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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM) and ASML (NASDAQ: ASML) are two of the most important semiconductor companies in the world.

TSMC, which is based in Taiwan, is the world's most

Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) shattered expectations when it announced its first-quarter earnings last week. The bank posted stellar earnings thanks to an improving economy that allowed it -- along with

ARK Invest is far from the biggest investment firm on Wall Street, with just $37.6 billion in managed assets spread across 244 holdings as of Dec. 31, 2020. Even so, CEO Cathie Wood is gaining a

Real turnaround stories are rare. When a company is struggling, it needs to have enough cash to stay solvent while working out its problems, and then, it needs to climb uphill, often in the face of

Retiring early isn't all it's cracked up to be. Sure, you get to spend your days doing more of what you enjoy rather than watching the clock at your 9-to-5 job. But you're also exposing yourself to

lululemon athletica (NASDAQ: LULU) is hopping aboard one of the hottest trends in retail: the resale apparel trade.

It wants to buy back your used workout clothes and sell them again to someone

PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ: PYPL) and Snap (NYSE: SNAP) are hugely popular among retail investors, ranking among the top 100 widely held stocks on the Robinhood trading platform. Their spectacular

Shares of GameStop (NYSE: GME) have pulled back dramatically from the all-time high of $483 they reached in late January in the midst of an epic short squeeze. Nevertheless, the stock is up more

With stock price rises of 76% to 209% over the last year, agriscience experts Corteva (NYSE: CTVA), engineering consultancy AECOM (NYSE: ACM), and heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning experts

It's not new news that the use of digital payments is growing, but you might be surprised how much the coronavirus has accelerated this trend. Square (NYSE: SQ) recently released a "cashless" report

What's the projected lifespan of your investment account? For most of us, it's measured in decades, or possibly even generations if you're building a legacy. The investments that'll carry you

American Water Works (NYSE: AWK) is slated to release its first-quarter 2021 results after the market close on Monday, May 3. A conference call with analysts is scheduled for the following day at 9

NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) just unveiled Grace, its first high-end CPU for data centers. The chip, named after the computer science pioneer Grace Hopper, is an Arm-based chip that will be used to handle

The world's largest audio streaming giant, Spotify (NYSE: SPOT), recently announced the launch of Car Thing, a smart player designed for the car. For a company that's built its success on other

Investors looking for stocks with explosive growth potential sometimes seek out companies in sectors like biotech, where the outcomes can be almost binary. In the realm of cutting-edge healthcare

Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) certainly benefited from coronavirus tailwinds as more consumers shopped online for everyday goods. With the stock having doubled in the past 12 months, management took the

It's been an amazing decade of innovation in the financial technology, or fintech, industry but it's also important to realize that the economy has been quite strong for much of this time. There's

Saving $1 million is a huge accomplishment, but having that much money could make it more likely that you live the life you want in retirement without making too many sacrifices.  

But it's not

Investing in the fitness space can be lucrative, whether it's in apparel or equipment. Both lululemon athletica (NASDAQ: LULU) and Peloton Interactive (NASDAQ: PTON) have demonstrated that consumers

Although many stocks are trading at or near their 52-week highs right now, that doesn't mean that they will run out of steam or that they are due for a crash. By focusing on long-term growth

Banks make a substantial portion of their money from interest, so it might seem like an inflationary environment (which is usually accompanied by rising rates) could be a good thing for them

AstraZeneca (NASDAQ: AZN) was once viewed as one of the biggest potential winners in the COVID-19 vaccine race. Now, though, the company's vaccine program has been bogged down links to blood

Canopy Growth (NASDAQ: CGC) has struggled to break even for years. Under then-CEO Bruce Linton, the company focused primarily on generating sales growth and uncovering more opportunities for the

There are fintech disruptors that have taken significant market share in areas like personal lending, savings accounts, and even brokerage. But there's one thing SoFi, which is set to go public

International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) didn't disappoint when it announced its first-quarter results on Monday. The century-old tech giant returned to revenue growth and beat analyst estimates