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The start of earnings season has put investors in a good mood. Stocks rose last week, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) gained 1% and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) hit a new high

After last year's impressive rebound, the U.S. stock market has shown no signs of slowing down. On Friday, the S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average all closed at record

When you imagine yourself in retirement, what sort of picture comes to mind? Do you see yourself traveling a lot, joining a country club, or living in a city with plenty of nightlife?

If those are

Even though we are now in a period of accelerating economic growth, which may benefit cyclical and value stocks, long-term trends in technology remain. Technological innovation has spurred the

Clover Health (NASDAQ: CLOV) has been on the radar of the meme stock crowd lately. Shares have a high short interest and have been the target of a recent short seller report. They are also down 50%

Many investors have portfolios of 30, 50, or even more stocks, but Fool.com contributor Brian Withers takes a more concentrated approach with just 19 stocks in his personal portfolio. In this Fool

Last Monday, July 19, investors experienced a mini market correction when the Dow Jones Industrial Average tanked over 700 points (2.1%), the S&P 500 dropped 1.6%, and the Nasdaq Composite sank

The stock market is showing signs of cracking as worries about another wave of COVID-19 around the world and concerns about the delta variant in the U.S. take hold. The World Health Organization

For more than a century, the stock market has been one of the top wealth creators. The broad-based S&P 500 might not be the top-performing investment vehicle every year, but when compared to bonds

Biogen's (NASDAQ: BIIB) earnings report last week offered us a clear picture of why the biotech company is in need of a change. Its main multiple sclerosis (MS) business is on the decline as

I am absolutely convinced that the stock market is going to crash. However, I don't have the remotest idea when it will happen. It could be in 2021 or it could be several years from now.

There's

Don't always believe the conventional wisdom. For example, many assume that stocks that have fallen are always more attractively valued than stocks that have risen. That's often the case. However

There are no shortage of ways for people to build wealth. They can squirrel away money in their savings account, buy real estate, or purchase physical gold. But the method proven to deliver the

Everyone would love to be a millionaire from owning an investment, but just how likely is that to happen? For a $50,000 investment to grow to at least $1 million over 30 years, it would need to rise

Being a parent may be one of the most underappreciated undertakings in the world. Perhaps that's why, back in 1994, then-President Bill Clinton signed a resolution establishing National Parents' Day

After years of stingy cost-of-living adjustments, or COLAs, it's finally looking like seniors on Social Security will be in line for a big raise in 2022. That's because inflation has been unusually

Shares of Square (NYSE: SQ) climbed 11% after the fintech company launched a slate of new banking services, and its CEO shared his crypto-related aspirations.

On Tuesday, Square unveiled three new

Historically, the video game industry had hardware and software. You would buy an expensive machine from Microsoft, Sony, or Nintendo. And then you would buy expensive software games from names like

Following some last-minute drama, Churchill Capital IV (NYSE: CCIV) and Lucid Motors officially closed their merger on Friday. With the combination complete, the ticker symbol will change and start

Innovative Industrial Properties (NYSE: IIPR), a U.S. cannabis industry-focused real estate investment trust (REIT), is slated to report its second-quarter 2021 results after the market close on

On July 30, investors will get a flood of valuable data about the health of Procter & Gamble's (NYSE: PG) business. The consumer staples giant will detail the rate of its growth slowdown in the wake

Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) surprised investors last week when it released opening weekend numbers for Marvel Studios' Black Widow debut. After being delayed during the pandemic, the film made $80

Shares of Fiverr International (NYSE: FVRR) gained nearly 18% across the past week of trading, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. There wasn't any major business-specific news

Shares of GameStop (NYSE: GME) rose 6.7% this week, handily outperforming the broad market index, which was up less than 2% for the five-day period. 

It was a performance the video game retailer

When you're looking for a cannabis stock to invest in, does it pay to go for the bigger players that are both deep and broad in their markets, or to stick with the smaller upstarts that are more