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Shares of Paycom Software (NYSE: PAYC) gained 17% in October, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The stock saw positive momentum stemming from encouraging employment data and

Investments in solar energy are accelerating. The sector is on track to add 10 gigawatts (GW) of new capacity per year through 2022, with that growing to an average annual pace of 18 to 20 GW from

Deciding when to claim Social Security is one of your most important choices later in life. The size of your retirement benefit is affected by the age when you first get your checks, and you have

Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) shares have been volatile since the company released its third-quarter earnings report late last month. Shares fell last Friday (the day after the earnings release), before

Don't let the noise of Tuesday's presidential election deter your spirits as an investor. Despite the back-and-forth going on between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden right

Shares of Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) rose 12.5% in October, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The credit card lender rose following a much better-than-feared

It's been a long year since the first U.S. case of coronavirus was identified in January. Businesses, schools, and our everyday lives have been disrupted in numerous ways. But despite everything

Nearly half (47%) of adults age 45 and older say deciding when to claim Social Security benefits is the biggest retirement decision they're facing, according to a survey from the Empower Institute.

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The big selling point for Advanced Micro Devices' (NASDAQ: AMD) Ryzen line of PC CPUs, which the company launched in 2017, was many cores for not a lot of money. The chips excelled at tasks that

Canadian energy-infrastructure giant Enbridge (NYSE: ENB) continues to generate very stable cash flow despite all the turmoil in the oil market. That was evident in the third quarter as its cash

The communications company formerly known as CenturyLink rebranded itself as Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN) in mid-September. The name change was meant to reflect the company's focus on providing

Should the big banks be worried about fintech disruption from PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL), Square (NYSE: SQ), and others? Or are they in no real danger of going away? In a recent Fool Live recording of

2020 has been a good year for Honeywell International (NYSE: HON). The red-hot industrial giant is up over 20% in the past three months, turning its shares positive for the year. Honeywell was added

We're all told about the importance of planning for retirement, but sometimes, we do it wrong. These mistakes in the course of your planning could leave you seriously cash-strapped once your senior

Ad-tech specialist The Trade Desk (NASDAQ: TTD) shocked the Street this week with quarterly revenue and earnings far beyond what analysts were expecting. The news sent shares soaring.

While the

While banks have not had to reckon with charge-offs and non-performing loans this year to the extent they would in a normal recession, criticized commercial loans have been steadily increasing. A

ExxonMobil had been the king of the hill in the U.S. energy market for decades. It was routinely one of the most valuable companies in the entire stock market. 

However, the oil company has fallen

Shares of VMware (NYSE: VMW) slipped 10.4% in October, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The stock fell in conjunction with sell-offs for the broader market following a surge of

Shares of 51job (NASDAQ: JOBS), a Chinese job-search and human-resources services company, slipped 10.1% in October, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence.

The stock appears to have

The U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development released the latest figures for new home sales at the end of October. September sales, while down slightly from August

Retirement should be a time of unprecedented freedom when you can enjoy your days indulging hobbies or traveling the world. But that doesn't mean there are no rules to follow.

In fact, there are

Target's (NYSE: TGT) stock has more than doubled over the past five years as the retailer has impressed investors with its robust growth rates and resilience against Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and other

Real estate investment trusts, or REITs, are known for their above-average and stable dividend yields. With savings accounts paying record-low interest rates, could sticking emergency savings or

Your goal as an investor is to grow wealth -- both for the near term, as well as the future. But the wrong moves on your part could set you back and cause you to lose money in the stock market