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While the S&P 500 has increased by more than 25% this year, not all stocks have benefited from the market's gain. The following stocks have badly lagged the overall market this year for various

Outsized inflation is generally bad for stocks because it prompts the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates, and higher rates have a tendency to cause the economy to slow. That said, not all

One big concern has preoccupied vaccine stock investors over the past few weeks: the possibility that vaccine sales will taper off as the pandemic wanes. Shares of vaccine leader Moderna (NASDAQ:

If you're worried about the market's next inevitable sell-off, you might be interested in stocks that have already taken big hits. Shares of LivePerson (NASDAQ: LPSN), Twitter (NYSE: TWTR), and

Honeywell International (NASDAQ: HON) appears to be the next company in line for a breakup after its iconic peer, General Electric (NYSE: GE), announced plans to separate into three different

The dividend yield on the S&P 500 is near a 20-year low of around 1.25%. Because of that, it's getting harder for investors to find compelling income stocks. 

However, one place where they can still

Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) is one of the tech giants that has carried the stock market since the pandemic started, but it might not be the best option for growth investors. You might be able to get just

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As you get close to the end of your working days, you will probably shift your investment focus. After all, you were probably focused on wealth creation, and now you need to change your outlook to

Inflation is almost certainly going to be a central theme for investors in 2022. By the end of October, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was up by a whopping 6.2% for the year, according to a report

European-based Just Eat Takeaway.com (NASDAQ: GRUB) continues to struggle after its acquisition of American food delivery company Grubhub. Activist investors are urging Just Eat to spin off Grubhub

Cryptocurrencies have been the talk of 2021 for their outsized price gains on one hand, and questionable utility on the other. Some of the most famous investors in the world are divided on the

Supply chain woes are resulting in supply chain "wows" for some publicly traded companies, including those real estate investment trusts (REITs) that specialize in warehouses all along the global

Every investor would like to squeeze more gains out of the market without taking on more risk. But that's just not how things work. This dance is ultimately about managing trade-offs, like

Let's face it. While many investors say they're long-termers, all too often they're buying a stock with plans to sell it in a matter of months or even weeks. That's better described as price

A flurry of news over the past month has led to a run in the stock of Lucid Group (NASDAQ: LCID). The company delivered its first vehicles with much fanfare on Oct. 30, and the successful initial

When Hurricane Ida made landfall in late August, we saw yet another example of just how destructive Atlantic hurricanes are becoming. It rained destruction (both literally and figuratively) in

Marijuana presents a massive growth opportunity for investors, especially as the U.S. moves toward legalizing the substance at the federal level. With Republicans recently introducing a federal

The field of stocks in the electric vehicle (EV) sector has been growing rapidly. Investors can now choose from among a host of legacy automakers working to transition from internal combustion

The holidays can be a great time for giving and receiving gifts. One of the best gifts you can receive is an ownership share in an excellent public company. 

Three Motley Fool contributors have each

It looked like Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) could eat into Nvidia's (NASDAQ: NVDA) dominant graphics processing unit (GPU) market share thanks to the aggressive pricing and better

Bitcoin was the first widely adopted cryptocurrency, a type of digital asset built on blockchain technology and secured by cryptography. Those qualities underpin a brand new financial system, one in

Buying a stock for the long term implies a high degree of confidence in the security of the underlying company's market position and growth prospects. In that context, General Electric's (NYSE: GE)

WashREIT (NYSE: WRE) reported awful third-quarter results. The diversified real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on the Washington, D.C., metro area reported a big decline in its funds from

Uranium stocks are booming, and it isn't just another rally -- nearly every uranium stock listed in the U.S. has more than doubled in 2021, which is almost unthinkable given that the uranium