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According to The Wall Street Journal, April 6 to April 17, 2020, saw the best two-week performance by the Dow Jones Industrial Average since the 1930s.

If you feel like you've missed out on the

The smartphone boom during the late 2000s and 2010s meant money in the bank for many semiconductor companies. Lots of new users, frequent phone upgrades, and rising prices as each year packed more

The COVID-19 pandemic hasn't just changed the way we live; it's also impacted the way we work. With health experts pleading with Americans to practice social distancing, many employers have shifted

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Alcoa Corporation (NYSE: AA)Q1 2020 Earnings CallApr 22, 2020, 5:00 p.m. ET

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It would be easy to be confused by Monday's first-quarter report from International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM). Per-share earnings were up, sales were down, and somehow, profit margins actually

Investors in JD.Com (NASDAQ: JD) and Pinduoduo  (NASDAQ: PDD) -- both leading Chinese e-commerce companies -- have reaped solid returns as their share prices appreciated by 52% and 114%

Target (NYSE: TGT) says first-quarter sales in stores and online have risen sharply because of the coronavirus pandemic, but they're mostly concentrated in essential goods and foods, while apparel

Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) all-new iPhone SE isn't the greatest device to have come off the company's assembly lines, but it was never meant to be one. The company has resurrected a tried-and-tested

Shares of technology consulting company Globant (NYSE: GLOB) have been on an absolute tear since it went public back in July 2014. Globant priced its IPO at $10 per share and is currently trading at

The COVID-19 pandemic crushed many stocks over the past few months, but a trio of resilient e-commerce stocks -- Shopify (NYSE: SHOP), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and JD.com (NASDAQ: JD) -- seemed immune

While the COVID-19 outbreak is having a devastating effect on the U.S. economy, it's not having any impact on NextEra Energy Partners (NYSE: NEP). That was clear in the clean energy company's

Discount broker Interactive Brokers reported its first-quarter earnings on Tuesday April 21, recording massive trading activity during what proved to be one of the most volatile months in U.S. stock

Many companies with a capacity to do so have adapted operations to help respond to the coronavirus pandemic. Fuel cell manufacturer Bloom Energy, for example, has worked with the State of California

In this episode of MarketFoolery, Chris Hill and Motley Fool analyst Bill Barker look at the latest business headlines from consumer staples, technology giants, and car rentals. They also go through

Just a week after ridesharing leader Uber (NYSE: UBER) withdrew its guidance, Lyft (NASDAQ: LYFT) has followed suit in suspending its forecast due to ongoing uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19

Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) and Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) are two global entertainment giants. While Netflix is the clear leader in the online streaming segment, Comcast is the parent company to a movie

This IRS began sending out coronavirus stimulus checks this week, and approximately 90% of Americans can expect to receive one, according to data from the Tax Policy Center.

But how much you receive

The energy market has endured unprecedented volatility over the past few months. Dual body blows to supply (from the collapse of OPEC's original agreement with Russia), and demand (from the COVID-19

Riot Games, a unit of Tencent (OTC: TCEHY), recently announced that it had acquired Hypixel Studios for an undisclosed sum. Hypixel, which got its start developing modifications and operating

Interest rates are near historic lows, and that's giving fixed-income investors a good reason to consider high-yielding dividend stocks. The risks are greater in the realm of equities, but the same

When payments middleman PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) announced in late November it was acquiring Honey Science Corporation for about $4 billion, shareholders were confused. Honey is an online deal-finding

Add Western Midstream Partners (NYSE: WES) to the list of the energy sector's dividend casualties. With crude oil prices continuing to crater, the master limited partnership (MLP) is taking action

Investing legend Warren Buffet loves it when the stock market goes crazy. "The sillier the market's behavior, the greater the opportunity for the business-like investor," he wrote in the preface to

In the coronavirus-fueled bear market, finding a dividend stock that hasn't taken a major hit is akin to searching for the Holy Grail. Companies have been slashing dividends right and left, leaving

The COVID-19 pandemic has swept across the globe, creating difficulties of all kinds. As tough as these circumstances are, here's one thought to take comfort in: the most challenging times show us