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In the last week, Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA) substantially slowed enrollment in the phase 3 clinical trial testing its coronavirus vaccine, mRNA-1273. After a slight slowdown last week, the biotech took

There's long been a strong case for arguing that corporate uniform services company Cintas (NASDAQ: CTAS) is a set to be a long-term beneficiary of the COVID-19 pandemic. There's little doubt that

Stocks dropped last week, as both the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) shed more than 2%. The decline marked a second straight weekly drop following

Social Security is vital for the financial survival of tens of millions of retirees. The majority of Social Security recipients rely on the program for most or all of their income. Even for those

By 2030, millennials are expected to inherit more than $68 trillion in wealth, according to recent research. If Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is elected and gets his wish, the government

The U.S. oil industry had been growing by leaps and bounds until this year. Output in the country averaged 12.23 million barrels per day (BPD) last year, more than double the production rate of a

Chances are, if you're a millennial, you use both Spotify (NYSE: SPOT) for your music and podcast streaming and T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) as your wireless service provider.

Spotify is a fan favorite

With the market rallying in recent months -- even as coronavirus cases continue spiking and lawmakers keep failing to provide more COVID-19 stimulus money -- there's ample reason to believe stocks

Wayfair (NYSE: W) stock has dropped over 20% from its late August high. The slump wasn't fueled by any official news from the e-commerce specialist. Instead, investors pulled shares lower as part of

It has been a momentous year for electric vehicles (EVs). Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) began delivery of its Model Y, Ford's (NYSE: F) Mustang Mach-E will start showing up late in 2020, and a slew of other

Millions of seniors count on Social Security as a major source of retirement income. If you're planning to do the same, you'll need to do your part to avoid reducing your benefits -- and that could

Shares of U.S. utility NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE) are on quite a run so far in 2020, up nearly 30%. For comparison, the average utility, using Vanguard Utilities ETF as a proxy, is down about 6%

It's a good time to be a professional football fan, and it seems it's a good time to be DraftKings (NASDAQ: DKNG). Going into the National Football League's (NFL) first weekend of the 2020-2021

Unity Software, maker of the most popular game engine used on mobile platforms, filed its initial S-1 Registration Statement with the SEC last month. The company submitted an updated version of the

Americans have been waiting months for Congress to approve a second coronavirus stimulus check, but the chances of that happening are slim as Republicans recently proposed a "skinny" relief bill

Visa (NYSE: V) and PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ: PYPL) are enhancing their existing partnership, in a move that promises to make a wide variety of money transfers quick and relatively straightforward.

COVID-19 caused air travel demand to shrivel up in 2020, forcing airlines to take a hatchet to their flight schedules. Despite these weak market conditions -- TSA checkpoint screenings have

Oil prices cratered earlier this year, which caused a wake of devastation as several companies filed for bankruptcy. While prices had stablized in recent months, they took a nasty tumble earlier

When should you take Social Security? There are so many different answers to this question. Benefits can be claimed as early as 62 or as late as 70, and there are pros and cons for claiming early as

Nearly 68 million Americans are reconsidering when they're going to retire, according to a recent Edward Jones survey. Many are going to remain in the workforce longer than planned because they've

In auto racing, cars sometimes have to make pit stops for potential mechanical problems to be checked out. We're seeing the equivalent of that happen now in the race to develop a coronavirus

The cases for buying stock in Airbus (OTC: EADSY) and Boeing (NYSE: BA) are pretty similar. While the commercial aviation industry has been dealt a severe blow by the COVID-19 pandemic, it will

Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) has been one of the best-performing restaurant stocks ever since its IPO in 2006. Shares of the burrito chain have returned nearly 3,000% since its debut, and the

If you invested $10,000 in Kellogg (NYSE: K) 10 years ago, you'd have around $13,000 today. If you reinvested dividends along the way, you'd have closer to $18,000. But these returns lag the $30,000

When getting started with investing, most people tend to focus on vehicles -- ETFs, mutual funds, stocks, and bonds -- versus the location of these investments, in terms of tax-deferred, tax-free