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Sea Limited (NYSE: SE) started as an online gaming company called Garena in 2009. A little more than a decade later, it has grown into a massive gaming, e-commerce, and digital payments platform. A

The pandemic has been a huge headwind for Airbnb (NASDAQ: ABNB) as travelers curtailed their activities and sheltered at home. But now as vaccines are rolling out across the world, more people are

Reddit users have taken the investing world by storm and emerged as a surprising new power base this year, helping to power huge gains for companies including AMC Entertainment Holdings and GameStop

On June 7, online styling service Stitch Fix (NASDAQ: SFIX) released its fiscal 2021 third quarter results. The company beat analysts' expectations on earnings and revenue, sending the stock up over

It's hard to look at the news these days without reading something about cryptocurrency. Many investors are putting money into cryptocurrency in an effort to join the ranks of those who have gotten

Roku's (NASDAQ: ROKU) active accounts and streaming hours exploded in 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic, and its outlook for 2021 is still strong. In Roku's first-quarter letter to shareholders

Brace yourself. After an unusually mild recent cold-and-flu season, healthcare experts expect that it will be much worse this winter. In this Motley Fool Live video, recorded on June 2, Motley Fool

Stocks were split last week, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) lost 0.8% and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) gained less than 0.5%. Both indexes are near all-time highs as we

The Internet of Things -- or IoT, a catch-all phrase for devices getting connected to the internet or another private network -- is reaching mind-boggling proportions. There are more "things"

The U.S. cannabis industry is experiencing torrid growth. Stigmas are fading, and a critical mass of states have adopted legal marijuana, either for medical or recreational use. Yet federal

When the curtain closes on 2021, there's no question it'll be remembered as the year retail investors put Wall Street on notice.

Even though retail investors have been putting their money to work in

Regions Financial's (NYSE: RF) recent acquisition of EnerBank USA certainly looks a little different from other bank acquisitions this year, as the $153-billion-asset bank based in Alabama is

In the past five trading days, shares of Ontrak (NASDAQ: OTRK) are up 13% after the digital behavioral health provider found its way onto the radar of r/WallStreetBets (WSB) traders on Reddit.

Chamath Palihapitiya has certainly made a name for himself in the world of special purpose acquisition companies, having facilitated the public debuts of Virgin Galactic Holdings, Opendoor

Biogen (NASDAQ: BIIB) investors cheered earlier this week after the biotech company scored a major regulatory victory. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved its controversial Alzheimer's

Born in the ashes of the 1837 financial panic, the credit rating system has come a long way. What started as subjective pseudo-detective work about a borrower's character and assets has grown into a

Looking back more than a century, the stock market has arguably been the most consistent generator of wealth on the planet. Even though stocks don't outperform bonds or commodities every year

Pfizer's (NYSE: PFE) revenue and earnings are skyrocketing, thanks in large part to the success of its COVID-19 vaccine. However, the big pharma stock hasn't delivered inspiring gains. In this

Most investors would be pleased as punch if their stocks doubled within five years. That's the kind of return that could lead to game-changing wealth.

But what if you could find stocks that could

Have you been reading the financial news lately? If so, you know what the pundits are saying: A stock market crash/correction is coming. Yikes!

The truth is, stock market corrections are a normal

Coronavirus vaccine leader Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA) hasn't given up its spot on center stage since the start of the pandemic. Investors piled into the shares as they bet on the company's vaccine work

If you're retired or approaching retirement, you'll definitely want to consider including high-quality dividend stocks in your portfolio. These stocks provide steady income that you can count on

Bear markets are tough on all investors, but they can be especially nerve-wracking for new investors who are still learning the ropes. Some may feel they're doing something wrong because they're

You've no doubt heard the old investment adage, "Sell in May and go away." The idea is to get out of stocks until later in the year when your chances of positive returns are better. Perhaps that

It's not a matter of if a stock market crash will occur, it's a simply a matter of when.

Looking back, one thing is certain: Corrections and crashes are a normal part of the investing cycle. There