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Shares of Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) have nearly quadrupled in price since the beginning of 2020 thanks to the robust demand for its powerful graphics cards that power a variety of applications

Knowing how to read a balance sheet is an essential tool for all stock investors to have, and that's especially true when it comes to rapidly growing companies like Square (NYSE: SQ). In this Motley

Synopsys (NASDAQ: SNPS) shareholders beat a rallying market last month. The stock rose 15% in August compared to 3% spike in the S&P 500, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence

While the economy seems to be performing well as we recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, there is always the possibility that the country hits another recession. The most likely catalyst for another

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VRTX) has worked closely with CRISPR Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CRSP) for quite a while to develop a CRISPR gene-editing therapy targeting rare blood diseases. Recently

Although Plug Power (NASDAQ: PLUG) has been developing hydrogen fuel cells for almost a quarter of a century, its potential has yet to be fully realized. Its investors continue to wait for the

August is usually a pretty calm month in the stock market, but it was eventful this year. We saw major news from the Federal Reserve, investors started to digest the impacts of a new wave of

Late last month, Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW) approved AstraZeneca's (NASDAQ: AZN) diabetes and heart failure drug, Forxiga (known as Farxiga in the United States), to

The SPAC boom we saw in late 2020 and early 2021 may have cooled off a bit, but there are still some high-potential companies choosing the SPAC route to go public. One particularly interesting

Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH)- the world's second-largest cryptocurrency, and the most popular smart contract and decentralized application network -- just changed the way it pays the people who maintain

Veeva Systems' (NYSE: VEEV) stock price fell 5% following the release of the company's second-quarter earnings report on Sept. 1, even though the cloud-based services company beat analysts'

At the onset of the pandemic, Motley Fool contributors Brian Feroldi and Brian Stoffel ran a company called Digital Turbine (NASDAQ: APPS) through their respective frameworks. It didn't do well.

Shareholders of Astra Space (NASDAQ: ASTR) got a reminder last week that space is hard. 

The company, which went public earlier this year via a merger with a special purpose acquisition company, or 

COVID-19 vaccine mandates are controversial. But since the Food and Drug Administration fully approved the COVID vaccine developed by Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) and BioNTech (NASDAQ: BNTX), more

A million-dollar nest egg can provide the financial security you deserve in retirement. But, for most people, it will take discipline and hard work to ensure your account balance is seven figures by

Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) is one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies, and as you may have heard, it makes one of the most widely distributed coronavirus vaccines. Right now, its stock price is

Investors love the explosive growth that many healthcare stocks can provide. But it's hard to find many that offer growth and profits like Progyny (NASDAQ: PGNY) does. In this video from Motley Fool

Shake Shack (NYSE: SHAK) started as a New York hot dog stand in Madison Square Park. It was the brainchild of Danny Meyer, best known as the restaurateur and CEO of Union Square Hospitality Group

Social Security is one of the most entrenched government programs in modern life, and you will get benefits from it in retirement. But the average benefit is just $1,543 per month and even the

There are a number of ways for investors to make money on Wall Street. However, dividend stocks stand head and shoulders above their peers.

In 2013, J.P. Morgan Asset Management released a report

A typical side hustle can bring in over $500 per month, according to The Ascent. It's a nice chunk of change, but it's not the fortune many envision when they begin their new venture. It might seem

Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) announced in August that it plans to acquire Trillium Therapeutics (NASDAQ: TRIL) for nearly $2.3 billion. In this Motley Fool Live video recorded on Aug. 25, Motley Fool

For investors, things just about couldn't be better. The benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) has more than doubled since hitting its coronavirus pandemic low on March 23, 2020, and it's, thus far

Labor Day weekend marks the unofficial end of the summer season. For many of us, that means the end of travel, the return of school-related routines, and something of a brief lull before the

You'll often hear that it's a good idea to delay your Social Security filing until the age of 70. Though you're allowed to sign up for benefits as early as age 62, you're not entitled to your full