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The department-store industry has been wading deeper into secondhand waters for a while now. Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) embraced the idea of dealing in used clothing in mid-2019, partnering with Rent the

By the time Valero Energy (NYSE: VLO) reported fourth-quarter 2019 earnings on Jan. 30, everybody was already aware that the refining sector of the oil and gas industry had had a rough season. So

The past year has been mostly downhill for iRobot (NASDAQ: IRBT). The trade war between the U.S. and China and the resulting tariffs made for a challenging market. While a 10% levy was already in

Shares of Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ: ZM) happily climbed 12.1% in January, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The rally was sparked after Joshua Brown, CNBC

The month of February usually means fourth-quarter and full-year earnings reports from many top companies. This year, the slew of incoming data happens to coincide with the recent coronavirus

Shares of Hess (NYSE: HES) slumped 15.3% in January, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. Weighing on the oil stock was a sell-off in the price of oil and the release of its

Getting rich is far simpler than many people make it out to be. A straightforward nine-word strategy sums up the core of what you need to do:

Keep that up for long enough while earning a decent rate

You can claim Social Security as early as 62, but by starting right away, you're resigning yourself to smaller monthly checks for the rest of your life. Every month that you delay benefits past 62

Marijuana stocks in Canada enjoyed strong revenue growth in 2019. Prior-year results were easy to compare to because the government hadn't legalized pot until October 2018.

In 2020, the edible and

GSX Techedu (NYSE: GSX), an online education company in China, went public last June at $10.50 per share. Its stock has more than tripled to the mid-$30s since then, but it still trades at 13 times

While most oil companies continue to struggle with the persistent volatility in the price of crude oil, ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) keeps cashing in, which was evident once again during the fourth

Several infrastructure stocks have made big moves over the past year, making them less appealing buys these days. However, just because an investor missed out on a rally doesn't mean he or she

When it reported full-year 2019 results, McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) had a nice comparable-sales surprise for investors. The comparable-sales metric measures revenue at restaurants that have been open

Your average Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) store doesn't look anything like a typical bank. But as surprising as it might sound, there's rising speculation in some corners of the banking industry in Asia

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Global shipments of PCs grew 2.7% in 2019, according to IDC, marking the industry's first full year of growth since 2011. Microsoft's decision to end support for Windows 7 this January sparked

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) returned to the top of the global smartphone sales chart in the fourth quarter of 2019, according to tech-focused market research firm Canalys. The company shipped 78.4 million

Shares in UK-based advertising agency WPP (NYSE: WPP) fell 11.4% in January according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The high-yield stock's fall comes after a management

California regulators working on the state's path to 100% clean energy are considering a proposal to double the use of geothermal power by 2030.

Ormat Technologies (NYSE: ORA) has been operating

GameStop (NYSE: GME) saw its stock plunge 39.1% last month to just below $4, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence.

The stock has been in continuous decline since November 2015, when

Shares of Canadian pot titan Aurora Cannabis (NYSE: ACB) not only failed to break out of their nearly yearlong funk last month, but they also fell by another 12.5% over the course of January

Like clockwork, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has added 30 million paid subscriptions to its services business for nine consecutive quarters. At the end of 2019, the company boasted 480 million paid

Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) ended fiscal 2019 on a high note by posting a great earnings report late last week that showed growing revenue for its classic drinks as well as its newer offerings and most

It isn't impossible for cannabis stocks to report profits, but finding stocks in the industry that can do so consistently is another story. That's one of the reasons many investors steer clear of

Juul Labs is the electronic cigarette company most often targeted by the government when it considers imposing tougher regulations. By far the industry leader and still the most popular device with