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For a number of years, I've been steering clear of Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) stock. With its price skyrocketing 380% over the last trailing five-year stretch, it goes without saying that my decision

Beyond Meat (NASDAQ: BYND), the leading maker of plant-based meat substitutes, is slated to report its third-quarter 2020 results on Monday, Nov. 9, after the market close. An earnings call is

While 2020 hasn't been an easy year for any airline, JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ: JBLU) was hit harder than most. JetBlue's operations are heavily concentrated in the Northeast: particularly its main

An oft-cited study claims between 70% and 90% of mergers and acquisitions fail to meet expectations. The key reasons listed in the study are people leaving, lack of getting along between the two

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Walmart (NYSE: WMT) are two of the largest retailers in the world. Amazon operates its marketplace in dozens of countries, and its top markets include the U.S., Germany

Dutch-American microchip maker NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ: NXPI) reported third-quarter results Monday evening. The company exceeded Wall Street's estimates across the board thanks to solid rebounds

Pharmaceutical and biotechnology investors are exposed to significant risk. Stocks can rise to dizzying heights after a clinical trial success, only to plummet after a single failure. Once the

Recent-IPO darling Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW) deserves its high valuation. The data-warehouse-as-a-service specialist has been growing revenue at a fast pace over the last several years, and it remains

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, it would seem that stocks of infection control companies are no-brainer investments, but it's not that simple.

While companies and healthcare facilities have become

The retail apocalypse that has market much of this century has mostly run its course. While many kept going (often undergoing drastic changes) and some didn't survive, most retailers have adapted to

Array Technologies (NASDAQ: ARRY) hit the public markets on Oct. 15 with a bang. The biggest IPO for a US-based solar company valued Array at well over twice the initial market capitalization of any

Macy's (NYSE: M) shares may look tempting after losing 61% since the beginning of the year. With the holidays ahead, we might expect a boost to sales -- and eventually to the stock price. But don't

Two components of the FAANG group of stocks are Facebook and Alphabet, parent of Google. Both tech giants report third-quarter earnings on Thursday.

Over the long term, both companies have been

The coronavirus pandemic led many companies to direct their employees to work remotely. Millions of workers accustomed to showing up each day at their offices had to make a major adjustment.

Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) has benefited enormously from the consumer migration to streaming this year. As total streaming hours continued to surge, new content partners have joined the Roku platform to

Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) Xbox chief Phil Spencer recently hinted that streaming sticks could replace full-featured gaming consoles in the near future. Speaking to The Verge, Spencer claimed

President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden disagree on important issues, including immigration enforcement and controlling the coronavirus pandemic. That means a change of leadership

Cloud-based communications expert Twilio (NYSE: TWLO) reported third-quarter results on the evening of Monday, October 26. The company obliterated Wall Street's expectations across the board but

Last week, during the final presidential debate with Joe Biden, President Trump responded to claims that he only paid $750 in federal income taxes for both 2016 and 2017, as per data dug up by The

If you had invested $50,000 in streaming entertainment giant Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) a decade ago, you'd be a millionaire right now. This equates to a compound annual return of approximately 35%

This year's downturn in the energy market has taken a growing number of dividends down with it, including several notable payouts. However, a few monster energy-fueled dividends remain intact,

Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: GILD) can be both a hero and a goat, depending on your perspective as an investor. The stock price rose from $17 in July 2010 to $118 in July 2015, as the company introduced

The financial sector has been one of the slowest areas of the stock market to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. While the S&P 500 is now up by 7% for the year, the financial sector is still down

About two years ago, Aurora Cannabis (NYSE: ACB) was considered one of the most promising marijuana companies. The pot grower was only second to Canopy Growth (NYSE: CGC) in terms of market cap at

As the maker of the da Vinci robotic surgery suite, Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ: ISRG) doesn't fit the mold of a traditional Warren Buffett stock. The company needs to spend a significant portion of