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Beyond Meat (NASDAQ: BYND) has been a stock market superstar for most of its time as a publicly traded company. The maker of plant-based meat alternatives started out with a bang when its stock

Shares of biopharmaceutical company Emergent BioSolutions (NYSE: EBS) gained 46.6% in the first half of 2020 (January to June), according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The S&P 500

There was a whole lot of hype after "Cannabis 2.0" happened in Canada in October 2019. It marked the second wave of recreational marijuana legalization in Canada. Cannabis 2.0 included cannabis

You've seen the news. COVID-19 is still taking its toll, to the extent that several states are closing up bars and restaurants, once again. You're right to worry about how a second wave might affect

Blue Apron (NYSE: APRN) burned a lot of investors after its IPO three years ago. The meal kit provider's stock, after being adjusted for a reverse split last year, currently trades more than 90%

Shares of iQiyi (NASDAQ: IQ) rose 39.8% in June, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. iQiyi had traditionally been labeled the "Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) of China," but the truth was

Medical waste was already a booming business before COVID-19, but the surge in coronavirus cases may accelerate the situation. Much of the personal protection equipment (PPE) that healthcare workers

It would be nice to have a little bit of stability right now: in the economy, in the stock market, or just in general. But July is shaping up to be a very uncertain month this year. The normally

Sales plunged 45% year over year at Macy's (NYSE: M) last quarter, as the COVID-19 pandemic caused it to close all its stores midway through the quarter. The weak sales results also forced the

Shares of IT monitoring software company Datadog (NASDAQ: DDOG) surged 22% in June, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The June performance was all the more impressive

Millions of Americans have lost their jobs in the wake of COVID-19, and for some, that means a loss of health insurance, as well as a paycheck. But not everyone gets health insurance through work

While the COVID-19 pandemic has put many smaller companies in danger of going out of business, large companies with rock-solid balance sheets are looking good these days. In difficult times, big

ExxonMobil's (NYSE: XOM) stock has fallen by more than a third so far in 2020, and its yield is up to a historically high 7.7%. There are very real issues facing this energy giant today, which is

Most of us are pretty good at coming up with excuses while we put off doing important things. Our tires might need more air, for example, but it looks like rain today, so maybe we'll aim to fill

Withdrawing money from a 401(k) before age 59 1/2 is usually an extremely expensive proposition since you're hit with a 10% tax penalty on your early distribution.

The CARES Act aimed to change that

The first half of 2020 was a wild ride for investors.

What was barely a news story in the beginning of the year erupted into a global catastrophe as the coronavirus pandemic rocked investors around

At the end of April, shares of Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: GILD) were hovering near their 52-week highs of $85.97. The stock has been falling since then, and it's now trading at just about $76. Year to

Inovio Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: INO) has been grabbing a lot of headlines over the past few weeks, mostly thanks to its involvement in the race to find a vaccine for COVID-19. The company claimed to

It's been a rocky few months and an unquestionably difficult year for most of us thus far, but that doesn't change the fact that we're midway through 2020 and it's time to give your finances a

Uber (NYSE: UBER) saw its stock price decline by 14.4% in June, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence.

The ride-hailing company's shares remain flat year to date but are still

Are you looking for a way to beat the market over the long run? You might want to seriously consider medical-device stocks.

Over the last five years, the medical-device sector has generated returns

Taxes. No one likes to pay them. Unfortunately, that old adage about death and taxes rings as true today as it ever has. Investment income is not spared either, but there are ways to decrease these

When positioning your retirement fund for the long-term horizon, perhaps three or four decades down the road, be sure to save room in your portfolio for environmental, social, and governance (ESG)

Buying a dividend stock that's cheap can be a great way to maximize the returns you'll make from owning it. Not only will you earn dividend income, but you can also benefit if the stock rises in

Millennials have faced numerous economic challenges throughout their lifetimes. The 2020 recession is yet another one.

This pandemic-driven economic downturn is likely to have an especially profound