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It hasn't been fun being a PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) shareholder lately. As of this writing, the stock price is down 20% from where it traded five years ago. That terrible performance pales in

Shares of Helen of Troy (NASDAQ: HELE) were moving higher today after the diversified consumer products company posted better-than-expected results in its first-quarter earnings report even as sales

Shares of Novavax (NASDAQ: NVAX) were up more than 24% as of 12:08 p.m. ET on Monday after the biotech company said Friday that Canada will pay $349.6 million for unused COVID-19 shots from the

After tumbling 7.3% in May, investors were a lot more charged up about QuantumScape (NYSE: QS) stock last month. According to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence, shares of QuantumScape

A maker of next-generation mattresses is waking up in a major way, but that doesn't mean that finding a reason for Sleep Number's (NASDAQ: SNBR) recent ascent is as easy as counting sheep. The stock

Shares of industrial giant 3M (NYSE: MMM) fell by 16.5% in the first half of 2023, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. While the move is bad enough, it's even worse

It's not uncommon for a company's share price to drop when it announces a capital raise. But that's not how Fisker (NYSE: FSR) shares are reacting Monday. The electric vehicle (EV) start-up jumped

Shares of the super-regional bank Truist Financial (NYSE: TFC) fell close to 30% through the first six months of 2023, according to data compiled by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The main reason

Shares of e-commerce giant Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) jumped 55.2% in the first half of 2023, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. Interestingly, the market wasn't immediately

Famed investor Carl Icahn has taken steps to eliminate a key criticism that a short-seller hurled at his Icahn Enterprises (NASDAQ: IEP). Investors are celebrating the move, sending shares up as

Stocks largely managed to open higher on Monday, with most major market benchmarks pushing at least minimally into positive territory by midmorning. Concerns about potential macroeconomic pressures

Shares of Macy's (NYSE: M) dropped 22% in the first half of 2023 according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The department store chain continues to experience retail woes, and it

If you like thematic investing, you've come to the right place. Here are four stock ideas for investors who like to look at the big picture and find ways to profit from hot trends in the economy

Units of NextEra Energy Partners (NYSE: NEP) slumped 16.3% during the first half of 2023, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. That was substantially below the S&P 500,

With market capitalizations ranging from $3.6 billion to $7.2 billion, these four mid-cap stocks offer multi-bagger potential.Doximity (NYSE: DOCS) and Progyny (NASDAQ: PGNY) are home to first-mover

With the stock of Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) up 55% year to date, some investors might think it's too late to buy. Yet bulls argue that Amazon has plenty of room to run. So, which is it? Let's find out.

After a challenging 2022, the cryptocurrency market has experienced a much-needed resurgence in the first half of 2023. With the collective market cap reclaiming the $1 trillion mark once again and

Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) stock has experienced a wild ride since the beginning of the pandemic. Higher-than-normal streaming usage and a fast-growing ad business took the stock to nearly $491 per share

The stock market has been in recovery mode this year after a dramatic sell-off in 2022 brought on by macroeconomic headwinds. Easing inflation has rallied investors and led the Nasdaq Composite

Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) surged by 49.3% in the first half of 2023, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence.

The technology company has reclaimed the $3 trillion market

After a pause in the stock market rally last week, Wall Street looked ready on Monday morning for another slow summer trading session. Stock index futures were mixed, with market participants

There's more than one way to assess whether one stock is a better bargain than another. 

The forward price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio is a good gauge of whether a stock is a bargain, but when a stock's

The global economy was booming coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic  -- so much so that governments around the world have been faced with excessive inflation, a problem that occurs when demand for