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For the vast majority of aged Americans, Social Security income is indispensable. National pollster Gallup found that nearly 90% of current retirees lean on their monthly payout to make ends meet

Shares of Farfetch (NYSE: FTCH) surged 26% on Friday after the luxury fashion platform reported second-quarter financial results that were better than many investors expected.

Farfetch's revenue

Market participants have been concerned for weeks about what Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell might say at the central bank's annual symposium in Jackson Hole. Apparently, they were quite

Before it revealed a surprising but brief data breach earlier this year, Okta (NASDAQ: OKTA) was the 800-pound gorilla of identity as a service (IDaaS). In the wake of that bad news, Okta did not

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Shares of Signify Health (NYSE: SGFY) jumped 33.9% this week, according to data from S&P Global  Market Intelligence. The company, which specializes in healthcare analytics and technology to assist

While the markets were down big on Friday, Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY) enjoyed a good day, gaining 5.9%. It had been up as high as 13% just after the opening bell.

It was among the relatively

Shares of several fintech stocks lost ground today, along with the broader market, after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell indicated the Fed will stay hawkish until it sees further proof that

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A broad cross-section of stocks tumbled on Friday, as the market focused on macroeconomic conditions and how the Federal Reserve Bank plans to address them.

Software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform

Uranium stocks cruised through this week of August on a high note, with nearly every stock clocking double-digit gains. Despite cooling off a bit on Friday, here's how much popular uranium stocks

Okta (NASDAQ: OKTA) shareholders lost ground to the market on Friday. The cybersecurity specialist's stock was down 5% by 3 p.m. ET compared to a 2.6% slump in the S&P 500. The dip added to a tough

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell warned today that he plans to keep monetary policy tight "for some time," even if it inflicts "some pain" on American businesses and consumers. And it seems

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell warned today that he plans to keep monetary policy tight "for some time," even if it inflicts "some pain" on American businesses and consumers -- and it seems

Shares of North American oil and gas producers APA (NASDAQ: APA), Centennial Resource Development (NASDAQ: CDEV), and Obsidian Energy (NYSEMKT: OBE) were surging this week, up 10.9%, 12.6%, and

Canadian cannabis stocks are under pressure yet again today. As of 1:12 p.m. ET Friday, Tilray (NASDAQ: TLRY) stock was down by 5.4%, Canopy Growth's (NASDAQ: CGC) equity was in the red by 7.3%, and

It has been a volatile week for the fintech Block Inc. (NYSE: SQ) as the stock plummeted more than 7% on Friday at around 11:20 a.m. ET and was down about 6.9% at 1:45 p.m. ET to $69.50.

It was a

Lithium stocks are firing up this week as demand for the red-hot commodity continues to surpass supply. While big numbers from lithium miners and mega supply deals in the industry set the tone for

Shares of AMC Preferred Equity (NYSE: APE) burst onto the market Monday with an opening price of $6.95 per share and fluctuated wildly in value, trading between a high of $10.50 per share, a 51%

Shares of Micro Focus International (NYSE: MFGP) charged sharply higher on Friday morning, surging as much as 96.8%. At the same time, shares of Open Text (NASDAQ: OTEX) slumped as much as 13.4%. As

Most cryptocurrencies fell along with stocks today after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell addressed the country in a widely anticipated speech from the Fed's Jackson Hole Economic Symposium.

It's safe to say that the SPAC boom is officially over, but that doesn't mean that all companies that went public through the SPAC route are bad investments. Here are five in particular that I still

Shares of Lantronix (NASDAQ: LTRX), a software-as-a-service (SaaS) company, were sliding today after the company reported worse-than-expected fiscal fourth-quarter earnings for the period ended June

Shares of Domo (NASDAQ: DOMO), a provider of a low-code data app platform, were slammed on Friday. As of 11:05 a.m. ET, the stock was down more than 29%.

The tech stock's decline was likely due to

Wall Street likes to see companies with pricing elasticity, so it wasn't a surprise to see the market applauding Walt Disney's (NYSE: DIS) move to jack up prices for its premium streaming services