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With inflation sharply on the rise -- especially in food prices -- restaurant stocks are getting hit hard right now. For many, increased costs are taking a big bite out of profit margins.

One of the

Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) might be the ideal stock for today's environment. Its business has thrived through prior recessions with pricing power providing flexibility in the battle against

Shares of the residential solar point-of-sale financing company Sunlight Financial Holdings (NYSE: SUNL) had plunged more than 60% as of 10:30 a.m. ET Thursday after the company announced a

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) is one of the biggest names in healthcare. It's known for brands such as Tylenol, Benylin, and Aveeno. It has made a wide range of drugs in multiple therapeutic areas

Rising interest rates have led to better-paying government bonds. For investors, that means a higher return for your investment. It's not uncommon to find bonds now yielding around 4% Consider the

Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD) has had a troubling 2022, with its stock down 55% year to date. The company was the product of a merger between WarnerMedia and Discovery in April, leaving the

Contrarian investing isn't for everyone. Most of the time, it's easier to just buy shares of an index fund rather than develop a unique investing thesis that takes advantage of going against the

Sometimes calling something a mistake is a mistake. The market wasn't pleased with Zillow Group (NASDAQ: Z) (NASDAQ: ZG) when it decided it was done flipping homes. Qwikster became a national

Peloton Interactive (NASDAQ: PTON) became one of the hottest growth stocks during the pandemic as the temporary closures of gyms boosted sales of its connected exercise bikes and subscriptions

Competition in the streaming industry has increased significantly since 2019, lessening Netflix's (NASDAQ: NFLX) dominance in the market. As one of the industry's founders, the company held a vast

In this video, I will be talking about the recent announcement that Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) has made about its new CPU and GPU processors and sharing my thoughts on whether this is the crucial tipping

In 2021, 78% of U.S. consumers had subscribed to at least one video streaming service, according to Statista -- an increase of 26% since 2015. With streaming services present in the majority of

One of the most important concepts investors should learn is that there are both good and bad reasons to sell stocks. In this video, Certified Financial Planner® Matt Frankel discusses five good

Pharmacy giant Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ: WBA) has paid shareholders for a long, long time; it's a Dividend Aristocrat -- and nearly a Dividend King -- with 47 years of steady dividend

In the past two years, biotech companies Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA) and Novavax (NASDAQ: NVAX) rose to fame thanks to their successful attempts to develop vaccines for COVID-19 and help us end the

With just three months to go in 2022, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has fallen in and out of a bear market, often defined as a loss of 20% or more for the year. The Federal Reserve's September

Although Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW) is one of the fastest-growing companies in the market, it's also unprofitable -- a bad trait to have in this turbulent economy. Unfortunately, rising interest rates

The rising interest rate environment has many investors worried about a recession. Banks are worried too. And yet, higher rates are also a big benefit for banks. How banks manage this economic

The stock market finally broke out of its slump on Wednesday, but market participants appear disappointed with the lack of follow-through in premarket trading on Thursday. Futures contracts on the

It's much easier to build wealth by purchasing quality companies in a growing industry than in a dying industry. That's because there are more opportunities to reinvest retained earnings into growth

It's been a brutal year for shareholders in machine vision company Cognex (NASDAQ: CGNX). The stock is down nearly 45% this year as the company's main end markets (automotive, consumer electronics

Dividend Aristocrats, or S&P 500 members that increase their dividend for 25 consecutive years, typically make great long-term investments. A company must establish itself to get into the S&P 500

The Nasdaq index is down over 30% this year and even more from its 52-week high in November 2021. Now that it is entrenched in bear market territory, it can be scary for investors. But smart

Radiofrequency (RF) device company Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ: SWKS) stock price has declined since the second half of 2021 despite having significant growth tailwinds from mobile device migration

Royal Caribbean (NYSE: RCL) announced last week that demand for its cruises "remains strong, with bookings significantly outpacing 2019 levels."

With its full fleet back in service, Royal Caribbean