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The cannabidiol (CBD) market is projected to grow at a fast pace. According to some estimates, sales of CBD-based products will reach $20 billion by 2024, up from just $1.8 billion in 2018. This is

Surprises in the biopharma industry are probably biased toward bad news, but Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ALNY) bucked the trend on Nov. 20 by announcing that it earned marketing approval for a

You work hard for your money throughout your career. In retirement, your money needs to work just as hard for you as you've worked for it, to cover your costs once you're no longer collecting a

Sorrento Therapeutics (NASDAQ: SRNE) was the subject of an impressive jump in late-November, with shares almost doubling over the weekend between Nov. 22 and Nov. 24. The trigger for this sudden

Streaming games like your favorite shows is all the rage these days. Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google just launched its Stadia subscription service, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is in

Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) acquired virtual reality (VR) headset maker Oculus in 2014 at a price somewhere in the range of $3 billion, with hopes that VR would emerge as the next big computing platform

Investors in Jack in the Box (NASDAQ: JACK) went on a ride in 2019. It wasn't a volatile ride -- the stock has traded sideways. Rather, it was an emotional ride. After exploring strategic options

After rising more than 400% year to date, Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) stock is overvalued, argued one analyst on Monday. The analyst's note sent Roku shares sliding. The stock fell 15% by the time the

Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) is the top e-commerce and cloud company in China. Its core commerce and cloud units generated 85% and 8% of its revenue, respectively, last quarter. Its digital media and

When Dollar General (NYSE: DG) reports third-quarter earnings this week, it's not likely to get the same drubbing suffered by rival Dollar Tree (NASDAQ: DLTR), which missed analyst expectations even

Expectations are already high for Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) 2020 iPhone lineup, with the Mac maker widely expected to add 5G support to its handsets after securing 5G modem supply from Qualcomm

Clearway Energy (NYSE: CWEN) (NYSE: CWEN-A) has a spotty track record as a dividend stock. The renewable energy company had consistently increased its payout each quarter from its initial public

eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) has been a mixed bag lately. Although the company's stock has performed relatively well this year -- its shares are up 21% year to date -- eBay's core e-commerce business is

Target (NYSE: TGT) recognizes the challenging retail environment and the choices available to the customer. To gain and retain shoppers, it must provide exceptional service with ever-increasing

On Beyond Meat's (NASDAQ: BYND) recent third-quarter earnings call, founder and CEO Ethan Brown, showing some excitement in his voice, finally got to announce a positive net income for the first

Buying growth stocks in December is generally a good idea. Because of the so-called "January effect," growth stocks -- especially those in the small- to mid-cap realm -- tend to enjoy a nice bump

With the market on the verge of crossing into the 11th year of a bull run and major indexes near record levels, it feels like finding true "bargain stocks" has become more difficult. That's not to

If GoPro's (NASDAQ: GPRO) historical stock price were an amusement park ride, you'd want to strap on a GoPro camera to catch all the action, because it's quite the roller coaster -- and fully

NetEase (NASDAQ: NTES) was founded in 1997, predating Tencent (OTC: TCEHY) by a year, but it's often overshadowed by its larger rival. Its core video game business, which generated 79% of its

Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) isn't what you think of when talking about red-hot growth stocks. After all, lots of investors like it for the income it generates, not because they expect it to

Reading an earnings report is a great way to assess the health and performance of a company. Unfortunately, when it comes to marijuana producers, the process of analyzing the results is not as

Toward the end of 2018, Industry Focus: Financials contributor Matt Frankel, CFP, made five bold stock market predictions. Some didn't turn out quite as planned, while others played out quite

Wells Fargo analyst Steven Cahall recently made a valid enough point about streaming video leader Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX). That is, in the wake of a well-received launch of a rival service from Walt

Autodesk (NASDAQ: ADSK) investors were optimistic heading into the design software specialist's third-quarter earnings report. Its prior results back in August contained plenty of good news

After launching in 2011, Chewy (NYSE: CHWY) is estimated to be the online market share leader in the U.S. pet category. Considering Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) ambition to compete in almost every