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A strong August trading run has ended with two attention-grabbing stock splits. Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) and Apple caused outages on several popular trading platforms as investors rushed to buy up

A few weeks ago, top U.S. mall owners Simon Property Group (NYSE: SPG) and Brookfield Property Partners (NASDAQ: BPY) seemed to be closing in on a deal to buy J.C. Penney (OTC: JCPN.Q) out of

The years in your 50s are pivotal ages on the road to retirement. At this stage of life, you may be making plans for how you'll spend your senior years and when you'll close out your career. You

The coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on the U.S. economy, and pushed the country's unemployment levels up to historic highs in a matter of months. Many businesses are still reeling from the

Shares of Carnival (NYSE: CCL) rose 18.7% in August, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The cruise line operator's stock was decimated earlier this year amid the COVID-19

Defense stocks were a relative safe haven during COVID-19, with the Pentagon scrambling to keep assembly lines running and payments flowing during the lows of the pandemic.

Still, these are

This year has not been a good one for dividend investors. More than 600 public companies reduced or suspended their dividends by the end of the second quarter, including over 60 members of the S&P

PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP), the packaged foods giant that sells various beverages, Frito Lay snacks, and Quaker Foods, is a favorite dividend stock for many long-term investors. It pays a forward yield

Class 1 railroad Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP) isn't a stock that's likely to generate stellar returns from here , but that doesn't mean it can't be a useful option for income-seeking investors. Let's

Social Security benefits can be a lifeline in retirement, bridging the gap between what you have saved and what you need to enjoy your senior years comfortably.

However, it's crucial to ensure

There are plenty of good reasons to invest in Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, and Alphabet's Google, also known as the FAANG stocks. These companies have all built strong businesses with wide

Many of us have a good idea of what we want retirement to look like well before that milestone arrives. But the moves we make ahead of retirement could change that picture for the worse. Here are

A coronavirus vaccine would arguably save countless lives and help economies around the world recover from a recession through herd immunity. As a result, everyone in the investment world is talking

Many retailers and investors live in fear of a "retail apocalypse" as once-popular stores close their doors amid competitive pressures from Amazon and other e-commerce players. Indeed, empty strip

As always, Warren Buffett has been the focus of untold attention this year -- some of it negative, as Berkshire Hathaway's investment returns have lagged behind the market's rally (due in part to a

Shares of cloud-based enterprise-planning software company Anaplan (NYSE: PLAN) rose 34.9% in August, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The stock went up after a late August

It's been a tough year for airline investors, with COVID-19 eating into global travel demand and causing airline stocks to slump.

Given the continued risk caused by the pandemic, it's hard to

A recent buyout offer for Aimmune (NASDAQ: AIMT) from its deep-pocketed collaboration partner, Nestle (OTC: NSRGY), drove the biotech stock around 172% higher overnight. As is usually the case

Companies like to see their stock prices rise. However, there are times when they may want to bring their stock prices down without affecting valuation, which sometimes leads a company to split its

The stock market has experienced extreme volatility over the last few months, reaching both record highs and rock-bottom lows in a relatively short period of time. That kind of turbulence can be

If you've ever watched the hit television series That '70s Show, then you know Michael Kelso as the goofy, handsome, and at times brainless high schooler who always seems to have a swarm of girls

The entertainment industry is a pretty big deal these days. It has provided us with moments of escapism to help keep our minds off the pandemic, the recession, and the news in general through the

Tesla's (NASDAQ: TSLA) stock has been scorching hot over the past year. Even amid a volatile coronavirus market, the company hasn't slowed down. Over the trailing 12-month period, shares of the

AirPod ear buds, Instant Pots, robotic vacuums, and gravity blankets -- those items were featured in a 2019 USA Today list of the best gifts. Clearly, those are popular items and many of our loved

It would be easy to think that the cannabis industry is in a state of malaise if you only looked at Canadian marijuana stocks. All of the biggest Canadian pot stocks are down year to date.

But it's