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If you're shopping for the gift-giving season, what's better than finding a bargain? Pinterest (NYSE: PINS) could be a cheap gift that keeps on giving in the form of monster returns over the long

Novavax (NASDAQ: NVAX) has brought investors extreme gains and extreme losses in just a few years. In 2020, the biotech company soared more than 2,700%. That was as investors bet on its coronavirus

Solana (CRYPTO: SOL), trading at just $12.25, is down more than 93% for the year. That makes it one of the worst-performing cryptos of 2022. Making matters even worse, Solana was caught up in the

Humans only use 10% of their brains. George Washington's dentures were made of wood. The color red makes bulls angry. You might have heard all of those statements before. But they aren't true

What does Warren Buffett like in a stock? You could put a solid business moat high on the list. High returns on invested capital (ROIC) would be up there, too, as would an outstanding management

In general, an investor should be able to buy any stock they want at any time they wish. But what if the investor were limited to buying into only three tickers in a particular calendar year?

The

About 48 million Americans currently collect Social Security retirement benefits, while many millions more are still working -- and dreaming of the day when they, too, will be retirees. If you're

Fans of Westworld might find themselves in a dystopia after the series was suddenly canceled and removed from the HBO Max streaming service.

Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD) plans to license the

For investors with a focus on growth stocks, 2022 began full of promise, but inflation and rising interest rates let the air out of that balloon. Shares of the Vanguard Growth ETF have collapsed 34%

It has been a wild ride for the leader in coffee since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. From its March 2020 low to an all-time high in July 2021, Starbucks' (NASDAQ: SBUX) stock rose 117%.

Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) investors had a forgettable 2022. Their stock shed 80% of its value through mid-December as Wall Street started worrying about slowing growth and ballooning net losses. That

Adobe (NASDAQ: ADBE) and Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ: LULU) are leaders in the growing industries of software and athletic apparel, so it shouldn't come as a surprise when these stocks outperform

Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA) and Axsome Therapeutics (NASDAQ: AXSM) are early in their revenue stories. Moderna launched its first product -- the COVID-19 vaccine -- in 2020. Axsome started selling its

There are different stages to life and they all require different mindsets, with one of the biggest shifts arriving at retirement. When it comes to investing you are switching from building a nest

The digital advertising industry has struggled in 2022. As the Federal Reserve started hiking interest rates, more businesses feared an economic downturn. Thus, firms sought out ways to cut back

You'll often hear that it's important to save and invest money for retirement. The reason? Without a good-sized nest egg, you might really struggle financially once you no longer have a regular

In an ongoing effort to tame inflation, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled that more interest rate hikes will be announced next year. This has financial markets again concerned about

From a big-picture perspective, Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ: WBA) is pretty easy to understand. It is a pharmacy.

But there's a lot more to this story than meets the eye. Investors have soured

Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) started 2022 strong; the streaming company's share price was hovering around $590, thanks in part to a rapid rise in sign-ups over the worst months of the pandemic. But just a

A forgettable year is drawing to a close for Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) investors, who have faced the broader stock market selloff despite the company's resilient performance amid a weak smartphone

Mortgage banking is one of the most out-of-favor industries in the stock market at the moment. The business has always been highly cyclical, and the feasts of 2020 and 2021 are being followed by the

Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) reported its fiscal 2023 first-quarter results on Dec. 8, with net sales up 8.1% and diluted earnings per share (EPS) up 3%. These figures are a significant slowdown

Sometimes things don't go as planned. That's been the story for investors in 2022, with all three major U.S. stock indexes tumbling into respective bear markets. None of the major stock indexes have

Investors are keeping a close eye on the financial health of the U.S. consumer, which can make or break the economy, which in turn can make or break the market.

Consumers came into this year riding

Social Security benefits can go a long way in retirement, and many older adults rely on their monthly checks for a significant portion of their income. However, there's a chance you may not receive