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Walmart's (NYSE: WMT) plan to launch a subscription service called Walmart+, which will offer unlimited fast delivery, seems like a great idea. Unfortunately, it's about 15 years too late. Since

Preparing for retirement is tough regardless of your age, but it can be particularly challenging if you're in your 40s.

At this age, you may have a mortgage to worry about, kids to put through

Shares of Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ: LOPE) were soaring 12% higher in morning trading Wednesday after the for-profit education provider trounced Wall Street's expectations.

For-profit education

Shares of high-tech customer support solutions specialist LivePerson (NASDAQ: LPSN) soared on Wednesday, rising as much as 29.1%. As of 11 a.m. EDT, the stock was up 21.5%.

The stock's gain follows

Shares of gold and silver miner Hecla Mining (NYSE: HL) rose 10% out of the gate on Wednesday. That gain didn't hold up, but the stock was still higher by roughly 8% at 11 a.m. EDT today. There was

Fast food was fast becoming scarce during the pandemic as dining rooms closed across the country, but many restaurants were able to shift operations and meet new demands as dining went digital and

You're not likely to associate the word positive with a segment generating a $1.96 billion operating loss, but it is the way that Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) is ultimately summing up the performance of

Shares of ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) fell 11% in July, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The main issue was the oil company's weak second-quarter results.  

For the

Units of EnLink Midstream (NYSE: ENLC) soared more than 27% by 10:30 a.m. EDT on Tuesday. Fueling the energy stock was its better-than-expected second-quarter results.  

EnLink Midstream generated

The global economy nearly ground to a halt during the second quarter as governments imposed restrictions on business and travel to slow the spread of COVID-19. These shutdowns had a significant

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Everi Holdings Inc (NYSE: EVRI)Q2 2020 Earnings CallAug 4, 2020, 5:00 p.m. ET

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Impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic continue to hurt many businesses and may cause the end of some. Others have, not surprisingly, done well as consumers buy more packaged goods from grocery stores

The COVID-19 crisis has been the toughest test the mortgage real estate investment trust (REIT) sector has faced since the 2008–09 Great Recession. Liquidity in the mortgage-backed securities

The hydrogen economy has become one of the dominant investing themes of 2020, but investors might regret chasing fuel cell stocks higher.

Fuel cell manufacturers Plug Power (NASDAQ: PLUG) and Bloom

Units of midstream master limited partnership Genesis Energy (NYSE: GEL) fell roughly 11% at the open on Aug. 5. They quickly regained some ground, sitting at a roughly 4% decline at 10 a.m. EDT

Hard seltzer has been a hot consumer trend since last summer, led by the privately owned White Claw brand and Boston Beer's Truly. Energy drink veteran Monster Beverage (NASDAQ: MNST) has been rumor

The coronavirus pandemic hit the business pretty hard, but NeoGenomics (NASDAQ: NEO) had been preparing investors for months. Properly setting expectations turned out to be a great move.

Shares of

After months of being cooped up with nothing to do, now the family can go out for a night at the movies at... Walmart (NYSE: WMT).

Running from Aug. 14 through Oct. 21, the retail behemoth will

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LB Foster Co. (NASDAQ: FSTR)Q2 2020 Earnings CallAug 4, 2020, 5:00 p.m. ET

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Specialty chemicals might not prove so special during the coronavirus pandemic. Although Albemarle (NYSE: ALB) manufactures high-value products that generate healthy margins, those products serve

Charter Communications (NASDAQ: CHTR) surprised investors when it reported 94,000 net video subscriber additions for the second quarter. Charter had lost video subscribers in 15 of the last 16

Not surprisingly, Shake Shack (NYSE: SHAK) had a terrible outing in the second quarter. The springtime period -- the worst of the economic downturn due to efforts to stop the spread of coronavirus

Shares of plant-based meat company Beyond Meat (NASDAQ: BYND) slipped on Wednesday, after the company reported results for the second quarter of 2020. Revenue exceeded expectations, while earnings

Virgin Atlantic Airways has filed for protection under Chapter 15 of the U.S. bankruptcy code to shield its assets in the United States while it works to finalize a rescue plan in the United

COVID-19 gave you some extra time to procrastinate on your taxes for the 2019 tax year as the IRS extended the filing deadline. That extra time expired on July 15, though, and if you haven't