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Shares of Beyond Meat (NASDAQ: BYND), the leading maker of plant-based meat substitutes, gained 10.4% in May, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. Shares were down until the last

Autodesk (NASDAQ: ADSK) is one of the top-performing software stocks of all time. Shares are up almost 28,000% since it went public back in the 1980s, trouncing the overall U.S. market during that

Costco (NASDAQ: COST) announced third-quarter earnings on May 27, and it was another impressive quarter for the international retailer. The company has benefited from a surge in spending since it

Peloton (NASDAQ: PTON) stock was a huge winner during the COVID-19 lockdowns over the past year. It was up more than 250% at one point in the last 12 months, and investors bet heavily on the success

Exelixis (NASDAQ: EXEL) continues to grow sales of its cancer drug Cabometyx, thanks in large part to data showing the drug works well in combination with Bristol Myers Squibb's (NYSE: BMY) Opdivo

If you're trying to become a millionaire, a 401(k) is one of the most powerful tools at your disposal. It's tax-advantaged, so you either get a tax break the year you contribute funds or the year

Salesforce's (NYSE: CRM) stock recently popped after the cloud services company posted its earnings report for the first quarter of fiscal 2022. Its revenue rose 23% year-over-year to $5.96 billion

Though the S&P 500 closed out Friday near a record high, the bull market hasn't been kind to all stocks. Indeed, many of the high-flying growth stocks of 2020 have lagged this year or have even

Renewable energy has disrupted oil, gas, coal, and nuclear electric-power generation over the last decade with sources like wind and solar often beating fossil fuels on a cost basis in competitive

Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) and Sea Limited (NYSE: SE) operate in quickly growing markets, and both have established themselves as leaders within their geographies.

Those advantages have

Once upon a time, AstraZeneca (NASDAQ: AZN) was widely viewed as the leader in the COVID-19 vaccine race. Any hopes of a pharmaceutical fairy tale have dwindled, though, after the big drugmaker

Beyond impressive fiscal first-quarter results, Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ: ZM) should sustain strong growth by expanding its core video capabilities to accommodate communications in hybrid

The ever-growing use of virtual reality (VR) technologies has expanded the potential for companies across several industries. Companies previously limited to a specific niche can now expand into new

United Airlines (NASDAQ: UAL) made a big splash on Thursday. The global airline giant announced plans to become the launch operator for Boom Supersonic's first commercial jet. United will offer its

Investors recently learned that Klarna, Sweden's buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) company, closed on another round of funding that valued the unicorn at nearly $50 billion, according to Reuters.  

The BNPL

Derided by many pundits as a joke digital coin with no real path to gaining stable value, yet defended stoutly by its legion of retail investor fans, Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) has followed a

The U.S. economy has continued to see encouraging signs of recovery over the past few months as vaccines have been rolled out and more of the populace has begun to return from pandemic-induced

If you invested in January 2009, you would've started your investment journey toward the beginning of the longest bull market in history. And your investment in the S&P 500 would be up by 467% since

Users of the online forum Reddit have made waves on Wall Street this year, drawing attention to the collective power of individual investors in the process. The social platform helped spark a few

There are millions of adults in the U.S. who don't have credit scores, but that doesn't mean that they don't deserve access to borrowing money. And several large banks, including JPMorgan Chase

Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ: CHKP) hasn't been a top cybersecurity stock over the years when measured against its peers. The company's growth has been quite underwhelming compared to

Home Depot (NYSE: HD) reported results for the first quarter of fiscal 2021 a few weeks ago, and the numbers were outstanding, easily beating Wall Street analysts' estimates. 

Momentum from the

The chip shortage that intensified last year didn't just spill over to 2021 but is getting worse. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which was seemingly holding out against the shortage until now, expects supply

Tobacco giant Altria (NYSE: MO) has managed to attract investors to its stock despite a great many challenges. After all, the one-two punch of consumers seeking healthier lifestyles and sharpened

The trailblazer of streaming entertainment, Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), has experienced tremendous growth in the past decade, growing from a $14 billion market cap to the $223 billion giant it is today.