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Bargain-price retail isn't the easiest industry to survive within, much less prosper. Successful chains need to hone a sharp competitive edge to sustain profit margin and feed top-line improvement

Close-out merchandise specialist Ollie's Bargain Outlet (NASDAQ: OLLI) has a simple method for juicing revenue over the long term in addition to lifting comparable sales: Open more stores. Motley

This is a wild time for investors. The number of issues weighing on our finances is vast: the outcome of the U.S. presidential election, big changes to social security next year, COVID-19 cases

The average worker estimates retirement will cost nearly $2 million, according to a survey from Charles Schwab.

Although that might sound like an exorbitant amount of money, it may be a realistic

By now, most investors have heard about Ant Group, the Chinese fintech backed by Alibaba whose IPO was abruptly canceled this week. Investors did not see that coming and were left frustrated. Still

BJ's Restaurants (NASDAQ: BJRI), a casual dining and beer establishment, has had a rough year. The stock price, which is down 18% in 2020, reflects this reality.

Certainly, it is far from the only

Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) helped usher in a new era of entertainment with streaming over the last 10 years, and the growth it has experienced has led to massive returns for investors.

The thing is that

Xbox is set to kick off the next generation of gaming when it releases its new console, the Xbox Series X, next week. With the launch fast approaching, Xbox parent company Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT)

On Nov. 4, Wendy's NASDAQ: WEN) reported fiscal third-quarter adjusted earnings per share of $0.19 on revenue of $452.2 million, above consensus earnings estimates of $0.17 but falling slightly

According to a recent study from insurance company Allianz Life, nearly half of retirees aren't tracking what they spend on healthcare. Given that healthcare stands to be a retiree's largest

The year 2020 hasn't been kind to mall owners like Macerich (NYSE: MAC). Many malls were forced to close for months during the lockdown phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. Even after they reopened

Shares of First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR) rose 31.5% in October, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The U.S. solar panel manufacturer held its third quarter earnings report late in

Investing is like an art form: Each person has a lot of latitude to build a unique portfolio that reflects who they are and what they want. But there are still some basic principles that just about

Shares of JinkoSolar (NYSE: JKS) rocketed 46.6% higher in October, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The China-based solar panel manufacturer rose following strong earnings

Developmental cancer companies can produce jaw-dropping returns on capital in short order. The core reason is that most of these companies are trading at a mere fraction of the commercial potential

Most Americans count on Social Security to serve as a major source of retirement income. But while retirement benefits from the Social Security Administration will likely help you cover costs as a

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Investors looking to buy a leader in the coronavirus vaccine race which also has a long track record of success

Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure's (NASDAQ: AY) focus on investing in sustainable infrastructure assets paid dividends during the third quarter. Thanks to recent acquisitions and financing

When it was spun off from Sears Holdings a little more than five years ago, Seritage Growth Properties (NYSE: SRG) had a promising strategy. It paid $2.7 billion for Sears' interests in 266

You've surely been told that saving for retirement is important, but if you follow bad advice, you could wind up setting yourself back. Here are three dangerous guidelines you'd be best to ignore in

Stocks soared last week as the U.S. presidential election moved closer to a conclusion. Both the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500 index (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) gained over 7%

Millennials, meaning people are currently between their mid-20s and late-30s, are often portrayed as a fickle generation with short attention spans. Former McDonald's CEO Steve Easterbrook, for

A new bull market is emerging from all of the chaos in 2020, and investing in small companies benefiting from structural changes to the economy can lead to big returns in the years to come.

Just

Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) has been aggressively increasing its reach in the brokerage and wealth management businesses, first with the recently completed acquisition of E*Trade and now with the

Each year, seniors on Social Security eagerly await news of a cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, to keep up with their living expenses. But Social Security COLAs have been notably stingy over the