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Visa (NYSE: V) is one of the largest global payment technology companies in the world. Its name is synonymous with convenience and reliability, and its cards are accepted by a wide variety of

Business services specialist Cintas (NASDAQ: CTAS) reported earnings this Tuesday evening, covering the results of the second quarter in fiscal year 2020. The provider of uniform rentals, fire

Two Western companies entered the promising Indian digital media market earlier this year: Spotify (NYSE: SPOT) and YouTube, the Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) subsidiary. Spotify launched

Dave & Buster's (NASDAQ: PLAY) recently announced earnings results that did little to change the investing picture that has taken shape over the last few quarters. The restaurant stock is still

The federal government was set to run out of funds by Friday, Dec. 20, which injected a rare sense of bipartisan urgency into Congress this week. The legislative branch proposed a new federal budget

The tobacco industry has been a cash cow for investors for decades, and Altria Group (NYSE: MO) has successfully sustained its position atop the U.S. tobacco industry through thick and thin. Despite

When you're married, budgeting becomes a lot more complicated because both spouses have to get on the same page. Otherwise, you set yourself up for a busted budget and money fights if either partner

The impressive headlines were enough to grab investors' attention last week. Not only did Tandem Diabetes (NASDAQ: TNDM) win the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's clearance of its new insulin pump

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VRTX) is the leading drugmaker in the treatment of cystic fibrosis, a life-threatening genetic disease that causes infections to several organs, including the lungs

Growth stocks are always an attractive buy for investors. Driven by robust top-line growth, these stocks generally trade at a premium. This means high-growth stocks tend to outpace the broader

The 2010s have been a rough decade for the retail industry.

The rise of e-commerce has pressured business models like department stores and malls and has forced once-ubiquitous retailers like

This year, Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY) has been hogging the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. The energy stock has blasted through the floor of a 10-year low and continued to tumble. Can the

GameStop (NYSE: GME) CEO George Sherman wasn't joking when he declared tepid demand for game consoles as the crux of the reason the video gaming retailer's quarterly results were such a

Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ: SWKS) is all set to end 2019 on a high note. The chipmaker has beaten the broader market by a fair margin this year, which would seem surprising at first given that its

The decision to file for Social Security isn't an easy one. The age you claim benefits at will determine how much monthly income you collect throughout retirement, and it's therefore not a choice to

Semiconductor giant Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) has been unstoppable this year. Coming off a flat performance in 2018, the stock is up 30% with just weeks left in 2019. The Brocade and CA Technologies

For Sprint (NYSE: S), the end is near. That's not a dire prediction; it's a reality due to the company's pending merger with T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS).

The merger, of course, still faces some

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Prime is a large contributing factor to the company's continued growth in online retail. Amazon posted a 24% year-over-year increase in net sales in North America last quarter

Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) has been a bit of a conundrum for investors. It's a major part of popular culture and has become a platform for everyone to express their opinions concisely, from the president

After years of being left in the dust by growth stocks, value stocks are poised for outperformance in the coming years. With their shares currently priced at an even greater-than-average discount to

Things have been downright ugly in the natural gas industry lately. While production has been booming, demand hasn't been able to keep up with supply. That's led to lower prices and lower income for

The stock market has had an exceptionally good year in 2019, with many major market benchmarks rising 20% or more. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) has set new record highs on

Investors have been used to paying big premiums to own marijuana stocks in the past. However, with pot stocks falling sharply over the past several months, valuations have come down sharply. The

Marijuana stocks are a highly polarizing investment opportunity. Whereas most of Wall Street believes that the cannabis industry will see global sales soar to between $50 billion and $200 billion a

Filing taxes is stressful enough in its own right. Throw the idea of getting audited into the mix, and it can throw even the most diligent taxpayer into a panic. But audits have decreased in recent