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Beauty retailer Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ: ULTA) finally gave investors a much-needed glimmer of hope last week. Its third-quarter bottom-line results came in better than expected, with same-store sales

Investors love a good growth stock. But that doesn't mean that sales growth alone is going to be enough for a stock to continue rising in value. Case in point: salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM). The

Even with the U.S. stock market near all-time highs, stocks remain an excellent way to build wealth. But that doesn't mean the path will always be smooth. 

Public markets are sometimes bullish and

IPOs, or initial public offerings, provide an opportunity for investors to get in on the ground floor, and that's what makes them so popular. In most cases, companies go public to raise additional

The price of streaming video content has skyrocketed as new competitors enter the market. AT&T's (NYSE: T) WarnerMedia is spending billions for the rights to old shows including Friends, South Park

This is shaping up to be another winning year for Sirius XM Holdings (NASDAQ: SIRI) investors. Shares of the satellite radio provider are trading 21% higher in 2019, and while that lags the market's

Social Security can be complex and confusing, but it will be an important part of almost everyone's retirement plan. Half of married couples depend on the program's benefits for at least 50% of

Cable television companies are in serious trouble if the headlines are on target. Research outfit eMarketer predicted earlier in the year that the number of households that have officially "cut the

After an ugly slide during the last few months of 2018, the stock market has done well in 2019. With just a few weeks left in the year, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is up around 20%, the S&P 500

Friday morning brought choppy trade to Wall Street, even as the White House made good on its comments earlier in the week suggesting that a deal between the U.S. and China on trade was in the works

Shares of Royal Bank of Scotland Group (NYSE: RBS) traded up more than 10% on Friday morning, part of a broader rally in British stocks following the Conservative Party's election victory in the

When you work hard to invest money, the last thing you want is for your investment portfolio to fail.

Unfortunately, losing money on investments is a definite risk -- and you could increase the

Investing in stocks is a great way to grow your wealth overtime. Consider, for instance, that over the past five years, the S&P 500 index is up by about 50%. It would be difficult to earn such

America's largest mobile network recently announced a new joint effort with Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) Web Services division. Verizon (NYSE: VZ) used AWS' re:Invent conference to reveal that its new 5G

Drilling for oil and natural gas is a difficult business right now, with service providers like Baker Hughes (NYSE: BKR) feeling the pinch just as much as drillers like ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM). So

Let's be honest. Time is running out for GoPro (NASDAQ: GPRO) to regain the market's confidence and build a sustainable business.

Management has said that the holiday season is off to a smashing

For many workers, retirement can't come soon enough. You may be counting down the days until you can leave your job and start living life on your own terms, traveling or spending time with family --

When you work hard all your life, you deserve an enjoyable retirement. To have pleasant golden years, you need cash to do the things you love -- and pay for essentials such as housing and healthcare

It's the end of another decade, a good time to sit down and consider what investment themes and related stocks might work with a buy-and-hold strategy over the next decade. In this context

If P.T. Barnum was right that there's no such thing as bad publicity, then Peloton Interactive (NASDAQ: PTON) will be reaping the sales rewards as it heads into Christmas. 

The ridiculous backlash

Healthcare is a major expense for working Americans of all income levels, and a few smart moves on your part in the next couple of weeks could help you eke out savings that make your medical

In a lengthy manifesto this March, Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) CEO Mark Zuckerberg outlined his vision for the future of Facebook, which will be built on a "privacy-focused vision" for its sprawling

Even after more than a decade, investors remember all too well how scary the financial crisis was. Huge banks like Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) found themselves on the brink of collapse, and it ended

One of the most exciting things about many dividend stocks is that they not only pay regular dividends, but also increase those dividends on a regular basis. Better yet, some dividend stocks deliver

The law enforcement industry has changed rapidly over the past decade as the use of tasers has increased and body cameras have made their way to hundreds of thousands of officers around the world