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International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) managed to beat expectations with its fourth-quarter report last week, and it provided guidance calling for revenue and earnings growth in 2020. The stock

As the overall market trades near record highs, companies like Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) seem to lag. Cisco stock has risen by just under 250% since the March 2009 lows. This does not compare well to the

Union Pacific's (NYSE: UNP) fourth-quarter earnings report was eagerly anticipated for a few reasons. First, railroads are a key bellwether of the economy, and second, investors were keen to see

On Monday, the Food and Drug Administration approved Trijardy XR, a combination treatment that contains three drugs already approved for type 2 diabetes: Jardiance, Tradjenta, and the generic drug

Kimberly-Clark (NYSE: KMB) investors had modest expectations heading into the company's fourth quarter earnings report. The consumer staples specialist had been struggling with below-market growth

Though taxes aren't due until April 15 this year, the IRS has already begun accepting returns. As such, it's not too early to get your tax paperwork in order, especially if you think you're due a

Last year was ho-hum for Twilio (NYSE: TWLO) investors. Shares of the leading in-app communications specialist rose a modest 10% in 2019, sorely lagging the overall market's headier advance. Twilio

Tyson Foods (NYSE: TSN) announced early in the year that it sold off Golden Island Jerky, one of the brands it won just six years ago in a knock-down, drag-out bidding war against Pilgrim's Pride

Shares of Kellogg (NYSE: K) fell 20% between the beginning of 2017 and the end of 2018 as consumers transitioned away from cereal products. During 2019, Kellogg's share price increased 18.8% with

"Stocks always go down faster than they go up, but they always go up more than they go down."

Long-term investors will probably recognize this old market truism -- maybe even from their own personal

Sprint's (NYSE: S) falling further behind the competition as its merger with T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) remains held up in court. 

The fourth-place wireless carrier lost 115,000 postpaid phone

Dictionary.com describes "adulting" as "an informal term to describe behavior that is seen as responsible and grown-up...such as paying bills and running errands." That makes life after college

Earnings season is kicking into high gear as Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) reports its fourth-quarter earnings on Thursday. Shareholders will be paying close attention to the company's growth rates in its

2020 is still young, but already a clutch of dividend stocks have added to their payouts, making their shareholders incrementally richer.

Some of these raisers are well known among investors, others

"The question has arisen lately: Is there room for a third category of device in the middle?" Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) co-founder Steve Jobs said when unveiling the original iPad in January 2010

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) CEO Jeff Bezos has retained his start-up mentality. He runs one of the most successful retailers in the world, yet he keeps his company focused on the idea that it's had from

Earnings season is in full swing. This week, in particular, is packed with reports from high-profile companies. Three reports worth tuning into are Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Facebook (NASDAQ: FB), and

Worries about the Wuhan coronavirus are hitting global stock markets hard, and that's been especially troubling to investors who've largely seen stock prices move nearly straight up over the past

Comcast-owned (NASDAQ: CMCSA) NBCUniversal is a part of the wave of companies releasing new streaming services. But you'd be forgiven if you'd forgotten about Peacock, which the company has been

Fuel cell stocks have been on fire over the past few months with FuelCell Energy (NASDAQ: FCEL) up more than 400% in three months, Bloom Energy (NYSE: BE) up over 200%, and Plug Power (NASDAQ: PLUG)

And just like that, Philip Morris International (NYSE: PM) has slammed shut the door on a merger with Altria (NYSE: MO), a door it had propped open just days before.

In an interview with CNBC, CEO

It's hard to think of two more classic blue chip stocks than IBM (NYSE: IBM) and McDonald's (NYSE: MCD).

One is a tech giant that's been around for more than 100 years and the other is the world's

A well-constructed dividend portfolio can help pave the way to greater financial flexibility in retirement and help you enjoy your later years in style. Many retirees rely on dividend-paying stocks

Three months ago, Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) painted a rosy picture of the upcoming holiday season:

"We're really looking forward to Q4," CFO Brian Olsavsky said on Amazon's third-quarter earnings

Medicare provides health coverage to millions of seniors 65 and over. But that coverage comes at a cost -- one that tends to catch seniors off-guard for the following reasons.

Though Medicare Part