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Foot Locker (NYSE: FL) investors can stop holding their breath. After the retailer announced surprisingly weak second-quarter results back in August, operating results improved significantly over

"No SEC-registered asset manager could do to its investors what TGE management is doing to theirs." Simon Lack at SL Advisors, LLC wrote this in early September following The Blackstone Group's

Investors panned the recent earnings report from Shake Shack (NYSE: SHAK) after the fast-food upstart injected volatility into its short-term sales and earnings outlook. The company said last week

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As the old joke goes, retirement kills more people than hard work ever did. That's one reason to think through who inherits your IRA after you're gone -- just in case you don't stick around to spend

Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) has transformed from a legacy company milking its archives to stay afloat to a dynamic content leader. The House of Mouse was built for long-term success. That's a tribute to

Most investors have probably heard of energy giants Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE: RDS-A)(NYSE: RDS-B), BP (NYSE: BP), and Hess (NYSE: HES). Far fewer, however, have probably heard of their master limited

Warren Buffett's stewardship of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B) has been a legendary success, and there's little wonder why investors pay close attention to moves made by the Oracle

Marijuana's momentum has been undeniable in recent years. Last year, we saw Canada become the first industrialized country in the world to legalize recreational cannabis in the modern era. Now

Many workers aim to retire early, whether so they can travel, spend more time with family, or simple escape the grind that's been making them miserable for years. But retiring early is a risky

The retail pharmacy business isn't what it used to be. Competition is fiercer than ever. E-commerce is changing how businesses operate. But two of the biggest players in the retail pharmacy market

With the wide adoption of technologies like voice communications over the internet and high-speed broadband connections, telecommunication providers CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) and Frontier

Many things we spend on our money on are wants rather than needs. We could live without cars, smartphones, and streaming services if we had to. But what about healthcare? It's a need.

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In the 2005 film Fun with Dick and Jane, character Dick Harper turns to robbery to make ends meet after losing his job. Harper's response to his financial emergency is designed for laughs, but the

Big pharma stocks are a prized commodity among growth and income investors alike. The core reasons boil down to the fact that pharmaceuticals are an essential staple for millions of people, and the

A workplace 401(k) is a great way to save money for retirement thanks to the generous tax breaks it provides. But there may come a time when your employer decides to end your 401(k) plan. This could

It's been a rough summer and fall for Canadian cannabis stocks. Valuations are at two-year lows. Cannabis companies reported losses and trimmed expansion plans. Then the vaping crisis hit, sending

Your Social Security number is an important means of identification -- and it's also a piece of data you should make every effort to keep under wraps. But a new survey from VPN review site

"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

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

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

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