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At one time, the idea of a trillion-dollar company was almost unfathomable. As of last week, there are now four, if we do a little bit of rounding.

At the market close on Tuesday, Feb. 4, smartphone

With the average Social Security benefit providing around $18,000 of annual income, it's clear retirees can't comfortably live on that alone. Those benefits are supposed to be just one leg of a

In this episode of MarketFoolery, Bill Barker and Chris Hill talk about earnings and a recent IPO. Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) profit was light, but no one is complaining, since the company posted

Shares of Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG) lost altitude last month as the online travel agency pulled back along with much of the broader travel industry over concerns about the novel coronavirus

From an IPO price of $17 10 years ago to its close above $700 last week, Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) has been a fantastic stock for investors. The first pure-play electric car company, Tesla dominated its

Ralph Lauren's (NYSE: RL) third-quarter earnings report came in ahead of consensus analyst estimates. Investors rewarded the strong comparable-store sales results, helped by the company's branding

Online payment giant PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) recently released its fourth-quarter and full-year earnings report, and the company's financial results were better than expected. PayPal's revenue of

Shares of Envestnet (NYSE: ENV) jumped 13.3% last month, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence, due in part to rumors that the financial technology company might be an

Netgear (NASDAQ: NTGR) released weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter 2019 results late Wednesday, leaving shares down more than 4% in response as investors absorbed the news Thursday.

In particular

The New York Times (NYSE: NYT) announced late last week in its fourth-quarter 2019 earnings release that it will immediately begin bumping up prices for some digital subscribers. This news, coupled

Despite the incredible bull market run we've had in the 10 years since "the lost decade" ended, stocks don't always go up. Indeed, as that lost decade reminds us, they can go down and stay down for

Pershing Square Capital, run by famed investor Bill Ackman, is cashing in on some enviable unrealized gains.

In an update to Pershing Square's investors on Wednesday, Feb. 5, Ackman disclosed that

General Electric (NYSE: GE) has been in the news the last few years, but normally not for good reasons. General Motors (NYSE: GM) has made headlines lately as well, but again not for great reasons

One thing most retirees want is an income stream that will last through their golden years. Some will get all they need from a pension plan. Others, however, need to supplement their retirement

Stocks jumped last week as strong earnings reports and job market data offset concerns about the spread of the coronavirus in China. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P

As the 2020s begin, a new era is dawning for the restaurant industry. Mobile ordering, ghost kitchens (an operation with no dining room, set up for delivery only), and the delivery wars are creating

When you've spent the majority of your adult life working, you may be eager to retire as soon as possible. Maybe you have a long bucket list of activities you can't wait to enjoy, or perhaps you're

Canopy Growth (NYSE: CGC) rolled the dice when it struck a deal last year to acquire U.S.-based cannabis operator Acreage Holdings (OTC: ACRGF). The Canadian cannabis producer paid $300 million up

As an A.O. Smith (NYSE: AOS) user, you may thank the company as much as you want for providing you precious hot showers in this bitter-cold winter. But as a shareholder? Not so much, given the

Like many investors, I have a watch list of stocks: a running list of companies that require more due diligence before investing. Recently making the jump from the watch list to my portfolio is

Yum China (NYSE: YUMC) -- sole licensee of KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell in China from former parent Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM) -- finished 2019 with solid results. The quarterly update was partially

Spotify (NYSE: SPOT) faces both a bright and uncertain future. Founded by Daniel Ek in 2006, the Sweden-based music streaming service has grown to 271 million users in 79 markets across the world

Shares of NIC (NASDAQ: EGOV) dipped 11.7% in January, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence . The government software company's stock sank after the company published fourth quarter

One of the aspects I've been trying to improve as an investor this year is not letting valuation or fundamentals get in the way of buying truly disruptive stocks. Sometimes the market's biggest

In a world of big-thinking tech CEOs, Elon Musk thinks bigger than most.

Seemingly single-handedly, Musk first pioneered and then advanced the acceptance of electric cars as mass-market vehicles