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In 2021, the average Social Security beneficiary is expected to receive $1,543 per month, or just over $18,500 per year. For retirees who are expecting to depend on their monthly checks to make ends

News that Pfizer and BioNTech had discovered a coronavirus vaccine that was more than 90% effective sent shockwaves through the market last week. News over the weekend that Moderna also had a highly

For the past five months, Simon Property Group (NYSE: SPG) and Taubman Centers (NYSE: TCO) have been embroiled in litigation, after Simon attempted to terminate its planned takeover of Taubman in

Earlier this month, cannabis enthusiasts celebrated a green sweep in the United States. Five states placed marijuana legalization initiatives or amendments on their ballots, and every single

We've spent much of 2020 talking about how to cope with or prepare for a stock market crash. In fact, many investors anticipated that stocks would take a major turn for the worse following the

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Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ: SWKS) has been at the forefront of the smartphone boom over the last decade-plus

Media powerhouse Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) has been forced to try out some new ideas in 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic closed down movie theaters for several months and Disney kicked a lot of planned

Increasing the amount you save for retirement can feel really difficult. But researchers may have found a trick that significantly increases the chances you'll invest more -- and sometimes a lot

Marijuana sales in the U.S. have soared in 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic. Thirty-three states and Washington, D.C., have legalized medical marijuana, while 11 states and D.C. have legalized

After what's felt like a decade rolled into one year, it's hard to believe that at last we're in the final stretch of 2020. If you're looking to finish out the year strong with some winning stock

Shares of Boston Beer (NYSE: SAM) have surged 140% in 2020. The craft beer giant has grown sales 26%, and earnings per share a strong 53% during the coronavirus pandemic.

It isn't unusual for beer

With news breaking that Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) will be included on the S&P 500 index, shares of the electric-car maker surged in after-hours trading on Monday, rising more than 14% at one point.

Many

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Airlines have been one of the sectors most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and with travel demand expected to take years to return to prepandemic levels, there isn't much reason to get excited

It's 13F season, that time when top hedge funds disclose their buys from the previous quarter. In this case, hedge funds are now reporting their buys and sells from the third quarter, which spanned

Zoom (NASDAQ: ZM) has been one of the best-performing stocks of the COVID-19 pandemic. After one look at the company's latest numbers, it's easy to understand why. But is Zoom a great long-term

Fastly (NYSE: FSLY) and Zillow (NASDAQ: Z)(NASDAQ: ZG) are two of the better performing stocks of 2020, but many experts think both could have more upside potential.

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You've probably already heard that Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) and BioNTech (NASDAQ: BNTX) recently announced the preliminary success of BNT162b2, their joint coronavirus vaccine program. With the world

American business magnate John D. Rockefeller once said, "Do you know the only thing that gives me pleasure? It's to see my dividends coming in." While most of us have more happiness in our lives

As the coronavirus vaccine race continues, investors are increasingly ditching less prominent drugmakers exhibiting slow progress and/or financial woes; Inovio Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: INO) and

While 2020 has been an incredible year for many tech stocks, semiconductor giant Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) has really struggled. Shares are down over 32% from the high, as the company has started losing

It's been a tough several years for Mattel (NASDAQ: MAT). The company ceded its industry-leading position to rival Hasbro (NASDAQ: HAS), lost the lucrative Disney (NYSE: DIS) Princess and Frozen

If there were a magic savings number that guaranteed financial security throughout retirement, saving for that milestone would be a lot easier. But that magic number can't exist because everyone is

You might have thought that SmileDirectClub (NASDAQ: SDC) would be running circles around its top rival, Align Technology, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. That hasn't been the case, though, so far

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Investors -- and the rest of the world -- recently cheered when Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) released positive interim