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The good news for Disney (NYSE: DIS) is that Onward -- the media giant's latest theatrical release -- was the top draw at the box office for the second consecutive week. The bad news for Disney is

Virgin Galactic Holdings (NYSE: SPCE) reported its fourth-quarter and full-year 2019 results at the end of last month. This was the space tourism pioneer's first quarterly report as a public

As the spread of COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc on all aspects of American life, from work schedules to school closings to investment portfolio balances, many Medicare enrollees have one primary

MGM Resorts (NYSE: MGM) says the coronavirus outbreak has created too much volatility to properly price its stock so, it is canceling its recently announced share repurchase program.

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In the current market downdraft, investors may be thinking about what kinds of businesses will benefit from the stay-at-home economy. Those could be companies to put on your watch list right now as

The COVID-19 respiratory illness has fanned out across the globe, forcing governments and businesses to take unprecedented steps in the quest to slow its spread. What's more, several professional

Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) reported fiscal second-quarter 2020 results earlier this month. Investors are used to positive same-store sales (comps), with annual increases going back more than a

2020 will be a historic year, with the COVID-19 outbreak sparking an extremely fast and sharp stock market drop into bear market territory. Even after the losses that investors have seen, there's

As we learned last week, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) isn't a foreign problem. It's an illness that pays no heed to borders, and it's currently spreading throughout the United States.

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I never in my wildest imagination thought I'd be writing about toilet paper stocks. But what's going on the U.S. right now certainly stretches the imagination.

If you're like millions of Americans

Batten down the hatches, because volatility has returned in a big way for the stock market. Over a 12-session stretch, ending this past Tuesday, March 10, the 123-year-old Dow Jones Industrial

Planning for retirement can be a daunting prospect under normal circumstances. But with COVID-19 wreaking havoc on the stock market and causing IRA and 401(k) balances to crumble, it can be hard to

The COVID-19 outbreak has changed the lives of billions of people worldwide. Many businesses both large and small have closed their doors, urging their employees to work remotely to avoid potential

As cases of COVID-19 continue to pop up throughout the country, Americans are taking desperate measures to keep themselves safe. Many are already choosing to self-isolate, and a large number are

There's no sugarcoating it -- it's been an utter beatdown for investors over the past three weeks.

Since the major U.S. stock indexes hit their all-time closing highs, they've shed more than 25% of

Social Security benefits are nothing short of critical for most of us in retirement. Consider that nearly half of unmarried elderly Social Security recipients and a fifth of married ones get 90% or

The COVID-19 pandemic is getting worse, both in the U.S. and worldwide. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), as of March 15, there are more than 153,000 confirmed cases of the rapidly

Given the dramatic market volatility of the past week or so, it was widely expected that the Federal Open Market Committee, or FOMC (the policy-making part of the Federal Reserve) would slash

Sneaker and athletic apparel giant Nike (NYSE: NKE) is closing all of its U.S. stores, as well as those in Western Europe, Canada, and Australia and New Zealand, starting Monday and continuing

It's been a brutal few weeks for investors. The longest bull market in history has come to a screeching halt -- and many investors' portfolios have been rocked. As of this writing, the market has

Biotech and biopharma stocks regained their footing last Friday after a historically brutal week. For instance, shares of AnaptysBio (NASDAQ: ANAB) closed up by 12.5% last Friday; bluebird bio 

In an interview published by GQ Magazine in early 2013, Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos said, "The goal is to become HBO faster than HBO can become us." Since then, Netflix

Hershey (NYSE: HSY) stock is down just 5% year to date, outperforming the 16% decline of the S&P 500 following the market sell-off fueled by the coronavirus outbreak. As global economic health

From its close on Feb. 19 to its close on March 12, the S&P 500 fell more than 26%, a huge decline in less than a month. Like many investors who had been using options in a margin account, I faced a

Newell Brands (NASDAQ: NWL) has had a rough few years with shareholders suffering the consequences. The stock is trading at just one-quarter of its value from three years ago. This comes after