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Tax day for the 2019 filing year has been delayed to July 15, 2020 due to the novel coronavirus outbreak and resulting widespread shutdowns. But while you may have more time to get everything done

Nearly two years after initially announcing its blockbuster $26 billion megamerger, T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) has finally completed its acquisition of Sprint in a deal that will reshape the domestic

The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in a huge sell-off of the banking sector. Panicked investors are bracing for widespread credit issues if large swaths of businesses and homeowners can't make

Walt Disney's (NYSE: DIS) short-term results will no doubt feel the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The company touches so many different areas, including networks, theme parks, and movies. But

The business models of Seagate Technology (NASDAQ: STX), the data storage company, and Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), the renowned computer chipmaker, are rooted in delivering hardware that supports the

While it's easy to get wrapped up in other healthcare areas that seem more exciting, such as biotech or pharmaceuticals, there are a number of other companies in quieter sectors that are worth a

Talk abounds that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) will delay the launch of its much anticipated 5G-enabled iPhone. 

With the COVID-19 pandemic rapidly spreading across Europe and the U.S., there are growing

Medical device makers have been hard hit over the past month or so, with many well-known companies seeing their share prices fall significantly because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Otherwise

Building a long-term portfolio requires detailed research, patience, and focus. It's not complicated, but it can be challenging to know when to buy high-quality stocks at reasonable prices on a

In modern investing history, almost no dividend stock has been as reliable as Altria (NYSE: MO), the domestic owner of Marlboro. The tobacco company has raised its dividend 54 times in the last 50

A combination of factors has driven market volatility to historic levels in 2020, dropping the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) about 23.4% year to date, with most of those losses coming in less than a

It was roughly one year ago that pot euphoria peaked. By the end of the first quarter of 2019, the Horizons Marijuana Life Sciences ETF was up more than 50% on a year-to-date basis, and over a dozen

Now might be one of the best times to invest in healthcare stocks. As COVID-19 continues to spread throughout the world, many companies have already seen significant increases in revenue as demand

I'll admit that labeling Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) and Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: GILD) as "coronavirus stocks" is kind of like calling Michael Jordan a once-aspiring minor league baseball

Airline stocks have been hit hard by the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, which has caused travel demand to plummet and has led to concerns about the industry's ability to navigate through the crisis

The average price of gasoline has dropped below $2 per gallon, and experts predict we could see that number go even lower in the coming weeks. That's good news for folks who drive a lot or have

It seems that recreational marijuana dispensaries in Massachusetts will remain shuttered during the coronavirus pandemic. The state's governor, Charlie Baker, has emphatically stated that their

The outbreak of coronavirus is affecting the economy in unexpected ways. Nearly all things digital got a dose of rocket fuel as households have been stuck at home, and many employees are forced to

The longest bull market in history, from 2009 to early 2020, is officially over. On March 11, the Dow Jones closed more than 20% down from its most recent high, officially crossing the border into

Carnival's (NYSE: CCL)(NYSE: CUK) planned share issue will be significantly smaller than previously announced. Wednesday afternoon, the struggling cruise ship operator announced it is floating 62.5

For stock investors, there really hasn't been anywhere to hide from the market debacle that's followed from the COVID-19 pandemic. All industries have been hit as investors dump risky assets.

It

If you thought the financial crisis a little over a decade ago was bad, the coronavirus is rewriting history for Wall Street.

Growing uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus, which has led to more

On Monday, Amarin (NASDAQ: AMRN) investors got some horrible news. A federal judge in Nevada declared that the company's intellectual property was "obvious" and its drug patent was invalid.

This was

The COVID-19 crisis has sent the stock market on a wild ride over the past few months, and while volatility may be a scary thing, it's not an unusual one. The reality is that this isn't the first

This year (2020) is quickly going down in the record books as one investors will never forget. Following an 11-year bull market run, we watched as a new bear market instituted itself in less than