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Lumentum (NASDAQ: LITE), which produces optical chips and industrial lasers, is one of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) major suppliers. Its sales of 3D-sensing chips to Apple accounted for 26% of its revenue

Machine vision company Cognex (NASDAQ: CGNX) rounded off its fiscal 2020 with a year-over-year revenue increase of 32% in the fourth quarter, and managed to report a record full-year sales number

While the market's big run-up in 2020 may have some investors convinced that all the well-known tech stocks have been overbought, a closer look reveals a different story. Some of the best growth

When it comes to finances, men and women have their differences. Women, on average, are paid less than men, and they also reach their peak earning age earlier in life.

These differences spill into

For stock investors, dividend-paying equities offer an extra stream of income that you can enjoy for years. But what can be even better is how that dividend income will (or won't) impact your tax

Drawn by the lure of tax dollars, states around the nation are quickly allowing sports gambling one at a time; and Governors like New York's Andrew Cuomo are hinting at more legalization to come. As

The market reacted badly to heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) company Carrier Global's (NYSE: CARR) recently released fourth-quarter earnings report. The market can be wrong, though

Oil stock dividends have been almost as volatile as oil prices in recent years. Many oil producers slashed their payouts following crude price crashes in 2014 and 2020. While some companies boosted

The recent short-squeeze phenomenon that sent stocks like GameStop (NYSE: GME) and AMC Entertainment (NYSE: AMC) soaring left many investors scratching their heads and wondering how short squeezes

Digital is taking over far more than shopping and finance, and COVID-19 has fast-tracked digital adoption in many industries. Food is joining the digital revolution, and two of the top players are

While the COVID-19 pandemic has upended numerous industries and put a severe drag on the broader economy, not all businesses have been suffering. Some actually experienced a financial boost as life

IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL), the parent company of Google, have generated very different returns for investors over the past 12 months. IBM's stock price sank about

Since its listing in July 2019, Sunnova Energy's (NYSE: NOVA) stock has risen a massive 375%, outperforming Sunrun's (NASDAQ: RUN) impressive 290% rise. The market's enthusiasm for renewable energy

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Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) is one of the most popular stocks on the Robinhood investment platform, and it isn't hard to see why. The media giant is at the beginning stages of monetizing its streaming

One narrative driving the incredible rally in Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) over the past year is that the cryptocurrency is "digital gold." In other words, it's a store of value that can protect investors

Electric vehicles (EV) are a hot investing topic these days. Not so much because they constitute a significant share of auto sales, but more because the prices of EV-related stocks are skyrocketing

Diversification should play an important role in any investor's strategy. But simply buying stocks from other industries isn't necessarily a guaranteed way to protect yourself from a market crash or

Whether you're an experienced investor or are brand-new to the investing world, picking stocks can be challenging. There are many to choose from, and some investments are better than others.

Word broke earlier this month that Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) CEO Jeff Bezos will relinquish his role, turning the reins over to Andy Jassy, chief of Amazon Web Services (AWS). Jassy's cloud computing

Special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, have become the hottest investing trend, with blank check companies raising over $46 billion in the first six weeks of 2021 compared to the $83.4

Insurance disruptor Lemonade (NYSE: LMND) uses artificial intelligence technology to make the entire process of obtaining and using insurance faster and easier than ever before. However, many

Share prices of cloud-based communications pioneer Twilio (NYSE: TWLO) continued their run higher on Wednesday after the fourth-quarter 2020 earnings update was released. A 65% year-over-year

For years, Canopy Growth (NASDAQ: CGC) has been a figurehead atop the fast-growing marijuana industry. The company's aspirations have always been aggressive, looking to lead the industry not just in

If you look only at Novavax's (NASDAQ: NVAX) share performance last year, you would probably hesitate to buy the stock today. The biotech company soared more than 2,000% in 2020. Investors were busy