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Some might say Teladoc Health (NYSE: TDOC) was in the right place at the right time last year. As the coronavirus pandemic worsened, medical offices closed or operated at lower capacity. And as

AstraZeneca (NASDAQ: AZN) has arguably been one of the more disappointing coronavirus vaccine stocks. Over the past year, its shares have returned a total of 2.1% to investors, which is far less

The 10 best-performing stocks of 2020 are a motley group. The winners include four biotechs, three bitcoin miners, and three renewable energy stocks.

Most of these stocks were microcaps a year ago

Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) pays investors a reliable dividend that yields about 3% per year. That's better than the 1.6% yield you can expect from the average S&P 500 stock. However, income investors can

Two of the hottest pot stocks to hold in 2020 were Green Thumb Industries (OTC: GTBIF) and Curaleaf (OTC: CURLF). They soared 159% and 93%, respectively, while the S&P 500 was up just 15%. Both of

After Congress reached an agreement about a new coronavirus relief bill in December, the IRS has been sending out millions of stimulus checks.

Under the CARES Act, which passed in the spring of

When it comes to bitcoin, I'm kind of like Switzerland. I'm not on either side in the war over the popular cryptocurrency.

Sure, I realize that quite a few smart investors are buying bitcoin, in

The S&P 500 rose 16% in 2020, making it an above-average year for stocks. But you won't catch me chilling on the sidelines in 2021, anticipating stocks to take a year off after better-than-average

The investment community was taken for quite the ride last year. During the first quarter, uncertainty tied to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic lopped more than a third off of the

Many people dream of retiring early. If you've worked hard all your life, you may be eager to exit the workforce ahead of your peers, but doing so has its ramifications. First, if you retire too

All eyes were on the Georgia special Senate run-off elections on Tuesday with the control of the U.S. Senate hanging in the balance. It looks like that control will shift from the GOP to the

The stock market toppled numerous records for volatility in 2020 -- and millennial investors loved every minute of it.

We know this because online investing app Robinhood, which is best known for

Investors always want to find the ground-floor opportunity that will make them rich. Whenever a well-known, respected privately held company decides to go public, it creates a frenzy of buying

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Resources Connection Inc (NASDAQ: RGP)Q2 2021 Earnings CallJan 6, 2021, 5:00 p.m. ET

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After plunging 62% in 2019, shares of FuelCell Energy (NASDAQ: FCEL) roared back in 2020 and soared 345%, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The first seven months of the year

Bitcoin's price hit a new all-time high above $37,000 on Wednesday after the Democrats picked up two Senate seats in Georgia's runoff elections. Shares of MicroStrategy (NASDAQ: MSTR) and Grayscale

Shares of Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA) climbed 6.5% on Wednesday after the European Commission granted a conditional marketing authorization (CMA) for its COVID-19 vaccine. 

The CMA will allow the drug to

Shares of Designer Brands (NYSE: DBI) finished up 11% today as part of a broad wave of retail stocks that gained after Democrats reclaimed the Senate last night, winning two elections. After winning

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MSC Industrial Direct (NYSE: MSM)Q1 2021 Earnings CallJan 06, 2021, 8:30 a.m. ET

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The stock market had a volatile performance on Wednesday. Initially, investors seemed dismayed by the early results from the Georgia Senate elections, which suggested that the Democrats would be

The China stock ban may include two of the biggest companies trading on U.S. exchanges.

In November, an executive order by President Trump sought to ban investments in other companies with similar

Joining a broad-based rally in marijuana stocks Wednesday, shares of Charlotte's Web Holdings (OTC: CWBHF) soared to close the day up 7.6%.

The rally in marijuana stocks was understandable. The

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Greenbrier Companies Inc (NYSE: GBX)Q1 2021 Earnings CallJan 6, 2021, 11:00 a.m. ET

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Shares of North American infrastructure construction company MasTec (NYSE: MTZ) spiked 14% today, in a move shared by many stocks in the sector.

With the Georgia runoff Senate elections swept by the