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Sales surged for eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) in the early months of the pandemic. Folks were looking for ways to get the things they wanted without going to brick-and-mortar stores where they could be

In the face of market volatility, many healthcare stocks and dividend-paying investments have combined to be a safe haven for investors. The safe haven theory goes like this: As inflation drives up

Warren Buffett is growing bullish on the oil market. His company, Berkshire Hathaway, now holds $25.9 billion worth of Chevron (NYSE: CVX), a fivefold increase from its holdings at the end of 2021.

Planning your financial future is about strategy -- you want to make sure you're working as smart as possible. Work smart, not hard, as they say. That can mean using the right "tool" for a given

Honeywell (NASDAQ: HON) cheered the market and the industrial sector with its first-quarter earnings and guidance. The company has long had a reputation for being one of the highest-quality names in

Shares of online real estate broker Redfin (NASDAQ: RDFN) soared higher on Friday. Shares rose about 7% as investors digested the company's first-quarter earnings release. A beat on both the top and

Since the onset of the pandemic, the firearms industry has been on fire with 2020 holding the all-time record for gun sales and last year being the second-biggest year. But industry demand is

Buying the same stocks as famed investor Warren Buffett won't turn you into a billionaire, but it can steer your portfolio in the right direction. A $1,000 investment in Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:

Businesses of all sizes are increasingly adopting cloud technology to stay competitive in today's digital-first world. While larger businesses have multiple eager partners -- such as Amazon

We think of retirement as a time of freedom and relaxation, but it's filled with just as many financial concerns as working life. Fortunately, retirees can usually count upon Social Security to help

Spurred by the loss of 200,000 subscribers, as well as the possibility of two million more in the current quarter, Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) has seen its shares take a beating in 2022 -- down nearly

The 5G smartphone market has been growing at a terrific pace as more consumers adopt the latest wireless standard, which is why it wasn't surprising to see a greater number of 5G devices being

Investors took another beating in April with major stock indexes losing trillions in value. The S&P 500 fell nearly 9%, while the Nasdaq Composite plunged more than 13%. Corporate earnings reports

Growth stocks have been on life support in recent months in the wake of soaring inflation, expectations of interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve, and continuing concerns involving Russia and

A few weeks ago, rumors were floated that the online dating conglomerate Match Group (NASDAQ: MTCH) could be a potential acquisition candidate, with speculation pointing to the social media giant

Few investors realize how much international travel can affect Mastercard (NYSE: MA). When governments worldwide imposed COVID-19 travel restrictions in 2020, Mastercard's revenue and profits

Growth stocks are getting pummeled. High inflation and interest rate hikes are likely to slow spending, putting pressure on corporate revenues and profits. That's bad news for any business, but

The markets are in correction territory with the S&P 500 down 15% and the Nasdaq Composite down 23% year to date as of this writing. And many Americans are worried the worst lies ahead, according to

So far, it hasn't been smooth sailing for the stock market in 2022. Since the start of the year, the S&P 500 index is down 14%.

While the broader market is down, stocks with high valuations have

Share prices of Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ: CHKP) slipped more than 6% following the release of the company's first-quarter 2022 earnings report on April 27. That may seem a tad

Get-rich-quick schemes are often nothing more than scams, or at the very least, they are highly unlikely to deliver. That's why many turn to the stock market to accumulate capital. Becoming richer

Fastly's (NYSE: FSLY) stock price plunged 18% on May 5 after the cloud computing services provider posted its first-quarter earnings report.

Its Q1 revenue rose 21% year over year to $102.4 million

Looking for the "next big thing" can take you down a rabbit hole. But sometimes, you don't need to find a cutting-edge, complex, or speculative stock to generate strong investment returns.

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The ammunition shortage that's plagued the firearms industry for the last two years shows no sign of letting up. It may, in fact, intensify in the weeks and months to come, which should provide

Early COVID-19 therapies were a tremendous boon for public health, and the companies that quickly brought them to market generated blockbuster profits. Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: