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As part of the $900 billion COVID-19 relief package that was just passed -- formally known as the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act -- Congress authorized a second

We all like to think we'll stay calm and collected the next time the stock market crashes. Better yet, we promise ourselves we won't pass up the opportunity. Instead, we'll invest even more.

But

Robinhood investors have a reputation for picking high-risk, high-reward stocks. To be fair, you'll find quite a few of them on the list of the platform's 100 most popular stocks. But others don't

Global marijuana sales will soar to $200 billion within the next decade, according to investment bank Stifel. Fortunes will be made by investors who are able to identify the companies best

A new year brings new opportunities for the investment community. Following one of the most volatile years in history for the stock market, investors are looking forward to the young bull market

You might be kicking yourself that you didn't buy shares of coronavirus vaccine leader Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA) earlier this year. The biotech's vaccine is now on the market in the U.S. and its market

Social Security isn't something you're entitled to just because. You need to earn your benefits by paying taxes on wages throughout your career. What if you only work for a handful of years, or

In less than 48 hours, one of the most volatile years in decades for the stock market will come to a close. Although it's probably been a profitable year for long-term investors, there's hope that a

Charitable giving is a hallmark of the American spirit. Every year, people give billions of dollars to charitable organizations that then put that money to work helping those in need. Whether you

The European Union is opting to buy 100 million additional doses of Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) and BioNTech's (NASDAQ: BNTX) BNT162b2 vaccine, the two companies announced in a joint press release. This adds

It's a bit late for the holidays, but shareholders will appreciate Invesco Mortgage Capital's (NYSE: IVR) parting gift for 2020. The company announced a 60% raise to its quarterly common stock

Daniel Loeb, the influential activist investor and CEO of hedge fund Third Point, is pushing for changes at chip giant Intel (NASDAQ: INTC). Loeb articulated these in a letter sent to the chairman

Tuesday, for the third straight trading day, 3D printing stocks tumbled. By the time the selling was done, contract 3D prototyper Proto Labs (NYSE: PRLB) had closed 5.8% lower, printer maker 3D

The stock market took a pause on Tuesday, losing its upward momentum from earlier in the week. Efforts on Capitol Hill to try to expand $600 stimulus check payments appear to be locked in political

Shares of rare earth miner MP Materials (NYSE: MP) fell just shy of 15% in morning trading on Dec. 29. Although the shares were able to claw back some of the decline, they still ended the day off by

If you're looking for a nonvolatile investment, stocks related to bitcoin aren't a good place to look these days. The price of bitcoin has gone up around 150% over the last three months. During that

In an investor update on Monday, Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings (NASDAQ: ARCT) reported early-stage clinical trial results for its coronavirus vaccine candidate. The company also said that the

Shares of Ampio Pharmaceuticals (NYSEMKT: AMPE) were tanking by 18.6% as of 3:42 p.m. EST on Tuesday. The big drop came after the company announced that it had received feedback from the U.S. Food

Shares of JD.com (NASDAQ: JD) were gaining today on two separate news items. China's state post bureau issued the country's first standard for unmanned aircraft delivery, more often known as drone

Shares of XL Fleet (NYSE: XL) fell as much as 12% today despite a new disclosure that a billionaire has accumulated a 9.6% stake in the freshly public company. As of 2:45 p.m. EST, the stock was

The stock market was having a modestly negative day on Tuesday, with all three major averages slightly in the red as of 3:20 p.m. EST. However, insurance tech company Lemonade (NYSE: LMND) was a big

Shares of Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) rose on Tuesday after Reuters reported that hedge fund Third Point wants the chip giant to consider strategic alternatives, including a possible shift away from

Yesterday was a pretty good day for investors in unproven special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) stocks, which are designed to acquire actual operating companies, then bring them public via

Scorching growth in advertising revenue appears poised to propel retail titan Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) over $100 billion in quarterly revenue for the first time in its history, according to reporting

Stocks in the cannabis sector both large and small are taking a hit today. As of 1:30 p.m. EST, these four stocks are moving in tandem:

Those stocks have a large range in market capitalization of $5