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2020 was a challenging year for restaurant chains like McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) and BJ's Restaurants (NASDAQ: BJRI). Both companies closed many of their restaurants as the pandemic spread but

In 2020 and over the past few years, several new-age software-as-a-service (Saas) companies have made incredible gains. In the immediate wake of the pandemic, these companies helped enterprises

Shares of Jumia Technologies (NYSE: JMIA), the German company that provides e-commerce services to about a dozen African countries, have surged more than 500% over the past 12 months. That rally

In this episode of MarketFoolery, host Chris Hill and Motley Fool analyst Bill Mann discuss how mere hours after an insurrection in the U.S. Capitol building, democracy won the day. Bill Mann and

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) shares seem to be hitting new highs on a weekly basis over the past year. While this is great for shareholders, it creates an ever-evolving dilemma: Are shares worth their

A company's stock price doesn't necessarily reflect its value. That is better determined by looking at its market cap, which is the share price multiplied by the number of shares outstanding. But

Last week, Airbus (OTC: EADSY) reported its final order and delivery numbers for 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic, which crushed the global airline industry last year, weighed heavily on its results

Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) blew away all expectations with its Disney+ streaming service, both its own and those of analysts. Subscriber counts the entertainment giant thought it would take years to

Wall Street likes to overcomplicate the search for life-changing investments. If you only try to follow the get-rich-quick prescriptions, you'll likely waste time researching obscure technologies or

Biotech stocks were huge winners for investors last year, with some seeing 1,000% gains. The SPDR S&P Biotech Index was up 56% over the past year, compared to 17% for the S&P 500 Index.

According to

Cinema stocks suffered badly in 2020. Movie theaters were shut down for months thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, and even when they reopened, business was bad.

But shares of IMAX (NYSE: IMAX)

When it comes to deciding when to claim Social Security benefits, you have several options. You can file at age 62 to start receiving checks as soon as possible, or you can wait a few months or

Successfully meeting your goals means knowing some important basics -- like how much money you should invest, how long it will take, and what average rate of return you can feasibly achieve. The

With the arrival of a new year comes the flurry of activity that is tax season. For many investors, Intuit (NASDAQ: INTU) -- the parent company of QuickBooks, TurboTax, and Mint -- and its stock

The auto business has been a notoriously poor industry for long-term investors. Look back over a century, and automakers have gone boom and bust, with very few companies spared from the industry's

Vaxart (NASDAQ: VXRT) is a coronavirus vaccine drugmaker that has polarized investors for much of the last year. If you bought its stock in January 2020, your investment would be up a whopping 500%

If you're trying to find top stocks to buy, the bargain bin is typically a bad place to look. More often than not, stock prices fall due to poor business execution, and that's not the kind of

Food safety, hygiene, and clean water company Ecolab (NYSE: ECL) continues to be a stock keenly contested by bulls and bears. On the one hand, it's a great business with a high degree of recurring

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated e-commerce adoption while wiping out many of the retail businesses that struggled to adapt. American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE: AEO), however, is in a position to

Some people plan to work well into their 60s or even beyond. But if you'd rather retire on the early side -- say, the first half of your 60s or even your late 50s -- then it'll require some careful

More companies had their initial public offerings (IPOs) on the U.S. stock market last year than any other in history, and a staggering number with recent market debuts posted fantastic gains out of

Multistate cannabis operator Curaleaf (OTC: CURLF) is among the largest players in the industry. Its aggressive growth strategy focuses on expansion and big acquisitions. Today, the company's

Vaxart (NASDAQ: VXRT) isn't as well-known as other coronavirus vaccine makers. However, the small biotech stock emerged as a huge winner in 2020. Vaxart is currently evaluating its tablet COVID-19

It's fashionable in various circles to hate on Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) these days.

Detractors have charged it with being both an enemy of democracy and a greedy monopolist. and the company's

Twilio (NYSE: TWLO) and Fulgent Genetics (NASDAQ: FLGT) delivered returns of 228% and 317%, respectively, in 2020, even as the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on various industries and (for awhile)