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Gourmet beverages may be the cheapest luxury around, but drink manufacturers suffered along with most of the economy over the past few months. Industry leaders such as Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) and

Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) and its German partner BioNTech (NASDAQ: BNTX) reported incredible efficacy data from a phase 3 trial for their mRNA coronavirus vaccine candidate. This news, paired with the

Approximately one in five baby boomers say Social Security benefits will be their only source of income in retirement, according to a survey conducted by the Nationwide Retirement Institute.

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Growth stocks are attractive investments to put in your portfolio because their sales are rising, which often attracts a lot of bullishness. But it's all for naught if the company isn't making much

Don't let the fickle whims of sector rotation carry you away from some of this year's hottest stocks. Many of the companies that have come through for investors in a major way in 2020 will continue

RedFin (NASDAQ: RDFN) shares have enjoyed a remarkable year, with the company climbing more than 250% off of its pandemic-induced low back in late March.

That's a nice bounce, but the growth for

Fool.com's Healthcare and Cannabis Bureau Chief Corinne Cardina interviewed Richard Horton on Motley Fool Live on Oct. 9. Horton runs the British medical journal The Lancet and has been at the

Digital payment providers and "war-on-cash" stocks have been among the big winners during these very strange times as the coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the already rapid cashless trend. But

Positive results from clinical trials with their coronavirus vaccine candidates have pushed shares of Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA) and BioNTech (NASDAQ: BNTX) into the clouds. Neither of these companies

Airline stocks have been surging as vaccine hopes benefit the sectors most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) has been one of the leading airlines in the industry, and

Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ: KHC) came about in large part at the behest of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway. With a gain for Berkshire of more than 2,470,000% from 1964-2019, few question Buffett's

You'll often hear about the importance of saving for retirement. But saving is only part of the picture. You'll also need to invest your savings appropriately to ensure that your money grows into a

Investment fads come and go, and growth stories eventually end. Income-producing stocks always fit into a portfolio, however, even if those dividends are being collected to purchase other sorts of

In this video from Motley Fool Live recorded on Nov. 12, Henry Ji, chairman, president, and CEO of Sorrento Therapeutics (NASDAQ: SRNE), talks with host Brian Orelli about how better-designed

Capital One (NYSE: COF) is perhaps the most credit-card-focused large commercial bank in the United States. In fact, many Americans would be surprised to learn that Capital One does anything other

Investors get excited about new tech investments, but it can sometimes be hard to differentiate between the next big thing and a company that doesn't quite have what it takes to be a long-term

It's been an amazing year for electric-vehicle (EV) stocks, as investors have bid shares of a number of companies higher on expectations that the automotive industry is going electric.

Tesla has led

There are now three coronavirus vaccine candidates demonstrating at least 90% efficacy in late-stage studies. This puts significant pressure on early stage coronavirus vaccine makers such as Vaxart 

Making retirement plans is essential to prepare for your later years. Unfortunately, sometimes plans don't always work out -- and that can lead to financial hardship as a retiree. 

The good news is

Sotera Health, Maravai Life Sciences, and Olema Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:OLMA) are all filing IPOs as "emerging growth companies" as defined by the 2012 Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, which

Stock for the fintech company StoneCo (NASDAQ: STNE) generally flies under the radar for many U.S. investors for one reason -- it operates only in Brazil. Although Warren Buffett's Berkshire

For many people, the coronavirus pandemic has changed their nutrition and exercise habits. One app helping people track their food and lose weight is called Lifesum. The company has scaled rapidly

Each week on our Industry Focus: Financials show, host Jason Moser and Fool.com contributor Matt Frankel, CFP, each discuss a stock that's on the top of their watch list. In this Nov. 16, 2020, Fool

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is a company reborn. Only a few years ago, the software giant was facing an uncertain future. Its formerly dominant operating system business was steadily losing relevance

Are you looking for a top growth stock to add to your portfolio? You don't need to settle for businesses growing at 20% or even 30%; there are some heavy hitters out there that are smashing their