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The dog days of August are upon us. In much of the world, it's time to try to beat the heat and stay cool, and for the stock market, it is typically a relatively sleepy period as earnings season

One stocked pond I love to go fishing in -- at least as far as investing goes -- is the world of dividend-growing companies with small, manageable payout ratios. Not only do dividend-paying stocks

Vaccine maker Bavarian Nordic (OTC: BVNR.Y) and antiviral producer Siga Technologies (NASDAQ: SIGA) appear to be the early leaders in monkeypox prevention and treatment. Quest Diagnostics (NYSE:

Healthcare is generally a safe place to invest. It's an essential service that everyone needs. If nothing else, it can grow along with the population and as more people require care.

Even during the

Datadog (NASDAQ: DDOG) reported solid earnings this morning with 74% year-over-year revenue growth to $406 million. However, the stock sold off as much as 10%. In the five-minute video below, I

Shares of large news publisher Gannett (NYSE: GCI) traded nearly 26% lower as of 9:31 a.m. ET today after the company reported disappointing results for the second quarter of the year.

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People like dependable stocks during turbulent markets, and big-box retailer Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) has undoubtedly been reliable for shareholders. The financial crisis in 2008-2009 was the

Quick-service restaurant chain Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) has been good to investors, holding up well in this bear market while trouncing the S&P 500 over the long term. The stock's success

Shares of the rare disease specialist BioCryst Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: BCRX) were up by a noteworthy 20% on heavy volume at 9:38 a.m. ET Thursday morning. Although the biotech reported encouraging

Shares of ChemoCentryx (NASDAQ: CCXI) skyrocketed by as much as 110% in premarket trading Thursday morning. The company's stock bolted higher following the news that biotech heavyweight Amgen

All eyes were on Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) last week as the king of e-commerce released its 2022 second-quarter earnings. After posting soaring growth for several quarters during the pandemic, things

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It's an exciting time for investors looking to buy on the dip, but getting that strategy wrong could hurt your portfolio. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) remains wildly popular, but you might get better

A $5,000 investment can be a good amount to aim for if you're buying stocks in this bear market. It's a large enough figure where if you pick a winner, it can mean hundreds or even thousands of

Just a few years ago Cleveland-Cliffs (NYSE: CLF) was a steel industry supplier, offering iron ore to steel makers. Through a series of acquisitions, however, it has transformed itself into one of

Is the U.S. in a recession? The country's gross domestic product declined for two consecutive quarters, which signals a recession according to a general rule of thumb. But there is technically more

Polygon (CRYPTO: MATIC) has been in the news a lot lately, and for all the right reasons. Most recently, Polygon became one of just six projects added to Disney's highly prestigious Accelerator

In this video, I will go over Fiverr's (NYSE: FVRR) second-quarter earnings and talk about how the business is performing in an unpredictable environment. 

For the full insights, do watch the

A 401(k) plan is one of the best resources available for saving and investing for retirement. It's a win-win: You get to lower your taxable income in the present while setting yourself up

On Aug. 2, certain holders of cryptocurrency Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) noticed something very troubling: Their cryptocurrency wallets were being drained of their assets. At around 1 a.m. ET on Aug. 3

The technology sector has been under close surveillance recently, as many high-growth companies continue to be pressured by hawkish interest rate hikes in response to exceptionally high inflation

If you're an income investor, you should welcome the opportunity to buy some discounted dividend stocks in today's stock market. Although July was a better month for the markets, the S&P 500 remains

As frequently as investors might hear about Warren Buffett's time-tested value-investing philosophy, there's a lot that people still don't know about how the Oracle of Omaha evaluates stocks. 

In

Over the past two years, Upstart Holdings (NASDAQ: UPST) has seen revenue soar 396%, which is equivalent to 123% growth on an annualized basis. During the same time, Zoom Video Communications

In what is a first for the crypto world, blockchain pioneer Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) has launched a real-world physical store in New York City. While the store just opened to the public, images are