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Some decisions require lengthy deliberations and extensive analysis. Others don't.

Three Fool.com contributors think they've identified pharmaceutical stocks in the latter category. Here's why they

Dividend powerhouse Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) owns some of the world's most valuable consumer brands, including Tide detergent, Crest toothpaste, Pampers diapers, and Bounty paper towels. But over

The U.S. banking industry is truly vast. According to the Federal Reserve Board, the total asset base of the top 10 banks in the U.S. is in excess of $10 trillion. These financial institutions are

Opendoor Technologies (NASDAQ: OPEN) stock saw a double-digit valuation slide across this week's trading. The real estate iBuyer specialist's share price fell 11.2% from its level at the end of the

Pinterest (NYSE: PINS) is adding millions of new social media users while increasing engagement from existing users.

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Amid the back-to-school season and hints of crisp fall air, it's easy to miss the epic run the U.S. stock market has been on.

At the time of this writing, the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) is up 9.6%

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is known for many things. One that isn't talked about so much is the dividend that it has been bestowing on its shareholders quarterly since mid-2012, when it reinstated a

Owning a portfolio of growth stocks over the long term is a surefire way to build up your wealth to better prepare for retirement. One of the best investors in the world, Warren Buffett, made a

With the signing of several executive orders in May, President Donald Trump ushered in the dawn of a nuclear energy renaissance in many investors' eyes. From the developers of small modular reactors

In the 1990s, an elite group of investors worked for a tech-focused hedge fund called Tiger Management, led by the legendary investor Julian Robertson. Not only did Robertson mentor this group of

Social Security retirees see their benefits increase most years, and with good reason. Cost-of-living adjustments, or COLAs, are built into the benefits program because prices go up over time

Lumen (NYSE: LUMN) stock closed out this week's trading with big gains. The company's share price surged 7.8% higher compared to where it stood at market close on Friday of the previous week.

It took Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) nearly four years to do it, but the world's second-largest cryptocurrency finally hit a new all-time high of $4,954 on Aug. 24. That eclipses its old all-time high of

The S&P 500 has long been the stock market's most followed and important index. Tracking 500 of the largest American companies on the market, it's often used to gauge the health of the U.S. economy

For years, ExxonMobil Corp (NYSE: XOM) was stuck in limbo. In 2007, for instance, Exxon stock traded at roughly $85 per share. In 2016, nearly a decade later, shares still traded at roughly $85 per

Uber (NYSE: UBER) is simultaneously increasing engagement with existing customers and attracting new ones.

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The tech-driven bull market has driven up valuations for tech stocks, but this could present long-term investors attractive buying opportunities for top stocks in the consumer goods space.

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As companies get larger, it will become more common for them to cross the $1 trillion and $2 trillion thresholds. Still, there are only a handful of companies within striking distance, as only 19

While many retirees today are forced to live solely on Social Security, that's not the case for everybody. There are plenty of older Americans whose income comes from a variety of sources, from

Thousands of stocks trade on U.S. stock exchanges. Even more trade off-the-counter. Many of them are good picks for investors.

This makes identifying favorites exceptionally difficult. But I've

Exercising patience might be the most difficult part of investing. However, I find it much easier to patiently own some stocks more than others.

You might think that stocks with high dividend yields

Interest in artificial intelligence went parabolic following the release of ChatGPT in late 2022. Since then, Nvidia stock has advanced 1,090% to a market value of $4.2 trillion. And Palantir

Constellation Brands (NYSE: STZ), one of the largest producers of beer, wine, and spirits in America, was once a stable blue chip investment. But over the past 12 months, its stock declined nearly

Large organizations tend to use multiple cloud computing platforms like Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services to manage their day-to-day operations. This leads to fragmented data, meaning valuable

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) continued its breakneck growth in its second quarter (ended July 27), as demand for its graphics processing units (GPUs) remains voracious. The strong growth came despite the