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"For more than 20 years, the International Space Station (ISS) has operated as a laboratory, observatory, and factory in low Earth orbit. ... NASA spends between $3 and $4 billion annually to

Murphy's Law appears to have hit Canadian marijuana stocks in a major way in recent months. Nearly everything that could go wrong has gone wrong.

Canada's heaviest populated province, Ontario, has

Major stock market indexes are hitting all-time highs. The current bull market is the longest one ever and is now in its 11th year. You might think it would be hard to find bargain stocks. And you

Warren Buffett has had some good news and some bad news so far in 2019. First, the bad news: His beloved Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B) has lagged well behind the major stock market

Goodbye, Celgene. Hello, Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY).

With Bristol-Myers Squibb's acquisition of Celgene closing on Wednesday, one of my favorite biotech stocks is now gone. Celgene became a

For most of the 108 years that it has been in existence, IBM (NYSE: IBM) has been synonymous with growth, innovation, and a rising stock price. Since the start of the millennium through 2013, IBM's

The energy sector is out of favor today, with oil prices hovering in the $50 to $60 range for most of the last year. It's tough for some oil and natural gas companies to make money at that price

The holidays may be the most wonderful time of the year, but they're often the most expensive. And this season is shaping up to be no exception.

The average American expects to spend $1,193 on the

Deciding when to begin taking Social Security is probably the most important decision seniors will make. Aside from the fact that Social Security keeps more than 15 million retired workers out of

If you find yourself wondering how long the economy can keep humming along, you're not alone. Bull markets and buoyant economies don't last forever, and investors who don't want to get blindsided

Electric-car maker Tesla's (NASDAQ: TSLA) highly anticipated fully electric pickup truck was finally unveiled on Thursday. Leading up to the unveiling, CEO Elon Musk had hinted that the new vehicle

Investing in companies you don't understand isn't really investing at all. That would be gambling at best -- throwing money at an unknown target and hoping for the best. Invest in what you know, as

It appears that the broker wars may end with a grand alliance.

Industry titan Charles Schwab (NYSE: SCHW) is in talks to acquire fellow discount brokerage TD Ameritrade (NASDAQ: AMTD), according to

Grubhub (NYSE: GRUB) hit an all-time high of approximately $146 in September 2018, but the stock has been bad news ever since. Shares fell steeply to $70 in Q4 of that year, bounced around that

With six fewer days to shop this year between Black Friday and Christmas, retailers are pulling out all the stops to maximize sales. Walmart (NYSE: WMT) began its seasonal sales extravaganza

New Hampshire based Planet Fitness (NYSE: PLNT) reached across the world to shake hands with Australia's Bravo Fit Holdings, in a franchise agreement to open a minimum of 35 Planet Fitness locations

Many dividend investors fall prey to the practice of stretching for yield. They focus their attention on seeking out stocks that offer the biggest payouts, which can end in disaster if a company

Earlier this year, Devon Energy (NYSE: DVN) unveiled its intention to become a 100% U.S.-focused oil growth company. As a result, it aimed to sell the rest of its Canadian assets as well as its

Warren Buffett once avoided owning airline stocks, famously writing in 2007 that "if a farsighted capitalist had been present at Kitty Hawk, he would have done his successors a huge favor by

Shares of Ollie's Bargain Outlet (NASDAQ: OLLI) have taken a beating, dropping more than 15% after the company missed on its second-quarter earnings, which featured losses of 1.7% in comparable

Heading into last week's Dubai Airshow, it was a pretty good bet that Middle Eastern airline giant Emirates would make news of one sort or another. The airline frequently announces major orders at

Now that both 3D Systems (NYSE: DDD) and Stratasys (NASDAQ: SSYS) have reported third-quarter results, we're going to compare them metric for metric. (3D Systems' results here and Stratasys' here). 

Canopy Growth (NYSE: CGC) recently released its latest quarterly results, which again failed to impress investors. And that's sent the stock into a bit of a roller-coaster ride this month. While

There's no denying the fact that Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone has lost its mojo over the past two or three years. The last time the Mac maker saw a nice bump in iPhone sales was back in 2015, when

The half-apologetic admission Walmart (NYSE: WMT) CEO Doug McMillon offered along with the retailer's Q3 numbers last week has arguably steered investors to the wrong conclusion.

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