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Around Half of All Retirees Leave Work Earlier Than Expected. Here's What That Means for You.
Around Half of All Retirees Leave Work Earlier Than Expected. Here's What That Means for You.

For many Americans, working into their 60s and 70s is a part of their retirement plan, often because of financial concerns. Unfortunately, according to data from Employee Benefit Research Institute

We're Officially in a Recession. Here's How to Cope.
We're Officially in a Recession. Here's How to Cope.

Though there's been talk of a COVID-19-spurred massive recession for months, and unemployment levels have been high enough to indicate that our country was in the midst of one, an official recession

Shares of AMC Entertainment Pop Despite First-Quarter Misses
Shares of AMC Entertainment Pop Despite First-Quarter Misses

AMC Entertainment Holdings (NYSE: AMC) stock saw a 5% pop in after-hours trading on the day it released its fiscal first-quarter 2020 earnings report, which featured deep and scarring red numbers.

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Slack Technologies Gains an 800-Pound Ally Against Microsoft

Slack Technologies (NYSE: WORK) recently signed a new multiyear enterprise deal with Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN). Slack will start using Amazon Chime for voice and video calls, and increase its usage of

Don't Be Fooled. Stitch Fix's Quarter Was Better Than You Think
Don't Be Fooled. Stitch Fix's Quarter Was Better Than You Think

The Stitch Fix (NASDAQ: SFIX) third-quarter results are in, and they're not pretty.

At a time when most e-commerce companies were seeing sales surge, the online personalized styling service was

3 Infrastructure Stocks to Buy Right Now
3 Infrastructure Stocks to Buy Right Now

Infrastructure is a broad term that describes the huge assets that allow daily life to function. Companies that own infrastructure often pay generous dividends from the reliable cash flows their

Forget Activision Blizzard: Netflix Is a Better Entertainment Stock
Forget Activision Blizzard: Netflix Is a Better Entertainment Stock

Video game developer and publisher Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) is doing well in the time of coronavirus stay-at-home orders. The company crushed Wall Street's expectations in last month's

34% of Workers Today Worry About This Devastating Retirement Expense
34% of Workers Today Worry About This Devastating Retirement Expense

There's a reason so many people worry about leaving the workforce: Committing to a fixed income is a scary notion when we stop and think about the many expenses that could rise in retirement. These

Chewy (CHWY) Q1 2020 Earnings Call Transcript
Chewy (CHWY) Q1 2020 Earnings Call Transcript

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Chewy (NYSE: CHWY)Q1 2020 Earnings CallJun 09, 2020, 5:00 p.m. ET

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Why Avis Won't Follow Hertz Into Bankruptcy
Why Avis Won't Follow Hertz Into Bankruptcy

The COVID-19 pandemic claimed another victim late last month, forcing car-rental company Hertz (NYSE: HTZ) into Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. While a surprisingly progressive jobs report for May

3 Top U.S. Stocks to Buy in JunePhoto, wide shot, wide-angle lens,  Department store, sunset photo at golden hour, photo by Art Wolfe: https://img.midjourneyapi.xyz/temp/57f223bf-67a0-476b-94dd-76010fccb266.png
3 Top U.S. Stocks to Buy in June

You won't often go wrong betting on the U.S. The spirit of free enterprise allows companies to forge their own avenues of growth, and even with retail having been knocked down hard, we may very well

Is Tilray Stock a Buy?
Is Tilray Stock a Buy?

Tilray (NASDAQ: TLRY) was once one of the top pot stocks to invest in. Today, it's a bit unclear where the company stands amid its peers. The stock's down more than 40% this year -- well worse than

This Top Dividend Stock Is Better Than It Looks
This Top Dividend Stock Is Better Than It Looks

While it's nice to see stocks rising again following a brutal market crash in February and March, one downside to growing optimism on the Street for securities is that there are fewer bargains to be

Almost 70% of Americans Worry They Won't Have Enough to Retire
Almost 70% of Americans Worry They Won't Have Enough to Retire

For most Americans, retirement isn't necessarily something to look forward to. Instead, it's a source of financial concern, with a recent survey from Capital One showing that 68% of Americans think

Forget Starbucks: Microsoft Is the Better Dividend Growth StockPhoto, wide shot, wide-angle lens,  Artificial intelligence developer, sunset photo at golden hour, photo by Ansel Adams: https://img.midjourneyapi.xyz/temp/ee32e77c-b7d6-424b-91ea-4023f2292688.png
Forget Starbucks: Microsoft Is the Better Dividend Growth Stock

After this month's incredible rally, investors on the sidelines may feel as if they've missed the boat. With the U.S. economy reopening and adding jobs again, the "out-of-home" plays have

Vroom Soars on Its IPO. Here Are 5 Things You Need to Know About the Used Car Disruptor
Vroom Soars on Its IPO. Here Are 5 Things You Need to Know About the Used Car Disruptor

After a pause during the COVID-19 lockdowns, the IPO market is heating up again, and a smashing debut from Vroom (Nasdaq: VRM) Tuesday proved investors are hungry for new issues.

Shares of the

3 Potential Early Casualties of the Streaming Wars
3 Potential Early Casualties of the Streaming Wars

A major battle in the streaming wars is unfolding before our screen-strained eyes. As consumers spend more time at home amid the coronavirus pandemic, streaming hours have boomed. And even as the

Should You Agree to a Voluntary Layoff During COVID-19?
Should You Agree to a Voluntary Layoff During COVID-19?

COVID-19 has been hammering the U.S. economy since domestic cases started multiplying in March, and struggling companies are facing some very hard choices as a result. One such decision is how to

3 Beaten-Down Marijuana Stocks That Are Stronger Than They Look
3 Beaten-Down Marijuana Stocks That Are Stronger Than They Look

Appearances can be deceiving. That's especially true when it comes to looking at stock charts. Sometimes the stocks that have fallen quite a bit have more potential than their performances indicate.

4 Ways Alphabet Is Expanding Its Television Offerings
4 Ways Alphabet Is Expanding Its Television Offerings

Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) may be the king of search engines, but its presence in the television market has been nearly nonexistent. Sure, its YouTube is the go-to platform for sharing

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Here's the Surprising Coronavirus Stock You'll Really Want to Watch Right Now

In recent months there's been a whirlwind of investor attention on stocks of companies fighting COVID-19. Gilead Sciences, Moderna, Novavax, and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals are just a few of them.

All

Forget Norwegian Cruise Line: Carnival Cruises Is a Better Cruise Line Stock
Forget Norwegian Cruise Line: Carnival Cruises Is a Better Cruise Line Stock

You can't hop on a cruise these days, but folks are certainly hopping on cruise stocks. Shares of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NYSE: NCLH) have nearly quadrupled -- soaring 282% as of Monday's

Is Bayer Stock a Buy?
Is Bayer Stock a Buy?

With a forward P/E ratio of nine, a dividend yield of 3.9%, $48.6 billion in revenue in 2019, and a market cap of $75 billion, Bayer (OTC: BAYRY) is the cheapest stock in the large-cap

Could Sorrento Therapeutics Be a Millionaire-Maker Stock?
Could Sorrento Therapeutics Be a Millionaire-Maker Stock?

Sorrento Therapeutics (NASDAQ: SRNE) ignited a storm of buying when it announced on May 15 that it had discovered a broadly neutralizing antibody against COVID-19. After rising 73.78% in a single

3 Dividend Stocks to Buy on Sale
3 Dividend Stocks to Buy on Sale

One benefit of a falling stock market is the ability to get better yields on dividends paid by high-quality companies. When investors know the underlying business is strong and has good growth