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Last year, biotech company Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: GILD) rose in prominence thanks to antiviral medicine Veklury, which was sometimes touted as the most promising potential treatment for COVID-19

Over the last year, Cathie Wood of ARK Investment Management arguably became the face of growth investing. And while following its goal to "invest solely in disruptive innovations", Teladoc Health

Procore Technologies (NYSE: PCOR), the construction management and workflow platform, completed its IPO on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, and its shares got a nice first-day jump before

The COVID-19 pandemic decimated sales and earnings for numerous retailers last year, while unleashing tremendous growth for a select few. Target (NYSE: TGT) was one of the biggest beneficiaries

The stock of Lordstown Motors (NASDAQ: RIDE) has been on the decline since a short-seller report from Hindenburg Research in mid-March questioned the legitimacy of several aspects of the business

Growth stocks are shares in companies expected to increase revenue and earnings faster than the market average. They usually boast large valuations (meaning they aren't cheap) but make up for it

A lumber linchpin, a pipeline powerhouse, and a defense dynamo may not have much in common on the surface. But as investments, Weyerhaeuser (NYSE: WY), Kinder Morgan (NYSE: KMI), and Lockheed Martin

Yield signs can often be stop signs for investors. If a payout seems too good to be true, there's a strong possibility that your initial instinct to be cautious is the right call. I realize that

Do you ever feel like taking a step back and spending a little less time thinking about stocks and keeping tabs on the market? If so, you're not alone, and you're not crazy. Plenty of investors find

The market has not been kind to growth stocks lately. Several growth stocks have seen their values crash anywhere between 10% and 40%. Still, if you have a long-term time horizon, this could be a

Electric vehicles and autonomous driving are the key forces transforming the auto industry today. As a pioneer in these technologies, Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) seems well placed to threaten the

Western Union (NYSE: WU) is a leading cross-border payment transfer business that has been serving customers for over a hundred years. While it may seem like a stodgy company at first glance, it has

What's the better option for investors: The established burger chain leader, or the company trying to replace the restaurant's main dish?

One could be representative of the past, the other the

E-commerce titan Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) has been crushing the market for 24 years now. $10,000 invested in Amazon on the first day of trading in May 1997 would be worth $16.6 million at today's

Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) and Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) each play a notable role in the wireless industry. Broadcom's semiconductor chips and software help to power broadband, while Verizon

Trupanion (NASDAQ: TRUP) is a pet insurance company with an incredible growth story that caught investors' attention late last year. Animals can have unexpected medical needs just like people do

A global shortage of semiconductors -- basic building blocks for everything from high-tech services to autos to household appliances -- is reverberating through the economy. For semiconductor

For investors interested in getting started with options, the way these instruments work can seem intimidating. How do you continue a position after its initial expiration date? 

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Axon Enterprise (NASDAQ: AXON) is trying to become the world's best hardware and software provider for law enforcement agencies. From its flagship TASER product to workflow software backed up on

In May the Biden Administration announced an about-face in U.S. negotiations at the World Trade Organization (WTO). The U.S. now supports waiving all patent protections for COVID-19 vaccines and

Strong dividend yields are nice. A stock dividend that doesn't even keep pace with inflation isn't much use. But just as important (if not more important) to income-minded investors is a stock's

Nike (NYSE: NKE) and Stitch Fix (NASDAQ: SFIX) have both remained resilient investments as the pandemic has battered apparel retailers over the past year.

Nike suffered a brief slowdown, but it

Until recently, children under age 16 couldn't receive a COVID-19 vaccine. That changed, though, with Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) and BioNTech (NASDAQ: BNTX) receiving U.S. Emergency Use Authorization (EUA)

After grappling with supply chain constraints that limited sales for many quarters, Peloton (NASDAQ: PTON) is now preparing to construct its first manufacturing facility in the U.S. to streamline

There's been a lot of chatter lately about the threat of higher inflation and for good reason. An unprecedented amount of government stimulus, rising consumer demand coming out of the pandemic, and