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Is There a Bubble Forming in Streaming Video?
With streaming services popping up like dandelions, studios and content providers are exhibiting little self-control in trying to distinguish their offerings from one another.Netflix (NASDAQ:....
Scotts Miracle-Gro Might Have the Best Marijuana Strategy
Legal marijuana is expected to be a huge growth business, with some projecting a market opportunity of as much as $166 billion. That's many years away, since the industry is still largely in its....
Why More Services Are Coming to Residential Solar
Customers have proven over and over again that they aren't particularly interested in paying cash for solar installations for their roofs and don't want to go to the work of keep track of energy....
SpaceX Expands and Simplifies Small Satellite Rideshare Program
The market for small satellites -- and the small rockets to launch them -- is hot, hot, hot!Hardly a month goes by without some new development in this space, whether it's Rocket Lab reaching a....
Better Buy: Celgene vs. Gilead Sciences
Should you go with the biotech that's going away or the one that's bouncing back? That's pretty much the question for investors when it comes to deciding between Celgene (NASDAQ: CELG) and Gilead....
Here's How Elizabeth Warren Would Change Social Security
Social Security is one of the most contentious issues in American politics, and as the 2020 presidential campaign continues to ramp up, candidates have looked at ways to change the program. In....
New iPhone Pricing Is the Biggest News From Apple's Event
The biggest news from Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) most recent iPhone event wasn't the hardware and services Tim Cook and company featured on stage at the Steve Jobs Theater. It was the prices Apple....
3 Habits That Will Prevent You From Retiring on Schedule
Ask most people when they hope to retire, and they'll probably have an answer for you. Ask them how they plan to make that happen, and you'll probably hear crickets. Knowing when you want to....
5 College Savings Obstacles Families Have Faced -- and How to Avoid Them
In case you didn't get the memo, the student debt crisis is mounting, and Americans now owe over $1.5 trillion in outstanding loans. Part of the problem boils down to a lack of savings on the....
2 Ways Social Security Is Failing Seniors
Last month, Social Security celebrated 84 years since being signed into law by Franklin D. Roosevelt. Since the first payout began on Jan. 1, 1940, and through today, it's become a vital source....
3 Things Investors Need to Know About the Hong Kong Protests and Markets
Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index (HSI) rallied sharply following the Chief Executive Carrie Lam's first concession to protesters' demands to completely withdraw the extradition bill. But between the....
Pinduoduo: China’s Little-Known E-Commerce Giant
When it comes to China's e-commerce market, Pinduoduo Inc (NASDAQ: PDD) is a true success story. Although Pinduoduo, also known as PDD, was founded only four years ago, the company's market....
2 Top Renewable Energy Stocks in Solar Power
The United States leans on solar power to generate about 2.5% of its total electricity. That's not much, but the power source continues to run down the cost curve.The levelized cost of....
Is Samsung's Reinforced Galaxy Fold Ready for Prime Time?
It's been less than a year since Samsung (OTC: SSNLF) gave electronics enthusiasts their first look at what we now know as the Galaxy Fold. But the incredible mobile device had already been years....
WeWork Revamps Corporate Governance After Backlash
WeWork parent We Company filed its S-1 Registration Statement with the SEC last month, taking an important step toward an IPO. The shared workspace start-up had previously been one of the most....
Is NextEra Energy a Buy?
NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE) is one of the largest utilities in the United States. The stock has risen about 26% so far in 2019, easily besting the 18% advance of the broader utility group, as....
Here's Why We Bought These 3 Cannabis Stocks
The cannabis sector is widely projected to be one of the market's fastest-growing areas over the next decade, if not longer. The nascent Canadian recreational market should continue to boost that....
ESG Investing: Is Facebook a Responsible Investment?
Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) is the world's largest social network, with 2.7 billion people around the globe using one of the company's social media products at least once monthly. Of those, at least....
How to Invest in Mall REITs
Scads of big-name retailers have gone out of business in the last few years. Don't let that speak for the industry as a whole. In this week's episode of Industry Focus: Consumer Goods, host Dylan....
Apple Leads Smartwatch Market in Second Quarter
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) continues to lead the way in the booming smartwatch market, which is part of the broader wrist-worn wearables industry. That's not unlike the company's position in the....
After a Dismal Q2, GameStop Prepares for More Store Closings
GameStop (NYSE: GME) just added an exclamation point to an argument made by activist investor Michael Burry that there will be no catalyst for growth for the video game retailer until the 2020 to....
Why Lumber Liquidators Holdings, Progressive, and Fastly Slumped Today
Friday was relatively quiet on Wall Street, with most major benchmark indexes finishing the day close to where they started it. Market participants seemed reasonably comfortable with the....
Why Shares of PG&E Soared on Friday
Shares of PG&E (NYSE: PCG) climbed 10.7% on Friday after the California utility announced an $11 billion deal to settle the majority of claims with insurance carriers related to 2017 and 2018....
Why PG&E, Kemet, and Cars.com Jumped Today
The stock market was mixed Friday, but still closed the week with solid gains. Investors will now turn their focus to next week's meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee, when we will learn....
What Happened in the Stock Market Today
Major benchmarks were mixed on Friday as the United States and China appeared to make continued progress toward a trade deal. After President Trump agreed on Thursday to a two-week delay in....