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Inovio Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: INO) made headlines in the spring as it became one of the leaders in the

Virgin Orbit is a magical unicorn -- and it may have just saved another space company from going bankrupt.

Last month, Virgin Orbit -- the Sir Richard Branson-owned space company that is not Virgin

The pandemic has disrupted many retail businesses. But strong ones were able to ride it out and are mostly back to growth. Companies that were struggling beforehand, however, have been filing for

Did you give up on marijuana stocks after their disastrous 2019? The industry benchmark, the Horizons Marijuana Life Sciences ETF, slumped 36% last year, compared to the S&P 500's increase of 29%.

The majority of Americans are worried about future Social Security benefits cuts, with close to six in 10 Americans afraid benefits won't be there for them.

But while future cuts are a real

Between entrenched products and incredible resources, there's a lot to like about big tech from an investor's standpoint. However, there's also considerable appeal in companies at earlier growth

Costco (NASDAQ: COST) went public on Dec. 5, 1985, at a price of $10 per share ($1.67 adjusted for stock splits), and closed trading on Nov. 3 at a price of $371.96.

That is an impressive gain by

There are 20.2 million millionaires in the United States, according to Credit Suisse's Global Wealth Report, and that number is climbing all the time. Joining this elite group might sound impossible

Millions of seniors get health coverage through Medicare, but there's a lot of misinformation about the program, and buying into it could really hurt you financially once you retire. Here are a few

For much of the year, Wall Street has spent its time worrying about the impact of the unprecedented coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. All the while, we've watched the benchmark S&P 500

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..." That's how Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities begins. And that describes Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA) and Pfizer's (NYSE: PFE) situations today

Aurora Cannabis (NYSE: ACB) shareholders are probably on Cloud Nine after shares of the Canadian cannabis producer skyrocketed more than 50% on Friday and were up 94% at one point. The U.S. election

Investors cling to pretty much every word Warren Buffett utters, be it in interviews; his letters to shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A), (NYSE: BRK.B); or his musings at Woodstock for

Even though insurance company Markel (NYSE: MKL) has been around a long time, its name is not as recognizable as some others in the industry. That's partly because it operates mostly in specialty

Americans are arguably more ready for 2020 to be over than any year in a very long time. It's no secret why: They're ready for the COVID-19 pandemic to be over.

Unfortunately, the pandemic is likely

Vaxart (NASDAQ: VXRT), the San Francisco-area clinical-stage biotech company, has made and lost millions for investors this year.

On Feb. 3, at the beginning of the recession, Vaxart's shares opened

Social Security is our nation's most indispensable social program -- and it's also in some pretty serious trouble.

Earlier this year, the Social Security Board of Trustees released its annual report

Approximately 10,000 baby boomers reach retirement age every day, according to data from Pew Research Center, and right now can be a daunting time to retire.

The stock market has experienced

Another election is now in the books, but things aren't nearly as clear as we'd like, at least of this writing in the early evening of Nov. 4, 2020.

Whichever way the White House swings, we'll

Electric car manufacturer Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) has been in the news lately, and for good reason. As more start-ups and established automakers release their own electric vehicles onto the market

In this episode of MarketFoolery, Chris Hill chats with Motley Fool analyst Ron Gross about the latest headlines and earnings reports from Wall Street. They talk about the markets in the context of

Shares of Paylocity (NASDAQ: PCTY) gained 14.9% in October, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. Some encouraging economic data helped the payroll and human resources software

Shares of JFrog (NASDAQ: FROG) slipped 14.4% in October, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The stock fell amid mixed coverage from analysts and sell-offs for growth-dependent

2020 has been a very volatile year for investors. After hitting a bottom in March, the financial markets roared back to trade above their February peaks, prompting a flurry of companies to go public

Nearly half of workers say they're worried they won't have enough savings to live comfortably in retirement, according to a Gallup poll.

Running out of money is a serious concern for many retirees