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Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) is making it easier for users to message each other across its family of apps. CEO Mark Zuckerberg shared his plans to integrate the back end of all of Facebook's apps in

Boeing's (NYSE: BA) new 777X series of commercial jets will soon become the largest twin-engine jets on the market. To power them, Boeing needed the world's most powerful jet engines. General

The coronavirus pandemic has significantly altered consumer behavior this year. From loading up on toilet paper and hand sanitizer to doing more online shopping, people in 2020 have focused more on

A whopping 96% of women and 98% of men claim Social Security benefits before age 70, according to a report from the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College.

These retirees may have the

Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW) is still hot off of its mid-September IPO and the cloud data company is getting a lot of attention from investors. One reason is that the company's shares skyrocketed on its

The coronavirus pandemic has been a massive challenge for retailers in 2020, but the crisis has accelerated digital trends in consumer behavior that could benefit those willing to adapt. I think Nik

In the event of another market crash this year, healthcare investors will benefit in the long term from having bought shares of rock-solid pharmaceutical companies while they're less expensive. In

The year 2020 is on track to be the busiest for the U.S. IPO market since the peak of the dot-com boom in 2000. In the past month alone, hot tech IPOs like Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW) and JFrog (NASDAQ:

How soon will a vaccine for COVID-19 be available to the general public? At this point, no one knows for sure, but we do have a list of the companies that seem the most likely to win the coronavirus

It often seems like there aren't enough hours in the day to handle everything we need or want to do. So many items languish on our to-do lists, and that includes taking care of our finances and

Usually, people don't bust out the scary stuff until October, but in the stock market, it was late September that spooked investors, sending stocks on a screaming decline. But while other investors

With October comes long-awaited third-quarter earnings. And after an eventful summer dominated by the coronavirus pandemic, those results will reveal how companies have fared during these

There's some good news during the coronavirus pandemic: A recent survey by Schwab indicates the average amount 401(k) plan participants contributed to their accounts this year is up 20% compared

Apple is a phenomenal company by just about every measure. But with a market capitalization around $2 trillion, it's massive size makes it less appealing to investors who are looking to put their

While many investors like to talk about diversity in their portfolios, perhaps not enough attention gets paid to diversity within individual businesses. That's too bad; large businesses with

Boston Omaha (NASDAQ: BOMN) hasn't exactly been a standout this year. Even after a recent rebound, the young holding company's stock price is more than 21% lower than where it started 2020

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VRTX) is the blueprint for a growing pharmaceutical stock. Since it went public in 1991, the company has consistently increased revenue, recording annual revenue

2020 has brought a seemingly unending string of twists and turns, and the associated uncertainty has resulted in an unparalleled period of volatility for the stock market. There's a good chance that

The airline industry has been battered and bruised by the COVID-19 pandemic, with travel volumes down substantially compared to last year. The airlines are all losing money right now, and with the

Ideally, you'll enter retirement with a healthy chunk of savings, whether in a 401(k) or IRA. But you'll need a plan for accessing that money. You don't want to just randomly take withdrawals from

On Sep. 22, Fujifilm (OTC: FUJIY) reported that a phase 3 clinical trial of its influenza pill, Avigan, showed the treatment's ability to reduce the recovery time of patients with mild cases of

Diagnostic tests for the coronavirus come in all shapes and sizes, and they vary dramatically in quality as well. One key test metric, sensitivity, is particularly important because it determines

The COVID-19 pandemic may have put several industries at a standstill, but cannabis is still going strong. While the healthcare sector is working to end the coronavirus, cannabis provides relief to

Value investing is a tried-and-true strategy, but investors who employ it need to be on the lookout for value traps -- deeply troubled companies that trade at rock-bottom valuations and have little

When it comes to paperwork, the clinical trial process for approving new medicines is nearly unparalleled. Between a mountain of consent forms and legal documents describing clinical protocols