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Penn National Gaming (NASDAQ: PENN), the regional casino company, bought a 36% stake in closely held Barstool Sports for $163 million on Jan. 29 -- $135 million in cash and $28 million in nonvoting

Sony (NYSE: SNE) recently posted its third-quarter earnings report. The Japanese conglomerate's revenue grew 3% annually to 2.46 trillion yen ($22.6 billion), while its adjusted net income rose 37%

Radio frequency chipmaker Qorvo (NASDAQ: QRVO) experienced phenomenal growth in 2019, with the stock's value increasing by more than 90%. Considering the stock's high growth last year, should

The growth engine is starting to slow dramatically at Sirius XM Holdings (NASDAQ: SIRI). The satellite-radio provider offered up reasonable fourth-quarter results on Tuesday morning, but it's the

The Chinese coronavirus, designated 2019-nCoV, is taking the world by storm -- and rocking Royal Caribbean (NYSE: RCL) stock this morning.

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Stitch Fix (NASDAQ: SFIX) stock has bounced around for the past year between a low of $17.89 and a high of $33.78. It seems every time the stock starts to trend upward, it gets batted back down

Shares of Lyft (NASDAQ: LYFT) rose 10.4% in January, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The ride-sharing stock climbed early in the month thanks to potential workarounds and

Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) has officially reached peak cash burn. Its negative free cash flow of $3.3 billion in 2019 was about $250 million more than the previous year, but management is expecting to

The department-store industry has been wading deeper into secondhand waters for a while now. Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) embraced the idea of dealing in used clothing in mid-2019, partnering with Rent the

By the time Valero Energy (NYSE: VLO) reported fourth-quarter 2019 earnings on Jan. 30, everybody was already aware that the refining sector of the oil and gas industry had had a rough season. So

The past year has been mostly downhill for iRobot (NASDAQ: IRBT). The trade war between the U.S. and China and the resulting tariffs made for a challenging market. While a 10% levy was already in

Shares of Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ: ZM) happily climbed 12.1% in January, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The rally was sparked after Joshua Brown, CNBC

The month of February usually means fourth-quarter and full-year earnings reports from many top companies. This year, the slew of incoming data happens to coincide with the recent coronavirus

Shares of Hess (NYSE: HES) slumped 15.3% in January, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. Weighing on the oil stock was a sell-off in the price of oil and the release of its

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Marijuana stocks in Canada enjoyed strong revenue growth in 2019. Prior-year results were easy to compare to because the government hadn't legalized pot until October 2018.

In 2020, the edible and

You can claim Social Security as early as 62, but by starting right away, you're resigning yourself to smaller monthly checks for the rest of your life. Every month that you delay benefits past 62

GSX Techedu (NYSE: GSX), an online education company in China, went public last June at $10.50 per share. Its stock has more than tripled to the mid-$30s since then, but it still trades at 13 times

While most oil companies continue to struggle with the persistent volatility in the price of crude oil, ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) keeps cashing in, which was evident once again during the fourth

Several infrastructure stocks have made big moves over the past year, making them less appealing buys these days. However, just because an investor missed out on a rally doesn't mean he or she

When it reported full-year 2019 results, McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) had a nice comparable-sales surprise for investors. The comparable-sales metric measures revenue at restaurants that have been open

Your average Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) store doesn't look anything like a typical bank. But as surprising as it might sound, there's rising speculation in some corners of the banking industry in Asia

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BP p.l.c. (NYSE: BP)Q4 2019 Earnings CallFeb 4, 2020, 4:00 a.m. ET

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Global shipments of PCs grew 2.7% in 2019, according to IDC, marking the industry's first full year of growth since 2011. Microsoft's decision to end support for Windows 7 this January sparked

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) returned to the top of the global smartphone sales chart in the fourth quarter of 2019, according to tech-focused market research firm Canalys. The company shipped 78.4 million