Key Takeaways AMD shares continued gaining ground Tuesday, boosted by upbeat Wall Street commentary following the chipmaker’s “Advancing AI” event last week. The stock broke out from a pennant pattern earlier this month and closed above the closely watched 200-day moving average in Monday’s trading session.  Investors should watch crucial overhead areas on AMD’s chart […]

Financial independence isn’t just about early retirement. It’s giving your future self freedom. J.L. Collins is the best-selling author of The Simple Path to Wealth: Your Road Map to Financial Independence and a Rich, Free Life. In this podcast, Motley Fool personal finance expert Robert Brokamp caught up with Collins for a conversation about: The

Key Takeaways Though CD rates have generally edged down in 2025, surprise high-yield deals are still popping up. Eight CDs raised their APYs over the past month to claim best-in-term status—and seven of those top rates are still available. The Fed is still likely months away from cutting rates, keeping the best CD rates mostly

The Drury Rewards Visa Credit Card is a co-branded hotel credit card issued by Commerce Bank. Those who frequent Drury Hotel properties can rake in rewards easily with the card and by being a member of the hotel’s loyalty program. But the card suffers from many of the same pitfalls that similar no-annual-fee co-branded hotel

Key Takeaways Bank of America’s Global Fund Manager Survey released Tuesday showed investor sentiment rebounded to a three-month high in June as concerns about a global trade war and recessions eased. The global economic outlook has improved markedly since April, but investors still expect a weaker economy a year from now. Money managers have trimmed

The stock market boomed during the first Trump administration. The S&P 500 rose more than 83%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 73%, and the Nasdaq Composite surged 152%. Driven in part by factors like the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, near-zero interest rates, low unemployment, and strong economic growth (though growth contracted briefly

The Chase Sapphire Reserve® is getting an overhaul. A week after teasing that something big was afoot with the popular premium travel credit card, Chase has announced new rewards rates on travel spending, changes to how points will be valued when redeemed for travel, and a host of new benefits, including statement credits for various

More investors are fretting about the stability of the U.S. economy, but are there better options? In this podcast, Motley Fool analyst Asit Sharma and host Ricky Mulvey discuss: Earnings from CrowdStrike, and the stock’s recovery from the widespread outage last year. What Dollar Tree‘s results reveal about the American economy. Why stock investors should

U.S. stock futures are pointing lower as President Donald Trump left the G7 summit amid the Israel-Iran conflict; Amazon (AMZN) will extend its Prime Day event next month to four days; Meta Platforms (META) will introduce advertising to WhatsApp; Palantir Technologies (PLTR) shares continue to rise after closing at a record high for a second

Key Takeaways Goldman Sachs named the 10 large-cap Chinese companies it expects to grow their share of China’s equity market. The list includes giants like Tencent, Alibaba, and BYD. These stocks are expected to benefit from a more accommodating government, advances in artificial intelligence, and the relative fragmentation of the Chinese stock market. The 10