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Investors were watching Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) closely this week. The company reported its second-quarter results following a 500% run-up in its share price over the past 12 months. There was a high

There's been a lot of talk lately that Canadian pot giants Aurora Cannabis (NYSE: ACB) and Aphria (NASDAQ: APHA) have been discussing a potential merger. With competition in the industry on the rise

Investor enthusiasm is rising ahead of the second-quarter earnings report from eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY). The stock of the online marketplace has soared by over 50% so far in 2020 to roughly match

The Department of Labor (DOL) doesn't want you to invest your 401(k) contributions in companies that pursue social or environmental initiatives -- or at least that's the message embedded in a

This year has not been kind to companies with weak balance sheets. Fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic has triggered bankruptcies in many market sectors, with particularly heavy tolls on

Earlier this month, Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY) reported dreadful results for the first quarter of fiscal 2020. Revenue plunged by nearly half due to the COVID-19 pandemic, while gross margin

Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) was already facing difficulties from reduced marketing budgets as a result of COVID-19 before large public companies started announcing that they would pause advertising on

Investing in innovative drugs and therapies that treat patients with highly unmet medical needs can be a rewarding venture. Indeed, year to date, the iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF (NASDAQ: IBB)

Not too long ago Healthpeak Properties (NYSE: PEAK) was the laggard in its diversified real estate investment trust (REIT) peer group. Today it looks better positioned than its closest peers. Here's

NextEra Energy Partners (NYSE: NEP) generated excellent results during the second quarter despite the market turmoil caused by COVID-19. Underlying the company's strength were its strong contract

As we all know, Apple is one of the most successful companies of all time. Since its initial public offering in 1980, its shares have gone on to appreciate almost 1,000 times over -- and that's not

Garmin (NASDAQ: GRMN) stock has tracked right along with the market so far in 2020, first swooning as the S&P 500 dove in late March and then rallying right back to positive territory in early July

It's been a volatile year in the markets, and the S&P 500's returns are flat year to date. While that's good news for investors who were fearing the worst (a prolonged market crash) in March, 2020's

BP (NYSE: BP), formerly known as British Petroleum, is shaking things up in the middle of a deep industry downturn. On the surface, the changes it's making are good news -- but when you dig in a

I've never been bearish on JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) long-term, but in the past few months, I've been worried about the kinds of problems the bank might run into in the short term. After all

We've been reading about it for years, but the e-commerce revolution is truly heating up in 2020. Nonstore retail is a category that includes online shopping, and it's growing like crazy. According

From what you've heard in the news, you might get the idea that investors who use the Robinhood trading app don't stand a chance of making money. It's true that some day traders use Robinhood as

Slack (NYSE: WORK) recently filed an antitrust complaint against Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) in the European Union, claiming Microsoft's strategy of bundling Teams into Office 365 is anti-competitive.

Inovio Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: INO) is one of the biotech companies everyone is talking about these days. Though the company doesn't have any products on the market, the shares have surged by 717%

Synairgen's (LSE: SNG) stock skyrocketed on Monday amid news that the largely unknown British respiratory therapeutics company had demonstrated in a phase 2 clinical trial that its inhalable drug

As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, many seniors are facing some tough choices. Should they stop providing child care to their grandchildren? Should they take a leave of absence from work for

There's no way to sugarcoat it: Oil giant ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) has had a very, very bad year. Shares are down more than 35% year to date.

Of course, the last few years haven't been all that great

Many cannabis companies have fallen out of favor over the past few months amid growing financial losses and other issues. However, there are a few businesses out there that are not only doing

At some point in their lives, nearly 50% of men will experience hair loss due to stress, genetics, or hormone imbalance. Up to 40% of males over age 40 experience erectile dysfunction (ED). These

Which stocks are best to own during a market crash? To find out, we can look to ones that demonstrated strength in the most recent crash. Often, the winners are those with market leadership. If