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Healthcare is a defensive sector that is more resilient to economic downturns than most others. That's one of several reasons it is home to solid dividend stocks, including Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) and

Following Palantir Technologies' (NASDAQ: PLTR) recent customer event, Jefferies analyst Brent Hill maintained an underperform (sell) rating on the shares with a $60 price target, implying potential

Professional services and consulting specialist Accenture (NYSE:ACN) reported fiscal 2025 second-quarter results on Thursday, March 20, that topped analysts' consensus expectations. Revenue of

It's been nearly five years since Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA) emerged as a biotech industry disruptor, with its COVID-19 vaccine playing a landmark role in tackling the global pandemic in late 2020

In this podcast, Motley Fool analyst David Meier and host Dylan Lewis discuss:

It's no secret that a lot of investors have high hopes about the future of artificial intelligence. But how do genuine

One Wall Street analyst thinks investors can book some nice profits by investing in Norwegian Cruise Line (NYSE: NCLH) stock right now. That's because demand for booking cruise vacations looks to be

Coffee giant Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) could use some Wall Street caffeine these days.

As of this writing on March 18, the stock is down 15% since the end of February. The broader market is also

They say a rising tide lifts all boats. Well, the reverse is true, too: A falling tide lowers all boats. As it is in the water, so it is in the stock market.

Case in point: As of this writing, the

If you're behind in your saving and investing for retirement, you're not alone. According to the 2024 Retirement Confidence Survey, fully 47% of workers have less than $100,000 socked away, and 29%

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has dominated the artificial intelligence (AI) computing hardware game for the entirety of the AI arms race, but there's one company aiming to change that: Broadcom (NASDAQ:

It's been five years since the 2020 market crash, when news of a global pandemic sent investors into a panic. For investors brave enough to buy amid that crash, the gains for many stocks have been

Real estate investment trusts (REIT) are a favorite target of income-seeking investors, since the law requires them to distribute most of their earnings as dividends to maintain their tax-advantaged

McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) and Restaurant Brands International (NYSE: QSR) are two top restaurant stocks you can buy and hold for the long term. The former focuses on one massive brand while the latter

There's a new administration in Washington, D.C., and it has a short-term plan for the energy sector whose key goal is to quickly lower energy prices for consumers. But income-focused investors

Cryptocurrencies have been volatile lately.

That's the unpredictable backdrop to any serious analysis of cryptocurrencies in March 2025. The election drove many coins sky-high, as investors hoped

Last year, Viking Therapeutics (NASDAQ: VKTX), a mid-cap biotech, attracted the market's attention thanks to excellent midstage clinical trial results. The company's shares soared in late February

Nintendo (OTC: NTDOY) stock has gone on quite a run in the last few months. Even with a recent drop in price due to tariff concerns, the stock is up 30% in the last six months in anticipation of the

In January, I warned investors to tread carefully when it came to Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) shares. The tech stock's valuation left almost no room for error. Even though the business is seeming to fire

The marketwide correction was fueled by the hefty selling of artificial intelligence (AI) stocks. However, I think most of that selling is over, and it's time to start considering which stocks are

Affirm's (NASDAQ: AFRM) stock price fell as it lost a key deal with Walmart (NYSE: WMT) that will have huge implications for shareholders.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of March 16

Cameco (NYSE: CCJ) is a supplier to the nuclear power industry. There appears to be something of a nuclear renaissance taking shape, which positions the company for near-term success. But the

The last few weeks have been a whirlwind for the capital markets. Over the last month, the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) and Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) have dropped precipitously -- declining

It's not a secret that millions of older Americans today collect a monthly benefit from Social Security. But what may be surprising is the number of retirees who depend on those benefits.

A good 91%