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The past couple of weeks have been pretty ugly for investors. Since the broad-based S&P 500 reached its all-time closing high on Feb. 19, the benchmark index has logged five of its eight-largest

It's estimated that 45% of U.S. workers have some sort of side hustle -- work they do on top of a main job. For many, the motivation to do that additional work stems from a need to build savings --

Two brick-and-mortar retailers that have continued to thrive despite the push to e-commerce are home improvement specialists The Home Depot (NYSE: HD) and Lowe's (NYSE: LOW). Both have been growing

Many people put off retirement because they have to. They lack the money needed to stop working.

If, however, you can honestly afford the retirement you want, then it might be worth retiring as

This past week has been a brutal one for the markets. Nearly everything has plunged deeply into the red, with the energy sector among the hardest hit, fueled by a historic sell-off in the oil market

Axon Enterprise (NASDAQ: AAXN). Nucor (NYSE: NUE). Balchem Corporation (NASDAQ: BCPC).

What do a stun gun maker, a steel company, and a producer of "powders, blended lipid systems [and] juice and

Investors have turned more cautious about Five Below (NASDAQ: FIVE) stock in recent months. The youth-focused retailer has been caught up in the general market drawdown in response to coronavirus

With the COVID-19 pandemic escalating in the United States, U.S. airlines are confronting an unprecedented drop in demand. Numerous companies have canceled all business travel, public health

Okta (NASDAQ: OKTA) did it again. Its fiscal 2020 fourth-quarter earnings results (12 months ended Jan. 31, 2020) came in higher than what was forecast just a few months ago. Though the stock has

Rollins Inc. (NYSE: ROL). Freshpet (NASDAQ: FRPT). Mobile Mini (NASDAQ: MINI).

What do a termite control company, a maker of pet treats, and a portable storage provider have in common? Not a whole

Another day, another massive swing to the downside for the stock market. There is very little good news emanating from the media, and travel and entertainment companies in particular are getting a

The Disney+ streaming service was originally expected to add hit movie Frozen 2 in June. That would be a typical release window for streaming access, following a theatrical premiere just before

By now I'm sure you know stocks are down. Market corrections like these hurt, and that pain motivates us to do irrational things. We just want to fix the problem somehow, and it may seem like

One of the easiest ways to save for retirement is to invest in a 401(k) at work and let the money grow. But this strategy doesn't work for everyone. If you change jobs a lot, you may have to take a

Last year was an exciting one for General Electric (NYSE: GE) shareholders, with the stock putting on a 45% gain -- a performance that made it one of the best-performing industrial stocks of the

Shares of New Relic (NYSE: NEWR), a software-as-a-service company that specializes in application performance management, jumped 13.9% on Friday. It was a quiet day on the news front for the

The rapid spread of COVID-19 is crushing the stock market. On March 9, the S&P 500 fell by about 7.5%, making it its worst day since 2008. What's more, there are good reasons to think things will

It's a bittersweet weekend for fans of Disney's (NYSE: DIS) theme parks. Disneyland in California closed last night. Disney World will wind down its gated attractions tonight. Both resorts will keep

Your 20s might be just the start of your adult life, but you want that start to be a good one. Some think your 20s are the time to live it up, and you can buckle down and get serious once you're in

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) came into 2020 with solid momentum in the PC processor market thanks to its technological advantage over main rival Intel (NASDAQ: INTC). As it turns out

COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, has been officially labeled a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). In the U.S., there are now more than 1,200 confirmed cases and

The stock market is experiencing some heavy selling pressure. Quality names such as Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Facebook (NASDAQ: FB), and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) are trading more than 20%

The novel coronavirus outbreak is turning out to be a big problem for companies all over the world, including Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). The smartphone giant has already warned that its fiscal

Many people assume that their living expenses in retirement will be substantially lower than what they looked like during their working years. But that's a dangerous assumption. Other than commuting

Nearly everything has a price at which it's a good deal. That's true whether we're talking about cars, houses, or stocks. Of course, the less desirable a given item is, the lower the price is where