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Shares of salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) stumbled immediately following its first-quarter results. It wasn't that the start to 2020 got off on the wrong foot. On the contrary, the months leading up to

While merger and acquisition (M&A) activity will likely pause in the banking industry until the economy rebounds and there is less uncertainty about credit quality, the wave that resulted in roughly

Shares of Dick's Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS) rose 22.7% in May, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. But investors should keep the monthly move in context. After crushing the

Like some other pandemic trends, online dating apps are enjoying increased traffic as many people shelter at home. At first, this seems counter-intuitive. Why are people talking to each other on

The coronavirus outbreak wrecked broad swaths of the global economy in the first quarter as governments pursued extreme measures to combat the spread of the disease. With tens of millions of people

What once seemed like a sure bet has now become the target of fierce debate due to the unforeseen drama that's now playing out related to COVID-19. The current investment situation is as suspenseful

Head over to Valley View Business Park in Archbald, Pennsylvania, and you'll see a construction project underway. Pet product e-commerce company Chewy (NYSE: CHWY) is working on a fulfillment center

Streaming video veteran Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) is crushing the market in 2020. The stock has gained 30% year-to-date while the S&P 500 market index fell 5% over the same period. Netflix is one of

Shares of cloud-based cybersecurity company CrowdStrike Holdings (NASDAQ: CRWD) rose 29.8% in May, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The newly public company didn't report any

Home Depot (NYSE: HD) shareholders outperformed a booming market last month. The stock gained 11% in May compared to a 4.5% increase in the S&P 500, according to data provided by S&P Global Market

For many people, retirement is a lifelong goal, and you'll need to save consistently for decades to achieve it. But for more and more workers, retirement is becoming unreachable, no matter how hard

Over the last decade, Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) gained a reputation as an innovator in the airline business. Since emerging from bankruptcy in 2007, it kicked off a round of consolidation that

General Electric (NYSE: GE) has been in turnaround mode since the 2008-09 recession. The industrial icon has jettisoned a series of businesses along the way in an effort to raise cash and streamline

Shares of StoneCo (NASDAQ: STNE) rose 20.1% in May, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The stock faced pressure through much of the month due to the spread of the novel

Recently, the U.S. Census Bureau released its estimate of April retail sales. Overall sales fell 16.4% from March and were down 21.6% versus a year ago. This is a breathtaking drop in sales never

Investors might be reluctant to buy tech stocks in this volatile market, which faces fierce macro headwinds like COVID-19 and the trade war. The growing digital divide between the U.S. and China

The markets have rallied since March's market crash but bargain hunters can still scoop up many cheap buys. The three stocks below have solid fundamentals, are good long-term investments, and also

A lot of investors -- maybe you're one of them -- are kicking themselves right now for not buying "wish list" companies when the stock market bottomed in March. Of course, timing the market is easy

Dividend yield is an important factor investors consider when choosing a dividend stock to invest in. A high yield might be unsustainable, while a low one might not be enticing enough to attract

COVID-19 has been wreaking havoc on the U.S. economy for close to three months now, and while parts of the country are beginning to reopen, it's safe to say that our total recovery is still a ways

Last week, General Electric (NYSE: GE) CEO Larry Culp gave a presentation at the 36th annual Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference that could best be described as a reset of a reset. This was

In this episode of Rule Breaker Investing, The Motley Fool co-founder David Gardner is joined by an array of guests to answer some investment and financial questions from the May mailbag and also

In this episode of Industry Focus: Tech, Dylan Lewis and Motley Fool contributor Brian Feroldi discuss the competitive dynamics between Slack (NYSE: WORK) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and the

"A mad player is a bad player." That's what sports commentators say when an athlete's emotions go haywire mid-game and negatively affect performance. The same thing can happen to investors of any

While the broader semiconductor sector has recovered strongly in recent weeks after the March stock market crash, Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) has failed to keep up the pace.

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