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Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) just boosted its current buyback plan, which will last through the end of 2022, from $6 billion to $10 billion. The Chinese tech giant launched the original buyback plan last

Thanks to Best Buy's (NYSE: BBY) strategic place within tech-focused retail, along with its strong online presence that continues to grow, Best Buy is one of the few appealing brick-and-mortar

The Christmas debut of Wonder Woman: 1984 at theaters (and on HBO Max) has many analysts seeing hope for the theater industry since the superhero sequel showed there is still significant consumer

On Wednesday morning, the U.K. authorized AstraZeneca's (NASDAQ: AZN) coronavirus vaccine candidate for emergency supply. The first doses of COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca (formerly known as AZD1222)

The NASDAQ-100 Technology Sector index has more than doubled the return of the S&P 500 index over both the last one- and five-year periods, but Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has remained among the cream of

Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), Carvana (NYSE: CVNA), and Peloton Interactive (NASDAQ: PTON) are each poised for huge growth over the next 10 years. Each company has a beloved consumer offering but remains

Cruise lines have been hunched over on the starting blocks for a long time. And it's only getting worse. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NYSE: NCLH) announced on Tuesday that it is canceling all

If you're looking for a good long-term investment, an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that's focused on the technology sector is a great place to look. The sector has driven the market to new highs for

Shares of AMC Entertainment Holdings (NYSE: AMC) were tumbling 6% lower in morning trading Wednesday after the movie theater operator announced it would be selling 50 million more shares to raise

Shares of renewable fuels company Gevo (NASDAQ: GEVO) crashed in early trading Wednesday, falling 14.3% by 10:40 a.m., and Gevo has only itself to blame.

This morning, in an 8-K filing with the

Shares of electric-vehicle (EV) charging station network operator Blink Charging (NASDAQ: BLNK) continued a December spike by rising another 15% as of 11 a.m. EST on Wednesday. 

The stock has now

All eyes were on the biotech Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA) in 2020. It wasn't quite a popular name in the pharmaceutical space, as it has no approved products on the market yet. But its sudden entry in the

Shares of DermTech (NASDAQ: DMTK) were soaring 25.4% higher as of 10:57 a.m. EST on Wednesday. The impressive jump came after the company announced that Geisinger Health System issued a positive

Many investors love index funds because they provide simple, low-cost diversified exposure to the stock market. However, picking one has become less simple as the number of indexes has grown, with

After largely falling out of fashion over the past several years, the spotlight is once again on stock splits. This is largely the result of two prominent companies, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Tesla

It was quite a year for visual search and media company Pinterest (NYSE: PINS). With just days left in 2020, shares are up 270% on the year. The company had much to overcome and prospects looked dim

Fresh off the recent purchase of the Cholula hot sauce brand last month, McCormick (NYSE: MKC) is at it again. The spice and flavorings giant on Wednesday announced that it struck a deal to acquire

Shopping at Costco (NASDAQ: COST) is a popular American activity, and customers kept up their bulk shopping outings throughout the pandemic. Costco had high sales increases, powered by in-store

It's a tricky time to be an investor. On the one hand, the 2020 market rally appears relentless, so each day you're on the sidelines is a day you're missing out on prospective gains. On the other

It's that time of the year again: 2020 is coming to a close, and you can start planning for a prosperous 2021. To give you a head start, here's something that will make you feel good about your tax

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, or so the saying goes. It can also be a path to success for a young company, by following the template laid out by another successful and

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) stock has skyrocketed 78% this year primarily because e-commerce activity has accelerated due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But vaccines are beginning to roll out, and there is

Shares of the low-code app-creating company Appian Corporation (NASDAQ: APPN) skyrocketed 300% in 2020 as investors put their money in companies they believed could perform well during a recession

Traders using the Robinhood investment app have gained a reputation for favoring high-risk stocks that they hope will generate a high reward. That often means picking young companies with a new

Everyone's talking about Peloton (NASDAQ: PTON) these days because it's a work-from-home story that's been on fire amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The fact the stock has appreciated by nearly 430% so