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One of America's top space companies, and our most prolific launcher of rockets, Elon Musk's SpaceX is the talk of the town in the U.S. -- but it isn't particularly popular in Russia. In fact

Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) stock recently hit an all-time high as the COVID-19 crisis lit a fire under its e-commerce and cloud businesses. However, Mizuho analyst James Lee recently warned investors

America will reopen. It may not happen right away and it's going to happen in stages but eventually, businesses will open their doors, restaurants will open their dining rooms, and normalcy will

Energy stocks are facing significant headwinds. With unprecedented restrictions on travel and movement across most countries, the demand for gasoline and other fuels has decreased dramatically. This

To say the stock market has been volatile in recent weeks would be a bit of an understatement. As you watch stock prices rise and fall dramatically over the course of a week while the coronavirus

Is COVID-19 responsible for the current troubles at J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP)? The short answer is no: The retailer was in trouble long before the current economic downturn.

However, the coronavirus

For the past two months, stock market volatility has been historically high. The proliferation of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pushed equities into the fastest bear market in history

Most of us have been spending a lot of time at home lately, and investors are starting to notice. We've seen the obvious names soar in recent weeks, as video streaming services, videoconferencing

Millions of Americans have lost income due to COVID-19, either facing layoffs or furloughs or having their hours reduced. In fact, over the span of just three weeks, nearly 17 million U.S. adults

Independent E&P operator Cimarex (NYSE: XEC) just announced a massive cut to production for 2020, shutting down all but one producing rig starting in May. How much revenue can it make off of one oil

Many Americans will soon be receiving a coronavirus stimulus payment from the IRS. Depending on your income, you could receive up to $1,200 per adult and an additional $500 per child dependent in

Seniors aren't forced to claim Social Security at one specific age. Rather, they get a window to file that starts at age 62 and technically extends indefinitely, though generally speaking, 70 is

"Buy and hold" is Warren Buffett's investing cornerstone, and it's a successful strategy for mom-and-pop investors, too. It's essential to avoid the traps of making poor emotional decisions, or

In a single day earlier this month, the video game Valorant drew 34 million hours' worth of streaming views on Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) video game streaming platform, Twitch. That's the site's

The treatment landscape for kidney cancer has undergone a significant shift in the last decade. Between 2006 and 2009, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved six drugs for renal cell

The coronavirus crisis is already many weeks old, with no definite end in sight. Not surprisingly, many people are worried, to say the least, about their finances -- fully 60% of them, in fact

Given the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic, figuring out which companies to invest in may carry an even higher degree of difficulty these days, particularly with the likelihood of a

Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) is currently worth more than $450 billion and literally has more than a hundred billion dollars to put to work. One downside of the company's size is

Coronavirus stimulus checks have started coming this week, with most Americans getting up to $1,200 per person and $500 per child, depending on household income. 

While this money may serve as a

March was a strong month for pot sales. As the coronavirus pandemic put consumers on edge, many people loaded up on cannabis, presumably in anticipation of prolonged stays at home. However, the data

Generally speaking, small-cap growth stocks probably aren't the first place you'd look to invest in during a particularly turbulent market. Underscoring this point, small caps were hit far harder

Aerospace may not seem like a great place for investors right now, given the virtual shutdown of most airline travel. But there are parts of the industry that will survive -- and even thrive -- in

If you're hunting for great stocks to buy while the market is still down, you'll definitely want to check out big pharma stocks. Many large drugmakers have strong financial positions. Nearly all of

The stock market has taken investors on quite a roller-coaster ride lately, and I don't think the turbulence will be over anytime soon. Until we get some real clarity on when the economy might

Stocks posted a second consecutive week of gains last week, with both the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) rising by more than 1.5%. The increase cut