and jumped 2.7% by 12:25 p.m. ET after an analyst picked Nio as an attractive stock to buy as we

December has so far been a wild month as the major indices routinely make big moves each day. While some stocks are hovering around their all-time highs, many growth stocks are actually down a lot

Many investors have recently shifted away from pre-revenue start-ups in the electric vehicle (EV) sector. But the shares of several companies are soaring higher today, including those of

Recently IPO'ed Earth-imaging satellite company Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL) had a terrible fall last week. Despite reporting sales in line with expectations, the company's gross profit margins on

Cryptocurrency Uniswap (CRYPTO: UNI) charged sharply higher Thursday, surging by as much as 11.5%. As of 11:42 a.m., the altcoin was still up 11.4% over the past 24 hours.

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