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The stock market may be experiencing remarkable growth at the moment, but the U.S. economy is officially in a recession, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research.

The economy and the

Stocks have proven to be one of the most powerful vehicles for building wealth over time. But the types of stocks an investor should pick tend to change depending on what their investing goals are

Choosing when to claim Social Security benefits is one of the most important decisions you'll make, because it will permanently affect your monthly retirement income.

To receive the full benefit

Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA) was one of the first companies to kick off a phase 1 clinical trial for its investigational COVID-19 vaccine, mRNA-1273. The trial in question, led by the National Institutes

Shares of integrated energy giant Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) fell a painful 26% in the first half of 2020, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. That's bad, but it was even

Three of the best-performing pharmaceutical stocks over the past year have been clinical-stage biotech and biopharmaceutical companies -- businesses that aren't making profits but have promising

Cloud services provider Fastly's (NYSE: FSLY) stock price has increased by more than 650% from its March lows. Granted, the coronavirus pandemic boosted the edge cloud platform's first-quarter

The stock market has been fast and furious so far in 2020, with a huge bear market drop in the first quarter giving way to a significant recovery for stocks in the second quarter. Even with the big

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) stock has rocketed higher again in recent days, after the company easily beat analysts' estimates for its second-quarter production and vehicle deliveries. While the COVID-19

For years, there wasn't a hotter investment opportunity on Wall Street than marijuana stocks. Until the end of the first quarter of 2019, you could have thrown a dart at a list of publicly traded

When countless businesses were forced to shut down earlier in the year due to COVID-19, it was clear that jobless claims would quickly skyrocket. And did they ever. April's 14.7% unemployment rate

Video games have never been more popular, and strong performance from gaming companies amid this year's coronavirus-related volatility has highlighted interactive entertainment's appeal as a

The stock market has rebounded sharply off its March lows, with the S&P 500 rallying by nearly 40% in just over three months. Businesses are reopening across the U.S. and economic data has been

Slack (NYSE: WORK) and Datadog (NASDAQ: DDOG) were both major software IPOs last year. Slack, which went public via a direct listing last April, provides streamlined communication tools that help

Despite a worldwide race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, China's CanSino Biologics (SEHK: 6185) didn't make huge headlines when it announced last week that its COVID-19 vaccine candidate had been

With the stock market continuing its rebound from lows during the coronavirus market crash earlier this year, some companies' stocks have done more than recover -- they've soared to new all-time

It's probably fair to say that at the beginning of the year, many investors had never heard of VBI Vaccines (NASDAQ: VBIV) or Vaxart (NASDAQ: VXRT). But there's no doubt that a lot more investors

Any good news in the race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine garners plenty of attention. That's exactly what happened last week after Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) and BioNTech (NASDAQ: BNTX) announced preliminary

Claiming impressive track records of 25 or more consecutive years of dividend increases wasn't enough to translate to solid performances during the first half of 2020. Even with the overall market

Investing wisely is essential if you hope to build wealth. Unfortunately, many Americans are making a huge mistake when it comes to investing. In fact, a recent Gallup poll found just 21% of

The coronavirus bear market was brutal to stocks early in the year, but the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) managed to recover much of its lost ground during the second quarter. With the help of some

Shares of Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) surged higher on Monday, rising more than 13% by the time the market closed. During after-hours trading, shares moved even higher to levels above $1,430. The stock's

When it comes to claiming Social Security, you have choices. You can sign up for benefits at full retirement age (FRA), which is either 66, 67, or somewhere in between, depending on your year of

This has been a year that no one will soon forget -- especially Wall Street.

In a four-month span, the stock market experienced about a decade's worth of volatility. Panic surrounding the

Mobile payments innovator Square (NYSE: SQ) has been one of the top-performing financial stocks on the market, with an eye-popping year-to-date return of 90% through Monday's close. Since the