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There's a Surefire Way to Improve Your Finances -- and Only 19% of Workers Recognize It
There's a Surefire Way to Improve Your Finances -- and Only 19% of Workers Recognize It

Managing your money is tough, and many people struggle with it to at least some degree. In fact, roughly a third of workers earning $200,000 or more per year say they run out of cash before they

Why Costco Is Making a Big Change to Its Food CourtsPhoto, wide shot, wide-angle lens,  Laundry service, Midday, harsh overhead sunlight, directional sunlightt, photo by Thomas Heaton: https://img.theapi.app/temp/7d06f1e2-46d1-4cac-90e0-6cc2313e43fe.png
Why Costco Is Making a Big Change to Its Food Courts

Costco (NASDAQ: COST) warehouses offer a food court that sells $1.50 hot dog and soda combos, cheap pizza, churros, ice cream, and other treats. Those food courts have unofficially been open not to

Home Depot Hikes Dividend 10% After Growth Accelerates in Fourth Quarter
Home Depot Hikes Dividend 10% After Growth Accelerates in Fourth Quarter

Home Depot (NYSE: HD) on Tuesday announced a strong finish to its fiscal 2019 and projected another record sales year ahead.

Image source: Getty Images.

Sales growth sped up, with comparable-store

Is Canopy Growth’s Stock About to Double?
Is Canopy Growth’s Stock About to Double?

Cannabis stocks had a disastrous performance in 2019. The Horizons Marijuana Life Sciences ETF  -- which holds many of the top pot stocks on the market -- slid by 39% last year. Several issues were

Will TJX Companies Hike Its Dividend on Wednesday?
Will TJX Companies Hike Its Dividend on Wednesday?

Income investors have come to look forward to TJX Companies' (NYSE: TJX) late February earnings report. That fourth-quarter announcement includes the all-important holiday selling season, which is

Apple and Google Are Suddenly Battling Over Maps
Apple and Google Are Suddenly Battling Over Maps

If you weren't looking for it, you might have missed the news that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) completed an upgrade to its mapping feature that makes it much more like Google Maps in functionality.

Yet it

3 Stocks to Buy if You’re Worried About a Recession
3 Stocks to Buy if You’re Worried About a Recession

No one likes to hear the word "recession," but consider this: Since 1854, the U.S. has experienced 33 recessions, ranging in duration from six months (1980) to 65 months (1873 to 1879). But through

Warren Buffett Finally Got an iPhone, and Other Highlights from His CNBC Interview
Warren Buffett Finally Got an iPhone, and Other Highlights from His CNBC Interview

Every February, famed value investor and Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett releases his annual letter to shareholders in conjunction with Berkshire's annual report

Sen. Elizabeth Warren Unveils Her Cannabis Legalization Plan
Sen. Elizabeth Warren Unveils Her Cannabis Legalization Plan

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a longtime advocate for marijuana law reform, has formally spelled out her position on legalization. In a detailed web post titled "A Just and Equitable Cannabis

2 Top Mid-Cap Stocks to Buy Right Now
2 Top Mid-Cap Stocks to Buy Right Now

Mid-cap stocks -- companies with market capitalizations of between $2 billion and $10 billion -- can be a great source of investing outperformance. While smaller companies are valued for their

Behind First Solar's Terrible Fourth Quarter
Behind First Solar's Terrible Fourth Quarter

First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) reported fourth-quarter earnings after the market closed on Thursday, and there wasn't a lot for investors to like. Revenue was weak, it reported a surprise loss

Better Buy: Aphria vs. Constellation Brands
Better Buy: Aphria vs. Constellation Brands

If you're an investor interested in profiting from the legal cannabis industry, you know there are many ways to gain exposure to this new, rapidly expanding space in your portfolio. You could buy

Rubicon Project Earnings: What to Watch
Rubicon Project Earnings: What to Watch

Rubicon Project (NYSE: RUBI) is scheduled to report earnings after the market closes on Wednesday, Feb. 26. The advertising exchange and sell-side ad tech company's results come a few months after

Can These Changes Spur Growth for Bed Bath & Beyond?
Can These Changes Spur Growth for Bed Bath & Beyond?

