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There are plenty of good reasons to aim for a promotion at work. For one thing, a higher-ranking title often translates to more money, which can come in extremely handy for things like building

Following General Electric's (NYSE: GE) third-quarter earnings report, it became clear that when Danaher (NYSE: DHR) completes its acquisition of GE's biopharma business in 2020, it will be getting

Excitement for Disney's (NYSE: DIS) flagship video streaming service, Disney+, has been building all year. While the company had loosely discussed the service last year, it officially confirmed key

The largest chicken and meat producers in the U.S. have become accustomed to ruling the roost. In 2015, a total of just five companies produced nearly 60% of the United States' ready-to-cook

With the start of a new year and a new decade just weeks away, it's a great time to make sure your investment portfolio is in order and positioned to thrive. The last 10 years have been defined by a

Luckin Coffee (NASDAQ: LK), the Chinese coffee store chain that went public in May, has repeatedly claimed that it will eclipse Starbucks' (NASDAQ: SBUX) store count in China. Luckin's growth rate

Home Depot (NYSE: HD) is a leader in the retail sector, with its home improvement business having capitalized on the upsurge in interest in home ownership over time. With a business model that

Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) didn't take long after it launched Instagram Stories in 2016 before it started inserting advertisements into the app's new feature. Facebook saw strong enough engagement that

Giant U.S. utility The Southern Company (NYSE: SO) is doing something that no other domestic electric company is even willing to try right now: It is building a pair of nuclear power plants. The

Every quarter, professional investment managers are required to report their holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). These gurus typically have years of experience earning

There's an undeniable upside to Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) making its own hardware components found within its devices: control. Home-grown tech is guaranteed to work perfectly with the rest of its wares

Most of us don't spend our days actively studying the tax code. But there are certain basic tax facts you should be aware of, since having that knowledge could help you make smart money-saving

Investors in brewpub chain BJ's Restaurants (NASDAQ: BJRI) aren't buzzing these days. The stock peaked in Sept. 2018, already having doubled that year. But since then, shares have tumbled 50%

It's been a little over a month since Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) subsidiary Google said it would buy Fitbit (NYSE: FIT) in a $2.1 billion deal. Regulators in the European Union have

Historically speaking, value stocks have outpaced growth stocks over the long run, although both have produced handsome returns for buy-and-hold investors. A Bank of America/Merrill Lynch report

Cloud-based identity-management leader Okta (NASDAQ: OKTA) keeps putting up impressive results. The company occupies one of the most promising niches in cybersecurity, and it's consolidating that

A prediction that Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) would lose 4 million subscribers in the United States in 2020 has ignited a debate over whether the streaming leader should add a cheaper ad-supported

Without retirement savings, there's a good chance you'll struggle to keep up with your basic living expenses once your career comes to a close. And if you're thinking of living on Social Security

When the year began, hopes were incredibly high for the cannabis industry and marijuana stocks in general. Canada had just become the first industrialized country in the modern era to green-light

The global battle for commercial air superiority pits Boeing (NYSE: BA) against Airbus (OTC: EADSY), two global titans with portfolios of large and midsize jets that account for most global

When Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) popularized internet streaming video more than a decade ago, the company set off a chain of events that forever changed the way the world consumes entertainment. The

AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN) recently impressed a crowd of oncologists at the annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium with surprisingly good clinical trial results. In a nutshell, it looks like an

Norwegian hedge fund manager Ole Andreas Halvorsen is one of the world's most highly regarded investors. He's also worth following because he tends to run a relatively concentrated portfolio --

Slack (NYSE: WORK) has a thorn in its side, and its name is Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). Despite pioneering its niche in the tech industry, Slack's platform is facing tough competition from Microsoft's

As a new decade approaches, it's a good time to think about putting a few stocks in your portfolio that can stand the test of time, potentially rewarding investors handsomely over the next 10 years