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Toll Brothers (NYSE: TOL) earlier this month posted strong fourth-quarter and full-year earnings, raised guidance for 2020, and gave some upbeat observations on the real estate market in general

When any given stock rallies 10% in short order, all too often the move can be attributed to a single encouraging culprit -- whether it's a strong quarterly report, an analyst upgrade, or some other

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) announced last week some key initiatives that represent a huge shift in the legacy network vendor's strategy. Investors should benefit from this major transformation

No matter what the broader economy is doing, there are always opportunities to make money in the technology sector. These companies have the innovative bent that spawns new products and services

Everything seems to be going right for Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) recently -- and investors are responding by bidding up the stock. Shares are have risen about 74% over the past six months, recouping a

The online grocery market in India is booming right now. Management consulting firm RedSeer estimates that Indians will spend $8.7 billion to purchase groceries online in 2022, compared to $1.2

If you are considering adding a position in streaming companies, HUYA Inc. (NYSE: HUYA) has some real potential. The China-based live game-streaming platform has content partnerships with several

Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) has mastered the art of the limited-time offer (LTO). The company has a number of drinks for each season that it rotates onto its menu, and customers love them. That tactic

Each year, millions of Americans eagerly await a tax refund upon submitting their returns to the IRS. And while it's easy to argue that tax refunds are not, in fact, a good thing, since they

Like many companies in the consumer discretionary stocks sector, Hanesbrands (NYSE: HBI) has seen its stock price slowly decline over the years as an indirect effect of the overall decline of

It's shaping up to be a cross-border showdown with our neighbors to the north! No, I'm not talking about the Rivalry Series in women's hockey (in which the U.S. women just took the first win 4-1)

It's only fitting that stocks are set to close near all-time highs as the decade comes to an end.

With two weeks left in the 2010s, the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) hit an intraday all-time high at

Investors had high hopes that General Mills (NYSE: GIS) would have good news to report in its fiscal second-quarter earnings announcement. The consumer packaged foods giant has been struggling with

Shares of Minerva Neurosciences (NASDAQ: NERV) dropped by as much as 27.4% in pre-market trading Thursday morning. 

What's sending shareholders to the exits? The biotech's stock is cratering this

If Social Security benefits are going to make up a significant portion of your income in retirement, it's essential to maximize them.

More than a quarter of Americans say that Social Security

The Meet Group (NASDAQ: MEET) owns numerous social and dating applications, including MeetMe, LOVOO, Skout, and Tagged. The company has invested heavily to develop a live-streaming video platform

2019 isn't quite over yet, but barring a last-minute crash, it's shaping up to be an exceptionally strong year for investors. With the Dow Jones Industrials up more than 20% as of Dec. 18, those who

Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) will start reporting its revenue and membership by region starting with its fourth-quarter report (out next month). To give investors some context, the streaming media company

There's no denying that Warren Buffett is one of the greatest investors of our time. The Oracle of Omaha, as he's affably known, managed to grow his net worth from $10,000 in the mid-1950s to north

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved more than 145 new drugs since the start of 2017, and a few more could join their ranks in the remaining days of this year. A quick search of the

Dividend income is a great way for investors to build and accumulate wealth over the long term. Ideally, investors should target dividend-growth stocks that raise their payouts over time to ensure

It's those even-numbered birthdays that tend to get all the attention -- 60, 70, and so forth. But actually, 62 could end up being a significant year for you, so if you'll be hitting that milestone

In just a single hour, you do a lot of things you barely think about. Switching a light on or off, glancing at a clock, shifting in your seat. Thank goodness we don't have to expend lots of mental

The year couldn't have started any better for marijuana stocks. During the first quarter of 2019, the Horizons Marijuana Life Sciences ETF, the very first cannabis-focused exchange-traded fund

Healthcare is a great industry to invest in because it can offer a lot of stability when economic challenges weigh down stocks in other industries. Medical innovation is always in demand and people