If you're tired of searching for the perfect mixing bowl out of the myriad options at Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY), you might want to give the chain another chance. 

On Feb. 18, the housewares

3 Value Stocks to Buy if the Stock Market Implodes
3 Value Stocks to Buy if the Stock Market Implodes

The U.S. stock markets took a sizable step backwards yesterday, presumably on the emerging COVID-19 threat. A more careful look, however, suggests that the market was basically due for a correction

Why 1 Analyst Remains Optimistic About Aurora Cannabis
Why 1 Analyst Remains Optimistic About Aurora Cannabis

You might wonder what Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Pablo Zuanic is smoking. There's no question that Zuanic has been one of the biggest bulls for Aurora Cannabis (NYSE: ACB) for quite a while. After

Do These Common Excuses for Not Saving Sound Familiar?
Do These Common Excuses for Not Saving Sound Familiar?

Everyone needs to save. In fact, you should be setting aside cash for retirement and other financial goals. Whether you want to buy a house, go on vacation without going into debt, or make some

Will Emerson's Organizational Reset Help Right the Ship?
Will Emerson's Organizational Reset Help Right the Ship?

Many investors in Emerson Electric (NYSE: EMR) closely follow, and rely on, the dividend. After 63 annual increases, this Dividend King is on the short list of companies that have increased

3 Ways to Keep Investing Even When You're Scared
3 Ways to Keep Investing Even When You're Scared

There's been a lot of turbulence lately in the stock market, with indexes soaring to new record highs only to hit big air pockets that send them plunging again. With global issues like the COVID-19

This Company Is Betting Big That Tobacco-Free Pouches Will Be the Next E-Cig
This Company Is Betting Big That Tobacco-Free Pouches Will Be the Next E-Cig

Changing regulation and a lung injury outbreak last summer have soured the market for electronic cigarettes, a fortuitous development for nicotine pouch manufacturer Swedish Match (OTC: SWMAF)

3 Winners in Monday's Coronavirus Selloff
3 Winners in Monday's Coronavirus Selloff

The market's worst day in two years was brutal, but not every stock went down on Monday. Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ: ZM), Peloton (NASDAQ: PTON), and Teladoc Health, Inc. (NYSE: TDOC) moved

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3 Stocks I'm Buying If the Coronavirus Selloff Gets Worse

After weeks of essentially shrugging off the coronavirus outbreak, the market finally plunged on Monday.

The S&P 500 lost 3.4%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gave up 3.6%, and the Nasdaq fell

Where Will Shopify Be in 5 Years?
Where Will Shopify Be in 5 Years?

Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) went public nearly five years ago at $17 per share. Today, the e-commerce service provider's stock trades at about $520 a share, and initial investors are now sitting on a

"Weak" Guidance for 2020 Means Appian Stock's Wild Ride Continues -- Buy the DipsPhoto, wide shot, wide-angle lens,  Consumer electronics manufacturer, Blue hour, twilight, cool, ISO1200, slow shutter speed, photo by Hiroshi Sugimoto: https://img.theapi.app/temp/d8a4268f-c982-4aa8-a09e-f9ee1db62f57.png
"Weak" Guidance for 2020 Means Appian Stock's Wild Ride Continues -- Buy the Dips

Shares of software development company Appian (NASDAQ: APPN) sold off 22% after the company turned in its fourth quarter 2019 report card. It was a solid performance for the small technologist as it

1 Social Security Myth That Could Cost You Thousands
1 Social Security Myth That Could Cost You Thousands

Approximately half of baby boomers expect Social Security benefits to be their primary source of income in retirement, according to a survey from American Advisors Group.

If you're expecting your