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General Electric (NYSE: GE) has been in turnaround mode since the 2008-09 recession. The industrial icon has jettisoned a series of businesses along the way in an effort to raise cash and streamline

Shares of StoneCo (NASDAQ: STNE) rose 20.1% in May, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The stock faced pressure through much of the month due to the spread of the novel

Recently, the U.S. Census Bureau released its estimate of April retail sales. Overall sales fell 16.4% from March and were down 21.6% versus a year ago. This is a breathtaking drop in sales never

Investors might be reluctant to buy tech stocks in this volatile market, which faces fierce macro headwinds like COVID-19 and the trade war. The growing digital divide between the U.S. and China

A lot of investors -- maybe you're one of them -- are kicking themselves right now for not buying "wish list" companies when the stock market bottomed in March. Of course, timing the market is easy

The markets have rallied since March's market crash but bargain hunters can still scoop up many cheap buys. The three stocks below have solid fundamentals, are good long-term investments, and also

Dividend yield is an important factor investors consider when choosing a dividend stock to invest in. A high yield might be unsustainable, while a low one might not be enticing enough to attract

COVID-19 has been wreaking havoc on the U.S. economy for close to three months now, and while parts of the country are beginning to reopen, it's safe to say that our total recovery is still a ways

Last week, General Electric (NYSE: GE) CEO Larry Culp gave a presentation at the 36th annual Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference that could best be described as a reset of a reset. This was

In this episode of Rule Breaker Investing, The Motley Fool co-founder David Gardner is joined by an array of guests to answer some investment and financial questions from the May mailbag and also

In this episode of Industry Focus: Tech, Dylan Lewis and Motley Fool contributor Brian Feroldi discuss the competitive dynamics between Slack (NYSE: WORK) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and the

"A mad player is a bad player." That's what sports commentators say when an athlete's emotions go haywire mid-game and negatively affect performance. The same thing can happen to investors of any

While the broader semiconductor sector has recovered strongly in recent weeks after the March stock market crash, Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) has failed to keep up the pace.

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Looking to put new money to work today? It's not an easy task to find great values. The COVID-19 pandemic is wreaking havoc on many businesses related to travel and leisure, or anything that really

Many businesses have seen their shares tumble in the recent market plunge. Fortunately for Acadia Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ACAD), it is one of the few biotech stocks seeing positive returns. It is

The stock market was underwhelmed despite strong results from major retailers. In this episode of Motley Fool Money, Chris Hill is joined by Motley Fool analysts Jason Moser and Ron Gross to go

For years, there wasn't a hotter investment on Wall Street than cannabis stocks. Investors with the wherewithal and stomach to have invested in some of the most prominent pot stocks in 2016 or 2017

The COVID-19 crisis has battered the U.S. economy since cases started increasing rapidly in March. March was also a miserable month for stocks, as the market plunged into bear market territory

A decade ago, 3D printing seemed like the future of design and manufacturing. With relatively common software, anyone could build a 3D printed model, opening up seemingly endless applications for

May was a wild month for many different reasons, but when it comes to investing, it was also the time for some of the market's more intriguing tech stocks to shine. Shares of Twilio (NYSE: TWLO)

The world was a radically different place in 1880. The United States was only 15 years removed from the Civil War. The professional baseball organization known as the National League, which survives

Many investors have eagerly followed the fast-paced achievements of companies developing COVID-19 treatments and vaccines. Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: GILD) and Novavax (NASDAQ: NVAX) are two of the

Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) has been one of the biggest losers in the financial sector. Until a few years ago, Wells Fargo was widely regarded as being a top-notch financial institution, with

Investing in stocks is risky. There's simply no way to eliminate all of the uncertainty without simultaneously eliminating all of your opportunities for solid returns.

However, you can definitely

Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) started off the month of June with a bombshell. The big drugmaker announced disappointing news on Monday from its Pallas late-stage study evaluating Ibrance as adjuvant therapy in