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Investors continue to believe in the long-term prospects of the cannabis industry, but it's been tough to endure the past couple of years. Most of the best-known cultivation stocks, such as Canopy

Most companies are scheduled to report first-quarter 2020 earnings in the next few weeks. When they do, they're likely to provide updated full-year 2020 outlooks that incorporate the effects of the

Along with exacting a devastating human toll in terms of illness and death, the coronavirus pandemic is causing economic destruction. Most companies are hurting because economies around the globe

UnitedHealth Group Inc (NYSE: UNH) is one of the largest health insurance and healthcare service providers in the U.S. Over the last five years, UnitedHealth has seen its share price rise by 145%

Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), like every major media company in the world, has halted production on most of its shows and films amid the coronavirus pandemic.

With productions halted, Netflix expects its

It has been a brutal year in the energy sector. Crude prices imploded -- including going negative at one point -- because of surging supplies amid cratering demand from the impact of the COVID-19

Shares of Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA), Glu Mobile (NASDAQ: GLUU), and Tencent Holdings (OTC: TCEHY) have more than doubled over the last four years and could deliver more gains over the next decade.  

The

The coronavirus pandemic has brought a lot of bleak news for Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS). The company's theme parks remain closed around the world, the movie business has essentially shut down, and even

Efforts to blunt the impact of the coronavirus pandemic have led to some of the most abrupt negative economic changes in modern history. First-time unemployment claims hit record highs as businesses

Many of us have been taught to avoid volatility at all costs. That's a grave mistake. In fact, avoiding non-fatal stressors over the long run is actually fatal. 

Think about it for a second: If you

Target (NYSE: TGT) released another business update on Thursday morning, shedding light on what's changed during the coronavirus crisis.

Like its March update, this one contained some valuable

"Be greedy when others are fearful" has been one of the guiding strategic principles across Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) incredibly successful stock-picking run. With the novel

The coronavirus crisis has brought even the most stable companies to their knees.

Dividend Aristocrats, the vaunted group of S&P 500 companies that have hiked their dividends every year for 25

With the rapid spread of coronavirus causing many diners to avoid restaurant food, it should be no surprise that Chipotle Mexican Grill's (NYSE: CMG) sales trends abruptly turned negative last

For much of the past half-decade, marijuana has been one of the fastest-growing industries. After generating $3.4 billion in worldwide sales in 2014, global weed sales more than tripled to $10.9

Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ: ZM) has been one of the most successful stocks of 2020. The video conferencing specialist has taken advantage of a unique set of circumstances that have lifted its

"Pivot to the Pacific" is so 2014. Under the Trump Administration, the Pentagon's new mantra will be "Island Hopping, 21st Century-Style."

Six years ago, President Obama's administration announced

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) was once considered a mature tech stock that was owned for stability and income instead of growth. But over the past five years, Microsoft stock rallied roughly 300% as a

Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS) reported first-quarter earnings on April 22, and it laid out both a scenario for recovery and how the company is preparing for the worst. The headline numbers of a 51.1%

Utility stocks like Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) are seen as safe-haven investments. They are favored by conservative investors, the so-called widows and orphans that want reliable dividends. But is Duke

The COVID-19 crisis has taken a major toll on the U.S. economy, and has been battering the stock market since the virus started spreading rapidly in March. It's not shocking, then, to learn that

Domino's (NYSE: DPZ) has fared better than most fast-food businesses through the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The pizza delivery giant just announced that sales increased in the fiscal first

Ford Motor (NYSE: F) will report its first-quarter earnings after the market closes on Tuesday, April 28. 

Normally, we'd take this time to look at what Wall Street expects, review Ford's sales

The old adage of "buy low, sell high" is a lot harder to follow than it sounds -- especially the second part. There are a lot of opportunities to buy stock in companies at low at the moment --

The COVID-19 pandemic is causing massive health and economic harm around the world. The necessary steps of shutting down travel and much of the global economy to save lives has hit the oil industry