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In this episode of Market Foolery, Chris Hill talks with Fool analyst Jim Mueller about some business news. Five Below (NASDAQ: FIVE) tanked by about 16% after reporting some bad comps and lowering

Banks continue to release earnings, and we just got a look at Goldman Sachs' (NYSE: GS) latest results. The short version is that although Goldman took a massive $1.1 billion legal charge in the

Walmart (NYSE: WMT) seemed to be on a roll in India. There have been reports that the American big-box retailer has been enjoying a nice run in the country's booming e-commerce space at the expense

While shares of NRG Energy (NYSE: NRG) bounced around a bit last year, the stock only managed to eke out a 0.4% gain. Meanwhile, given its meager dividend, the total return wasn't much better at

Beyond Meat (NASDAQ: BYND), the producer of plant-based meat alternatives, wowed the market when its stock soared 160% in its first day of trading last May. Further gains followed, with the shares

Shares of digital memory manufacturer Seagate Technology (NASDAQ: STX) roared 54% higher in 2019, paying investors $0.63 per share each quarter along the way. To kick off 2020, that payout was

Are you hoping to increase your retirement account contributions in 2020? That's a great financial goal, since many Americans are saving far too little.  

Saving for retirement in a tax-advantaged

It's only been about two months since Disney (NYSE: DIS) launched Disney+, its biggest push into subscription video on demand (SVOD) services. There have already been mounting signs that the service

2019 was a stupendous year for the markets overall, with stocks in "boring" sectors like utilities also joining the rally. The Dow Jones Utility Index, which measures the performances of the 15

Major market benchmarks are rallying, but that doesn't mean that the pool of viable low-priced stocks has run dry. There are plenty of stocks trading below $5 that still offer a clear path for

Sony (NYSE: SNE) recently stunned attendees at CES 2020 by unveiling an electric concept car called the Vision-S. The prototype car looks sleek, but Sony isn't entering the EV market to compete

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) has been through some challenging times over the past several years. With politicians in Washington searching for ways to make healthcare more affordable for average

AT&T's (NYSE: T) live TV streaming service, AT&T TV Now, has a problem. The app that subscribers use to access AT&T TV Now is, as of this writing, no longer supported on Roku's (NASDAQ: ROKU)

Many businesses use the razor-and-blade model of giving away the razor and marking up the price on the replacement blades, but few have managed to gouge customers quite as exquisitely as printer

NextEra Energy Partners (NYSE: NEP) and TC Energy (NYSE: TRP) both offer yield-seeking investors attractive dividend payouts. The clean-energy-focused NextEra currently yields 3.8%, while pipeline

There's a reason workers are advised to save money for their golden years: Social Security will only replace about 40% of the typical earner's pre-retirement income, and most seniors need about

Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) might make most people think of toothbrushes and diapers, but for a while now, this consumer staples company has shown it can carve out a formidable spot in the tech

Streaming video veteran Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) is preparing to release its earnings report for the fourth quarter of 2019 on Tuesday of next week. Investors will be looking for solid revenue growth

The idea of holding on to investments for decades can be intimidating. Predicting the future is famously difficult work, and it's all but certain that some of your forecasts will be incorrect. On

Investors reacted harshly to Five Below's (NASDAQ: FIVE) holiday-season sales update, sending shares down as much as 20% on Monday before the stock settled at an 11% decline for the day. The

Enphase Energy (NASDAQ: ENPH) went on a monster run last year. Shares of the company, which makes microinverters for solar panels, rocketed an eye-popping 452.4%, making it the best performing solar

Things have been a bit rough for Incyte (NASDAQ: INCY) over the past month. The biotech company's stock is down by 14% since Dec. 1. In particular, Incyte's shares recently fell by 12% after the

The global smartphone market has been in the process of maturing in recent years, with unit sales slowing to a crawl in many major regions. Conditions have deteriorated: Market researcher IDC

Can you guess what the best-performing stock in the Dow Jones Industrial Average was in 2019? None other than Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which was up 89% including dividends. Not only that, but shares of

Skechers U.S.A. (NYSE: SKX) and Crocs (NASDAQ: CROX) are both popular footwear companies whose shares outperformed in 2019. Sketchers shares are up about 71% over the last 52-week period, while