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This Potential Billion-Dollar Marijuana-Based Drug Suddenly Finds Itself in Deep Trouble
Few, if any, industries can claim the breakneck growth pace that legal marijuana is currently producing. Last year, cannabis research firm ArcView pegged North American legal weed sales growth at....
3 Stocks With Bond-Trumping Yields That Retirees Will Love
Bond yields just aren't what they used to be. Since peaking in the early 1980s at over 13%, yields on 30-year bonds issued by the federal government have been on a downward slide ever since.30....
3 Stocks I Never Plan to Buy
There are close to 20,000 publicly traded stocks in the United States. Only about 4,000 of those are actively traded on a major exchange such as the NYSE or Nasdaq. Even then, most of those are....
Here's What Warren Buffett Thinks About the GOP's Tax Plan
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett was an outspoken Hillary Clinton supporter, and has been in favor of higher taxes on the wealthy for some time. Meanwhile, Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE: BRK-A)....
Why 3D Printing Stock Proto Labs Jumped Nearly 12% in September
Shares of Proto Labs (NYSE: PRLB), a quick-turn contract manufacturer with a growing 3D printing business, jumped 11.8% in September, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence.For....
Why Tyson Foods, Inc. Stock Jumped 11.3% in September
Shares of Tyson Foods Inc. (NYSE: TSN) rose 11.3% in September, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence, after the food company increased its financial guidance and reduced its....
How You Can Sign up for Obamacare
The Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, has survived repeated attempts at repeal and is likely to remain in effect through 2018 . Unfortunately, uncertainty over the future of the law as well as....
Will You Still Be Paying Off College Loans in Your 50s?
When most people think about borrowing money for college, they anticipate paying back that debt during much of their 20s, and possibly even their 30s. But if you're not cautious about borrowing,....
Netflix Is Raising Prices, But Subscribers Should Still Be Happy
If you love Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) originals like House of Cards or Orange is the New Black, you may have reason to cheer the streaming service's latest price hike.The red-lettered streamer said....
The Biggest Retirement Savings Mistake and How to Avoid It
If you're still several decades from retiring, then building a steady source of retirement income may not seem like your top priority. However, messing up your retirement savings plan early on in....
3 Stocks that Turned $10,000 into $82,000 or More in 5 Years
Although biotechnology stocks in general have a reputation for offering some of the best potential for high returns, they also come with substantial risk. In fact, investors can actually find big....
Why Is Amazon Buying Up Mall Property?
Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) has been opening fulfillment centers at a rapid pace ever since it announced earlier this year that it would create over 100,000 jobs in the U.S. over the next 18....
Everything Is Going Right for AbbVie: Is It the Best Biotech Stock to Buy Right Now?
Have you ever had one of those days where everything seems to fall into place for you? AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) is having one of those kinds of years. The big biotech's stock is up more than 40% so far....
8point3 Energy Partners Posts Another Strong Quarter
8point3 Energy Partners (NASDAQ: CAFD) is in the midst of a strategic review by its sponsors First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR) and SunPower (NASDAQ: SPWR) that could result in the sale of the entire....
Constellation Brands Earnings: Booming Beer Sales Drive Another Growth Upgrade
The broader alcoholic beverage industry is enduring weak growth lately, but investors have still pushed Constellation Brands (NYSE: STZ) stock higher this year on hopes that its premium beer,....
The Most Important Dividend Stock Chart You'll Ever See
Investing well can be hard. Everyone who tries his or her hand at it wants to do well. Unfortunately, too many of us do poorly for a litany of reasons, including trading too often or chasing yield....
3 High-Yield Stocks for Aggressive Investors
Aggressive investors are more than willing to accept higher levels of risk to get the potential for high returns. Many think of aggressive investors in terms of chasing growth, but some of these....
Why a New "Terminator" Movie Is a Big Opportunity for Viacom
Better start brushing up on your Arnold Schwarzenegger impression: "I'll be back."Viacom (NASDAQ: VIA) (NASDAQ: VIAB) and its Paramount Pictures division are resurrecting the Terminator franchise....
Where Will Cara Therapeutics Be in 5 Years?
Cara Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CARA) has been one of the most exciting biotech stocks to watch in 2017, and the excitement has stemmed from both positive and negative developments. By late June, the....
Here's Why Transocean LTD Stock Was Up 26% Last Month (and Is Still Worth Buying)
September was a great month to own shares of Transocean LTD (NYSE: RIG), which gained a very strong 25.7% on the month. If we go back a couple of weeks further, Transocean's stock price jumped a....
10 of the Most Anticipated Movies Being Released in 2018
Image source: AMC Entertainment.There are a lot of big movies coming to a multiplex near you next year, and that's a good thing given the weak box-office results that theaters have experienced....
Stay Away! This Dividend Stock Is a Yield Trap
GameStop (NYSE: GME) serves a valuable retail niche, trades at only six times earnings, and offers a tantalizing 7.5% dividend yield. Sounds appealing, doesn't it?Unfortunately, in the words of....
You'll Probably Need Long-Term Care. Here Are Your Options
If you live long enough, the odds that you'll need long-term care at some point become quite high. Few people base their retirement plans on an early death, which means you'll need to prepare for....
Owning Both Amazon and Kroger Stock Makes Sense as a Way to Profit From Groceries
Industry competition is often characterized as a sport, with a clear winner and loser, however, the business world is not always like that. Oftentimes, there can be more than one winner in an....
3 High-Yield Tech Stocks
High-technology and exciting growth stocks go hand in hand. That's the traditional theory, at least -- those newfangled tech stocks can't be good for traditional investment strategies like....