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A lot has changed in the last few weeks. A global economic slowdown is here once again, this time driven by supply chain disruption due to the novel coronavirus outbreak. For some industries and

Between a disappointing earnings report and a historically bad string of daily sessions in the U.S. stock market, alternative-meat provider Beyond Meat (NASDAQ: BYND) lost roughly a quarter of its

The industrial economy is always the sum of a number of moving parts, but in 2020, there appear to be even more of them than usual. Many industrial companies started the year anticipating an easing

Fear abounds in the market right now, with many stocks trading down significantly over the last couple of weeks. But broad market sell-offs like this can create individual opportunities as the stock

It seems like just a week or two ago that I was eagerly watching NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) pilot its video-game streaming service into a market that is being poorly served by Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOG)

It's been a historic and exceptionally volatile past couple of trading sessions for the stock market.

It began with the descent of all three major U.S. indexes -- the Dow Jones Industrial Average

The coronavirus is pumping the brakes on a long bull market. If you invested $10,000 in a fund tracking the S&P 500 market barometer at the start of 2010, your investment would have been worth

The markets have been hyper volatile on novel coronavirus fears (and, some argue, some overvaluation concerns). With a 4,000-point fallout from the Dow Jones Industrial Average, why on earth would

When you think of Canadian marijuana stocks, two names probably first come to mind -- Aurora Cannabis (NYSE: ACB) and Canopy Growth (NYSE: CGC). And that makes sense. Aurora and Canopy are the

It's that time of year when many of us have taxes on the brain, and if you haven't started to tackle your 2019 return, now's the time to get moving. Last year's taxes are due on April 15, and while

Most marijuana stocks have taken a beating in recent weeks. The Horizons Marijuana Life Sciences Index ETF (OTC: HMLSF), which includes over 50 top pot stocks in its holdings, is down more than 20%

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Benefitfocus (NASDAQ: BNFT)Q4 2019 Earnings CallMar 03, 2020, 5:00 p.m. ET

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Veeva Systems (NYSE: VEEV) delivered a fantastic performance in 2019 with its shares soaring 58%. It got off to a very good start in 2020 as well, before the overall market plunge dragged its stock

Coty (NYSE: COTY) pleased investors with earnings for its fiscal second quarter that beat expectations, and the company is on the road to pleasing consumers with its focus on sustainability. The

New cases of the coronavirus disease COVID-19 are cropping up all around the world. With thousands of deaths from the disease, drugmakers both big and small are scrambling to develop an effective

Health Insurance Innovations (NASDAQ: HIIQ) was having a great start to 2020. Its stock jumped more than 50% heading into this week. But that momentum hit a wall with renewed worries about the

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) and Square (NYSE: SQ) have crushed the market in recent years. Even after a sudden and steep fall recently, global payment processor Mastercard is up almost 170% in the past

We witnessed history last week, albeit not the type that investors typically tout to their family and friends. For the week, the 123-year-old Dow Jones Industrial Average, technology-driven Nasdaq

It's no secret that the industrial economy is set for a difficult 2020, and that's even before the coronavirus outbreak led to significant shutdowns in economic activity. In this environment

Following a blazing-hot first quarter of 2019 that saw over a dozen marijuana stocks soar more than 70%, the past 11 months have been nothing short of awful. Persistent supply shortages or

Despite best efforts from health authorities across the world, it's possible the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak could continue to get worse in the weeks to come. Although the growth rate of confirmed

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Voyager Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: VYGR)Q4 2019 Earnings CallMar 3, 2020, 4:30 p.m. ET

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A large number of Americans live paycheck to paycheck -- meaning they have zero wiggle room in their budgets for unplanned expenses and are often forced to wait until an upcoming paycheck arrives to

Shares of Bloomin' Brands (NASDAQ: BLMN) sank 13.4% in February, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence.

The owner of the Outback Steakhouse chain of restaurants reported a

Over the past 12 months, shares of bluebird bio (NASDAQ: BLUE) are down by 53.4% -- not exactly a performance pointing toward a millionaire-making stock, especially considering the S&P 500 is up by