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Most of the time, you don't really notice what company drops off a package at your door. It could have been USPS, United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS), FedEx (NYSE: FDX), or even Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN)

When Canopy Growth (NYSE: CGC) decided to part ways with Bruce Linton back in July, it shook the cannabis industry in a big way. Linton was, after all, a big part of the company's growth. And he was

In the streaming wars, news breaks so fast it feels like you need a scorecard. Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) will lose Friends but will get Seinfeld. AT&T's (NYSE: T) WarnerMedia will have The Big Bang

The 2018 IRS overhaul caused a lot of confusion among filers and tax professionals alike. The result? Many people didn't submit their returns back in April, but rather, filed for extensions to buy

Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A)(NYSE: BRK-B) CEO Warren Buffett may be the greatest investor of our generation -- he did turn $10,000 in seed capital into $82 billion in net worth -- but he's not

Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE: EPD) has been an exceptional dividend stock over its first two decades as a public company. The energy company has increased its payout every single year

You might think that biotech stocks are risky and volatile. And they often are. But biotech stocks overall have handily beaten the S&P 500 index over the last 10 years. With exciting new drugs

Several Wall Street analysts expressed skepticism when AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) announced its planned $63 billion acquisition of Allergan (NYSE: AGN) in June. This negativity contributed to an absolutely

"Best" is a relative term. The best option between breaking your leg, your arm, or your nose still isn't a very good choice. It's not quite that bad when it comes to finding the best marijuana

Shares of memory chip manufacturer Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) tanked last Friday after the company's fiscal fourth-quarter report beat expectations but featured weak earnings guidance. While

The world's largest iron mining company, Vale (NYSE: VALE), was hit by another piece of bad news recently. Brazilian authorities announced charges against several Vale employees who deceived

If you're in the market for a high-quality retail stock, start your search with two of the best: Target (NYSE: TGT) and Walmart (NYSE: WMT).

After crushing second-quarter expectations, both

The United States has the largest stock exchanges in the world, but there are plenty of other countries that boast strong companies. Despite the trade war, many of those companies based overseas

One of the most important steps of retirement planning is figuring out how much you need to save. That can be a challenging task, though, because everyone's needs will be different.

Rather than

Most products are not capable of becoming the default for an entire category. But most products are not Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) suite of Alexa-enabled home devices. 

The tech giant's Echo, Echo Dot

If you're lucky, you'll have several distinct sources of retirement income that will come together to buy you a comfortable lifestyle. One such source will likely be Social Security, assuming you

Shares of cloud computing specialist Fastly (NYSE: FSLY) jumped on Monday, rising as much as 12.7%. By the time the market closed, the stock was up 11%.

The gain comes despite the fact there was no

It's clear the cord-cutting phenomenon has reached a fever pitch, as anyone with a library of content now wants to keep its shows exclusive and launch a subscription streaming video service of its

A 401(k) is most Americans' first choice for a retirement account. It can automate their savings, the contribution limits are high, and their employers may match some of their contributions. But not

Sales at U.S. department stores have been declining since the early 2000s. Early in that decade, Americans were spending close to $20 billion each month at department stores like Kohl's (NYSE: KSS)

As a whole, the cannabis industry is growing by leaps and bounds, but you wouldn't know it by looking at the ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF (NYSEMKT: MJ). Over the past six months, shares of this

Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK) surged 15.73% on Monday, September 16th as a result of strikes that knocked out half of Saudi Arabian oil production. The stock proceeded to fall around 33% from that

Major benchmarks ended the third quarter on a positive note Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) rose in the morning before fading in the

Major benchmarks gained ground on Monday, finishing the third quarter on an optimistic note. Investors have gotten whipsawed on various news items coming out of Washington, and today's more positive

Last week, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) stepped up its offering in the smart voice-assistant market, announcing an array of new Echo devices, new Alexa features, and more Alexa-enabled devices from