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After suffering severe margin erosion in 2017 and 2018, West Coast airline Alaska Air (NYSE: ALK) has gotten back on track in 2019. For the first nine months of the year, revenue per available seat

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (NASDAQ: PLAY) hasn't had much good news for investors in 2019, and that disappointing streak continued with its recent third-quarter earnings results. The restaurant

Often the first stock stat dividend-focused investors look at is yield. That's understandable, but a dividend yield alone can't tell you the whole story. The truth is, Wall Street has a bad habit of

At the turn of the millennium, General Electric (NYSE: GE) was a true juggernaut of a company. Led by legendary CEO Jack Welch, GE went from a primarily manufacturing company in 1982 to a

It wasn't too many years ago that Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) was the only game in town when it came to streaming video. Those days are gone, and viewers now have a seemingly endless barrage of new

Macy's (NYSE: M) shares are down 46.26% year to date and the price plunge raised its dividend yield to 9.42%. Since the dividend yield is derived by taking the dividend per share and dividing it by

Approximately two-thirds of Americans have less than $100,000 saved for retirement, according to a report from the Employee Benefit Research Institute, and 26% of those people have less than $1,000

On Dec. 3, 2018, Cresco Labs (OTC: CRLBF), which was founded in 2013, began trading on the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE) under the "CL" ticker symbol, and the next day, it became available on

Tencent (OTC: TCEHY) still rules China's mobile messaging market with WeChat, which grew its monthly active users (MAUs) 6% annually to 1.15 billion last quarter. But in recent years, Beijing-based

There's no sugarcoating it: Marijuana stocks have had a bad year. It began promisingly after more than a dozen pot stocks shot higher by at least 70% during the fourth quarter, but most will end

Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) and JD.com (NASDAQ: JD), the two largest e-commerce players in China, mainly operate with different business models. Alibaba's online marketplaces charge listing fees and

NextEra Energy Partners (NYSE: NEP) and Phillips 66 Partners (NYSE: PSXP) both proudly proclaim themselves to be "growth-oriented" master limited partnerships. So far they have both done a pretty

Shares of The Trade Desk (NASDAQ: TTD) soared 112% over the last 12 months, and some investors may believe they've missed out on the chance to profit from the fast-growing digital-advertising

Americans are feeling pretty good about their retirement prospects, according to a survey by the nonprofit policy group Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI). Among the respondents, 67% of

While investing in young, unproven growth stocks entails some risk, the potential for absolutely massive gains makes the journey worthwhile. After all, the huge payoff from finding just one

There's been no shortage of highs and lows for restaurant stocks over the last decade. While the industry has faced challenges, including rising labor costs, oversaturation, and a "restaurant

There's no substitute for saving if you want a financially secure retirement. Social Security can help you get part of the way there, but you'll need your own nest egg in order to cover unexpected

By Jessica Thiefels

With each passing year, there's more knowledge we can gain to get us ready for what's ahead -- and this year was no different. We've compiled a few important career lessons from

It's been over two-and-a-half years since investors heard anything about Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) extraterrestrial interests. In 2017, company had poached a pair of high-level Alphabet execs, John

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers (NYSE: SKT) is down roughly 25% so far in 2019. I bought it before this drubbing, so I lost even more than that. At this point, I've sold the stock -- but I'm likely to

The energy sector has been the worst-performing one in the S&P 500 for several years running. It's not even close. The S&P 500 has rallied 75% over the past five years, while energy stocks, as

It's hardly news at this point. E-commerce giant Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) has been handling at least part of its own delivery work since 2014 and began building a fleet of delivery aircraft in

Which sounds better: riding a tricycle on the sidewalk or driving a Lamborghini on the Autobahn? I'll take the Lambo, thank you very much.

Although the fast track sounds like more fun, with respect

This article originally appeared on InHerSight.com, a website where women rate the female friendliness of their employers and get matched to companies that fit their needs.

InHerSight asked Amy

Costco (NASDAQ: COST), a multibillion-dollar chain of membership-only warehouse clubs, focuses on providing low-margin prices for quality brand-name merchandise. Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A)