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On the surface, NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE) is just a boring old utility. But once you start to drill down into the story a little bit, you see that there's a lot more going on here. That's both a

Snap (NYSE: SNAP) doesn't always want to be a distant fourth-place player to Facebook (NASDAQ: FB), Instagram, and Twitter (NYSE: TWTR). It's betting that Minis -- third-party developer apps that

For many of us, it's hard to go through the day without using a product from one of the "FAANG" companies. FAANG is an acronym that stands for five of the largest growing tech companies in the

Shares of Peloton Interactive (NASDAQ: PTON) were jumping 5.5% higher in early morning trading Tuesday after a Stifel analyst raised his price target on the home fitness leader 13% to $62 from $55

Shares of Spirit AeroSystems (NYSE: SPR) traded down more than 10% on Tuesday morning after the company said Boeing (NYSE: BA) intends to produce far fewer 737 Max airplanes this year than what had

Yext (NYSE: YEXT) is a small company with a small following, but its stock is going up today after gaining some analyst attention. William Blair initiated coverage on Yext with an outperform rating

Shares of exploration and production company Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK) rose 5% in early trading on Tuesday. Although the stock quickly gave back around half of that gain, today's price move is

It's no secret that one of the best investing themes so far in 2020 has been e-commerce. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, online sales are up 16.6% through May compared with 2019 figures, and

Inovio Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: INO) announced on Tuesday that it has been awarded a $71 million Defense Department contract to assist it in ramping up production of its Cellectra 3PSP smart

There's some good news and bad news in the latest analyst update for cruise line stocks. The good news is that Chris Woronka at Deutsche Bank is boosting his price target for all three of the

McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) and Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) are two of the most well-known fast food brands in the world. McDonald's operates and franchises over 36,000 restaurants in more than 100

The energy sector has a spotty track record when it comes to dividends. While many companies in the industry pay above-average yields, they aren't always sustainable. That has been the case with

Esports rose to prominence in 2018 with the launch of Activision Blizzard's Overwatch League. Before then, professional gaming didn't get much attention outside of dedicated esports fans. But the

Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) is continuing to act on its commitment to sustainability with the launch of Impossible Foods products at stores in the U.S.

Back in January, CEO Kevin Johnson laid out a

The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted lots of businesses, but few were hurt more than mall owners. Most mall tenants are considered nonessential businesses, and crowded indoor malls could easily turn into

In this episode of Industry Focus: Wildcard, Emily Flippen and Motley Fool intern Meilin Quinn discuss the cybersecurity space. The cybersecurity industry is among a handful of industries that have

Investors don't typically view a trip to the neighborhood grocery store as an opportunity to do some field research for promising growth stocks. Supermarkets themselves are low-margin operations

Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) may be facing an unprecedented event this year. Its Google subsidiary could see its advertising revenue decline due to the impact of the novel coronavirus on

For Biogen (NASDAQ: BIIB) and its investors, the next 12 months may result in great opportunity or dashed hopes. A lot is riding on a patent appeal concerning Biogen's blockbuster multiple sclerosis

Mid-cap stocks are a shorthand way of describing companies with market capitalizations between $2 billion and $10 billion. Generally speaking, companies of this size have a few advantages. For

The economy hasn't recovered from the first wave of COVID-19 and the government is preparing for a second wave to hit this fall. Although unemployment has dipped slightly from 14.7% to 13.3%, it's

Describing it as "a global commitment to elevate 50 million small and micro businesses (SMBs) worldwide in an effort to get local communities back to business," Visa (NYSE: V) is launching a set of

Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) online marketplace crushed many brick-and-mortar retailers during the retail apocalypse, but Dollar Tree (NASDAQ: DLTR) survived that relentless assault and continued

2020 has been a wild year so far for investors.

The S&P 500 plunged 35% in February and March before gaining back nearly all of those losses, rising as much as 48% before pulling back modestly over

Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) is generally considered one of the best beverage makers in the world, with a leading market share in several key industry segments. Its ubiquitous Coke brand is recognized