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It's hard to make money as a cruise line when people can't take cruises. The situation becomes even harder when you factor in that nobody knows when cruising will be allowed again, and questions

Way back in the 1980s, a video game called Pitfall! had us searching for buried treasure in a virtual jungle. Fast-forward a few decades and we're still chasing that buried treasure -- only now, the

Work may never be the same for many people across industries, even after the COVID-19 pandemic abates. Some experts believe that the coronavirus outbreak will cement remote work as a viable model

Software-as-a-service (SaaS) platforms provide incredible functionality for users with an asset-light model that provides a great opportunity for investors. SaaS companies Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) and

With more than $623 million in cash and investments, over $400 million in annual revenue (growing at double- to triple-digit percentages every year), and a $2.68 billion market cap, biotech company

The COVID-19 pandemic became a double-whammy for consumer discretionary stocks in the casino resort industry. Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS) and Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ: WYNN) shuttered their casinos in

Theme parks in Central Florida will start opening sooner than you probably think. Comcast's (NASDAQ: CMCSA) Universal Orlando was the first of the area's three major attractions to present reopening

One of the most important things an investor can do is to understand what they own. Hotel real estate investment trusts (REITs) are a prime example of this today, as the impact of COVID-19 has

Most of us are familiar with Social Security. It's a program we all pay into during our working years and collect from in retirement. Those benefits are often crucial in helping retirees stay

Buying shares of Beyond Meat (NASDAQ: BYND) or McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) is a way to invest in an American classic: the burger. About 55% of consumers eat burgers either at home or out at least once a

The COVID-19 pandemic has surely sunk Carnival Cruise Line (NYSE: CCL), right? There's no way the company could recover from the immense negative publicity and dockets filling with pending lawsuits

Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) recently partnered with several of the world's top telecom companies to build a subsea internet cable to improve internet access across Africa. The cable, called 2Africa, will

Breakthrough genome editing companies including Editas (NASDAQ: EDIT) and Intellia Therapeutics (NASDAQ: NTLA) have been in a tailspin since late 2019, and the latest earnings reports from both of

It's been a monumental few days for Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA). Its stock experienced a significant spike on Monday after the pharma giant announced that phase 1 trials for its prospective COVID-19

If there's one thing more important to a functioning capitalist market than anything else, it's this: the ability to learn from discomfort. That might sound glib, but it's true.

If your lemonade

For years, there was no hotter investment on the planet than marijuana stocks. With Canada legalizing recreational cannabis in 2018 and tens of billions of dollars in sales being conducted annually

So, you've done yourself a favor and deposited money into your IRA.

That maximum $5,500 contribution for 2019 and $6,000 for 2020 -- plus an extra $1,000 if you're over age 50 -- is a big deal

Let's make this short and sweet, dear reader. Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) is a strong buy right now. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) isn't.

I see Roku as one of the best buys on the market today; I added to my Roku

The last few months have been a wild ride for the stock market. The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average both experienced one of their worst first quarters in history, and it's been a

Last week, PNC Financial Services Group (NYSE: PNC), the holding company of PNC Bank, said it would sell its entire stake in BlackRock, prompting rumors that it could soon make a big splash with an

Many workers look forward to retiring and enjoying a more relaxed lifestyle. But while not having a job to go to will free up your days, it can also make for a stressful financial situation. Without

Proclaiming Teladoc Health (NYSE: TDOC) the Amazon of online health might seem strange at first. After all, Amazon launched Amazon Care in 2019 to offer health services for employees. The company

Like many other companies, electric-car maker Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) went through a period of uncertainty earlier this year after the coronavirus outbreak forced the company to shut down its

Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA) shares soared 20% in one trading session on Monday after the company reported positive interim data from its coronavirus vaccine clinical trial. The data is indeed promising

There's a lot of optimism in the cannabis industry surrounding the Health and Economy Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act. The key reason: It includes the Secure and Fair Enforcement