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The S&P 500 is about 15% below its 52-week high and has been on the cusp of bear market territory at times since the tariff-fueled stock market sell-off. In this video, longtime Motley Fool

Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) recently reminded investors how risky the drug-development business can be. On April 14, the company told investors it would scrap development of danuglipron, its oral GLP-1

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) stock has lost nearly 26% value in one year, as of this writing. The steep fall has driven the stock's dividend yield up to a juicy 6.5%, based on its April 11 closing

It takes courage to buy beaten-down growth stocks during a stock market sell-off. But long-term investors know that it's better to focus on where a company could be several years from now than get

Economic forecasters are raising the odds that we could experience a recession in the coming quarters. Goldman Sachs has hiked its recession probability a few times in recent weeks, bumping it from

The last few weeks may feel like months for investors trying to make sense of huge swings to the upside and the downside in the broader market. The Nasdaq Composite's (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) over 12%

Around 69 million Americans will receive a Social Security check this year, and for many, these benefits are a lifeline. Eighty-eight percent of current retirees say they depend on their monthly

The past couple of weeks have been a roller coaster of ups and downs for the stock market, and many investors are feeling nauseated by all the volatility.

After ending the first week of April in a

Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) announced on Monday that it had agreed to sell a 51% stake in Altera, the FPGA specialist it acquired in 2015, to investment firm Silver Lake. While Intel will retain a 49%

Shares of SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ: SOFI) had a phenomenal two-year run. In the 24-month period from the start of 2023 to the end of 2024, they soared 234%. But things have cooled in recent months,

Which of the "Magnificent Seven" stocks has the most generative artificial intelligence (AI) patents? You might think it's a company like Microsoft, which has developed extensive generative AI

If you've got some undeployed cash that you're looking to invest in the stock market, I've got two fantastic stocks that look like excellent buys. However, there is a disclaimer on these stocks

With the stock market being whipsawed around and still well off its highs, many investors may be left wondering what to do. History suggests tariffs are generally not good for the stock market

In its first five years of existence, Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) skyrocketed in value by more than 16,000% to hit an all-time high of $4,892 in November 2021. Today, it remains the second-largest

Over the past few weeks, the stock market's wild volatility reminded everyone that investing isn't always easy. It's fun when stocks go up and up, but downturns do happen. They always have, and

Almost anyone can retire a millionaire. Unfortunately, unless you're born into immense wealth, build a successful company, or win the lottery, you'll probably need planning, good decisions, and time

No one expected FuboTV (NYSE: FUBO) to be one of just four exchange-listed stocks with market caps north of $900 million to have doubled this year, but here we are. The live TV streaming service

Last week's rally in the broader stock market indexes sprung the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) back upward after a more than 20% that technically put it into a bear market. However, it's

As a specialized blockchain catering to banks and currency exchange houses, XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) has a collection of risks that are worth taking seriously.

For some investors, if the coin can't cover

The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) is made up of 500 companies from 11 different economic sectors. The information technology sector is the largest by a wide margin, representing 29.9% of the entire

XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) is no stranger to catalysts big and small, as its holders know. And it just got another one that could imply good times ahead.

But does this new development materially change its

So far, April has been a roller coaster ride for investors, with the benchmark S&P 500 index down by around 9% year to date based on uncertainty surrounding the Trump administration's trade policy.

Despite the strength and stability of Google parent Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG), its direction over the next five years is far from certain.

The company has been in a gradual process of

Ripple, the company that issues XRP (CRYPTO: XRP), just made a play worth upward of $1.2 billion. In short, on April 8 it acquired a prime broker called Hidden Road, which will now integrate XRP's