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In spite of extreme uncertainty brought on by COVID-19 and a less-than-optimistic outlook, both Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) and Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) shareholders have had an exceptionally good year. As of

Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) has produced some amazing gains for those investors willing to take a chance on the then-unknown name after it went public in 2015. From its IPO price of $17 per share to its

The collapse of Luckin Coffee earlier this year caused many investors to become darkly skeptical of Chinese stocks. And the passage of a new Senate bill in May that could force Chinese companies to

To its credit, Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ: ZM) has already done the hard part: Becoming a household verb. "I'll Zoom you in a little bit" has become part of the daily lexicon for millions of

Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE: CL) stock has outperformed the market through mid-August, with shares up about 12% compared to a 5% increase in the S&P 500. That's better than consumer staples rival

During times of market volatility, it is nice to have good dividend stocks in your portfolio that you can rely on for consistent distributions throughout the year. That way, even if the stock price

Spotify (NYSE: SPOT) has clearly been deemed a winner of the COVID-19 stay-at-home economy. The stock has been on a torrid run this year, up a whopping 71.7% for 2020 thus far, and receiving a

Uber (NYSE: UBER) is warning its customers in California that if an appeals court doesn't issue a motion to stay implementation of a state law classifying drivers as employees, the ridesharing

Industrial biotechnology companies are often concerned with scaling up their manufacturing processes, but there's an argument that the field should focus more on scaling down in certain areas. 

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Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) made headlines this week for becoming the first U.S. company to reach a market cap of $2 trillion. That's already a mind-boggling milestone in itself, but even more so when you

The first quarter of fiscal 2020 was a period of extreme volatility for Target (NYSE: TGT). Sales surged in March as people stocked up in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, slowed dramatically

We all would like to be millionaires by the time we retire. With Social Security income likely to provide only a modest fraction of the income we need, most of us will have to come up with the rest

Most consumers have probably heard of the fitness equipment brand Peloton Interactive (NASDAQ: PTON). Its television commercials were already airing regularly before the coronavirus pandemic, but

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Everyone wants the most bang for their buck. But sometimes it's hard to find good deals on growth stocks because their valuations are already so astronomical. That's where value stocks come into

At least one investing strategy is to find struggling companies whose shares can be bought at bargain-basement prices and then benefit when the price surges. While in theory that could make

Famed investor Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) went negative on bank stocks in the second quarter. We learned last week in Berkshire's quarterly 13F report that the

If you follow stock market news, chances are you have come across plenty of stories about Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) over the past three months. Pfizer is one of a number of companies racing to develop a

The COVID-19 crisis has accelerated some trends that were already in place, especially the movement toward remote working and the use of technology in lieu of in-person interactions.

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The top video game stocks have significantly outperformed the market this year, as players have spent plenty of time in front of the screen during the pandemic.

Investors have placed the highest

Shares of ANGI Homeservices (NASDAQ: ANGI) have fallen recently despite a solid second-quarter earnings report. Investors were rattled by what seemed to be a slowdown in July after a strong rebound

By the middle of 2016, Under Armour (NYSE: UAA) (NYSE: UA) had achieved an impressive milestone of 25 consecutive quarters with at least 20% revenue growth. But investors fell in love with the stock

Even if you expect to live a fairly modest lifestyle in retirement, you'll still need money to pay for it. In fact, Social Security will generally do a good job of replacing 40% of your former

Frequent reports of massive hacks and stolen data serves a stark warnings in a world where interactions are becoming more and more digital. So with more workplaces going remote recently, tech

There wasn't much of a question about whether Walmart (NYSE: WMT) would post strong sales growth in the fiscal second quarter. Peers around the industry, from Kroger to Costco, had announced