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Cruise ship stocks sank on Monday, as a highly contagious new coronavirus strain is forcing governments to impose new lockdowns. As of 11:30 a.m. EST, shares of Carnival (NYSE: CCL) (NYSE: CUK)

In this episode of Motley Fool Money, Chris Hill chats with Motley Fool analysts Emily Flippen and Jason Moser about the latest headlines and earnings reports from Wall Street. They discuss Disney's

For those of you approaching retirement, it's undoubtedly an exciting but possibly uncertain financial phase of your life. However, it is wise for you to look at adding stable stocks with

Shares of RealPage (NASDAQ: RP) were jumping today after the property-management technology company agreed to be acquired by private equity firm Thoma Bravo.

As of 11:22 a.m. EST, the stock was up

The stock market was having a generally negative day on Monday morning, fueled by increasing coronavirus fears after a new strain of the virus was discovered in the U.K. As of 11:30 a.m. EST, the

Shares of Stable Road Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ: SRAC), the special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) that aims to bring space tow truck service Momentus public next year in a reverse merger IPO

Exelixis (NASDAQ: EXEL), founded in 1994, is a commercial stage biotech company with U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved drugs to treat advanced cases of thyroid, kidney, and liver cancer

The stimulus checks are coming. If you qualify for the $600 distribution, there's a good chance that you already have plans for the money. You will put the capital infusion to work paying off living

Shares of Agios Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: AGIO) were soaring 22% as of 11:13 a.m. EST on Monday. The big gain came after the company announced that it plans to sell its oncology portfolio to Servier

Despite the impact of COVID-19 on the economy, the stock market has proved to investors that it remains a reliable way to foster long-term wealth. The S&P 500 looks to finish the year up over 15%

After months of negotiations, lawmakers have finally agreed on a deal to provide more coronavirus relief -- including a second stimulus check. The next payment will be smaller than the first one

Shares of Rent-A-Center (NASDAQ: RCII) jumped more than 10% by 10:45 p.m. EST on Monday. Driving up the stock of the lease-to-own provider was the expansion of its fintech platform via the

In reaction to news that there's a new coronavirus strain in the U.K., stock markets are tanking. The Dow is down 1% and the Nasdaq is off 1.6% in 10:45 a.m. EST trading. And yet one stock, at

There's never been a bad time for safe dividend investments. Income-generating securities give investors returns without having to sell stock, which goes hand-in-hand with the concept of long-term

Shares of ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM), ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP), and Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX) all were down 5% early Monday morning, before recovering.

Though the first shipments of the Moderna COVID-19

Shares of Aerojet Rocketdyne (NYSE: AJRD) rocketed more than 20% higher on Monday morning after Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) announced plans to acquire the space-focused company for $4.4 billion.

On

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Cloudflare (NYSE: NET) isn't a household name today, and it probably won't ever be one. But the services it provides are becoming more relevant every day. Cloudflare's mission is to build a better

Shares of casino operator MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) fell 5% at the open of trading on Dec. 21. That said, the stock has been on something of a run since falling more than 75% in the

Clinical-trial data can drive the valuation of biotech companies higher, but investors need to be able to recognize how much of the valuation increase is justified by the data and how much might be

Solar energy stocks have had an outstanding run in 2020, which may come as a surprise to investors, given the pandemic and all of the disruptions that have come with it. Enphase Energy (NASDAQ:

The end of one year or the start of another is a great time to review your portfolio. That exercise might be extra helpful in 2020. How did each company do in the past year? Were they materially

Shares of U.S. onshore exploration and production company Centennial Resource Development (NASDAQ: CDEV) fell a little more than 13% when trading began on Dec. 21. Although the stock quickly gained

Costco (NASDAQ: COST) and Unilever (NYSE: UL) were both well-insulated from the COVID-19 pandemic this year. Shoppers stocked up on more essentials at big retailers like Costco, and that trend

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