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Shares of the clinical-stage base-editing company Beam Therapeutics (NASDAQ: BEAM) stormed higher through the first four days of trading this week. Specifically, the biotech's stock gained a healthy

Armies and stocks are similar in one respect: People invested in them are usually displeased when they retreat. So it was with Amarin (NASDAQ: AMRN) shareholders, who traded the stock down this week

Online education services provider Nerdy (NYSE: NRDY) was providing a handy tutorial on how to boost a stock's price this week. A big buy from an important executive propelled the company's shares

Peloton (NASDAQ: PTON) reported fiscal year 2022 fourth-quarter earnings before the markets opened on Thursday, Aug. 25. The interactive exercise equipment company disappointed investors, and the

Between the record inflation and the massive cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) expected next year, claiming Social Security sounds pretty appealing right now. But it's not the right move for

There's nothing like a premium-priced acquisition to blast a stock's price higher. That was the dynamic this week with eye-care-focused medicine maker Aerie Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: AERI). According

Energy Transfer's (NYSE: ET) main attraction is its monster cash distribution. The master limited partnership (MLP) currently yields 7.5%, multiples above the S&P 500's 1.5% dividend yield.

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Investors have experienced a roller coaster of emotions in the market this year. The S&P 500 got off to its worst first-half start to a year in over 50 years. Then, in about the past month, the

Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Soaring demand for graphics cards from cryptocurrency miners is not a new phenomenon for NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA). Neither is the

Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW), the disruptive data cloud, saw its sky-high growth rates continue unabated again in fiscal Q2. Its top line grew 83% year over year to $497 million. Unlike some

At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, the stock market plunged. All three major indexes -- the S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite, and Dow Jones Industrial Average -- fell 30%, 29%, and

Advance Auto Parts' (NYSE: AAP) stock shifted violently into reverse this week. According to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence, the auto parts retailer's shares were down by nearly 13%

On the surface, everything seems to be going swimmingly for Walt Disney's (NYSE: DIS) iconic Florida resort. Disney World delivered record financial results for the media giant earlier this month

Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ: ZM) stock has been in a freefall. Shares of the video conferencing giant have plunged 75% over the past year. Investors fled this pandemic darling as more people

Stocks got a nice boost on Thursday, as investors came to grips with the possibility that commentary from the Federal Reserve at its annual Jackson Hole symposium might not be as ill-received by

Investing is one of the best ways to grow your wealth over the long term, but it's often intimidating to beginners. With so many investments to choose from and all sorts of charts and metrics to

Older Americans benefit from a couple of key programs that provide essential services. Many people focus most on Social Security, which pays out monthly checks that you can use to cover your living

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) shares have officially split, with split-adjusted trading beginning on Thursday morning. At the time of this writing, the stock is trading not far below $300. But one analyst

There's no way to sugarcoat it -- the stock market has been crushed this year. The widely followed tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 has spent most of the year in bear market territory, and at one point, its

Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ: ZM) shareholders lost ground to the market this week. The stock fell 14% through Thursday trading, compared to a 0.7% decline in the wider market, according to

Investing isn't just for wealthy people, despite the common perception. In fact, there has never been a better time to deploy small amounts of money into the stock market, because thanks to

Shares of cloud software pioneer Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) are falling hard after the company's second-quarter earnings update. Results were solid, but Salesforce is clearly hurting because of currency

Most interested observers are by now aware of Ethereum's (CRYPTO: ETH) upcoming Merge event, in which the second-largest crypto by market cap will make its long-awaited transition from a

Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW) shareholders beat the market this week. The stock gained 12% through Thursday trading compared to a 0.7% decline in the wider market, according to data provided by

Grand Theft Auto V (GTA V) is the most popular individual video game title in history. Released almost a decade ago by Rockstar Games -- which is owned by Take-Two Interactive (NASDAQ: TTWO) -- GTA