Renewable-energy stocks have been under considerable pressure over the past couple of years. Surging interest rates have boosted borrowing costs, making it more expensive for many of these companies to fund new development projects. This has caused some concerns about their near-term growth prospects. Those worries have weighed on the shares of NextEra Energy (NYSE: […]
PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) and Block (NYSE: SQ) are two of the most popular fintech stocks today. Both have market caps of about $50 billion to $60 billion. Both have strong histories of growth. And both have plenty of growth potential. One stock, however, is a much better buy today. PayPal bets $5 billion on itself […]
Buying a rental property is one of the more common ways to generate passive income. A good rental property will produce enough income each month to cover its expenses with room to spare. However, rental properties have their pitfalls. The income isn’t truly passive because you often need to actively manage the property, including finding […]
The fallout from a slowdown in EV demand continues to spread beyond just the makers of electric vehicles. One group that has seen double-digit declines in the past 12 months is charging network stocks. Shares of network operator Blink (BLNK) are down roughly 64% over the past year while charging hardware and software maker ChargePoint […]
When can you retire? It’s a question most everyone asks themselves in their working years. And in almost every case, the answer is ultimately a matter of money — you need a minimum amount of it to live on in retirement. To have it then, of course, you need to earn it now. The chief […]
The broad surge of interest in artificial intelligence (AI) has been boosting the stock market for more than a year now, stretching back to OpenAI’s release of the ChatGPT chatbot in November 2022. Since then, a handful of early leaders in AI technology have soared into the stratosphere. AI accelerator chips drove Nvidia‘s stock more […]
In this video, Motley Fool contributors Jason Hall and Tyler Crowe share two smaller oil stocks that investors should consider before buying Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY): Unit (OTC: UNTC) and Devon Energy (NYSE: DVN). *Stock prices used were from the afternoon of March 5, 2024. The video was published on March 9, 2024. [embedded content] […]
(Reuters) – New York Community Bancorp said on Friday incoming CEO Joseph Otting will receive an annual base salary of $1.25 million and as of March 6 received a one-time option to acquire 15 million shares of the company’s common stock. The bank named Otting, a former U.S. Comptroller of the Currency in President Donald […]
Shares of Palantir Technologies (NYSE: PLTR) have been hot this year, trading up around 40%. Strong earnings numbers and an encouraging outlook for the data analytics company — thanks in part to artificial intelligence (AI) — have growth investors bullish on the stock’s long-term future. The one reason investors may be hesitant to buy the […]
The real estate sector has been weighed down over the past 18 months due to higher interest rates. However, with interest rate hikes likely done and rate cuts on the horizon, now could be the time to start building a position in some high-quality REITs while the valuations are low. One of the REITs covered […]
Eli Lilly has been on a roll. The big drugmaker won U.S. regulatory approval for weight loss drug Zepbound in November 2023. Over the last 12 months, Lilly’s share price has skyrocketed more than 140%. Lilly has also claimed the mantle of the biggest healthcare company in the world based on market cap. Don’t worry […]
Finding great companies while they are still small is a smart strategy to identify stocks that can potentially make you a millionaire investor. It’s all about putting money to work in growing companies that still have a large expansion opportunity. But it can take time for even the best growth stocks to grow your savings. […]
