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For the more than 64 million people currently receiving a Social Security benefit, we've entered the most important time of the year. That's because the next couple of months will determine how much

Tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has broken all the rules of stock market investing. Its huge returns in 2019 and so far in 2020 fly in the face of those who've said that the iPhone maker's best days

Canopy Growth (NYSE: CGC) and Aphria (NASDAQ: APHA) are two heavyweights in the Canadian pot market. For a long time, cannabis investors saw Canopy Growth as the leader in the industry, but that

Robinhood is one of the most popular investment apps for millennials because of its low fees and user-friendly platform. The company publishes a list of its 100 most popular stocks, and two of them

A special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) is a publicly traded shell company with no business operations, created for the purpose of taking a private company public through an acquisition. SPACs

This has been a challenging year for most Americans and their families. The COVID-19 pandemic has cost the lives of more than 150,000 Americans and decimated the U.S. economy. As of early July, the

Congratulations! You have a job that offers you a 401(k) account. Clearly, you should participate, to enjoy some tax savings as you save for retirement. But don't just leave it all up to chance

Reporting on its fiscal Q1 2021 results, VF (NYSE: VFC), the parent company of the Vans, Timberland, North Face, and JanSport brands, says its revenue fell by 48% and its adjusted loss per share

You've heard the whispers and warnings of a possible stock market bubble, and you're spooked. You just survived a big drop in your portfolio's value back in March, and you're not ready to go through

If you're looking for winning stocks that you can buy and hold forever -- or at least for a very long time -- you need to choose carefully. Few companies are built to prosper for many decades due to

There's no reason to bury the lede. Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) just had its best quarter ever, posting record revenue and profits on blowout growth as the company became essential during the pandemic

Go back to New Year's Day 2020. Did you know what Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ: ZM) was? Did you know what it meant to "Zoom"? 

Be honest.

It's easy to fool yourself and say, "Of course I did."

Few brands possess the long history and pedigree of IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO). Yet both are going through transitions to not only adjust to the current economic environment brought on

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) supplier Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ: CRUS) looked all set to take advantage of the iPhone maker's foray into 5G, but recent rumors have cast a shadow of uncertainty over Cirrus'

Several weeks ago, United Airlines (NASDAQ: UAL) sent Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) notices to 45% of its domestic workforce (36,000 employees), alerting them to potential

Investing can sometimes be an expensive endeavor, especially if you're investing in individual stocks. Some stocks can cost hundreds or even thousands of dollars per share, and it's wise to invest

The coronavirus pandemic is causing significant disruptions for Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS). The company had to completely shut down some of its most lucrative cash-generating operations to help slow

This year has been an abysmal one for dividends in the oil patch. Many payouts have fallen along with crude prices. Meanwhile, some of the sector's strongest companies have only maintained their

Banks this year are operating under a new accounting methodology called the current expected credit losses (CECL) method, which requires banks to try and project losses over the life of a loan as

There's no shortage of high-flying technology stocks for investors to consider right now. The stocks of some technology companies are rising as the coronavirus has spread across the globe and

Saving a six- or even seven-figure sum for retirement isn't an easy feat, even if you have decades to accomplish it. In March 2020, approximately 26% of adults 60 and older had less than $100,000

The COVID-19 crisis has not slowed down NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) as its stock is up 78% year to date, following back-to-back quarters of robust operating results. NVIDIA's gaming segment revenue

Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: GILD) and Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) are two of the most competent pharmaceutical companies in the industry. Both have impressively broad and advanced drug development pipelines

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Flowserve Corp (NYSE: FLS)Q2 2020 Earnings CallJul 31, 2020, 11:00 a.m. ET

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