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Most retailers just went through their worst operating stretch in decades, and there's every reason to expect further pain ahead in the second half of 2020. Economic growth might be weak, with a

Americans may be feeling hopeful about the possibility of getting more COVID-19 money as lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have expressed some support for sending out a second pandemic stimulus

I went over five restaurant stocks that seem appetizing for investors earlier this week, but the rising serving tray isn't lifting all publicly traded eateries. There are a few situations that you

Though the U.S. economy as a whole got hammered once COVID-19 invaded domestically, small businesses really bore the brunt of the financial hit. Earlier this year, countless local establishments

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) took NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) by storm in the first calendar quarter of 2020, clocking nice market share growth in the discrete graphics cards space thanks to a

Electric vehicles have been a long-held dream for many, and for investors, the right investments have been extremely lucrative. EV pioneer Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) came public a decade ago, and it's

Among pharmaceutical industry investors, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VRTX) is a broadly popular stock thanks to its impressive year-over-year quarterly earnings growth of 124.4% and its proven

China's online lending industry is out of favor presently, thanks to challenges such as regulatory uncertainties, poor sentiments toward Chinese companies, and negative impacts from the COVID-19

Imagine that your retirement lifestyle was determined by the spin of the roulette wheel. That would stink, right? You'd watch helplessly, waiting for a little ball to put in you in poverty or to

Lots of consumers have shifted their spending online amid the coronavirus pandemic. Visa and Mastercard reported 18% and 20% increases, respectively, in card-not-present spending (excluding travel)

Dexcom (NASDAQ: DXCM) went public on April 14, 2005. The stock opened at $12.08 a share. At that price, an investment of $1,000 would have gotten you 82 shares.

That investment would have been a

Midstream company ONEOK (NYSE: OKE) is sending out mixed signals in the face of a material energy industry downturn. With a massive 11% yield, however, it's worth taking the time to parse through

Year to date, shares of the two largest companies in the cannabis sector, Canopy Growth (NYSE: CGC) and Aurora Cannabis (NYSE: ACB), have not been performing well. Issues with oversupply in Canada

To say that 2020 has been a challenging year for Wall Street would be a gross understatement. Thus far, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has cost more than 20 million people their

Savvy investors have long included dividend stocks in their portfolios as a reliable wealth accumulation tool, and eventually a foundation for steady income in retirement. Unfortunately, several

Stocks in the biotechnology sector have outperformed the broader market year to date. Despite the market volatility throughout this year, there are still good prospects in this sector, especially in

Cell therapies are increasingly being added to drug pipelines across the biopharmaceutical industry, but Iovance Biotherapeutics (NASDAQ: IOVA) was one of the first movers with its

Like most stocks, Avid Bioservices (NASDAQ: CDMO) plunged earlier this year in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) has bounced

Intercept Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ICPT) fully expected approval from the Food and Drug Administration for obeticholic acid (OCA) in treating non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). CEO Mark Pruzanski

When picking stocks to invest in, it pays to focus on high-quality companies over a time frame long enough to let you ignore the noise. Restaurant stocks are typically tough businesses, but I think

The COVID-19 crisis has upended so many Americans' lives from a financial standpoint, and that includes older workers who are grappling with unemployment and income loss. If the pandemic has caused

Those of us who have invested directly in stocks know very well the sense of anxiety that comes along with it. Though we all know the importance of patience and perseverance when it comes to

More than a dozen companies are now in some way involved in the hunt for a vaccine for COVID-19. These include household names, like Merck, and less famous ones, like Dynavax. Considering how

This is an unprecedented time in human history and a challenging time for investors. After taking part in the longest bull market run in history, investors were whipsawed into the fastest bear

For years, marijuana stocks were the hottest thing since sliced bread on Wall Street. All it took was the promise of capacity expansion and eventually international aspirations to send cannabis