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The global smartphone market has been in the process of maturing in recent years, with unit sales slowing to a crawl in many major regions. Conditions have deteriorated: Market researcher IDC

Can you guess what the best-performing stock in the Dow Jones Industrial Average was in 2019? None other than Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which was up 89% including dividends. Not only that, but shares of

Skechers U.S.A. (NYSE: SKX) and Crocs (NASDAQ: CROX) are both popular footwear companies whose shares outperformed in 2019. Sketchers shares are up about 71% over the last 52-week period, while

The competition for viewer eyeballs on video streaming platforms is a two-dog race between Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU).

Although the latter leads in the number of devices used

Richard Branson, the founder of London-based Virgin Group, once joked: "If you want to be a millionaire, start with a billion dollars and launch a new airline." Alternatively, you can achieve the

The annual release of the list of Academy Award contenders always brings a few surprises, and the roster that dropped on Monday morning was no exception. Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) helped add an element

It is no secret that salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) is an acquisitive company. While there is much speculation on what companies and services Salesforce might acquire next, there are at least four

Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) has long been known as a Hollywood disruptor, but the disruption may now be complete.

The 2020 Oscar nominations were announced on Monday, and the leading streamer took home

The relationship between Sonos (NASDAQ: SONO) and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL) is souring fast: The speaker maker has sued the tech giant for stealing its speaker technology. 

Sonos CEO

If you delay claiming Social Security until 66 or 67 (depending on when you were born), you get a bigger check each month. Put off claiming until three years after you reach your full retirement

New game consoles are coming this year, with the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X set to debut in time for the 2020 holiday season. It makes sense, then, that sales of the current generation of game

While you're working hard at your job every day, there are other people working equally hard to separate you from your cash. No, I'm not talking about advertisers hoping to sell you on the next big

Shares of Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) have skyrocketed recently. The stock is up more than 110% over the past three months, giving the company a market capitalization of about $96 billion. That compares

Middle East tensions have increased volatility in the crude oil market recently, but investors might want to focus less on the past couple weeks' price action and more on the fact that Brent and

The video game industry is an exciting, fast-growing media market that has a lot of long-term potential. American investors are probably familiar with companies like Activision Blizzard and

Dunkin' Brands (NASDAQ: DNKN) brewed up a flavorful serving of profits in 2019 with its new beverage-led strategic blueprint, and there are promising signs that the momentum is just beginning. The

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) bought Twitch, a live-streaming app focused on gaming, in 2014 for nearly $1 billion. Just a year and a half ago, that investment looked like it would pay investors back

Technological integrations have become a vital part of almost every industry these days. Common everyday items -- including washers, watches, and even clothing -- have become advanced enough to

It seems like every other day, another TV provider or tech company has launched its own streaming service. All of this new competition may have some investors wondering if the streaming space is

Today's workers have a challenging task ahead of them in saving for retirement.

It's a rare employer that still offers a pension, and Social Security benefits are only designed to replace around 40%

As a senior, you'll ideally have a number of income sources available to you. These could include withdrawals from your 401(k) or IRA, Social Security benefits, and maybe even income from a

Ask any cannabis stock investor, and they'll tell you this isn't how it was supposed to go for the marijuana industry. After looking primed to push toward profitability, cannabis stocks faded in

On Dec. 23, the S&P 500 added Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE: LYV), Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ: ZBRA) and Steris (NYSE: STE) to its index of 500 of the largest U.S. public companies. To add these

Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM), the top mobile chipmaker in the world, generates most of its revenue from the smartphone market. But it's also been diversifying into new markets, and connected cars are a

Retail giant Costco (NASDAQ: COST) operates under the mission to "continually provide our members with quality goods and services at the lowest possible prices."

That simple strategy has rewarded