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Shares of Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) rose 14.7% during the first half of 2020, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The semiconductor designer continued its strong

These are interesting times, which is not always a good thing. You certainly don't have to tell investors in bank stocks how "interesting" these times have been, as bank stocks are down about 36%

It's a tough time to be an airline investor. The companies have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, with second-quarter revenue expected to fall 90% year over year. The stocks plunged in March

Shares in data center real estate investment trust (REIT) Equinix (NASDAQ: EQIX) bucked the broader market declines and soared 20.3% in the first half of 2020, according to data provided by S&P

Global markets are in distress amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and marijuana is one of the only sectors that's been comparatively on the safer side. At least, until now.

Rising cannabis sales helped

Cloud computing has been a promising investment theme in recent years. As NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang said on a recent conference call, "The basic computing elements are now storage

Okta (NASDAQ: OKTA) stock gained 73.6% in the first half of 2020, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The S&P 500 returned negative 3.1% over this period.

This month, shares of

Ready to start investing or to expand your trading beyond your 401(k)? Putting your money into the stock market is the best way to build wealth over the long term, but it does come with a fair

Multinational cannabis cultivator Tilray (NASDAQ: TLRY) brands itself as a marijuana evangelist across multiple domains, participating in 10 different medical-use clinical trials across seven

The broader market recovery has lifted Xilinx (NASDAQ: XLNX) stock significantly higher over the past four months, and the company has now given investors another reason to celebrate. Shares of the

A near doubling of its e-commerce business wasn't enough to protect Bed Bath & Beyond's (NASDAQ: BBBY) sales during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. The specialty retailer revealed on

For the better part of 2019, Dollar General (NYSE: DG) couldn't open stores fast enough. All told, it established 975 new locations last year, with a similar number in the cards for 2020. Its deeper

As more and more consumers turn to online shopping, e-commerce platform Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) continues to boost its revenues. But despite the stay-at-home restrictions and changing consumer habits

The premise makes more than enough sense: For the same reason consumers want more bang for their buck at the stores they regularly shop, investors want to buy attractively valued stocks. The metric

There are plenty of movies, serialized dramas, and even game shows depicting the rise of millionaires these days. Some investors are making seven figures happen just by purchasing the media

Vaxart (NASDAQ: VXRT), a biotech company focused on the development of oral vaccines, had an underwhelming performance in the stock market in 2019 with its shares dropping by more than 80%. But

The e-commerce space has been a popular area to look for promising growth stocks. Global e-commerce grew 20.7% in 2019, according to eMarketer. It's a massive market valued at $3.5 trillion and will

Enphase Energy (NASDAQ: ENPH) has been on a tear over the last three years, with its stock going from under $1 in the summer of 2017 to hovering around $50 as of this writing. And if this solar

This year has been particularly rough for financial stocks, as evidenced by the underwhelming performance of the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEMKT: XLF), which is down nearly 25% year to

Millions of seniors rely on Social Security in retirement, and many look to those benefits as their primary source of income. But if you're currently 60, or are turning 60 in 2020, you may need to

Both Disney (NYSE: DIS) investors and fans anxiously await the reopening of theme parks as the company works to recover from COVID-19.

However, a resurgence in COVID-19 in Florida, California, and

After Spotify's (NYSE: SPOT) recent string of podcasting deals, it's kind of weird to see a podcast acquisition where Spotify isn't involved. E.W. Scripps (NASDAQ: SSP) has been shopping around its

Like most businesses, Macy's (NYSE: M) is experiencing significant disruptions in its operations because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It had to close nearly all of its stores simultaneously, which

Fitbit (NYSE: FIT) is a household name in the fitness market thanks to its simple but effective exercise-activity trackers. With a roster of products including smart watches and wristband activity

Shares of Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) rose 28.6% during the first half of 2020, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The cybersecurity company was helped by the work-from-home