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Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) just reported stellar third-quarter earnings, and one of the highlights was the growth of The Roku Channel, its ad-supported streaming service. Active accounts streaming The Roku

Some investors enjoy taking a "basket" approach to investing in an emerging technology. Spreading their dollars across a few companies ensures their returns are tied to the overall technological

The financial sector has been one of the worst-performing parts of the stock market in 2020, down by more than 18% versus a 9% gain in the S&P 500. And there are certainly some good reasons for this

Retiring early is a dream many people share, yet relatively few are able to achieve. In fact, while half of Americans say they'd like to retire by age 60, according to a survey from TD Ameritrade

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Simon Property Group (NYSE: SPG)Q3 2020 Earnings CallNov 09, 2020, 5:00 p.m. ET

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The average stock on the S&P 500 pays investors a dividend that's normally no better than 2%. And with the index up by more than 6% this year, many of those payouts are even lower than normal amid

The market overall had a great start to the week on Monday with the S&P 500 index climbing 1.2% during the day. But shares of gig economy stocks, which benefit from temporary, short-term work, got

The progression of a COVID-19 vaccine to market is top of mind for most Americans. Right now, over 67% of Americans believe that a vaccine is needed for life to return to normal, but many would

On the surface it just looks like more bickering between a cable television company and the owner of a cable channel. The impasse cable giant Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) is presently grappling with

Investors are inundated with regular updates on major indexes by financial news headlines. But digging a layer deeper into relative sector performance reveals valuable information on market

Warren Buffett is often hailed as one of the greatest investors of all time, if not the greatest. That might not be news to you, but you might not appreciate just how good his record is. Consider

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Honda Motor (NYSE: HMC)Q2 2021 Earnings CallNov 05, 2020, 1:15 a.m. ET

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The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent recession took much more of a toll on smaller companies than their larger counterparts. While large internet companies are soaring to trillion dollar valuations

The election is getting all the attention right now, but for the more than 62 million Americans currently on Medicare, casting their ballot isn't the only important decision they have to make this

Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY) reported a massive $3.8 billion loss for the third quarter. While the continued weakness in oil prices played a role, the primary culprit was its high priced and

It's been an absolutely fantastic year for Novavax (NASDAQ: NVAX); so far in 2020, the stock has skyrocketed more than 2,000%. Novavax belongs to an elite club of drugmakers with coronavirus vaccine

Investors on the Robinhood platform have become known for their willingness to take on risk. Airline stocks, cruise ship stocks, and other high-risk investments are often on the Robinhood Top 100

Inovio Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: INO) stock isn't anywhere near its lofty levels set this summer. However, investors probably won't complain about a year-to-date gain of close to 170%.  

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Few investors have a more impressive track record than Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett. Between 1965 and 2019, he led Berkshire to an average annual gain of 20.3%

Many Americans ranked the COVID-19 pandemic among the top factors in determining their vote for president. Now, President-elect Joe Biden appears to be hitting the ground running in his effort to

If you're planning to rely on Social Security to any degree during retirement, it's important that you start thinking about your benefits way ahead of that milestone. Here are four moves it pays to

Aurora Cannabis (NYSE: ACB) is once again sizzling-hot. The Canadian pot stock skyrocketed last week as investors celebrated the U.S. election results. Aurora's off to a great start this week after

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Zix (NASDAQ: ZIXI)Q3 2020 Earnings CallNov 09, 2020, 5:00 p.m. ET

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Investors often chase the latest fads. In healthcare, the race to develop a vaccine for the novel coronavirus has certainly captured a significant share of Wall Street's attention this year. Small

This year has tested the resolve of investors like few before it. The unprecedented nature of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic led to historic levels of uncertainty during the first