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Online auction site eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) may have been first to the e-commerce scene, but it's been lapped -- in spades -- by behemoth Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) in the meantime. eBay focused on

GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK) and Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) are two big pharmaceutical companies that appear to be on different paths. Glaxo posted disappointing fourth-quarter results earlier this month

In 2019, the Horizons Marijuana Life Sciences ETF fell 36%. That was disappointing given how good of a year it was for the S&P 500, which went in the opposite direction, rising by 30%. It was a

On the morning of Feb. 19, 2020, something momentous happened for me and my family as soon as trading opened on the New York and Nasdaq stock exchanges. I became a millionaire.

Now when I say

Recessions are a normal part of our country's economic cycle. But that's little comfort when a prolonged one hits and throws your finances for a loop. And it's also, to some degree, tricky to

Whether you realize it or not, Americans' reliance on Social Security is near an all-time high, at least according to national pollster Gallup.

In April 2019, Gallup surveyed retired workers and

My wife and I bought a house in November, a big move up for us from our small starter home to a bigger (and more expensive) house for our growing family. We got really lucky with our timing, finding

Most investors don't pay too much attention to for-profit education. And for good reason: the industry was rife with dirty tactics leading into the Great Recession 10 years ago.

But one company

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James River Group Holdings (NASDAQ: JRVR)Q4 2019 Earnings CallFeb 21, 2020, 8:00 a.m. ET

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The New York Times' (NYSE: NYT) chief operating officer, Meredith Levien, may soon lead the newspaper as its next chief executive officer, according to a report by Bloomberg News on Friday.

Citing

Warren Buffett is lionized as the "Oracle of Omaha" for his prophetic ability to pick outperforming stocks and hold them for periods stretching into decades. But to the Greeks, oracles were

Polaris Industries (NYSE: PII) had a massive problem with its off-road vehicles catching fire several years ago that caused several deaths and numerous injuries, and led to it initiating dozens of

When SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ: SPWR) reported fourth-quarter 2019 earnings last week it seemed like the company's performance was as good or better than what investors expected. Revenue rose

Six years ago, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) began what some may consider its second phase as a company. That's when CEO Satya Nadella took the baton from Steve Ballmer, marking a handoff from the man

Nobody likes to pay taxes, but nearly everyone has to. Even once you've stopped working, you might still need to file a tax return and pay income tax -- and shockingly, you might also have to

Despite being 13 years old, Dropbox (NASDAQ: DBX) has never been profitable, at least on a GAAP basis. On an adjusted basis, the cloud storage pioneer has been able to post black ink, but Dropbox

Resorts and casino behemoth MGM International (NYSE: MGM) is being sued over a data breach that occurred last summer, according to Reuters. Law firm Morgan & Morgan filed the lawsuit Friday at the

As expected, T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) and Sprint (NYSE: S) have renegotiated their blockbuster megamerger that was approved by a federal judge earlier this month. While there are many valid

It's the start of a new year and for many dividend-growth stocks, it's also time to raise dividend payments. As long as their performances are strong and their outlooks remain good, companies that

It is virtually impossible to go through daily life in the United States without coming into contact with PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP) and Verizon (NYSE: VZ). They are, for the most part, ubiquitous

In the 2006 film Failure to Launch, a set of frustrated parents meddle to get their adult son Tripp to move out of their home. Tripp's folks hire a self-appointed "adulting" expert -- but in real

Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE: BRK.B) (NYSE: BRK.A) 2019 shareholder is out. Written by famed investor Warren Buffett, the CEO and chairman of Berkshire, this letter and others like it are read

When companies focus on their strengths and core competencies, it can make them better investments. That's what Merck (NYSE: MRK) is hoping will happen, as the company announced on Feb. 5 that it

Investors are optimistic heading into the fourth-quarter earnings announcement from Home Depot (NYSE: HD). The economy is growing at a solid clip, and key industry metrics such as home prices and

The prospects for GameStop (NYSE: GME) stock have appeared increasingly grim. The market has steadily shifted away from the physical games GameStop sells, pressuring earnings -- and the stock price