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Another streaming video service has just debuted, but unlike all too many of its rivals, this one has some serious mass-market appeal. In this week's episode of Industry Focus: Tech, The Fool's

Although it's one of the lesser-known Dividend Aristocrats, Genuine Parts Company's (NYSE: GPC) remarkable track record of 63 years of consecutive payout increases deserves respect.

So naturally

The world of medicine has been transformed by technology. The two companies battling head-to-head today are key to that trend -- and represent great ways to invest in healthcare stocks. 

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We all want to do what's best for our financial futures, but sometimes it can be a struggle to figure out whether we're making the right decisions. Especially when finance and investing aren't the

Whether you enjoy fighting through the crowds or not, there's no denying you can score some great deals on Black Friday. But sometimes, the deeply discounted prices can cause us to ignore our better

In a good year for the stock market overall, McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) has seen a turbulent time in 2019. The fast-food giant had posted huge gains for the year by late summer, but a recent setback has

When the year began, investors expected the world of marijuana stocks. Canada had just become the first industrialized country in the modern era to legalize adult-use weed in Oct. 2018, and it was

There's no denying Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) has been a proverbial 800-pound gorilla in the room for some time now. From the biggest name in e-commerce to the leader of the public cloud market to

NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) stock popped 4.9% to close at $221.21 per share on Monday. For context, the S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq, which both hit record highs during the day, closed up 0.8% and

Zillow (NASDAQ: ZG) (NASDAQ: Z) is now buying and selling homes directly in 21 markets around the country through its "iBuying" business, Zillow Offers. Last quarter, Zillow bought 2,291 homes, sold

TJX Companies' (NYSE: TJX) operating and financial momentum is accelerating at just the right time. The off-price retailing giant behind T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, and Home Goods revealed accelerating

Target (NYSE: TGT) has been somewhat overlooked as Amazon and Walmart stampede toward retail domination. The cheap and chic retail chain markets itself as a value purveyor in much the same way as

These days, early retirement is all the rage. Read the news, and you'll see stories of folks in their 30s, 40s, and 50s touting the FIRE movement (Financial Independence, Retire Early). And it's

If there's one thing that millennials absolutely love, it's cannabis stocks. Earlier this year, online investing app Robinhood told Investor's Business Daily that four of the 14 most-held stocks on

Slack (NYSE: WORK) was one of the many highly-anticipated IPOs in 2019, and like several of its peers making their debut on the stock market, the company hasn't performed nearly as well as expected.

Enbridge and Williams Companies are two of the largest pipeline companies in North America. Because of that, they generate lots of cash flow as oil and natural gas flow through their systems. Both

China wants to build a reusable rocket. This we already know. And Rocket Lab wants to make its small rockets just as reusable as the Falcon 9s launched by SpaceX.

And yes, there's an old saying that

It's been a safe bet in each of the last few years that Cyber Monday sales will reach a new record while also blowing past most investors' expectations. In 2018, online revenue during that key

Gene editing holds tremendous promise to help patients and potentially cure a multitude of inherited diseases. Editas Medicine (NASDAQ: EDIT) and Sangamo Therapeutics (NASDAQ: SGMO) employ

It may be hard to believe, but Black Friday is just around the corner. The shopping holiday that traditionally kicks off the holiday season is often the biggest day for retailers, and the holiday

This Black Friday, no retailer is gunning for your holiday shopping dollar more than Walmart (NYSE: WMT), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Target (NYSE: TGT).

Aside from Costco, which is less focused on

Investors who expected OrganiGram Holdings (NASDAQ: OGI) to report slightly positive earnings were all kinds of disappointed when the company instead reported a slight loss. The Canadian cannabis

Shares of Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) have been riding a roller coaster in 2019. After several drastic drops and equally startling surges, the streaming video veteran trades 19% above its 52-week lows

Every year, I look forward to not only Thanksgiving, but the Friday after. For me, it's a great opportunity to spend a little extra time with family, enjoy delicious leftovers, and recover from the

There's little question that Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A)(NYSE: BRK-B) CEO Warren Buffett is among the greatest investing minds of our time. Covering a span of more than six decades, Buffett has