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Virgin Galactic Holdings (NYSE: SPCE) completed a historic milestone last Sunday, successfully launching founder Richard Branson into space. But investors reacted by running for the exits, with the

Shares of CVS Health (NYSE: CVS), one of the largest pharmacy chains in the world and a top 10 U.S. retailer by revenue, saw shares of its stock advance 22% through the first half of 2021, according

Shares of embattled electric pickup start-up Lordstown Motors (NASDAQ: RIDE) were trading higher on Thursday. There was no bullish news moving the stock higher -- and in fact, there are some good

After its sales initially sank at the start of the pandemic, Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) turned out to be one of the biggest winners in the restaurant sector thanks to its ability to pivot to

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The stock market has been volatile lately, and Thursday was no exception. As of noon EDT, the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) was down two-thirds of a percent after having been up briefly

Shares of stationary bike- and treadmill-seller Peloton Interactive (NASDAQ: PTON) suffered a near-5% sell-off this morning. It's recovered somewhat in the afternoon, but is still down 3% as of

Shares of renewable energy companies Plug Power (NASDAQ: PLUG), Nikola (NASDAQ: NKLA), and JinkoSolar Holding (NYSE: JKS) jumped in early morning trading Thursday, rising 4% (Plug), 9% (Nikola), and

Irresistible deals are getting hard to find in mid-2021's overheated stock market, thanks in part to a post-lockdown euphoria and a whiff of potential inflation. Many stocks have matched or broken

Renewable energy stocks figured prominently on investors' minds in 2020, and MP Materials (NYSE: MP), a producer of rare earth minerals used in EVs, wind turbines, and other advanced technologies

Shares of GameStop (NYSE: GME) tumbled lower after it was reported that Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) had hired a former executive at Facebook and Electronic Arts to help it expand into video games

Shares of Scientific Games (NASDAQ: SGMS) were down 4.6% heading into noontime trading Thursday after the casino and gaming-services leader offered to buy the rest of SciPlay (NASDAQ: SCPL) that it

Shares of Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA) were jumping 4.3% as of 11:10 a.m. EDT on Thursday, hitting another record high for the stock. The bump came after Michael Yee, an analyst at Jefferies, increased

With the stock market near all-time highs, investors are on the lookout for places to invest spare cash. Thursday morning brought a brief break to the upward momentum on Wall Street, but declines

In 2020 I sold ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) and bought French energy giant TotalEnergies (NYSE: TTE), then known just as Total. There were tax reasons for the move, but also a desire on my part to own an

Many things influence a company's future prospects, but one of the most important is sales growth. Specifically, strong top-line momentum is often an indicator of a valuable product or service, and

Cryptocurrencies are under attack Thursday -- and it was an inside job. On Twitter yesterday, Dogecoin co-creator Jackson Palmer launched a broadside attack on cryptocurrencies in general, deriding

Investment bank Jefferies Financial Group (NYSE: JEF) has been on a roll, as its stock price increased 39% through the first half of 2021, according to data provided by S&P Global Market

With the rising number of electric vehicles (EVs) on the roads, the market for electric vehicle charging companies looks obvious. That explains the euphoria surrounding EV charging stocks. Even

The stock market indexes continue to hit new all-time highs, and though all parties must eventually come to an end, there are indications this one still has some room to run.

Consider, for example

PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP) might soon earn a place on more investors' lists of growth stocks. The consumer packaged-foods giant this week announced a surprise double-digit sales spike for its fiscal

In today's video I look at fundamentals, financial metrics, and recent news for Affirm (NASDAQ:AFRM). On July 13, Affirm's stock price dropped after reports that Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is working with 

Shares of The GEO Group (NYSE: GEO) fell a painful 19.5% in the first six months of 2021 according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. And while the decline was just a continuation of a

A recent report from Deloitte Insights showed that playing video games ranks as the favorite entertainment option for Generation Z. The digital media survey found that 26% of Gen Z respondents

Becoming a millionaire is a dream for many people, but a reality for only a small percentage of them. Much of becoming a millionaire is doing a few big things right, and the rest can be handled with