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No stock is perfect, but some companies are just built to last in a way that sets them apart from the pack. Here are three stocks that stand out for their mix of relatively generous yields, strong

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Visa (NYSE: V)Q3 2020 Earnings CallJul 28, 2020, 5:00 p.m. ET

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Southern Missouri Bancorp Inc (NASDAQ: SMBC)Q4 2020 Earnings CallJul 28, 2020, 4:30 p.m. ET

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Adobe (NASDAQ: ADBE) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) were both once considered aging tech giants that were running out of room to grow. However, both companies have generated fresh growth in recent

With the latest earnings season well underway, the homebuilders are reporting on the second quarter and they are all telling the same story. After the economy hit a wall in late March, business took

Investors were bracing for some unusually weak sales and profit numbers from McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) in its second-quarter report (which covers the months of April, May, and June). The period

No one wants to say the coronavirus pandemic is actually good for business, but Blue Apron Holdings (NYSE: APRN) is showing that certain companies were uniquely positioned to capitalize on the new

It was the shot heard round the multiplex. Comcast's (NASDAQ: CMCSA) Universal Studios and leading movie theater operator AMC Entertainment (NYSE: AMC) announced a landmark deal on Tuesday

Cord-cutting has accelerated through the first half of 2020. AT&T (NYSE: T) reported nearly 2 million subscriber losses through the first six months of the year. That's up from about 1.6 million

Wingstop (NASDAQ: WING) is thriving in a challenging environment. On March 11, COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization. Since then, Wingstop's sales have soared 37%

When you're making plans for retirement, two of the biggest costs you need to factor in are healthcare expenses and long-term care expenses.

Unfortunately, a recent study shows that nearly half of

On Tuesday McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) revealed mixed results for the fiscal quarter that included the most intense pandemic impact to date. Sales dove in April and May, and while trends improved in

Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapies to fight cancer have been around for a decade, but pharmaceutical companies are just beginning to scratch the surface on their potential applications.

In a

It's been a rough year for the human race, and the near-term outlook isn't pretty. Many investors are also licking their wounds with the recent market volatility, but some fortunate souls are having

This year has been brutal for the oil patch. Dual shock waves slammed the sector earlier in the year as OPEC and Russia ignited a price war just as oil demand started cratering because of the

The race for a coronavirus vaccine is far from over, and there's still plenty of time for investors to benefit from ongoing clinical development and research activity. Even a comparatively small

Most people don't make the best choice when it comes to claiming Social Security benefits.

You have the option to start receiving retirement income from Social Security as early as age 62, or to

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Rocky Brands Inc (NASDAQ: RCKY)FY 2020 Earnings CallJul 28, 2020, 4:30 p.m. ET

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AMC Entertainment (NYSE: AMC) and Comcast's (NASDAQ: CMCSA) Universal Pictures may have just forever changed the movie industry. On Tuesday, they announced an agreement that narrows the window of

While the S&P 500 is flat so far in 2020, the tech-heavy Nasdaq has trounced the returns of the broader market, gaining more than 17%. That isn't an anomaly, either. The Nasdaq has outperformed both

Americans aren't feeling very confident about their Social Security benefits. In fact, according to recent research from SimplyWise, around 55% of Americans are worried this popular entitlement

When COVID-19 took the U.S. by storm, it quickly became clear that relief would be needed to help the millions of Americans who were impacted negatively by the pandemic almost immediately

North American midstream energy bellwether Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE: EPD) is currently offering investors a fat 9.7% yield. That's a number that should stop investors in their tracks

Chipmaker NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ: NXPI) reported second-quarter results late Monday evening. The Dutch-Texan company posted lower sales and earnings due to the ongoing COVID-19 health crisis but

Special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Graf Industrial Corp. (NYSE: GRAF) announced earlier this month that it will acquire Velodyne Lidar, a company that supplies 3D mapping for self-driving