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Recessions come in all shapes and sizes, so it's a good idea to think about buying stocks to deal with different types of recessions.

If you are worried about a deep and lasting recession, auto

The so-called retail apocalypse is claiming victims left and right. Once-proud retailers have stumbled (Macy's) or, worse, gone bankrupt (Sears). But the apocalypse isn't what it seems.

Consumers

Video game fans have known it was coming for a while. But there's something about confirmation that makes the matter palpable.

Consumer technology and entertainment icon Sony (NYSE: SNE) will

Each year, tens of millions of people collect tax refunds from the IRS, and this year, 61% of Americans expect to receive one, according to tax prep company Jackson Hewitt. But the matter of how

Shares of Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF) soared in late 2019 after the American jeweler agreed to LVMH's (OTC: LVMUY) takeover bid of $16.2 billion. But with Tiffany's stock now trading near LVMH's offer

Investors are getting jittery about Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX). 

With an onslaught of new competition, its growth rapidly slowing in its most mature and profitable market, and a business model that's

If you are basing your investment decision on how far these two aerospace companies have come in the last year, then there is one clear winner. Over the last year, Heico's (NYSE: HEI) 51% stock

Snap (NYSE: SNAP) stock benefited from a massive comeback in 2019. Once flirting with penny-stock status, investors came back to Snap, and it now trades in the $19 per share range as of the time of

Warren Buffett is the best investor ever in many people's eyes, and the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) draws thousands of shareholders to Omaha every year to get his latest

For a company known for keeping key metrics close to the chest, Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) surprised investors this week by disclosing how many Amazon Music subscribers it has. The last vague

Ardelyx (NASDAQ: ARDX) has hit its stride, and investors should take advantage of the opportunity. Last fall, the Food and Drug Administration  approved the company's first drug.

Shortly thereafter

TikTok, the short-form video app from Chinese company ByteDance, has seen incredible growth over the past year. Snap (NYSE: SNAP) CEO Evan Spiegel thinks it could grow bigger than Instagram, which

Dividend stocks are great for investors who want both current income and future potential growth. But not every company makes paying shareholders a priority. Only the cream of the crop of blue chip

When it comes to guarantees, investing offers virtually none. The closest thing you'll get to a guarantee as an investor is the extremely strong likelihood that the broad-market indexes will

Instead of delivering a forecasted sixth consecutive quarter of year-over-year revenue decline, International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) posted revenue growth during the fourth quarter, and non-G

Many people today start off adulthood on a financially shaky foot. With so many degree-holders graduating college with a mountain of student loans, it's common for millennials and Gen Zers to kick

The case for buying stock in paintings and coatings company PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) is definitely not based on the idea that its end markets are firing on all cylinders right now. However, on a

For a number of years now, the cannabis industry has made history many times over. In 2018, we witnessed Canada become the first industrialized country to legalize recreational pot sales, and saw

Gentle pressure can stop the bleeding when you accidentally poke yourself with a knife while slicing a bagel. But it's not so easy to get your spending in line, particularly if you shop in reaction

Tax season is right around the corner, and those who are expecting big refunds are champing at the bit to get their returns prepared. But before you can expect to file an accurate tax return

All eyes were on subscriber growth when Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) reported its fourth-quarter results earlier this week, and while the company delivered 1.3 million more subscribers than expected, the

Just as cable TV operators were learning to cope with the impact cord cutting was having on their business, sometimes by even launching their own streaming TV services, the next phase of the

Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: GILD) has been struggling recently as the company's hepatitis C drug business is no longer performing as well as it used to. Last year, the pharma stock gained a meager

You might have thought that 2019 would be a great year for cannabidiol (CBD) stocks. I certainly did. After all, hemp-derived CBD was legalized in the U.S. in December 2018, when the 2018 Farm Bill

Renewable power is the big story in the utility space, and Brookfield Renewable Partners (NYSE: BEP) is poised to take advantage of the trend. And when you combine its position in energy with the