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Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE: RDS-A) (NYSE: RDS-B) is in an elite category of large-cap companies whose dividend yield is over 6%. And there are many reasons Shell, more so than any other integrated oil

Peter Lynch liked to keep things simple. Arguably the greatest mutual fund manager of all time, some of Lynch's best investments were companies that were easy to understand. He would go with his

Most investors know what they're getting into when buying a stake in an early-stage pharmaceutical company. Anyone needing a reminder only has to look at the stock chart of Gossamer Bio (NASDAQ:

The widely played battle royale shooter Fortnite took the gaming world by storm in 2018. Accessories maker Logitech International (NASDAQ: LOGI) was a major beneficiary, with its gaming segment

Many companies provide YouTube videos where the founder or CEO discusses the business. What's surprising about SmileDirectClub (NASDAQ: SDC) is all the YouTube videos posted by its customers. People

Cybersecurity is a massive and increasingly vital industry. Businesses that help organizations defend against hackers, scammers, and cyberattacks are expected to generate $300 billion in annual

Alaska Air (NYSE: ALK) continued its impressive comeback last quarter, reporting another quarter of margin expansion and strong earnings growth. Yet while Alaska Air shares rose 4.1% on Friday, the

Investors had gone years without seeing a sales growth upgrade from Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG), but they've now enjoyed three consecutive hikes to that outlook. The consumer staples titan last week

Many think of Texas Instruments (NASDAQ: TXN) as the ultimate bellwether for the semiconductor industry as well as the and broader technology sector. As such, many tech and chip peers sold off hard

China's BAT triumvirate consists of Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU), Alibaba (NYSE: BABA), and Tencent (OTC: TCEHY). Baidu owns China's top search engine, Alibaba is its top e-commerce and cloud player, and

Investors had extremely muted expectations going into Cognex's (NASDAQ: CGNX) third-quarter financial report. The machine-vision leader made no secret that it would face challenges in 2019, not the

When you think of smart-home technology, the first company's name to come to mind is unlikely to be Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Rather, Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) or Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL)

It's natural for investors to focus only on domestic companies, because they are the most familiar with the products and services these companies offer. But you risk missing out on potential

Williams Companies (NYSE: WMB) has everything a retiree could want in a dividend stock. Not only does it pay a high yield -- it's currently up to 6.5% -- but it also offers attractive growth

As a manager, you know how much effort it takes to source talent, train employees, and build a solid team. So when someone internal tries to entice one of your employees to join another team, it can

Even money saved can slowly start to burn a hole in our pocket. Most new investors scrounge up a little money, open a brokerage account, and immediately start buying whatever stocks they can afford

It wouldn't be wrong to call FireEye (NASDAQ: FEYE) a bad cybersecurity bet.

Longtime investors have burnt money in this cybersecurity stock thanks to the company's inability to beat the

Earlier this month, Aphria (NYSE: APHA) released its latest earnings results. And while there was a lot of excitement surrounding yet another profitable quarter from the company, that doesn't tell

Competition from CVS Health (NYSE: CVS), Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), and local pharmacies are increasing pressure on Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ: WBA), threatening the 118-year-old company

Cannabis is likely to be one of the fastest growing industries over the next five to 10 years. The State of the Legal Cannabis Markets report from Arcview Market Research and BDS Analytics suggests

McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) has normally been a safe bet to beat earnings expectations. For several quarters, it has been able to do better than what analysts were expecting. But that changed this month

It's been a wild ride for investors in World Wrestling Entertainment (NYSE: WWE) this year. After flying from the top rope and reaching all-time high's earlier this year, WWE has been down for the

The idea of buying any marijuana stock right now might seem less than appetizing. That's because over the past seven months, most brand-name pot stocks have lost half, or more, of their value.

Semiconductor supplier STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) published its third-quarter earnings report last Thursday. Investors embraced a return to sales growth, albeit a mild one, sending share prices

Earlier this year, United Airlines (NASDAQ: UAL) became the launch customer, in conjunction with regional partner GoJet Airlines, for the CRJ-550, a 50-seat derivative of the CRJ-700 regional jet