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Nine years ago, Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) and its pilots reached an historic agreement that significantly changed the U.S. airline industry's competitive dynamics. Delta agreed to add 88 small

As the COVID-19 pandemic swept across America and lockdowns began hammering the economy, Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) managed the situation better than many of its restaurant sector peers. By

Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) had no shortage of fans champing at the bit to sign up for Disney+ when the service launched in late 2019. The media company quickly found tens of millions of people signing

Domino's Pizza (NYSE: DPZ) is slated to report its results for its fiscal second quarter 2021 (which ended in late June) before the market open on Thursday, July 22. An analyst conference call is

Following Progressive's (NYSE: PGR) April earnings, which were announced in mid-May, investors were less than enthused. The insurer posted figures that made investors cautious, as profitability was

As of this writing, the S&P 500 index is at an all-time high, having risen 15.6% year to date, 36.6% over the past 12 months, and 57.4% over the past three years. Those are spectacular results, but

The prices of leading cryptocurrencies like bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) routinely move 10% or more peak to trough in a given week. For investors, this level of volatility can be

With shares of Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) soaring nearly 130% over the past 12 months, investors will be watching the social network's second-quarter earnings report closely. Can the tech company impress

Earnings season is about to kick off, and investors will find out a lot about how companies are shaping up for the post-pandemic environment. In that line of thought, I think Raytheon Technologies

Wall Street has left PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP) stock out of the 2021 rally despite the business's strength through the pandemic. That narrative could shift in just a few days, though.

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Federal Realty (NYSE: FRT) shares are near their highest levels of the year, having gained a huge 38% in a little over six months. That's around twice the gain of the S&P 500 Index and 18 percentage

In May, financial technology company PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) impressed investors with robust first-quarter results, kicking the year off with a bang. Not only did the company's top and bottom lines

The Roth IRA (individual retirement account) is loaded with beautiful benefits that can make it a bit easier to fund a tax-free lifestyle later. Unfortunately, the road to success isn't always easy

The consumer goods space is brutally competitive. You pour your heart and soul into making a good product, charge a fair price, and watch sales flow in. But if you're too successful, you end up

Enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) is an emerging industry. Offering software-as-a-service (SaaS) is now incredibly common among technology companies, but C3.ai (NYSE: AI) has blazed a new

There was a time in my life when investing in stocks scared the heck out of me. The idea of potentially losing money due to circumstances outside my control made me want to hoard cash in the bank

Two key reasons why Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) has been a killer investment over the past decade are ownership and scale. When the company owns its content (House of Cards, Stranger Things, etc.) and

The S&P 500 has reached record levels while delivering a mouthwatering 43% return since last July. As spectacular as this rally has been, it has priced out many investors who were late to the game.

Social Security benefits are a substantial source of income for many retirees. However, the average benefit amount is just over $1,500 per month, or around $18,000 per year, according to the Social

To make a lot of money in the stock market, it's key to focus on the small-cap section. What do I mean by "small-cap"? Historically, a small-cap stock was any company that had a market cap (share

Most investors know Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) as merely a technology company. Since it does not sell its semiconductors and infrastructure software directly to consumers, some investors may know

Each week on our Industry Focus: Financials show, longtime Fool.com contributor Matt Frankel, CFP, and host Jason Moser each discuss a stock they're watching. In this clip, recorded on June 21, find

Shares of in vitro diagnostics company Accelerate Diagnostics (NASDAQ: AXDX) were up 6% in June, outpacing the S&P 500's 2% gain. The jump occurred after the company announced on June 8 that

A little over a decade ago, I made a very simple decision about my retirement investing. The choice I made has helped me stay on track toward accomplishing my goals, so I have complete faith I will

Last week, all three of the major U.S. indexes -- the iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average, benchmark S&P 500, and tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite -- closed at fresh all-time highs.

For some investors