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If you give Walmart (NYSE: WMT) even a passing glance, the company of today looks more or less like the Walmart of yesteryear. The stores are still enormous warehouses offering about everything you

Given that the market has been stressed recently with fears over rising raw material prices stoking inflation and possibly higher interest rates, it makes sense to start looking at some companies

It didn't take long for the country's leading theme park operators to embrace new policies related to COVID-19. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revealed on Thursday

Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) continues to beat the odds. Despite intense competition from the likes of Amazon and Walmart, the retail giant has found a way to remain vibrant amid an intensely competitive

After getting shellacked during the pandemic, consumer discretionary stocks are now back in vogue. With the reopening now in full speed, sectors like travel, entertainment, and dining have bounced

The April 30 reopening of the original Disneyland resort in California leaves just one of the Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) branded theme parks still shuttered, but that is about to change. Disneyland

Where should you invest your money? With so many types of securities to choose from, this first choice may seem limitless.

But while the universe of investments you can choose from is large, that

By almost any measure, both Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Target (NYSE: TGT) are healthy companies. Amazon of course dominates North America's e-commerce market, while scrappy Target continues to prove

The energy sector was teetering in 2020 as a massive demand drop caused by the pandemic response left oil prices languishing. Some energy companies, including Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE: RDS.B), made

A lot of great growth stocks have taken a hit this year, even as the major market indexes hit fresh highs. Some would call the sell-off a shame, but for potential investors, it's also an

Fintech, or financial technology, is a growing industry that got a huge push from the pandemic. Even with stores now mostly open again, shoppers are continuing to use digital payment options, and

Cryptocurrencies have become one of the hottest asset classes on the market over the past year on the rise of everything from Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) to Dogecoin (CRYPTO:

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Last week, the rapidly evolving U.S. cannabis industry changed forever when one of the largest U.S. multi-state operators (MSOs), Trulieve Cannabis (OTC: TCNNF), agreed to acquire a smaller but

The brutal sell-off in technology stocks last week has undoubtedly led to some big bargains. But how can investors figure out which stocks are currently on sale, and which highfliers have been

A global push toward clean energy sources has brought clean energy and related technology companies in the limelight. Fuel cell maker Plug Power's (NASDAQ: PLUG) stock price rose ten-fold last year

Investors have some high expectations heading into Lowe's (NYSE: LOW) first-quarter earnings report in a few days. The retailer likely enjoyed continued record sales growth in early 2021 after a

In my three stocks to avoid article last week, I predicted that Wendy's (NASDAQ: WEN), Celsius Holdings (NASDAQ: CELH), and Grayscale Digital Large Cap Fund (OTC: GDLC) would have a rough few days.

The stock market has experienced a roller coaster of a year. The S&P 500 is up nearly 50% from this time last year, but when it comes to the stock market, what goes up must come down eventually.

The

Scent and cosmetics maker Inter Parfums (NASDAQ: IPAR) reported its first-quarter results on May 10. At first glance, it may have appeared the latest report disappointed investors as shares declined

Companies that conduct most of their business online were heavily favored by investors in 2020. The pandemic disrupted consumer habits and drove massive benefits for businesses that could adapt --

Severe market downturns are never pleasant, but they're the price of admission to participate in the wealth-creation engine that is the stock market. In fact, some of the most uncomfortable periods

It's been a wild week in the stock market, and that has a lot of investors worried. If you're concerned that a near-term stock market crash will destroy your retirement plans by sending the value of

Social Security was originally designed to replace 40% of an average worker's pre-retirement income, but with an increasing number of beneficiaries and rapidly depleting trust funds, its buying

When it comes to the electric-vehicle industry, investors quite literally have hundreds of companies to choose from. But that doesn't necessarily mean that an up-and-coming automaker is the best way