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Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) are the top two companies in the digital ad space. One dominates internet search, while the other holds domain in the social media

Shares of Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO), the leading provider of enterprise hardware and a major player in the cybersecurity and collaboration markets, were hammered earlier this month. Cisco's

Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) may be showing signs of saturation in the United States, but there's a good reason it can slowly and steadily add millions of new subscribers over the next decade and a half

Glu Mobile's (NASDAQ: GLUU) hot rally came to a grinding halt after the company's second-quarter results in early August failed to match Wall Street's expectations. The mobile gaming specialist

There's no end to the COVID-19 pandemic in sight. As a result, air travel demand hasn't improved much following a steep drop earlier this year. In recent days, passenger throughput at TSA

When you're shopping for a dividend stock for your retirement portfolio, it pays to choose wisely. If you search for companies that issue the largest dividends on the basis of yield alone, you'll

The oil patch has been a tough place for dividend investors in recent years. Oil price crashes in 2014 and earlier this year took many payouts down with them. Because of that, many income investors

There's no single universal savings goal to target when it comes to funding a retirement plan. Why? Your retirement expenses and goals may look different than someone else's. Your best bet is to

In uncertain times like these, investors seeking lower risks may be looking toward the Dow Jones Industrial Average for large-cap stocks. Founded in 1896, the Dow serves as a benchmark for some of

Shares of BioMarin Pharmaceutical (NASDAQ: BMRN) recently plummeted after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) refused to approve the company's experimental gene therapy for the treatment of

Just when it looked like Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) had completed its turnaround, the memory specialist dropped a bomb on investors last week with a conservative outlook indicating a slowdown.

The stock market is always susceptible to ups and downs, but this year has been a wild rollercoaster ride. Back in February, the S&P 500 reached its highest point since 2009. Fast-forward to March

Opinions on Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) as an investment are a lot like the content on the platform itself. There's never a shortage of perspectives available, but just like the streamer's seemingly

Investors frequently dream of buying the next Apple or Tesla early and earning outsized returns. Finding such stocks at their earliest stages is difficult, but not impossible -- some up-and-coming

Despite pandemic-related turbulence in 2020, it has been an exciting year for new market entrants.

Companies including DraftKings, Virgin Galactic, Nikola, and Lemonade have made a splash in going

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many businesses in a long list of industries to make difficult decisions. Management teams have had to prioritize and strategize like never before.

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Danaher (NYSE: DHR) is one of those stocks that seems unable to do any wrong, and it keeps going up and up while frustrated investors wait for a better entry point for this global healthcare

If you're worried that the market may be overheating, you're not alone. The S&P 500 is setting new record highs, while the unemployment rate is in double digits and a global pandemic is forcing

You may not put much thought into Social Security until you retire and realize how important a role those benefits start to play in your finances. But either way, your goal should be to get as much

As the market flirts with new record highs, bargains seem to be harder and harder to find. Many reliable dividend payers have seen their share prices soar, knocking their yields down to unexciting

The marijuana sector hasn't lost too much steam in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. Sales are on the rise as cannabis products behave more like consumer goods --  demand has been regular and

Multiple states are posting record cannabis sales numbers this year, even during the COVID-19 pandemic. The cannabis industry is continuing to grow, despite the worst economic downturn since the

Once again, we have a week of earnings reports filled with retail names. And it's a week in which we see the earnings damage that the pandemic had on brick-and-mortar. Three big names to watch this

Trulieve Cannabis (OTC: TCNNF) is unlike many of the big pot stocks out there. The company is profitable and it continues to generate sales growth. And yet, much of its success has been limited to

One of the biggest dangers of buying stocks today is that a second wave of coronavirus could lead to more lockdowns and business shutdowns, potentially paving the way for another market crash. It's