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Is NRG Energy Stock a Buy?
U.S. utility NRG Energy (NYSE: NRG) offers investors a generous dividend and is promising a fairly bright future. It makes sense that dividend-focused investors would be interested, particularly
Costco Beats on Revenue and EPS, Posts Double-Digit Q4 Comps Growth
Warehouse club retailer Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) released its fiscal fourth-quarter and full-year results yesterday after market close, delivering several positive surprises. Riding the
Carnival, Royal Caribbean, and Norwegian Cruise Line Stocks Are Sinking This Week
This has been a rough week for cruise stock investors. Shares of Carnival (NYSE: CCL) (NYSE: CUK), Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE: RCL), and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NYSE: NCLH) have declined
Should You Avoid GameStop No Matter How Good the Price?
GameStop (NYSE: GME) stock has surged recently thanks to excitement about a fresh console hardware cycle and news that Chewy co-founder Ryan Cohen and his firm RC Ventures have taken a roughly 10%
3 Stocks to Buy to Avoid the Market Bubble
Stocks may have pulled back some from all-time highs, but the S&P 500 is still up for 2020. That's incredible, considering the ravaging effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the economy. But the
2 Reasons to Claim Social Security at Age 62, and 1 Reason Not To
The age you begin claiming Social Security will directly affect how much you receive each month, so it's crucial to choose wisely when deciding when to file for benefits.
Age 62 is the earliest you
Look What Amazon is Unveiling Next
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Amazon held its
Is Qualcomm Stock a Buy?
Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) is in a power position among semiconductor stocks. The long-awaited widespread implementation of 5G networking has prompted a phone upgrade cycle and the company's popular 5G
Is Roku Stock a Buy?
Media-streaming technology expert Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) is riding a wild roller coaster recently. Share prices more than quadrupled in 2019, setting the stock up for a 52% year-to-date dip in the
Analyst: Cruise Ship Stocks at 'Inflection Point,' Carnival Pegged to Surge 126%
The cruise ship industry has sunk so low one analyst believes it's ready for a turnaround.
Although Barclays analyst Felicia Hendrix admits her call may be a bit early, considering many of the
Microsoft Declares War on Twilio With a New Cloud Service
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) recently launched Azure Communication Services, an extension of Azure's cloud platform which enables developers to add video, voice calls, chat, and text messages to
Better Buy: Facebook vs. Twitter
Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) and Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) have developed into veteran social media stocks with established trading histories.
Facebook dominates generalized social media in the U.S. Despite
U.S. Has Till Friday Afternoon to Defend or Delay TikTok Ban
President Trump's ban on video-sharing app TikTok was only temporarily postponed by the agreement worked out between its Chinese owner ByteDance and Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) and Walmart (NYSE: WMT)
Disney Stock Is a Week Away From Leaving an Awful Fiscal 2020 Behind
This has been a brutal year on many fronts, but when it comes to Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS), there's finally a light at the end of the fiscal 2020 tunnel. The media giant's fiscal year ends next week
What Nikola and CrowdStrike Stocks Tell Us About Insider Trades
There are few people who know more about a company than the executives and board members of that company. These insiders live in the day-to-day operations of their specific organizations, and likely
McCormick Earnings Preview: The Trends to Watch
This could be a big week for McCormick (NYSE: MKC) investors. The spice and flavorings specialist will post its fiscal third-quarter results before the market opens on Tuesday, Sept. 29, and
PepsiCo Earnings: What to Watch
This could be a big week ahead for PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP) investors. The company's last earnings report covered the maximum impact to date of the COVID-19 pandemic, which powered historic demand
Why Can Intel and AMD Sell Chips to Huawei Again?
On Sept. 15, new restrictions barring sales of U.S. components to Chinese tech giant Huawei went into effect. Those rules would have prevented Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), AMD (NASDAQ: AMD), and other
How to Invest in SPACs
The road to an initial public offering, or an IPO, can be long and winding, let alone a real distraction for a company trying to deliver its breakthrough products in a highly competitive
5 Investing Criteria I've Used to Beat the Market
With thousands of stocks to pick from and a multitude of financial metrics one can use to judge companies' performance and growth potential, how can investors be sure they are making the best
Better Buy: Baker Hughes vs. Core Laboratories
The worldwide effort to contain COVID-19 by effectively shutting down broad swaths of the global economy has devastated the energy industry. Vital energy services providers Baker Hughes (NYSE: BKR)
4 Stocks to Sell if Joe Biden Becomes President
The 2020 U.S. presidential election is setting up to be one of the most contentious in history.
In a year characterized by a pandemic that's killed more than 200,000 Americans, an economic crash and
Citigroup Has Been in the News a Lot Lately. Buy the Hype?
If you follow banking news -- and maybe even if you don't -- you have likely seen Citigroup (NYSE: C) popping up a lot lately, which might make you wonder if this is a stock you should consider
3 Recession-Proof Stocks to Buy Now
As the U.S. and world economies continue to move in fits and starts amid the coronavirus recession, investors are wondering what will happen if we see a resurgence in the disease that causes a


