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Crude oil prices rebounded last year, with the U.S. benchmark price, WTI, rallying nearly 35%. That recovery, however, didn't fuel similar gains in energy stocks. The iShares U.S. Oil & Gas

Shares of lululemon athletica (NASDAQ: LULU) gained 90.5% last year, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. That was way better than the 28.9% return of the S&P 500 index.

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Shares of Pool Corp. (NASDAQ: POOL), the world's leading wholesale distributor of swimming pool supplies, popped 42.9% in 2019, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. If we include

With a horrid 14% negative return in 2019, Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ: WBA) earned itself a spot on the Dogs of the Dow list. The global retail pharmacist has been struggling with shifting

Social Security will probably be one of your most important sources of retirement income. In fact, as many as 50% of all married couples and 70% of unmarried individuals get at least half of their

Shares of Fair Isaac (NYSE: FICO), a leading analytics software company, doubled in 2019, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. That performance made it one of the year's

Shares of Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) gained 55.3% in value last year, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. That outperformed the 28.9% return of the S&P 500 index.

The stock's

Disney (NYSE: DIS) had a big 2019 -- a 32% share price gain notwithstanding. It closed its $71 billion acquisition of former rival studio Fox; it opened two of its largest theme park expansions ever

Costco (NASDAQ: COST) is a consumer staples retailer, with most of its sales occurring in routine shopping categories like groceries and fresh foods. That differentiates it from Amazon, which gets

Shares of Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) gained 56.6% in 2019, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence . The social media company bounced back from a relatively challenging year in 2018 and

Ask any parent what his or her greatest financial fear is and chances are, you'll hear "paying for college" more than once. Funding an education has become exceedingly difficult given the

Now we know why new Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY) CEO Mark Tritton swung a chainsaw through the executive offices last month: The home goods retailer's fiscal third quarter earnings report was a

After a strong 2019 for Appian (NASDAQ: APPN) -- shares ended the year up 43%, although they had been up far more at one point -- the low-code software stock is showing some signs of strength again

In 2017, Kohl's (NYSE: KSS) made a surprising move. 

The mid-market department store chain said it would accept Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) returns at a handful of its stores. At the time, it seemed like

Air travel has been a growth industry over the past decade, and especially for the past five years. Consumers have taken to the skies more often, part of a broader shift in discretionary spending

As the world increasingly replaces fossil fuels with renewables to cut both greenhouse gas emissions and energy costs, plenty of savvy investors are looking to cash in on the clean energy growth

The past two years were rough for Chinese stocks, due to the escalating U.S.-China trade war, rising tariffs, and China's economic slowdown. Unpredictable regulatory crackdowns from the Chinese

ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) is one of the largest and most diversified energy companies in the world, with an impressive history of thinking long-term. That's one of the reasons why it is better

Money continues to flow into exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and it's easy to see why. ETFs provide convenient and cost-effective access to a wide variety of investments, and because they're traded on

One of the most frequently misunderstood Social Security concepts is whether you can work and collect Social Security benefits at the same time. Unfortunately, there isn't an easy answer. You can

Chipotle Mexican Grill's (NYSE: CMG) stock almost doubled in 2019, landing the fast-casual burrito maker at No. 3 in the top five best restaurant stocks of the decade.

But this performance has not

General Electric (NYSE: GE) was once an industrial icon, lauded for its business prowess. And then the deep 2007 to 2009 recession took the tide out and, to paraphrase investing legend Warren

There are plenty of reasons to look for a new job. Maybe you didn't get the raise you were hoping to snag, or maybe, despite being qualified, you've once again gone a full year without a promotion

Becoming a millionaire is often considered a financial milestone in America -- crossing the seven-figure mark for net worth puts you in the top 3% of the U.S. population, according to research firm

Money may not guarantee happiness, but not having enough generally means your life will be stressful. It's possible to live a modest, happy life without a ton of money, but if you can't make ends