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What do you look for when you're looking to buy a dividend stock to help pay for your retirement?

A big dividend, obviously. But perhaps you'd also like a stock selling for a nice price -- cheaper

With a couple of weeks under its belt, it's fair to say that Disney's (NYSE: DIS) Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance -- the new ride that the theme park operator opened in Florida, and not to be

Every time Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) ventures into a new business, the targeted industry should worry about the risks of competing against such a disruptive player. For instance, traditional retailers

Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) surprised on estimates for the fiscal first quarter 2020, crediting growing demand for memory chips. Shares had a rather turbulent 2018  as the trade war with China

Tax season is almost here, and that means it's time for Americans to look for the best ways to reduce their taxable income to save on their taxes. There are dozens of deductions, credits, and other

During the shopping season, everyone's on the hunt for a bargain. Value investors should keep an eye out, too, for companies that are trading at serious discounts. But just like in shopping, it pays

Most working Americans pay into Social Security, and the program pays around $1 trillion in annual benefits to nearly 68 million people, making it the largest single source of retirement funding in

Millicom International Cellular (NASDAQ: TIGO) is a telecom business with assets in Latin America and Africa. The vast majority of the company's sales and earnings come from its Latin American

With interest rates falling this year, it's gotten a bit tougher for yield-seeking investors to get an attractive payout. Many rate-sensitive investments -- including lots of higher yielding

Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) is a great example of what can happen when you find a promising business while it's relatively small, buy some shares, and hold them for decades. What started as one

One of the most crucial aspects of Amazon.com's (NASDAQ: AMZN) wildly successful Prime membership program is Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA), which drives much of Prime's underlying economics. With FBA

MongoDB (NASDAQ: MDB), a provider of alternative database systems and related cloud computing services, has been a tremendous growth stock since its initial public offering in 2017. The stock has

You can start collecting your Social Security retirement benefits at any age from 62 to 70, and when you do so affects how big the checks will be. Start earlier, and you'll receive smaller checks

Earlier this month, Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) appointed Sundar Pichai as CEO after co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin took a step back from the tech holding company's daily

The defense industry has seen some ups and downs in recent years, as increased spending on certain projects has balanced out efforts to try to rein in costs on other programs. For General Dynamics

Leidos Holdings (NYSE: LDOS), which has used M&A to build the defense industry's largest IT and services business, is on the warpath again, having agreed to buy privately owned Dynetics for $1.65

The last few years have been tough for Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY) investors.

Since topping out at over $80 a share in late 2013, the giant big-box retailer has seen a steady slide in price

lululemon athletica (NASDAQ: LULU) recently treated investors to a third consecutive sales-outlook upgrade in 2019, after a banner quarter. The sports apparel specialist enjoyed a 23% revenue spike

Financial technology, or fintech, has experienced fantastic growth over the past decade, transforming the way many financial tasks have traditionally been accomplished. This ranges from banking apps

Disney+ (NYSE: DIS) has been growing at a blistering pace since its launch last month. The entertainment giant shared that more than 10 million members had signed up for the new streaming service at

It has been relatively easy for investors to earn positive returns in 2019. The broader stock market soared by over 27%, taking most industries -- including restaurant stocks -- higher along with

With the world of brick-and-mortar retail currently suffering, Stitch Fix's (NASDAQ: SFIX) plan to stay online is a reason to be optimistic about the company's future.

CEO Katrina Lake told CNBC in

Tens of millions of people around the globe will flock to movie theaters in the coming weeks to see Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker -- the conclusion to George Lucas' original masterpiece trilogy

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