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Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ: COLM) and VF (NYSE: VFC), leaders in the outdoor apparel industry, have each seen their stocks hurt by COVID-induced lockdowns and economic slowdown. In their respective

2020 has been, for lack of a better word, bizarre for investors. In the midst of the worst economic downturn in the past century and an ongoing global pandemic, the U.S. stock market has managed to

Social Security serves as a critical income source for millions of retired Americans today. But those benefits have lost a lot of buying power through the years, and unless lawmakers change the way

One of the numerous side effects of a global coronavirus pandemic is that it might lead some people to focus more on their health. How might they do that and what companies could be affected by that

The ever-rising cost of healthcare insurance has forced significant changes in how it is purchased by consumers as well as the companies that offer it to their employees.

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EPR Properties (NYSE: EPR) is a unique real estate investment trust (REIT). This has not served investors well in 2020 -- but cracks were starting to show up even before the coronavirus appeared on

Shares of Kimberly-Clark (NYSE: KMB), the maker of paper-based products like Kleenex, Kotex, Cottonelle, and Huggies, have risen about 4% over the past 12 months as the COVID-19 crisis buoyed its

Cloud-based communications technologist Twilio (NYSE: TWLO) found plenty of fresh business under the lockdown policies of early 2020. The stock has more than tripled from the market bottom in March

Sony (NYSE: SNE) recently acquired a minority stake in Epic Games, the publisher of Fortnite, for $250 million. The deal grants Sony a 1.4% stake in Epic and values the company at $17.86 billion, up

The Trump Administration has repeatedly expressed support for a second COVID-19 stimulus payment, which is good news for those hoping for more government money to help them cope with the 2020

Levi Strauss (NYSE: LEVI) entered fiscal 2020 on good footing, with constant-currency sales up 6% in fiscal 2019. While COVID-19 and the resulting store closures are setbacks for the classic jeans

Imagine this: You're headed to work and realize you forgot to order laundry detergent from Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN). You say, "Alexa, order laundry detergent," and the virtual assistant confirms

The Atlantic Coast Pipeline is no more. When the United States District Court for the District of Montana overturned a federal permit authority, Dominion Energy (NYSE: D) and Duke Energy decided to

Between its inception in Wuhan, China, in December 2019 and July 11, the number of coronavirus cases in the world has skyrocketed to 12.8 million. Approximately 565,397 people worldwide have died

While the market has impressively bounced back from the COVID-19 outbreak back in March, things are still highly uncertain. We are in a recession right now, and the timing and trajectory of a

DocuSign (NASDAQ: DOCU) has been growing rapidly as individuals and companies embrace digital processes. But despite existing for nearly 17 years, this e-signature pioneer has yet to post positive

There's a lot to appreciate about Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) from a healthcare investor's point of view. Beyond the company's massive line of specialist tools for healthcare workers

Less than a year ago, Wall Street thought little of Neoleukin Therapeutics (NASDAQ: NLTX). The drug developer was valued at less than $80 million and had yet to advance a pipeline asset into

If you think the stock market has been on a wild ride over the past five months, take a gander at what marijuana stock investors have gone through over the past three years.

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We're in a recession. That may not be news to you, seeing as how unemployment is still through the roof, but it could impact the way you approach your 401(k) plan. Here are a few strategies it pays

There was a time when communications platform-as-a-service (CPaaS) provider Bandwidth (NASDAQ: BAND) was considered inferior to larger competitor Twilio (NYSE: TWLO) because of its tepid growth rate

Big Lots (NYSE: BIG) and Costco (NASDAQ: COST) don't share many core investment characteristics even though they both operate in the big-box retailing space. Yet the two chains have recently been

It's not uncommon for inexperienced investors to go through a penny stock phase. The rationale is understandable: You can own hundreds or thousands of shares of a company that trades for a few cents

News that Philip Morris International (NYSE: PM) was awarded a reduced-risk label for its IQOS heated tobacco device indicates Altria (NYSE: MO) was smart to have a backup plan in place for the

Just when it seemed the hype for Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) stock today couldn't get any greater, Piper Sandler analyst Alexander Potter more than doubled his 12-month price target for the electric-car