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Energy stocks had a good run in the first half of 2021. The S&P Energy Select Sector Index (^IXE) is up 44% year to date. On Monday, the OPEC meeting was called off as member countries couldn't

The most surprising stock of 2021 is probably AMC Entertainment Holdings (NYSE: AMC), the world's largest movie theater chain. Any objective observer would view the company as being in very dire

Last month, Connecticut became the 19th state to pass legislation to permit recreational marijuana use, and sales could commence by May of next year. In a few years the market could be worth over

In a market flirting with all-time highs across several indexes, bargains have become harder to find. Consequently, finding stocks that could double one's money within a few years also appears more

When it comes to long-term investing in Wall Street, the tortoise often ends up beating the hare. This is why focusing on the hottest investment trends isn't the best investment plan -- slow and

Shares of Newegg Commerce (NASDAQ: NEGG), a consumer electronics-focused online retailer, soared 41.7% on Tuesday, powered by news that delighted gamers in search of hard-to-get NVIDIA (NASDAQ:

Database company MongoDB (NASDAQ: MDB) is generating much of its growth from Atlas, a cloud database service that frees developers from needing to manage their own infrastructure. Atlas now accounts

Shares of technology consulting and services name Infosys (NYSE: INFY) advanced 13.4% in June, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The move, largely driven by the addition of new

Many Chinese tech stocks have lost their luster over the past year. China's antitrust regulators and censors aggressively cracked down on the country's top tech companies, while U.S. regulators

Goldman Sachs analyst Joe Ritchie recently described General Electric (NYSE: GE) as a "top idea" and put a $16 price target on the stock. That was good news for investors who own those shares

Despite the pandemic waning, the cooking-at-home boom is far from over. McCormick (NYSE: MKC) recently announced strong second-quarter earnings results while lifting a few of its fiscal year

Social Security will be one of your most important income sources in retirement. Although these benefits replace only around 40% of pre-retirement earnings, they're valuable because they're

SentinelOne (NYSE: S) recently made history as the highest-valued cybersecurity IPO. The company priced its IPO at $35 per share, and its stock started trading at $46 a share on June 30.

Motley Fool co-founder David Gardner has often said: "Winners keep on winning." In other words, don't be afraid to buy a stock just because its share price has appreciated significantly -- those

Whether a cannabis company reports a profitable quarter or not can sometimes have a lot to do with nonoperating-related items. Impairment losses, fair-value gains, and income related to investments

Tell me if you would feel good about investing in a company that:

These are some of the core tenets of conscious capitalism. They are also characteristics of AppHarvest's (NASDAQ: APPH) long-term

Cathie Wood has recently become a household name for many stock pickers. Under her management, the Ark Innovation ETF has skyrocketed 181% over the last three years, crushing the 60% return of the

When many people think of investing in the stock market, they may picture Wall Street brokers making million-dollar trades, or day traders scrambling to complete dozens of transactions per day.

Hard seltzer changed the way breweries made money as brewing beer became secondary to flavored malt beverages.

They were, in fact, making so much of it to keep up with the demand that even the

GameStop (NYSE: GME) has become a viable turnaround candidate despite its meme stock status.

Just one year ago the video game retailer was looking more like it was heading toward bankruptcy than a

On June 1, SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ: SOFI) merged with Chamath Palihapitiya's Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp. V, completing a deal as a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) to bring

Lemonade (NYSE: LMND) was one of the hottest tech IPOs of 2020. The online insurer priced its shares at $29 last July, but the stock opened at $50 and eventually hit an all-time high of $188 a share

When it comes to saving for retirement, you have choices. You could open a traditional IRA and enjoy a tax break on the money you put into that account. Or, you could open a Roth IRA and forgo an

Inflation has risen to its highest pace in nearly 30 years. In this Fool Live video clip, recorded on June 21, Fool.com contributor Matt Frankel, CFP, and Industry Focus host Jason Moser discuss how

Virgin Galactic Holdings (NYSE: SPCE) recently achieved a major milestone in its quest to become the premier space tourism company, as it received Federal Aviation Administration approval to carry