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Amazon has the ingredients to keep growing for a while.Lawrence Nga  |  The Motley FoolAfter touching a multi-year low of around $84 in early 2023, Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) stock price has more than doubled to $200 (as of this writing), thanks to the improvement in financials.As the company moves forward on tailwinds such as artificial intelligence (AI) and facing headwinds such as the e-commerce slowdown, investors may wonder: Is now the time to buy, hold, or sell Amazon stock?Let's take a closer look.How did Amazon perform in 2024?First, a review...

New Delhi: The series of tariffs announced by the US will have negative credit implications for debt issuers across emerging markets, particularly export-reliant companies, with broader trade uncertainty set to weigh on consumer, business and financial activities, Moody’s Ratings said in a report on Tuesday.Companies with significant exposure to US-bound tariffed goods face the most direct risks, the rating agency said in a report on tariffs in emerging markets.However, Moody’s warned that a much larger pool of debt issuers will suffer indirectly through slowing economic growth, declining commodity prices, depreciating...

Neil Patel  |  The Motley FoolIn the past decade, the S&P 500 index has produced a total return of 207% (as of April 15). So, for a $10,000 initial investment, the end result would have been $30,700 sitting in your portfolio today. That's an outcome most people would be pleased to have.Of course, the volatility can be scary. Times like now, for example, when the closely watched benchmark is trading 13% below its record, can test any investor from a psychological perspective. But there are ways to stay on course.In...

Maurie Backman  |  The Motley FoolUS stocks suffer worst quarter since 2022 amid tariffs fearsTwo major US stock indexes ended their worst quarter in over two years, with the S&P 500 dropping 4.5% and the Nasdaq dipping 10.4%.The Dow Jones dropped 1.3%, marking its first consecutive monthly loss since October 2023, as the broader market faces uncertainty ahead of Trump's new tariffs.unbranded - NewsworthyA tumbling stock market has many Americans worried about their retirement portfolios. And if you feel similarly, that's quite understandable.Even if you've been through a stock market...

Alex Carchidi  |  The Motley FoolCrypto Weekly: Family fortunes and GameStop's pivotGameStop's crypto pivot GameStop shares were back in action as the company's move to hoard bitcoin brought retail investors back to the meme stock.Investing in cryptocurrencies is a distinct but related discipline to investing in stocks and other financial instruments. Though it's fully possible to apply most of the same principles you use for thinking about your stocks to your cryptos — like, for example, comparing your coin's performance to the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEMKT: SPY) or...

Alex Carchidi  |  The Motley FoolCrypto Weekly: Family fortunes and GameStop's pivotGameStop's crypto pivot GameStop shares were back in action as the company's move to hoard bitcoin brought retail investors back to the meme stock.Investing in cryptocurrencies is a distinct but related discipline to investing in stocks and other financial instruments. Though it's fully possible to apply most of the same principles you use for thinking about your stocks to your cryptos — like, for example, comparing your coin's performance to the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEMKT: SPY) or...

Alex Carchidi  |  The Motley FoolCrypto Weekly: Family fortunes and GameStop's pivotGameStop's crypto pivot GameStop shares were back in action as the company's move to hoard bitcoin brought retail investors back to the meme stock.Investing in cryptocurrencies is a distinct but related discipline to investing in stocks and other financial instruments. Though it's fully possible to apply most of the same principles you use for thinking about your stocks to your cryptos — like, for example, comparing your coin's performance to the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEMKT: SPY) or...

Alex Carchidi  |  The Motley FoolCrypto Weekly: Family fortunes and GameStop's pivotGameStop's crypto pivot GameStop shares were back in action as the company's move to hoard bitcoin brought retail investors back to the meme stock.Investing in cryptocurrencies is a distinct but related discipline to investing in stocks and other financial instruments. Though it's fully possible to apply most of the same principles you use for thinking about your stocks to your cryptos — like, for example, comparing your coin's performance to the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEMKT: SPY) or...

Alex Carchidi  |  The Motley FoolCrypto Weekly: Family fortunes and GameStop's pivotGameStop's crypto pivot GameStop shares were back in action as the company's move to hoard bitcoin brought retail investors back to the meme stock.Investing in cryptocurrencies is a distinct but related discipline to investing in stocks and other financial instruments. Though it's fully possible to apply most of the same principles you use for thinking about your stocks to your cryptos — like, for example, comparing your coin's performance to the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEMKT: SPY) or...

Alex Carchidi  |  The Motley FoolCrypto Weekly: Family fortunes and GameStop's pivotGameStop's crypto pivot GameStop shares were back in action as the company's move to hoard bitcoin brought retail investors back to the meme stock.Investing in cryptocurrencies is a distinct but related discipline to investing in stocks and other financial instruments. Though it's fully possible to apply most of the same principles you use for thinking about your stocks to your cryptos — like, for example, comparing your coin's performance to the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEMKT: SPY) or...