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Aswath Damodaran teaches corporate finance and valuation at the Stern School of Business at New York University. In this podcast, Motley Fool Senior Analyst Matt Argersinger caught up with Damodaran

There's a lot of uncertainty in the stock market and the U.S. economy right now, and that's probably putting it lightly. As the Trump administration implements new tariffs, businesses and consumers

As the stock market swings wildly thanks to erratic, unpredictable, and potentially economically damaging tariff policies from the Trump administration, predicting anything in the near term about

Shares of lung cancer-focused biotech Summit Therapeutics (NASDAQ: SMMT) rallied 16.6% at its highs of the day before settling into a 10.4% gain on Thursday as of 3:54 p.m. EDT, even though the

There's no such thing as a completely "safe" stock, but some stocks are less risky than others. That's particularly true during times of extreme uncertainty and volatility. The major stock indices

The 17.9% yield of the Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund (NYSE: GOF) is enticing, and as you will see shortly, this fund has an excellent record of distributions to investors. Still, the key

Equity markets recently dipped due to concerns of deteriorating macroeconomic conditions, with the latest trigger being President Trump's trade wars. The S&P 500 index's performance over the

Is the excitement surrounding chipmaker Nvidia fading? As of Monday, shares of the tech giant were down 19% since the start of 2025. Whether that's due to its high valuation, concerns about the

AT&T (NYSE: T) is often considered a slow-growth stock -- the kind of investment people hold for stable returns and dividends rather than market-beating gains. But over the past 12 months, the

Shares of biotechnology stocks such as Recursion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: RXRX), Summit Therapeutics (NASDAQ: SMMT), and CRISPR Therapeutics AG (NASDAQ: CRSP) plunged on Monday, down 9.4%, 5.6%, and

AT&T (NYSE: T) shareholders have plenty to celebrate, with the stock up 24% thus far in 2025. The telecommunications giant has presented robust earnings, reinforcing an optimistic long-term outlook

Dividend-paying stocks are hard to beat for income. If you're retired, you can use that money for your living expenses, and if you're still far from retirement, you might simply reinvest those

U.S. telecommunications giant AT&T (NYSE: T) has lulled investors to sleep with its poor performance over most of the past decade. But the stock has enjoyed a face-ripping rally over the past year

Cryptocurrencies rebounded this week, as the regulatory landscape continued to improve and as investors reacted to ongoing tariff news. President Donald Trump's business ventures also announced

Uncertainty over the future of the U.S. economy has roiled the stock market, causing many stocks to sink. In this environment, telecom stocks present a potential reprieve. Society's dependence on

Summit Therapeutics (NASDAQ: SMMT) stock did better than a lot of other equities during an otherwise forgettable trading session on Wednesday. In contrast to other titles that fell notably, Summit

Lumen (NYSE: LUMN) stock got hit hard in Tuesday's trading. Its share price was down 10% just before market close on news that the company could wind up selling one of its units to AT&T. The stock

President Trump followed through on a popular campaign promise this month. After laying the groundwork for a strategic reserve of cryptocurrency holdings in earlier commitments, the March 6 signing

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On March 6, the White House announced the creation of the U.S. Digital Asset Stockpile. The move was highly anticipated by the crypto industry, which initially viewed it as a major step by the Trump

Earlier this month, U.S. President Donald Trump announced the creation of the Strategic Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) Reserve and the United States Digital Asset Stockpile. The former will hold Bitcoin --

AT&T (NYSE: T) stock offers passive income investors a robust dividend yield and the chance for an increasing stock price.

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Changes to the crypto market have been happening at warp speed in 2025. We're only two months into the second presidency of Donald Trump, and we've already seen a scaling back of the Security and