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It has been a brighter holiday shopping season than lululemon athletica's (NASDAQ: LULU) management team first predicted. The apparel giant on Monday announced that it is raising its outlook for the

401(k) investors who are building long-term stock portfolios should focus on growth to maximize value in retirement. There's plenty of time to ride out temporary market cycles before you start

Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) has been one of the biggest retail winners during the COVID-19 pandemic. Consumers have ramped up spending on groceries and home-related items, and Costco has won

In late December, Bloomberg reported that fintech company Square (NYSE: SQ) was in talks to buy music streaming service Tidal in a "push to diversify." No potential offer price was given, but Square

Retirement planning may not be high on your priority list as you try to learn the ropes of your new job, but putting it off could cost you thousands of dollars in the long run. And it's especially

Long known as one of the best-run regional banks in the country, the $540 billion asset U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB) struggled like the rest of the banking sector in 2020 as the bank worked through the

After voters in four states (Arizona, Montana, New Jersey, and South Dakota) chose to legalize recreational marijuana last November, the cannabis industry looks even hotter than usual -- especially

The past month has been critical in the quest for a COVID-19 vaccine. Pfizer and its partner BioNTech earned emergency use authorization (EUA) Dec. 11 from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for

I took a look at three stocks to avoid last week, predicting that Blink Charging (NASDAQ: BLNK), Baidu, and Lyft were going to have a challenging week. I missed.

The three stocks averaged a 3.7%

The last couple of years have been a thrill ride for MercadoLibre (NASDAQ: MELI) investors. Online retail has surged, payments have moved off-platform, and the stock has tripled over the past year

Shares of the biopharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) jumped by as much as 20% in pre-market trading Monday morning. The drugmaker's shares are shooting higher in response to a positive

AT&T (NYSE: T) has been the most aggressive of the three major wireless carriers with device promotions this year. The release of Apple's iPhone 12 prompted it to offer its existing customers the

In case you somehow missed the good news, at the end of 2020, lawmakers approved a $900 billion coronavirus relief deal that includes a second round of direct stimulus checks worth $600 each. So

The average Social Security benefit for retired workers is about $1,523 per month, and while that's not bad, you may be able to do a lot better. The secret to bigger checks lies in understanding how

When Wall Street is afraid, the world is dazzled by gold. That's what happened in August and September when COVID-19 panic pushed gold prices above $2,000 an ounce. Gold outperformed stocks during

Oil prices started 2021 off with a bang, rallying nearly 8% during the first week of the year, thanks to some unexpected additional support from Saudi Arabia. That pushed crude above $50 a barrel

Though a 401(k) isn't your only choice when it comes to retirement savings plans, what makes it such a valuable tool is the fact that its annual contribution limits are much higher than those of an

The video game industry is surging with sales estimated to have increased by 20% in 2020. There are plenty of trends to keep growth going, including interest in new consoles, live game streaming

Here's a simple formula that can allow anyone to earn solid returns on the stock market:

Both steps sound easy enough, but they can be difficult to execute, particularly in the face of volatility

For the past three years, shares of Canadian pot grower Tilray (NASDAQ: TLRY) have fluctuated wildly. The stock reached as high as $300 in October 2018 after its initial public offering in July of

Amidst the calamity, the COVID-19 crisis has brought moments of opportunity.

The coronavirus has damaged huge swaths of the economy. But there are some companies that have seen growth in the time of

The latest $900 billion coronavirus relief bill – the one with those much anticipated $600 stimulus checks -- includes a second round of funding for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which

Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) could be one of the biggest winners of the banking sector in the post-pandemic world. The company's near-exclusive focus on commercial banking could help it rebound sharply

When it comes to e-commerce, the first company that comes to mind is Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN). While the company may not have invented the concept of online retail, it certainly has become the biggest

Even if you have zero interest in the stock market, you can still reap the rewards of investing. For the vast majority of Americans, investing isn't optional; it's the only way to amass enough money