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Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) is facing some challenging headwinds right now. Stores are unionizing, costs are rising, and its high-priced coffee is starting to look more unaffordable in the midst of

Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY) seemed to be stabilizing last year. Under the turnaround efforts of CEO Mark Tritton, former merchandising chief at Target (NYSE: TGT), the struggling retailer

General Mills (NYSE: GIS) is one of the food industry's biggest and most iconic names. Its size and its brand popularity helped this consumer goods maker generate enough free cash flow to afford a

Biotech giant Biogen (NASDAQ: BIIB) was underperforming the market this year -- that is, until the company's shares soared by as much as 37% last week. The drugmaker's major win in the stock market

Vaccine maker Ocugen (NASDAQ: OCGN) has had a tumultuous past 18 months on the stock market. The company's shares soared as it sought to make good on its intentions to enter the COVID-19 vaccine

Social Security is the largest federal program in the United States. About 66 million Americans receive benefits each month, and those payments will total more than $1 trillion this year. On top of

The stock market continued to try to build a base on Thursday after a punishing first nine months of 2022. Two days of big gains on Monday and Tuesday set the stage for a nice recovery, and

Warren Buffett has been making a bold bet on oil prices over the past year. His company, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B), has been buying shares of oil giants Chevron (NYSE: CVX) and 

Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) investors don't fear a recession as much as owners of other companies might. The consumer staples giant owns dozens of brands in essential categories, like hair care and

The "revenge travel" phase of the recovery has come and gone. Most of us have taken the vacations we had to postpone in 2020 as a result of safety concerns and travel restrictions. With the global

It's been a tough go for stocks in 2022. Inflation is stubbornly high, and the Federal Reserve has been aggressively raising interest rates in its efforts to bring it down. Since March, the Fed has

Latin America is one of the world's emerging markets, where technology isn't quite as established as in places like the U.S. However, e-commerce company MercadoLibre (NASDAQ: MELI) has been steadily

If you're considering getting into the stock market, now may be an opportune time. Although a bear market may be concerning, it won't last forever. The markets have recovered from crashes

With over three dozen stocks in Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) portfolio, there's one company that Warren Buffett clearly has an ongoing love affair with because he's owned it for

Shares of coffee chain Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) gained slightly in September according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. That was against the backdrop of the S&P 500 losing almost

Shares of Peloton Interactive (NASDAQ: PTON) plunged 32% in September, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. Two founders announced that they're leaving the company, and the

ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) expects to post strong results for the third quarter. The oil giant recently gave investors a preliminary glimpse into those numbers. While the recent slump in oil prices will

The Terra Luna (CRYPTO: LUNA) comeback continues. After blowing up spectacularly earlier this year, Terra Luna is back in the form of Terra Luna Classic (CRYPTO: LUNC), which was formed from the

The best time to invest is during an economic downturn. When prices are depressed, and the masses are fearful, those with spare cash and an iron gut can take advantage and buy.

That's an

Most investors likely know three basic things about the enterprise AI software company C3.ai (NYSE: AI). First, its founder and CEO Thomas Siebel previously founded Siebel Systems, and sold it to

Social Security isn't what it once was. The program used to be able to pay benefits for seniors, disabled workers, and their families without issue. But rising life expectancies and a greater number

Well, that didn't take long.

After the S&P 500 lost nearly 13% over the last 14 sessions of September, stocks have come roaring back to open the fourth quarter, posting their biggest two-day gain

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has seen its stock price tumble in 2022 as people reversed their shopping behavior. In this video, I will highlight what has caused its market capitalization to fall by nearly

As I write this on Tuesday, the Nasdaq Stock Market is having a good day, with the Nasdaq Composite index up 315 points, or 2.9%. Despite that, though, the Nasdaq is actually down a lot (about 31%)

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