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Stocks rose last week as both the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) gained over 1% on hopes of an easing trade war between the U.S. and China. That

There are plenty of people who wouldn't connect the name Helen of Troy (NASDAQ: HELE) to a business, but they surely know some of its brands. The housewares, personal care, and beauty products

Leading pizza chain Domino's (NYSE: DPZ) has been on a decade-long growth tear -- and if you bought shares back in autumn 2009, you can afford all the extra pepperoni your want, because the stock

When it comes to building a nest egg for your golden years, there's nothing like a good tax-advantaged retirement account to give you a leg up. Investing through your employer's 401(k) usually means

Thanks to a nice 2.7% increase on Friday, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock finished the trading day at a new all-time high. Zooming out further, shares are up 50% year to date and more than 100% over the

Just a few months ago, WeWork was riding high. Its business model was designed to take advantage of one of the biggest trends in the economy today -- the rise of freelancers, contractors, and remote

There were more stocks hitting new lows than reaching new highs last week, but we still saw nearly 370 investments score new 52-week high-water marks over the past year. There always seem to be

In the stock market, it's tough to find consistency. Great companies may profit investors over the long term, but even the best of them will have months when they miss the mark and lose ground. But

Cash is less and less popular with consumers, and is being steadily replaced by digital payment methods. Taking advantage of this -- and an economy that's been growing since the 2008 financial

In the stock market, it's tough to find consistency. Great companies may profit investors over the long term, but even the best of them will have months when they miss the mark and lose ground. But

Third-party logistics (3PL) provider J.B. Hunt Transport Services (NASDAQ: JBHT) plans to release its fiscal third-quarter 2019 scorecard after the markets wrap for trading on Oct. 15. It's been

All eyes are on Walt Disney's (NYSE: DIS) Disney+ as it prepares for its big debut in November, but Disney+ is not the only new subscription streaming service set to drop in the near future. Far

Industrial and construction supplies wholesaler Fastenal (NASDAQ: FAST) saw its stock surge by 17% on Friday, after the release of its fiscal third-quarter 2019 results. The company's earnings

Ford Motor (NYSE: F) said its sales in China fell 30.3% in the third quarter from a year ago to 131,060 vehicles, as trade-war politics and a weak auto market continued to exacerbate Ford's ongoing

The Permian is booming, and the pipeline companies that lug all that oil from Point A to Point B are booming, too, with way less risk exposure than the exploration-and-production folks take on. In

Shares of Levi Strauss (NYSE: LEVI) got the blues after the denim maker reported third-quarter earnings last week. Although it beat analyst expectations, it still showed lower profits and a

HEXO (NYSE: HEXO) set fire to the entire legal cannabis space last week after pulling its fiscal 2020 outlook and slashing its fiscal fourth-quarter revenue projection. The company said that its

When Delta (NYSE: DAL) reported its third-quarter earnings, most of the numbers pointed upward, which investors like to see. But stockholders aren't so happy when rising profits and demand come with

Buy stocks in October? Isn't this the month that's known for major meltdowns in the past? Sure, October has historically been the most volatile month for stocks. And some of the most infamous stock

Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) reported solid results earlier this month for its fiscal fourth quarter, followed by a strong September sales report just a few days later. After the fourth quarter

A little over a week into October, the market is giving value investors more opportunities than they may have seen in a while. Particularly in the tech sector, where IPOs that started off as market

Investors have a long list of worries heading into Netflix's (NASDAQ: NFLX) third-quarter earnings report. The leader in streaming TV announced its worst subscriber miss in years back in July, when

Biotech stocks have been underperforming, but the drops in Puma Biotechnology (NASDAQ: PBYI), Clovis Oncology (NASDAQ: CLVS), and Regenxbio (NASDAQ: RGNX) have been downright jaw-dropping

Broken Hill Properties, better known as BHP (NYSE: BHP), is one of the largest miners on earth. However, it doesn't just dig for iron ore, copper, and coal -- it also drills for oil. Recent moves

It may not be as sexy as biopharmaceutical companies developing gene therapies or tailoring the next big cellular medicines, but Repligen (NASDAQ: RGEN) has certainly rewarded investors through its