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Shares of Ralph Lauren (NYSE: RL) closed lower on Friday, after the company reported a quarterly loss that was wider than Wall Street had expected and suspended its guidance for the upcoming fiscal

Shares of upscale home-goods retailer Williams-Sonoma (NYSE: WSM) surged on Friday, after the company reported results for the quarter ended May 5 that were well above Wall Street's expectations. 

Investors are still digesting how various industries and companies are being impacted by COVID-19. Some businesses, such as travel and apparel retailers, have been hit hard -- and it is still

Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) and NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) are pillars of the video game industry. The former has over 400 million monthly active users across its portfolio of top gaming

For retirees or those planning their retirement, stocks that pay their dividends monthly are particularly attractive investments.

The risk with these stocks is they have very high payout ratios, or

Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ: ZM) is slated to report its first-quarter results for fiscal 2021 after the market close on Tuesday, June 2.

Investor expectations are high. Investors have driven

Heico (NYSE: HEI), like Boeing (NYSE: BA), is reliant on the commercial aerospace sector for a significant share of its revenue. And it, too, has felt the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has

Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE: CL) has built a business over the centuries that is essential to practically every consumer's everyday life. Toothpaste and dish soap comprise the lion's share of its

You know you should be planning for retirement, kind of like you should be eating right and sleeping a full eight hours nightly. But the more years that are between now and your retirement age, the

Midstream industry giant Kinder Morgan (NYSE: KMI) has done incredible things with its dividend in recent years, doubling it between 2017 and 2019. As part of those dividend plans from a few years

Shelter-in-place orders have had varying effects on different types of businesses. Makers of consumer staples have had a boost in sales, and streaming services have had an influx of new subscribers

Younger investors generally seek growth from their stocks, and for good reason. Though more volatile, growing companies generally deliver greater returns than the alternative. They're worth the

Stock market volatility has made many investors look for defensive investments, and tobacco stocks have traditionally fit the bill. British American Tobacco (NYSE: BTI) is a London-based company

Instagram is going to share some revenue with users. It's running tests with select content producers to run ads in their IGTV videos and offering the ability for influencers to sell digital

Having risen 42% so far this year and 70% over the last 12 months, Scotts Miracle-Gro (NYSE: SMG) is arguably already a millionaire-maker stock. The question is: Can it do it again? The lawn and

Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) stock, up 33.2% since the start of the year, has been one of the market winners in 2020. Investors flocked to buy the shares as consumers flocked to the retail giant to buy

Box (NYSE: BOX) posted fiscal first-quarter revenue growth of 13%, in line with guidance. Yet the bottom line came in better than expected thanks to reduced operating expenses. These results confirm

Elon Musk has never shied away from controversy. Over the past decade, the brash Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO has frequently clashed with federal regulators, competitors, and Wall Street analysts, among

In April, the Social Security Trustees shared a dire update with the public: Benefit cuts may be on the table as early as 2035, the year the program is expected to deplete its trust funds.

Though

Etsy (NASDAQ: ETSY) is an e-commerce site that differentiates itself from the competition by providing a marketplace for independent sellers offering handmade goods and other crafted items. This

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) looks like it's well on its way to meeting Tim Cook's goal, set out in early 2017, to double its services revenue by this year. The company's services revenue was $24.3 billion

Walmart's (NYSE: WMT) fiscal first-quarter 2021 (ended April 30, 2020) results were strong, faring better than many other retailers that had to shut down their physical stores. Sure, management

Polaris Industries' (NYSE: PII) deep dive into the boating industry hit rough seas very quickly following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The powersports vehicle manufacturer announced it was

A combination of factors is allowing the United States to rapidly decarbonize its power sector. Almost all of them create existential risks for coal-fired power plants.

America's coal fleet turned

Like most stocks, Livongo Health (NASDAQ: LVGO) plunged during the stock market meltdown in March. But Livongo's rebound has been more spectacular than most. Its shares are now up more than 100%