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The Federal Reserve recently ended its most aggressive interest rate-hiking campaign in four decades. Many expected rising interest rates to thrust the U.S. economy into recession quickly, but consumers showed a robustness that surprised many.

Airbnb's (NASDAQ: ABNB) first-quarter earnings report was fresh off the press on May 8. Despite solid beats on the top and bottom lines, investors sold the stock the following day as second-quarter guidance came up short. Shares lost 7%, a significant one-day sell-off for the tra

The 2024 Social Security Trustees Report revealed a slightly improved outlook for the program. A year ago, the government thought benefit cuts would be necessary in 2034. Now, the Social Security Administration expects to fund all scheduled benefits through 2035, and the estimate

The artificial intelligence (AI) market has continued gaining traction in 2024 as companies spend huge amounts of money on building up infrastructure so that they don't fall behind in the race to deploy and integrate AI applications.

To be fair, it doesn't take a lot to offer a higher yield than the 1.3% investors are collecting today from the S&P 500 index. And yet investors looking for down-and-out stocks with high yields will still like what Realty Income (NYSE: O), Franklin Resources (NYSE: BEN), and

If you are a dividend investor, you probably care a great deal about dividend yields. That's basically the big attraction when it comes to AGNC Investment (NASDAQ: AGNC) and its huge 15% yield. When comparing that to the relatively modest 3.7% yield on offer from Rexford Industri

Dutch Bros (NYSE: BROS) made some incredible progress in the first quarter. If you've been looking for a great growth stock to add to your portfolio or have been concerned about Dutch Bros' performance, let me walk you through three reasons it looks like an excellent stock to buy

We are in the heart of the first earnings season of 2024, and the most shocking report so far may have been from Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX). The coffee giant posted a sharp downturn in traffic and comparable-store sales, leading the stock to stumble even further. Shares are now dow

Over the long term, there are fewer tools that investors have that can build wealth quite like the stock market. The S&P 500, for example, has done a wonderful job of bringing investors financial independence. But some businesses have performed even better than the broader ma

The 3.2% 2024 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) raised the average benefit by $59 per month. But that was little comfort to seniors, many of whom reported their expenses rising by more than $185 per month in 2023, according to The Senior Citizens League (TSCL). Tho

Investors follow hedge fund managers because billionaires who manage money for other rich people are an obvious source of investing inspiration.

Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for SEMPRA (SRE). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, SRE rates highest using our P/E/Growth Investor model based on the published strategy of Peter Lynch. This strategy looks for stocks trading at a reasonable price relative to earnin

Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for CAMECO CORP (USA) (CCJ). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, CCJ rates highest using our Twin Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Dashan Huang. This momentum model looks for a combination of fundamental momen

Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for CAVA GROUP INC (CAVA). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, CAVA rates highest using our Small-Cap Growth Investor model based on the published strategy of Motley Fool. This strategy looks for small cap growth stocks with solid fund

Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for NATERA INC (NTRA). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, NTRA rates highest using our Quantitative Momentum Investor model based on the published strategy of Wesley Gray. This momentum model looks for stocks with strong and consisten

If all you consider is yield, then Energy Transfer (NYSE: ET) and its roughly 8% distribution yield will handily beat out Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE: EPD) and its 7.3% yield. But there's so much more to an investment than just yield, and in this situation, most income inv

Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.B) (NYSE: BRK.A) is not just an investment icon, it's also something of a cultural phenomenon. The company's annual meeting draws thousands of people to Omaha just to hear CEO Warren Buffett speak. This year was notably different than past years, how

"AI requires exponentially more computing power and capacity than was previously imagined."

Visa (NYSE: V) is by far the No. 1 U.S. payment card company in terms of payment volume, branded cards outstanding, and market cap. What it hasn't been lately is a popular investment; it has lagged the S&P 500 index, under-performing the benchmark stock gauge so far in 2024.

After looking at the data, you'll quickly see Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) has been one of the best businesses to have owned in recent times. In the past decade, shares have skyrocketed 1,190% higher, crushing the broader Nasdaq Composite Index by an insanely wide margin.