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Investors have anticipated a painful earnings season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. To see things turn out better than expected, therefore, has given the stock market a shot in the arm. Markets

In this episode of Rule Breaker Investing: Mailbag, Motley Fool co-founder David Gardner shares some listeners' stories, deeds, proposals, and thoughts from nine mailbag items. Discover how you can

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Hamilton Lane Incorporated (NASDAQ: HLNE)Q1 2021 Earnings CallAug 4, 2020, 1:00 p.m. ET

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The U.S. economy officially entered a recession in February that ended the expansion that started in mid-2009. That 128-month period marked the longest continuous growth streak on record. The S&P

In this episode of Industry Focus: Tech, Dylan Lewis chats with Motley Fool analyst Joey Solitro about the latest earnings reports from Wall Street. They talk about why the Dow Jones Industrial

Shares of Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA) are slumping today, down 3.9% as of 11:29 a.m. EDT. The biotech reported its second-quarter results before the market opened. However, they don't appear to be the

It's been just over seven months since Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) rival in India -- the Reliance Retail-owned JioMart -- started its services in India. The homegrown online grocery retailer had

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