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This wasn't a great week for shareholders of Sage Therapeutics (NASDAQ: SAGE). The biopharmaceutical company's stock price was cut down by investors unimpressed with clinical trial results for its

Jeff Bezos is heading to space. The longtime Amazon CEO announced earlier this month that he intends to board a rocket soon after his planned July 5 retirement from an active role at the e-commerce

A lot of everyday investors recently lost a bundle betting that the Food and Drug Administration would approve an experimental drug from Orphazyme (NASDAQ: ORPH). There were reasons to suspect

Once the pandemic started, people spent much of the rest of 2020 waiting for vaccines to arrive. When they did -- thanks to Pfizer, BioNTech, and Moderna -- the results were much better than most

Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B), is in a class of his own when it comes to investing. Since taking the helm at Berkshire Hathaway in the mid-1960s, he's

Matterport, a leader in 3D mapping technology, is set to go public via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger with Gores Holdings VI (NASDAQ: GHVI). With a massive addressable market

Investing using options is very different from constructing a classic long-term buy-and-hold portfolio. 

In this segment from Motley Fool Live that first aired June 7, Motley Fool Canada analyst Jim

Attention, warm weather lovers: Your day in the sun is nearly here. Tomorrow marks the summer solstice, and the expected rise of temperatures throughout the country over the next three months.

But

It hasn't been a secret that the COVID-19 vaccines developed by Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) and Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA) are highly effective. However, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

How high can stocks go? The answer: It depends on the stock. With valuations at record highs, there's a good case to be made that many stocks don't have much more room to run.

However, there are

Summer is almost here. But your portfolio isn't on vacation. In fact, it's working to make you richer even as you sit by the pool. And as you sit by the pool, you may be wondering about a few

The average Social Security benefit is about $1,431 per month, or about $17,172 per year. That's not bad, but you might be able to do a lot better with a little help from the person you'd least

It might be the last thing you want to hear, but it's the truth: A stock market crash is inevitable.

Since the March 23, 2020 bottom, investors have enjoyed a historically strong bounce-back rally

In the words of Benjamin Franklin, "An investment in knowledge pays the best interest." When it comes to buying stocks, separating the long-term winners from the losers is something of a learning

Even if you manage to retire with a substantial amount of money in retirement savings, you'll still most likely rely on Social Security to some degree. Maybe those benefits won't be the only income

Your Social Security income could get a nice boost next year if inflation continues to climb. Every year, Social Security considers changes in the price of goods and services to determine if Social

On a generally lousy day for stocks, Athira Pharma (NASDAQ: ATHA) did even worse than many decliners on Friday. The shares fell by almost 39% on the day, on disquieting news about the company's

Shares of the specialty finance company and real estate investment trust (REIT) Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp (NYSE: ACRE) have fallen nearly 10% today as of 2:45 p.m. EDT. The company earlier in

Shares of KemPharm (NASDAQ: KMPH) were sinking 12.6% as of 3:33 p.m. EDT on Friday. The big drop came after the drugmaker announced the exercise of existing warrants and the issuance of new

It's not all "diamond hands" out there. Some so-called meme stocks are being sold, with names like Sundial Growers (NASDAQ: SNDL), electric vehicle maker Arrival (NASDAQ: ARVL), and Ethan Allen

Shares of CuriosityStream (NASDAQ: CURI) have plummeted today, down by 14% as of 1:40 p.m. EDT, after getting a double downgrade from Wall Street. BofA Securities cut  its rating on the stock from

Shares of the electronic signature company DocuSign (NASDAQ: DOCU) rose today after a price target increase from an analyst. 

The tech company's stock rose by as much as 5.8% on Friday and was up 5%

Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) stock dodged a bullet yesterday. After analysts at Lynx Equity Strategies downgraded the computer-memory maker to "sell" on Thursday, you might have expected investors

Shares of NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) climbed on Friday following positive analyst commentary. As of 1:30 p.m. EDT today, the chipmaker's stock price was up more than 2%.

Bank of America analyst Vivek

The stock market was solidly in the red on Friday, as it looks set to finish off its worst week since January on a negative note. As of 12:45 p.m. EDT today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was