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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

Electronics manufacturing veteran Jabil (NYSE: JBL) reported earnings early Tuesday morning, covering the first quarter of fiscal year 2020. The company beat analyst expectations across the board

Retirement preparedness is a problem for every generation, with a recent survey from Aon revealing that just one in three workers are financially prepared for their post-working life. 

Millennials

Sure, there was a little intrigue along the way. But the outcome that pretty much everyone expected arrived: Amarin (NASDAQ: AMRN) won FDA approval of a key label expansion for Vascepa. The drug

Dividend stocks can aptly be described as the heart of any successful investment portfolio. While investors can succeed by purchasing companies that don't pay a dividend, the odds are most certainly

For a pharmaceutical company that relies heavily on one product to generate revenue, the challenge from generic rival drugs can be devastating. That is the situation Jazz Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:

There's little doubt that cannabis could be one of the fastest growing industries over the next decade. After more than tripling global sales between 2014 and 2018, Wall Street has called for

Not everyone has access to a 401(k) plan through work, but if you're among the fortunate ones, you should know that you have a real opportunity to amass some serious retirement savings. And if you

Chewy's (NYSE: CHWY) fiscal third-quarter earnings report from earlier this month showed the company grew net sales by a blistering 40%, while margins expanded once again. Net sales beat

If you're working with a financial adviser to help you make sense of your money, you're trusting that person to make the best decisions to improve your long-term financial health. In most cases

Streaming media maven Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) recently promised to start disclosing revenues and membership data per geographical region, starting with January's fourth-quarter earnings report. Well

As you near retirement age, one of the most important decisions you'll have to make is when to file for Social Security benefits.

You can claim them as early as age 62, although doing so would mean