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Even in the midst of a pandemic and the upheaval of entire industries, the market has rallied all the way back to where it started 2020. It may seem like stocks are completely disconnected from

The U.S. stock market may have been roaring higher at the beginning of last month, but July ended on a low note. Forward progress has stopped altogether. Stocks may be nearing a corrective move --

We're just past the first half of -- shall we say -- an eventful 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic broke out across the world in early March, causing the sharpest 30% decline in market history. That was

TJX Companies (NYSE: TJX) is an off-price retailer that will continue to do well in the current state of economic uncertainty. The company, which owns T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods, and other

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The U.S. economy is still reeling from COVID-19. Following a deep 30%-plus plunge in March, the stock market has rallied all the way back to where it started 2020. It appears to be woefully

I'm not a political person and do not have a partisan bone in my body. Still, the election this November could shape certain stock market sector performance over the long term. Experienced market

The coronavirus pandemic is causing significant disruptions to many businesses around the world. The Trade Desk (NASDAQ: TTD) is one of those impacted by the outbreak as marketing budgets were

In an earnings season full of surprises, Pinterest (NYSE: PINS) has been one of the biggest so far.

Shares of the virtual pinboard operator surged following its second-quarter earnings report

For the past 16 months, marijuana stocks have been a nightmarish holding for investors. Many have fallen 50% or more as growing pains have picked up throughout North America. Regulatory-based supply

The U.S. economy has been in a recession for quite some time, and while the stock market hasn't been affected too negatively thus far, that could very well change during the latter part of the year

These are crazy times. Stocks were crushed in late February and early March, when the coronavirus outbreak reached the United States. All told, the S&P 500 lost a little more than a third of its

One question facing many investors during the COVID-19 pandemic: Will Avis (NASDAQ: CAR) follow rival Hertz (NYSE: HTZ) into bankruptcy? After all, it's easy to imagine that Avis's business would

Dismal economic data that pressured the entire market at the end of July rolled right off the backs of some high-flying healthcare stocks. These three more than doubled, all for very different

There are many good things about being in your 20s, and one of them is that you have a long time horizon until retirement. That means you have time on your side, giving you the ability to withstand

Unprecedented events in the global economy have had a strange impact on the stock market even as indices have fully recovered from the COVID-19 shock, but performance has diverged wildly among

Stocks are America's favorite investment. More Americans believe investing in the stock market is a better option than investing in real estate over the next decade, according to a new study by

This year has been historic for the stock market. The coronavirus pandemic has wrought drastic changes in consumer behavior that will likely continue long after it's a distant memory. E-commerce has

Congratulations, investors, you've made it through seven months of 2020... even if it feels like it's taken five years to get here.

There's little question that the coronavirus disease 2019

Chances are, Social Security will play a huge role in your retirement income, so it's important to do what you can to get the highest monthly benefit possible. Here are a few smart moves that could

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has made this one of the wildest year on record for the stock market. In a five-month stretch, we've witnessed the fastest bear-market descent in

The end of the 11-year-old bull market earlier this year probably caused many retirees to consider selling some stocks. However, resilient stocks such as Verizon (NYSE: VZ), Walmart (NYSE: WMT), and

Many investors buy tech stocks for growth instead of stable dividends. However, many tech stocks -- including TSMC (NYSE: TSM), IBM (NYSE: IBM), and Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) -- offer high dividends

The Securities and Exchange Commission broadly defines penny stocks as stocks belonging to very small companies and trading below $5. Stocks in this category often appeal to investors who are

More than 10 million households have signed up for Peacock, the new streaming service from Comcast's (NASDAQ: CMCSA) NBCUniversal. The media giant shared the update in its second-quarter earnings