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Let's start with a disclaimer: These two stocks haven't been selected for their yields right now -- anyone can run a stock screener and find dividend-paying stocks with high yields. Instead, these

No one enjoys doing their taxes, but there is a light at the end of the tunnel for most people: a tax refund. After you fill out all of your paperwork, the government will send you a check. Of

After trimming some of its Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) position in Q3, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) unloaded nearly 3.7 million Apple shares in the fourth quarter. That

Nike's (NYSE: NKE) new CEO, who was appointed last October, is making changes to the company's leadership. John Donohoe, who takes the lead position coming from eBay, announced two important changes

One-day delivery may be making Amazon.com's (NASDAQ: AMZN) Prime membership program just too successful. 

Although the number of paid members surged to 150 million worldwide at the end of 2019 (a

Many seniors are shocked to learn that healthcare coverage under Medicare is by no means free. Quite the contrary -- there are numerous costs associated with Medicare, from monthly premiums to

Terry Booth has a way with words. The founder (and CEO up till a couple of weeks ago) of Aurora Cannabis (NYSE: ACB) recently told BNN Bloomberg, "You can't buy a hunk of junk right now and fix it

SS&C Technologies Holdings (NASDAQ: SSNC) announced stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter 2019 results late last week. And though shares of the financial services software leader initially popped in

The continued spread of African Swine Fever Virus (ASFV or "pig Ebola") hit the international segment of Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE: HRL) hard, sending sector profits into a tailspin during Q4

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) is now the most valuable automaker in the world by a wide margin, despite the fact that many manufacturers make in just a few weeks the number of cars it sells in a whole year

If you're looking to get a credit card, you only have a handful of options within the major card networks. Two such options are Mastercard (NYSE: MA) and Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS)

Pinterest's (NYSE: PINS) stock recently dipped after Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) rolled out Hobbi, a similar app for curating photos of interests and activities. The app was developed by Facebook's NPE

World Wrestling Entertainment (NYSE: WWE) stock is down nearly 50% over the last 12 months. And most recently, shares fell 9% after the company reported disappointing fourth-quarter and full-year

Simon Property Group (NYSE: SPG) has agreed to acquire smaller peer Taubman Centers (NYSE: TCO) for $3.6 billion. The deal is a huge statement about the mall industry, but it also has massive

When NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) launched its GeForce Now cloud gaming service earlier this month, it generated more positive buzz than Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google Stadia, for three

PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) stock has steadily moved higher since it broke away from eBay in 2015. The growing popularity of e-commerce and digital payments have driven PayPal and other financial tech

Calling it a wild ride doesn't begin to describe what Appian (NASDAQ: APPN) shareholders have experienced since the software-as-a-service (SaaS) company went public in mid-2017.

The stock has gained

Switzerland's ABB (NYSE: ABB) is one of the most interesting stocks in the industrial sector, not least because its shareholder base must be a smorgasbord of investors. If you got them in one room

Believe it or not, Warren Buffett has bought shares of a biotech. On Friday, Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) submitted a regulatory filing listing the huge company's stock

Canopy Growth (NYSE: CGC) is full of surprises these days. The company blew past Wall Street estimates with its fiscal 2020 third-quarter results last week. Its bottom line even trended in a

Social Security does a good job of helping millions of seniors stay afloat financially. But let's be clear: You can't live on those benefits alone.

These days, the typical senior on Social Security

You've heard the old saying, "If at first you don't succeed, try, try again." Agile Therapeutics (NASDAQ: AGRX) just proved the wisdom of the adage.

In December 2017, Agile received a Complete

South Korean display panel manufacturer LG Display (NYSE: LPL) has disappointed even the most patient buy-and-hold investors for years. Shares currently hover near all-time lows and are down over

Marijuana stocks might have slogged through some awful growing pains in 2019, but there's little doubt that a big-dollar opportunity awaits over the long run. After the industry generated $10.9

While most stocks delivered great returns in 2019, bluebird bio's (NASDAQ: BLUE) shares fell 11%. And despite a nice upswing to start off the new year, the stock is close to the level it started