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The consumer hardware market has proven to be a difficult one for once-revered start-ups. Fitbit struggled to the point where it was finally bought out by Alphabet subsidiary Google, which is making

Many people worry about the financial aspects of retirement -- affording healthcare, keeping up with housing expenses, and scrounging up money for emergencies. But often, mental and emotional issues

The telecom industry is a very competitive one, and two of the more notable brands in the field are AT&T (NYSE: T) and Sprint (NYSE: S). While they're at opposite ends of the spectrum in terms of

Livongo Health (NASDAQ: LVGO), a small healthcare technology company that just went public in July, has had a turbulent past couple of months. After losing a significant portion of its market value

At this time last year, marijuana was expected to be one of the fastest-growing industries on the planet. Canada had just opened its doors to legalized recreational sales on Oct. 17, 2018, more and

Whether individuals are looking to do their part to save the planet or embrace a healthier lifestyle, plant-based meat substitutes are all the rage. So is Beyond Meat's (NASDAQ: BYND) stock.

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Prologis (NYSE: PLD) is one of the world's largest owners of industrial real estate, and it just inked a $12.6 billion deal to buy competitor Liberty Property Trust (NYSE: LPT). This isn't unique in

After underwhelming results over the last couple of quarters, software analytics company New Relic (NYSE: NEWR) released encouraging fiscal second-quarter earnings thanks to its new cloud-based

It's been a busy few months for Anheuser-Busch InBev (NYSE: BUD). The company just completed the IPO of its Asian unit, raising $5 billion as it continues to look for ways to pay down debt following

Through the end of the first quarter, cannabis had been the hottest investment on Wall Street. Over the past three-plus years, most pot stocks had risen by a triple-digit or quadruple-digit

If you pay any attention to investing, you know the names General Electric (NYSE: GE) and Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO). They are storied companies with rich and long histories. Each, at various times, has

Glu Mobile (NASDAQ: GLUU) stock was looking all set for a turnaround going into its fiscal 2019 third-quarter earnings report, and the mobile gaming specialist didn't disappoint. The company's

The legalization of marijuana is likely to be one of the most important -- and lucrative -- growth stories of the coming decade. Legalization has ignited a boom in cannabis production in Canada, the

Etsy (NASDAQ: ETSY) has had a mixed year on the stock market. During the first half of 2019, the company's shares gained over 50%, but they have been dropping like a rock since July, now down almost

You heard me: As growth investments go, it's kind of hard to beat Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX).

I have a ton of respect for its fellow media powerhouse Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS), and I plan to own both of

A lot of the hype about CRISPR gene editing has died down. But the tremendous potential in this approach to treating diseases remains. And several biotechs continue to work hard to make CRISPR

On Tuesday, Disney (NYSE: DIS) launched Disney+, which is one of the most important products the media and entertainment conglomerate has introduced under CEO Bob Iger. In case there was any doubt

Medtronic (NYSE: MDT), the behemoth medical device manufacturer with 90,000 employees around the globe, receives high marks for its business operations and its ever-growing dividend. Don't interpret

Shares of Cardlytics (NASDAQ: CDLX) skyrocketed 42.9% on Wednesday after the purchase-intelligence technology company posted a surprise non-GAAP (adjusted) profit in the third quarter and raised its

Shares of Line Corp. (NYSE: LN) jumped 26.6% on Wednesday after Reuters reported the messaging app company is in talks for a potential merger with SoftBank's Z Holdings (formerly known as Yahoo

It may have been the name that ushered in the era of smartphones, but BlackBerry (NYSE: BB) has been conspicuously missing from the industry's landscape for years. Indeed, it stopped making phones

Saving enough for retirement strains many Americans' budgets, especially those weighed down by credit card or student loan debt. To avoid the inevitable financial shortfall if they were to retire

More than a half-century ago, Barclay Simpson started a company that would become an industry standard for construction fasteners. Today, the Simpson Strong-Tie brand is the leading structural

The IRS recently announced its inflation-driven tax changes for 2020, and the IRA contribution limits are remaining the same. Individuals can contribute as much as $6,000 to their IRAs in 2020, with

Almost a decade ago, Marc Andreessen, the co-founder of Netscape who went on to start venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, wrote an essay in the Wall Street Journal, "Why Software Is Eating the