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Can Roku Stock Keep Going After Last Week's 15% Pop?
Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) has been one of the market's biggest winners in its brief tenure as a publicly traded company. The pioneer of streaming media players padded its gains with a nearly 15% pop....
15 Retailers That Went Bankrupt in 2017
Image source: Getty Images.2017 is set to go down as the year of the retail apocalypse. Brick-and-mortar chains have announced more store closings this year than any other on record, and at least....
5 Bitcoin Stocks That Have Gained 200% (or More) in 2017
This year definitely went to the bulls, with all three major U.S. stock indexes flying to dozens of new all-time highs. From cloud computing to marijuana stocks, most industries delivered healthy....
Here's How NVIDIA Crushed It in 2017: A Year in Review
NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) stock has returned 80.1% so far in 2017, through Dec. 15, continuing its rapid rise that began last year, when the stock returned a whopping 227%.The stock's strong run is....
Is Cara Therapeutics, Inc. a Buy?
Small-cap biotech Cara Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CARA) is working to commercialize a drug to combat pain -- but the stock has managed to inflict a different sort of suffering on its investors in....
Better Buy: Infinera Corporation vs. Acacia Communications
It's been a rough year for many fiber optic companies, which were once considered strong plays on the "super cycle" in network infrastructure upgrades. The bulls claimed that demand would be....
How eBay Makes Most of Its Money
There are lots of ways to make money online by participating in, or facilitating, e-commerce. Auction bidding pioneer eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) has a business model that, in contrast to Amazon's....
Altria Group in 2017: The Year in Review
Altria Group (NYSE: MO) has been one of the strongest-performing stocks of all time, defying numerous challenges to its business model and still coming out on top. Lucrative dividends have....
The 1 GOP Tax Provision Social Security Recipients Must Be Aware Of
Put plainly, major legislation has been a struggle for President Trump and the Republican-led 115th Congress. Multiple attempts at passing healthcare reform were made earlier this year, but to no....
These Canadian Marijuana Stocks Have Grown Sales by More Than 1,200% Since 2015
There's a very good reason the legal marijuana industry has been referred to as the "green rush" -- it's making marijuana-stock investors a lot of money. Far more pot stocks than not have had....
Retirees Are Grappling With Unplanned Expenses -- but That's an Avoidable Fate
Many folks budget for retirement under the assumption that their living costs will go down once they stop working. And there's some truth there, especially since 70% of seniors manage to enter....
Watch Out for These Common Bitcoin Scams
Bitcoin is red-hot right now, with thousands of investors signing on in hopes of making their fortune. Such popularity inevitably brings scammers in its wake -- fraudsters who also hope to make....
These 3 Stocks Just Raised Their Dividends
The run-up to the holiday season continues to bestow gifts on income investors. As it's been in recent weeks -- and throughout 2017, come to think of it -- the business-news ticker was busy with....
Tax Refund Schedule for 2018: When Can You Expect Your Money?
Even before the year is over, millions of taxpayers wait anxiously for their tax refund checks from the IRS. There used to be firm schedules that tax bureaucrats used to give guidance to taxpayers....
The 3 Best Dow Dividend Stocks for 2018
The Dow Jones Industrials (DJINDICES: ^DJI) are a great place for income investors to find great dividend stocks. All 30 Dow components pay dividends, and many of them have put together long track....
Here's Why the Best Is Yet to Come for Himax Technologies, Inc.
CEO Jordan Wu didn't pull any punches earlier this year regarding some hiccups that negatively impacted Himax Technologies (NASDAQ: HIMX) results. The good news for investors that were able to see....
How to Tell If You're Ready to Retire
In 1980, 30% of all private-sector workers had a "defined benefit" retirement plan (a traditional pension) as their primary retirement plan, according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute.....
Will 2018 Be Target’s Best Year Ever?
It's safe to assume 2017 is a year Target (NYSE: TGT) investors would rather forget. Shares of the retail commerce giant are down 14%, while the greater S&P 500 is up 19%. Even worse, the....
What Will Healthcare Cost in Retirement?
Many workers are quick to assume that once they retire, their living costs will automatically go down. But if there's one expense that's practically guaranteed to go up in retirement, it's....
Is This the Beginning of the End of Fox?
The media industry is going through an incredibly disruptive transition as streaming companies grow, cable use falls, and the movie industry tries to figure out how to maintain a semblance of....
The 4 Best Bank Stocks of 2017
The stock market has performed well in 2017, and the financial sector has been one of the best-performing areas of the market, up 20% so far this year. However, some banks have performed....
3 Top Bitcoin Stocks
Depending on who you ask, you can get an incredibly wide range of opinions on bitcoin. What cannot be denied is the astonishing run the largest cryptocurrency has had this year. Bitcoin is up a....
3 Dumb IRA Moves
The days of the pension are fading quickly -- were those days ever really here? -- and if something isn't done about the shortfall in Social Security, benefits could be cut in the decades ahead as....
Lawmakers Sign Off on Major Navy Expansion, but All Bets Are Off Until They Find a Way to Pay for It
Lawmakers have officially endorsed the idea of growing the Navy by 27%. But they haven't yet figured out a way to pay for that growth.The 2018 National Defense Authorization Act, signed into law....
How Safe Is Stanley Black & Decker Inc. (SWK) Dividend?
In 2018, when Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK) enters its 175th year of existence, the tools and storage giant will mark an operating stretch that fewer than 50 public companies in the world....