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Cannabis and Big Pharma Join Hands in Jerusalem
Ever wondered what would happen if the pharmaceutical industry and the cannabis industry joined hands?You might not have to wait very long to find out. The world's largest manufacturer of....
3 Surprising Pot Stocks That Can Outsell Cronos Group in 2020
It's the ultimate, but accurate, cliché: The cannabis industry is growing like a weed. Depending on your preferred source, the global marijuana industry could reach anywhere from $50 billion to....
How Was Your Summer Vacation? Expensive, Say Parents.
For kids, summer means no school and a break from responsibility. For parents, the warmer months mean added child care costs, a struggle to find things for children to do, and more pressure than....
Want to Excel Professionally? Work on These Key Skills
The skills you develop in the course of your career can set the stage for success. But don't expect to learn those skills inside a classroom; rather, they're the type you're likely to grow on the....
Here's What Aurora Cannabis Said That Should Have the Marijuana Industry Terrified
Last week, marijuana stock investors were privy to one of the most highly anticipated events of the third quarter -- namely, the release of Aurora Cannabis' (NYSE: ACB) fiscal fourth-quarter....
Attention, Social Security Recipients: Here's What Your Next Raise Might Look Like
The average senior on Social Security today collects $1,471 a month, which amounts to $17,652 a year. That's not a ton of money, given the expenses retirees face, from mounting healthcare costs....
How Becoming President Cost Trump $3.75 Million
Putting politics aside, President Trump is a groundbreaker in the Oval Office. Never before had the American public elected someone with no political or military background in the highest office....
3 Top Stocks You Can Buy and Hold for the Next Decade
Longevity. It's what every investor should want when buying a stock. Why even consider investing in shares of a company that isn't solid enough to hold for the long term?There are many stocks....
Generation Xers Say These 5 Things Are Holding Them Back From Saving for Retirement
Saving for retirement isn't easy, no matter how old you are or how much you're earning. Roughly a quarter of U.S. households earning $150,000 or more per year say they're living paycheck to....
2 Indian Stocks to Buy as the Economy Slows
Last week was tough for the world's fifth-largest economy, India. The Indian government reported total GDP growth of 5% of the April-June quarter, marking the country's slowest quarter in six....
Here's the Cybersecurity SaaS Stock I Just Bought
This week, share prices of some of the biggest Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) companies plunged on no news at all. That presented an opportunity: A recently IPO'd cybersecurity company saw shares....
Hulu Is Now More Popular Than Amazon Prime on Roku
Hulu is proving that all it takes is one breakout hit to really make it. The subscription streaming service was launched to the forefront by The Handmaid's Tale, the first streaming show to win....
This Is How Much the Average Worker Saved in Their 401(k) Last Year
No matter your age or how far along you are in your career, you should be saving for retirement. Exactly how much you should save, though, depends on several factors, including what type of....
3 Things to Watch in the Stock Market This Week
Stocks made another run toward all-time highs last week, as both the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) gained about 1%. The increase left....
This Trend Should Terrify Big Cable
Cord-cutting began in 2013 when the cable and satellite industry lost 105,000 subscribers. Those numbers were small, stayed small in 2014, and were offset by huge gains in broadband customers. At....
America Is Becoming the New King of the Oil Market
America's oil production is booming. The country's crude oil output is on track to average 12.2 million barrels per day (BPD) this year, according to the U.S. Energy Information Agency (EIA).....
Darden Restaurants Earnings: What to Watch
Darden Restaurants (NYSE: DRI) stock has trounced the market lately, doubling since mid-2016 while the S&P has risen about 40% in that same period. That rally was supported by surprisingly....
Where Will Walmart Be in 5 Years?
Walmart (NYSE: WMT), the world's largest retailer, has been a surprising success story over the last few years. Written off by much of the market in the first half of the decade as a retail....
59% of Future Retirees Are Worried About Social Security, Data Shows
Retiring can be an intimidating prospect, given the many financial unknowns involved. And there's just something unsettling about giving up a steady paycheck and living on savings and Social....
Amazon and Roku Are Battling for Supremacy in Europe
Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) recently announced a new lineup of devices and several product partnerships designed to expand the reach of its Fire TV in Europe. The e-commerce giant introduced a....
This Outlook Is Bad News for Natural Gas Stocks
This year has been another challenging one for America's natural gas producers. They've discovered so much low-cost gas that they've unleashed a torrent of new production in recent years, which....
3 Surprising Stocks Hitting New Highs Last Week
Investors were gobbling up stocks last week, and that was enough to lift more than 530 companies trading on the three major U.S. exchanges to new 52-week highs. If you want a piece of the....
Is iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology Index Fund a Buy?
Biotechnology stocks get a lot of attention. It's easy to be enamored with the curing of disease, and the financial results that could follow the successful introduction of a new treatment can be....
3D Systems vs. Stratasys: Which Had the Better Q2 Earnings Results?
We're going to compare 3D Systems' (NYSE: DDD) and Stratasys' (NASDAQ: SSYS) second-quarter results, which they reported earlier this summer. (3D Systems here and Stratasys here). Keep in mind....
3 Reasons Apple TV+'s Price Is So Low
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) surprised investors and consumers alike when it announced the pricing for its subscription video-on-demand service Apple TV+ at its September event. The streaming service....