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Although American Express (NYSE: AXP) fully expects to start buckling under the weight of an economy straining from the effects of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, the company's latest figures indicate

It was a rough week for cruise line stocks. Shares of Royal Caribbean International (NYSE: RCL) tumbled 6% for the week -- three times the market's slide -- and it's the relative victor among the

Are you ready to retire? You might be looking forward to saying goodbye to the 40-hour work week, but financial readiness is a different thing. In truth, living without a paycheck requires more than

You already know, of course, that COVID-19 has had -- and is still having -- a profound impact on the lives and livelihoods of people around the globe. Hundreds of thousands have died and millions

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), along with number of state attorneys general, is planning to take antitrust action against Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) search giant Google

Video gaming veteran Nintendo (OTC: NTDOY) just announced the first Mario game of 2020. Paper Mario: The Origami King will be launched for the Nintendo Switch console on July 17, in keeping with the

As the coronavirus outbreak spread throughout the U.S., shoppers flocked to Target (NYSE: TGT) to stock up on essentials. That sounds good, but at the same time, they bought fewer high-margin items

Occidental Petroleum's (NYSE: OXY) ambitious plan to pay off the debt it took on to acquire Anadarko Petroleum has encountered many obstacles. Not only has it been unable to close some asset sales,

Amazon.com's (NASDAQ: AMZN) e-commerce business may be about to see its sales growth rate explode even higher. Here's why.

Starting in early March, Amazon began to see a surge in demand in its

With so many in the U.S. forced to stay at home because of the coronavirus crisis, more people have been sizing up their surroundings and noticing improvements are needed. The beneficiaries of that

Consumer demand went through a once-in-a-generation shock in recent weeks, and Walmart (NYSE: WMT) was in the perfect position to observe the shift. That's just one reason investors are looking

Cisco's (NASDAQ: CSCO) stock recently rallied after the networking giant posted its third-quarter numbers. Will its high yield and low valuation make Cisco a safe-haven stock for a turbulent market

Gold is a volatile commodity prone to swift and dramatic price swings, but it often does well when other investment options are souring. Because of this fact, investors often like to have a small

The oil industry is usually a pretty boring place to invest. Not lately, though.

Oil prices have been swinging wildly for the past few weeks, but they haven't swung anywhere close to the $60/barrel

Airlines have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, sending stocks crashing down and causing Warren Buffett to run for the emergency exits. Airlines today are trading at valuations that suggest

The coronavirus pandemic continues to have a huge impact on the entire world. In the U.S. alone, more than 86,000 people have died, tens of millions of people have lost their jobs, and many more are

Nike's (NYSE: NKE) share price still remains 10% below January and early February's low-$100 range even after sharply recovering from the coronavirus market crash that caused the stock to plummet to

Just two months ago, the stock market was in free fall due to fear about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The S&P 500 index plunged 35% between mid-February and late March. That represented the

In March, legislators passed the CARES Act, a massive stimulus package designed to help American households pay their bills through the coronavirus-fueled economic crisis. The CARES Act will

On Friday, Clovis Oncology (NASDAQ: CLVS) gained Food and Drug Administration approval of Rubraca for patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate tumors that have BRCA mutations.

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We all know that the coronavirus, as well as the lockdowns associated with its spread, wreaked havoc on both stocks and the overall market. At the peak of the stock decline in February and March

The rumor makes sense: E-commerce giant Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has shown interest in the movie industry in the past, and as long as the audience for Amazon Studios' productions is limited to Prime

People who want to invest like billionaire investor Warren Buffett often follow in his footsteps and take note of the moves that his company, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B), makes

Yesterday, social media giant Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) announced that it had acquired GIPHY, one of the leading online repositories for GIFs, which are short looping videos that social media users use

Adobe Systems Inc.'s (NASDAQ: ADBE) stock has climbed an incredible 358% over the last five years and has delivered a 10-bagger for investors who've held the stock for the last decade.

These gains