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Healthcare giant CVS (NYSE: CVS) posted results of a survey it conducted in 2021 that showed 77% of respondents said they paid more attention to their overall health at the height of the pandemic

Office real estate investment trusts (REITs) have been under a cloud since the early days of the pandemic. The initial fear was that their tenants would go out of business and leave them with the

Up until recently, a single share of e-commerce giant Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) cost as much as $2,447, and investors needed to fork out about $2,235 to buy one share of Google parent company Alphabet

When data platform company Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW) had its initial public offering in September 2020, it immediately became one of the most highly valued publicly traded cloud and software companies.

Dividend stocks can be a great way to generate a lifetime of passive income -- if you invest wisely. The key to earning consistent and reliable dividend paydays is investing in companies with a

The semiconductor sector produces advanced computer chips for a growing number of products and services, and it continues to soar in both value and importance. But it's cooling off this year amid

This year has been a reminder that the stock market doesn't move up in a straight line -- even if 2021 would have led you to believe otherwise. Through the first six months of 2022, the widely

Investors often focus on earnings, but a strong balance sheet helps to ensure companies can and will get earnings growth. Here are two real-life examples from General Electric (NYSE: GE) and

There are certain topics that have been in the news a lot this year -- think inflation and the conflict in the Ukraine. But Social Security hasn't exactly been the top news story of 2022, and

Shares of African e-commerce company Jumia Technologies (NYSE: JMIA) soared 34.1% in August, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The stock was actually up closer to 75%

It didn't take long once August began for shares of lithium producer Livent (NYSE: LTHM) to start heating up. While the stock rose 10% in July, it soared 29% higher in August, according to data from

Shares of Ball (NYSE: BALL) plunged 24% for August, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence, after the aluminum can maker's second-quarter report beat Wall Street sales

Shares of workplace-management software company Atlassian (NASDAQ: TEAM) were up 18.3% in August, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. While many software companies have

Shares of Match Group (NASDAQ: MTCH) were down 22.9% in August, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The company reported financial results for the second quarter of 2022 on

Fashion web site Stitch Fix (NASDAQ: SFIX) lost 16% of its stock value in August, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. There was no new specific to the company, so it seems

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) has had an off year. Through the first eight months of 2022, Berkshire's shares have lost over 7% of their value. Still, the

Shares of digital fashion company Revolve Group (NYSE: RVLV) lost 17% of their value in August, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The company delivered a pretty good

If you're eligible, you can start collecting your retirement benefit from Social Security as early as age 62. The key trade-off you face in choosing to start that early is that you will receive

A rally in shares of online pet supplies retailer Chewy (NYSE: CHWY) ran out of steam midway through August, and they ended down 11.5% for the month, according to data provided by S&P Global Market

The digital advertising market is growing rapidly, and PubMatic (NASDAQ: PUBM) looks ready to make the most of it. As one of the top dogs helping publishers monetize their open ad inventory

Every crypto investor has probably heard by now that the Merge will be the single most important event in crypto history. It will transform Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) from a proof-of-work blockchain

With the market in a jittery mood thanks to ongoing inflation, interest rate hike mania, and geopolitical instability, nobody can blame investors who are wringing their hands anxiously in

With the value of its stock down about 36% this year, General Motors (NYSE: GM) announced a share buyback and reinstated the dividend. Investors will get a dividend from GM of $0.09 every quarter

There's an old chestnut that most investors could stand to hear: If you want to succeed in investing (or hockey), skate to where the puck is going, not to where it's been.

Buying shares of

JD.com (NASDAQ: JD), a leading e-commerce company in China, had a great year in 2021. Revenue grew 28% to a record high, and annual active customers reached a new high of 570 million. 

But when JD