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All eyes are on drug manufacturers in 2020 as they race to develop the first coronavirus vaccine. Globally, recorded cases of COVID-19 have surpassed 25 million, with at least 847,000 related deaths

It's official: In the 2020 election, Donald Trump will be running against Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. With the Democratic ticket now confirmed, it's a good time to look at how things could change

Okta (NASDAQ: OKTA), the cloud-based identity management specialist, remains unflappable during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In its second-quarter earnings report, the company breezed past estimates with

If you are in your 20s and just starting to populate your investment portfolio, you are likely discovering that you have lots of options. One consideration that can help narrow things down a bit

If you're an investor, a car fanatic, or even just a passive Twitter user, the odds you've at least considered throwing some cash behind Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) stock are probably pretty good. Or

Real estate investment trust (REIT) W.P. Carey (NYSE: WPC) has shown incredible strength in the face of industry-wide adversity, and there's one key metric that illustrates just how well it has

Palo Alto Networks (NYSE: PANW) has been on an acquisition spree over the past couple of years as it looks to boost its presence in the fast-growing cybersecurity space and capture more market

Sunday was a momentous day for the U.S. airline industry, as United Airlines (NASDAQ: UAL) announced that it was doing away with change fees for regular economy and premium tickets on all domestic

Marijuana will likely be one of the fastest-growing industries this decade. With tens of billions of dollars sold in the North American black market each year, it's only logical to assume that, over

Earlier in the year, it seemed like workers' retirement plans were headed for serious trouble. When the stock market crashed in March, many older workers immediately started to worry that the

Research from SuperData estimates that the average millennial spends $112 per month on gaming content. The levels of engagement and monetization for video games trounce nearly every other

One of the more intriguing trends to emerge form the pandemic is folks who are heading out of densely populated cities and into the suburbs. With more big city companies embracing remote work and

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group (NYSE: BABA) is on a roll. The company is crushing Wall Street's expectations in the COVID-19 lockdown era, and share prices have soared 64% higher in the last

Some investors may have heard of the September Effect, which is a phenomenon in which stocks tend to drop slightly in September in markets around the world. Since World War II, the S&P 500 has

In the days before and after Canada's legalization of recreational cannabis in October 2018, marijuana stocks garnered a lot of attention. However, fewer legal stores than expected, regulatory

The market crash in March provided an opportune time for investors to scoop up good stocks at great prices, which is what many of the smartest people on Wall Street did. Riding the coattails of

You're probably familiar with 401(k)s and IRAs even if you don't have these accounts. They're some of the best places to put away money for your retirement, but there's one other account that

After this year's COVID-19 crash and the market's ongoing instability, many people are looking for stalwart stocks to buy ahead of the next downturn. At the same time, savvy investors know that

Penny stocks attract many investors who believe their potential returns are amplified by low starting prices and the relative obscurity of the business in question. It's a seductive idea to believe

For many Americans, their vision of retirement doesn't include long days gardening, or sunning on the beach. Instead, it involves more work -- either because of jobs they enjoy or, more commonly,

Inovio Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: INO) and Novavax (NASDAQ: NVAX) were hardly household names at the beginning of 2020. But due to their efforts to develop vaccines against the novel coronavirus, both

Since the beginning of the year, a prevalent illicit market, oversupply, and poor inventory management have ravaged Canadian cannabis companies. The benchmark Horizons Marijuana Life Sciences ETF

Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA) has sold a lot of doses of its coronavirus vaccine already. Granted, those sales hinge on regulatory approval or authorization for mRNA-1273. But we're still talking about a

August was a fantastic month for the broad market indexes. That wasn't the case for the cannabis sector, though. Two of the biggest cannabis-focused exchange-traded funds (ETFs) were down last

Investing legend and Motley Fool co-founder David Gardner often says, to paraphrase, we should invest in the future we want to see. As a parent, I want to see a world that's safer, cleaner, and with