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Mall owners were already feeling pressure from changing consumer shopping habits before the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic magnified their problems, forcing many malls to close for months

Fastly (NYSE: FSLY), a fast-growing content delivery network provider, may very well be a great company. It's certainly been a great stock this year: Through Oct. 14, shares of the growth darling

The S&P 500 has soared since the lows of the coronavirus market crash and is up an incredible 55% since March 23.

This bullish run is great for fattening portfolios, particularly the portfolios of

Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) and Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) have both changed how we use the internet. Alphabet's Google is the world's most popular search engine, and its sprawling ecosystem

Okta (NASDAQ: OKTA) stock has returned an amazing 1,300% for those who have owned it since the company went public a little over three years ago. Even amid the pandemic, the stock is setting fresh

Choosing an age to claim Social Security isn't easy. If you file for benefits early -- meaning, before you reach full retirement age -- you'll reduce them on a permanent basis. If you delay your

As far as recessions are concerned, 2020 is no run-of-the-mill downturn, and the travel industry has been one of the hardest-hit sectors of the economy. Even Hilton Worldwide's (NYSE: HLT)

Video-streaming giant Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) is gearing up for a third-quarter report after market close on Tuesday, Oct. 20. This report is sure to move the market whether it's good, bad, or ugly

It's no secret that the recovery in the aerospace market took a step back over the summer, but that doesn't mean that there aren't pockets of relative strength. One such area is the business jet

The American stock market is unusually unstable right now, particularly in the tech sector. Between the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the presidential election, and tech stocks bouncing back from a

For the second quarter in a row, sales of desktops and laptops grew. Millions of employees continued to turn their homes into offices during the third quarter, and a slew of students are now

Another Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Prime Day is in the books. It was a unique year for the event, which had to be held back until October due to overwhelming demand in the early days of the pandemic.

Wayfair (NYSE: W) gained plenty of new customers during the coronavirus pandemic, with net active customers reaching a new high of 26 million in the second quarter. This represents a significant

September's rocky stock market performance and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic are reasons why investors remain a little nervous these days. But that doesn't mean it's best to say out of the

This won't be a political post. History has shown us that the market thrives under Democrats. The market also thrives under Republicans. The fate of your portfolio isn't likely to rest on whether

Those who were lucky enough to get in on Peloton's (NASDAQ: PTON) initial public offering (IPO) last September would be sitting on a gain of more than 400% right now. The connected-fitness hardware

Many seniors who enroll in Medicare are shocked to learn that it's far from free. In fact, there are many out-of-pocket costs you'll incur on Medicare, from premiums to deductibles to copays, which

Despite the challenges the market has faced due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been several high-profile IPOs recently. Arguably the most anticipated of the bunch was Snowflake, a cloud-based

Citigroup (NYSE: C) generated its largest profit of the year in the third quarter, but that did little to appease analysts, who spent much of the bank's earnings call questioning the bank about its

Robinhood has certainly become the go-to app for young investors in 2020. While the financial services company and stock-trading platform has its critics, millennial investors flocked to its app in

Your 401(k) costs money -- no ifs, ands, or buts about it. Someone has to manage the funds you've invested in, do all the reporting, and make sure you can check up on your account when you need to

Even after a 4-for-1 stock split, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is trading at over $120 per share in October. That's not an astronomical price tag, but it's high enough to be out of reach for many novice

Robinhood has become a favored trading platform for young investors, and often for inexperienced ones. Investors who use Robinhood tend to trade more often than those who use more established

For a while, Canadian cannabis companies received practically all the limelight. As a result, Canopy Growth (NYSE: CGC) emerged as one of the most well-known players in the cannabis industry. It

Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ: ISRG) hit a rough patch earlier this year, with its shares plunging more than 40% in late March. The stock has been on a roll since then, though, despite continued