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Drive around middle America and you'll see wind farms of various sizes scattered across the country. One of the most common wind turbines you'll see is a model from General Electric (NYSE: GE)

For the past three years, marijuana has taken Wall Street by storm. Even with cannabis stocks in a six-month funk, the biggest names in the industry are many multiples higher than they were three

You might have run across headlines in recent months about how Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) is too cheap of a stock to ignore. I've seen several articles that trumpeted the big biotech's attractive

I hold lots of stocks in my portfolio. That approach allows me to make small bets on dozens of exciting companies. However, while I typically like to keep my position sizes small, I do make some

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers (NYSE: SKT) has long been considered one of the best-run mall real estate investment trusts (REITs). And yet its shares are down roughly 60% from their 2016 highs while

Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) recently unveiled a slew of new Alexa-enabled devices including new Echo smartspeakers, a set of truly wireless earbuds, a "smartoven," and limited edition Alexa-enabled

Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) has been a transformative player in the retail space. The company's low-margin business model works well because it's able to lure customers to pay for memberships in

Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) subsidiary Waymo has been an early pacesetter in self-driving cars. Its autonomous cars have clocked millions of miles on public roads and billions in

PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP) has been a favorite of dividend investors for decades. The consumer staples giant, which dominates several niches in the snack food and soda industries, has paid a dividend in

Last month, Macy's (NYSE: M) released another disappointing earnings report. Comparable-store sales inched up 0.3% in the second quarter, but that included a big tailwind from online sales, which

Since I last caught up with Seagate Technology (NASDAQ: STX) and Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC) at the end of April, Seagate stock has gained about 11.3% and Western Digital is up 19.7%

ANGI Homeservices (NASDAQ: ANGI) has been mostly a disappointment since the company was created out of the 2017 merger between HomeAdvisor and Angie's List. Today, the stock is limping along

If you've been dreaming about retirement for decades, chances are you're itching to retire as soon as you can. However, more and more Americans find themselves working longer than they anticipated

The lines are blurring between luxury and casualwear. Streetwear brands like Supreme, Cotton Citizen, and Hanesbrands' (NYSE: HBI) Champion are finding a huge market for premium, limited-edition

Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) has become a trillion-dollar company for one reason above all others: its strength as a disruptor.

Starting out with traditional retail, Amazon has waged war on established

According to estimates from Wall Street, as well as an assortment of independent reports, marijuana is the greatest growth trend to come along since sliced bread. Having generated just shy of $11

First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR) is narrowing its focus to two main businesses: solar panel manufacturing and project development. It's exiting the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC)

Annaly Capital Management (NYSE: NLY) is a real estate investment trust (REIT), a corporate structure intended to throw off a steady stream of income to shareholders. Add in the massive 11% yield

If you dream of retiring rich, you're not alone. More than half (51%) of Americans believe they will be wealthy someday, according to a survey from personal finance website MagnifyMoney.

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Some things just take prolonged hard work, and results may not be evident for a long time. If you decide to get in shape, for example, you may have to put in many months in the gym while also

Global consulting and outsourcing giant Accenture (NYSE: ACN) posted an earnings report on Thursday, covering the fourth quarter of its fiscal year 2020. The report edged out management's guidance

We all want to succeed professionally, and for some of us, that means snagging a pay boost, a promotion, or both. But in many cases, achieving those goals could boil down to one simple move

Few stocks today attract the level of attention that Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Google-parent Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) do.

That's understandable: They're nearly unavoidable. Amazon, as

Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) is America's largest pharmaceutical company, but it's about to become a lot smaller. A narrow focus could lead to explosive growth, but it won't make cash flows any more

When it comes to saving for retirement, it's tough to tell whether you're doing enough to prepare. Everyone has different retirement goals, and what one person is saving won't necessarily match up