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Speculators are drawn to low price points, and that's a dangerous game. The notion that low-priced stocks have more upside than investments with chunky share prices is flawed, but that doesn't stop

Legacy cable companies are among the cheapest in today's market. People are abandoning the legacy cable bundle in droves. In 2013, there were over 100.5 million cable bundle subscribers. By 2023

In what might be a harbinger of how news and other important information will be delivered in the future, Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) and The New York Times (NYSE: NYT) have launched an augmented reality

If you have even $1 saved for retirement, it might surprise you to know that you're doing better than a lot of other Americans. A recent Federal Reserve report found that nearly a quarter of working

Last August, Tyler "Ninja" Blevins, the top game streamer on Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) Twitch, abruptly announced he would switch over to Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) competing platform Mixer.

The terms

Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW) recently became the biggest software IPO ever after the cloud-based software company raised $3.4 billion by selling 28 million shares. The stock was priced at $120 a share on

Most Americans know how important it is to save money for retirement. Sadly, when setting retirement goals, the majority may be neglecting one of the biggest expenses they'll face in their later

On the surface, Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) and Dunkin' Brands (NASDAQ: DNKN) look like very similar businesses. Both sell popular coffee beverages and have a variety of food options on the menu. But

Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) has already seen its sales grow extremely quickly through the first half of the year as the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed consumers to do more of their shopping online. But

Shares of the mid-cap biopharma Sorrento Therapeutics (NASDAQ: SRNE) jumped by as much as 35% in pre-market trading Thursday morning. The stock is heating up today in response to the Food and Drug

Oil and natural gas prices are at painfully low levels, leading the broader energy sector into a brutal downturn. That means contrarian investors, who often invest while others are afraid to, should

It is tempting to jump into stocks that have a high dividend yield. However, this is only the first step in the process for income-seeking investors. Many companies have an inflated yield because

The pandemic has put a big dent in many companies' growth plans. Even more, industries that were hit particularly hard by travel restrictions and stay-at-home orders have seen many dividend cuts in

Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF) says LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton (OTC: LVMUY) is stalling for time to ensure the deadline for their busted merger expires.

The jeweler is suing the fashion house to

Social Security generally doesn't provide enough income for seniors to live on -- at least comfortably, anyway. The average recipient today collects about $18,000 a year, but if your earnings are

Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) was recently added to the Dow Jones Industrial Average. This is big news for an already mammoth tech company. But the Dow requirements for joining the prestigious index are

JPMorgan Chase's (NYSE: JPM) CFO Jennifer Piepszak recently spoke at the Barclays Global Financial Services Conference, giving investors a glimpse into what they can expect from the bank in the

The stock market got off to a rough start this year as the COVID-19 pandemic shut down businesses worldwide. But after the markets bottomed out in March, a growing number of companies started going

The COVID-19 pandemic has made life extremely tough for airlines. Lufthansa (OTC: DLAKY) has been hit particularly hard. The largest European airline group was already less profitable than many of

I remember exactly when I became aware of robotic surgery: I was four years old, watching Luke Skywalker have his hand rebuilt after a rather contentious family reunion. That level of science

With gyms shut down and stress piling up, people across the world have turned to online, virtual fitness classes as a way to stay fit and cope. Hugely popular home workout brand Peloton (NASDAQ:

It's been a tough year for Boeing (NYSE: BA), but the aerospace giant and its shareholders should get some much-needed good news before year's end as regulators appear close to allowing the 737 Max

Industrial conglomerate Honeywell International (NYSE: HON) certainly has more than its fair share of headwinds from the COVID-19 pandemic, but it also has some growth opportunities. With the

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Target (NYSE: TGT) started on two ends of the retail spectrum. One rose to a seemingly dominant position in retail by pioneering e-commerce, while the other became one of

The U.S. has been in recession since February, and how long it will last is uncertain, likely depending on when a COVID-19 vaccine or treatment is ready for the public. Predictions range from an end