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To cap off its first day of operations, Disney (NYSE: DIS) announced that Disney+ launched with 10 million subscribers, sending shares of the media giant up 7% on the day of the announcement to new

Shares of "Russia's Google" -- tech giant Yandex (NASDAQ: YNDX) -- jumped 10% in early Monday trading and are currently tipping the scales up 10.2% as of 9:55 a.m. EST.

In part, this is because

Of all the sectors in the stock market, technology stocks probably have the best long-term growth prospects. Cloud computing, 5G communications, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things

The past six months have been rough for investors and the management team at Exelixis (NASDAQ: EXEL). The stock sank nearly 40% from its high north of $24 in April to its recent range of $15. Today

Investors knew ahead of the Nov. 6 arrival of Puma Biotechnology's (NASDAQ: PBYI) third-quarter update that the report was going to be an important one. The question on everyone's mind was pretty

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Manchester United plc (NYSE: MANU)Q1 2020 Earnings CallNov 18, 2019, 8:00 a.m. ET

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Investing in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) can be a great way for investors to diversify their portfolios without having to individually buy several different stocks. That might be especially

Over the brief span of its life, the cannabis industry has suffered through many difficult periods. Last week was the latest, and one of the toughest. Some observers and investors might consider it

There are less than three weeks left in Medicare's open enrollment period, which wraps up on Dec. 7. If you're about to sign up for Medicare for the first time, open enrollment doesn't apply to you

With a juicy dividend monthly dividend amounting to an annual yield of 7.4% and a relatively stable market niche, Apple Hospitality REIT (NYSE: APLE) appeals to many in the current low-yield

Walmart (NYSE: WMT) posted another quarter of rapid growth in online sales in the United States. E-commerce sales for Walmart U.S. rose 41% in Q3, accelerating from 37% growth. That's also notably

Investors initially reacted harshly to news earlier this month that Axsome Therapeutics (NASDAQ: AXSM) had to delay the data readout for a late-stage study involving its lead drug candidate. It

PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP) and Altria (NYSE: MO) are two stocks that have been headed in very different directions over the past few years, but where they go from here will depend on how diversified they

Pay-TV subscribers are leaving their providers in droves. Nearly 2 million customers left their traditional pay-TV providers in the third quarter according to estimates from Kagan and Leichtman

Heading into the end of 2019, it's becoming increasingly difficult to find companies to add to a portfolio as 2020 is looking to be full of strong political headwinds and continued trade tensions

The market's rolling, and there were nearly 650 stocks on the three major U.S. exchanges hitting new 52-weeks highs this past week. If you're looking for the top stocks to buy you may as well start

Xerox (NYSE: XRX) sent a buyout offer to fellow print technology and data management veteran HP (NYSE: HPQ) a couple of weeks ago. HP's board of directors considered the offer and responded over the

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D.R. Horton (NYSE: DHI)Q4 2019 Earnings CallNov 12, 2019, 8:30 a.m. ET

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Without retirement savings, you risk struggling financially during your golden years. That's because Social Security isn't designed to sustain seniors by itself. If you're an average earner, those

The over 60% stock price increase so far this year is one sure sign that investors are expecting good news from Target (NYSE: TGT) when it posts its third-quarter results and updates its predictions

One of the largest utilities in the United States, Dominion Energy (NYSE: D) is currently offering investors a very attractive 4.6% dividend yield. That's 1.8 percentage points higher than the

Investors have some excellent reasons to follow Lowe's (NYSE: LOW) upcoming earnings report. The home improvement specialist has been posting solid sales growth recently, with customer traffic and

"Ugly," "yuck," and "disappointment" are probably the first three words that come to mind when investors pore over the latest quarterly operating results from the marijuana industry's "Big Four" --

There are a lot of opinions about what the best age is at which to claim Social Security benefits. Some experts advise waiting until age 70 so you can receive bigger checks each month, while others

At this time last year, the cannabis industry could do no wrong. Marijuana sales growth projections were off the charts, and pot stocks were expanding their capacity and infrastructure as quickly as