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Uber Technologies (NYSE: UBER) has lost its appeal in a U.K. court battle, and will now reclassify drivers as "workers," a designation different than "employee" in the U.K.

Workers remain

Certainly, lodging companies had a rough 2020. Governments imposed restrictions throughout the year that forced them to close their doors and limit the number of guests when they were permitted to

Many cryptocurrencies have generated dizzying gains in recent years. The price of a single Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), the world's top cryptocurrency, surged from just over $100 in Oct. 2013 to more than

The continued rollout of COVID-19 vaccines bodes well for ridesharing app Lyft (NASDAQ: LYFT), particularly as summer approaches, because it means more people will be traveling again. 

One analyst

Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and AT&T (NYSE: T) just spent tens of billions of dollars each on new spectrum licenses for their 5G networks. They're both chasing after T-Mobile U.S. (NASDAQ:

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Mortgage refinance rates are up from yesterday. While refinance rates tend to be a bit higher than the rates you'll see for a new purchase mortgage, they're still pretty

Coinbase, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the U.S., is set to go public later this month. And as the price of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) has soared to more than $60,000 lately, investors

You don't have to buy Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) or Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) tokens directly to gain some cryptocurrency exposure these days. Investors looking for a flexible stock exchange-listed play

Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) is emerging from a year in which a pandemic temporarily boosted interest in gaming. However, as gaming levels fall to near pre-pandemic levels, the spotlight falls

The newest all-star of the investment world, Cathie Wood, is not exactly known for value investing. Her Ark fund family includes five separate actively managed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) across

JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM), America's largest bank by assets, is also arguably America's most successful mega bank. It has now battled through two big recessions over the last two decades: the Great

Matt James' journey to finding love on this season of The Bachelor was dramatic and volatile. But your investing journey doesn't have to be.  

It all led to this moment 🌹 #TheBachelorFinale pic.twit

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On the surface they seem like mere courtesy announcements -- press releases meant to be read and then forgotten. Discount retailer Target (NYSE: TGT) is launching two new private-label consumer

Consumers continue flocking to digital entertainment and e-commerce, providing investors some options to juice their returns. Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) are two leaders in

In the retail world, there's Walmart (NYSE: WMT) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and then there's everybody else.

Combined, the two companies brought in nearly $1 trillion in revenue last year. Walmart

Share prices for U.S. steel giant Nucor (NYSE: NUE) are up around 30% so far in 2021. That's a nice number, given that the S&P 500 Index is only up around 5.6% over the same timeframe.

But does this

The tech sector generated robust gains for investors in 2020 as more people used digital services to work, learn, shop, play, and stay in touch during the pandemic. A retreat from other

Cheap stocks are only worth something if they have growth potential. Otherwise, they're just dead weight in your portfolio. This is true whether a stock is cheap by valuation or just by share

After struggling for years to gain meaningful traction in the booming smart speaker market, Apple has officially decided to throw in the towel with the original HomePod. Launched in early 2018 at a

As you would expect, telehealth has seen a dramatic uptick over the past year. From the moment the pandemic took hold and stay-at-home orders were announced, people began embracing the virtual

With companies in the S&P 500 trading at an average price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple of 40, stocks are getting pricy versus their historical average of just 16. In times like these, investors often

Telecom equipment and services giant Nokia (NYSE: NOK) is cutting between 5,000 and 10,000 names of its payroll over the next two years. The Finnish company calls it a "reset" of Nokia's cost

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On March 17, 2021, mortgage rates rose slightly for fixed-rate loan options. If you are buying a home, the good news is that these rates still remain competitive by

BlackBerry's (NYSE: BB) brand was once synonymous with smartphones, but its heyday ended after iPhones and Android devices split the market. By the time John Chen took over as CEO in 2013, the