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Applied Materials' (NASDAQ: AMAT) stock has beaten the broader market significantly this year thanks to a late rally triggered by a strong set of results for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020.

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With just days remaining until 2021, shares of DocuSign (NASDAQ: DOCU) are up over 200% on the year, boosting the stock's total return to 480% since its early 2018 IPO. That impressive performance

It's been an extremely eventful year for the railroads, but they look to have emerged from it with their investment cases strengthened. That's certainly true for West Coast railroad Union Pacific

If there was one trend that ruled 2020 in the gambling industry, it was a focus on online gambling. The pandemic closed or limited operations for casinos around the world and pushed gambling online

Whether your retirement is decades away or you're already enjoying your senior years, the best stocks for your retirement portfolio are the ones you're confident you'll still want to own 10 or 20

Shares of Chinese electric-vehicle (EV) maker Kandi Technologies (NASDAQ: KNDI) were up 10% as of 9:45 a.m. EST on Tuesday. The stock has been on a bumpy ride the past two months, more than doubling

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) shares hit a record $695 per share last week, briefly vaulting its market cap to over $650 billion. Since then, it has given back some of those gains.

Earlier this year, another

Spotify's (NYSE: SPOT) business hasn't skipped a beat amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Its stock price has more than doubled year to date as investors catch on to how meaningfully its podcast investments

The utility industry is shifting in a new, cleaner direction, and NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE) appears poised to be a leader. That's great news for investors looking to play this key industry

2020 was a good year for companies that specialized in blasting digital entertainment into people's homes. Streaming video stocks like Roku and Netflix trounced the market as they added millions of

When stock prices nosedived in late February and much of March, they reflected the overall fears of the nation (and the world) about the real damage that could be caused to people and to the economy

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) supplier Jabil (NYSE: JBL) has staged a remarkable turnaround on the stock market over the past few months. The advanced manufacturing-services provider has received a nice shot

If you're turning 66 next year, you may be thinking about claiming your Social Security benefits if you haven't already done so. But before you take action, it's important to know the rules for you

Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) is a powerhouse in social media -- a place where world leaders, celebrities, and everyday people can join together and express themselves in real time. But while the platform

Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE: EPD) is a bellwether name in the midstream oil and natural gas sector. However, those in the know are just as cognizant of the smaller Magellan Midstream Partners

Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) and Synaptics (NASDAQ: SYNA) did well in 2020, as shares of both companies rose nicely despite a big correction in March due to the novel coronavirus pandemic

With about two million vaccines administered as of this writing, and a goal to reach 200 million by mid-2021, the end of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States looks to be in reach. Due to the

Shares of Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ: ZM) have been cooling down in recent months. In mid-October, the video conference specialist's stock peaked at a year-to-date gain of 817%. Today, Zoom's

Snap (NYSE: SNAP) is the parent company that owns the popular smartphone apps Snapchat and Bitmoji. Snap is one of the most creative digital companies out there and its products allow users to

The global streaming market is set to grow 20% annually through 2027, according to Grand View Research. By 2025, total user penetration in the space is forecasted to briskly expand from the current

Strong performance from tech companies powered the overall Nasdaq (NASDAQ: NDAQ) exchange to post incredible gains in 2020, and the Nasdaq Composite Index has climbed roughly 43% in the year's

Nike (NYSE: NKE) stock is in the limelight again after reporting stellar results in its fiscal second-quarter earnings release. The company blew past expectations on Wall Street for revenue and

The year 2020 has not exactly been a great one for financial stocks. Despite the overall market hitting record highs this fall, bank stocks are still lagging in terms of price recovery. JPMorgan

Have you ever experienced a spiffy-pop?

If you don't know what I'm talking about, chances are you haven't. I'm not talking about big secrets or confusing ideas here. A spiffy-pop is simply what

Even people who don't follow the stock market know the names General Electric (NYSE: GE) and 3M (NYSE: MMM), which speaks to the iconic nature of these two industrial giants.

But just knowing a