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Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen continues to be the driving force behind Restaurant Brands International's (NYSE: QSR) sales gains as the fried chicken joint saw U.S. comparable store sales soar nearly

Cheap stocks are often cheap because of poor financial performance. But sometimes savvy investors can find diamonds in the rough that can bounce back from past challenges. Ford Motor (NYSE: F) and 

If you've ever looked into your projected Social Security benefit, you know that living solely off your government check isn't a great option. On average, Social Security only replaces about 40% of

Regular patrons of video game retailer GameStop (NYSE: GME) may soon notice changes for the better. On Oct. 8, the company announced a new partnership with software giant Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT)

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In the so-called "Stated Policies Scenario," which assumes COVID-19 is gradually brought under control next year and announced energy policies are met, solar will lead

It's easy to play alphabet soup to come up with creative abbreviations for hot stocks. I whipped up MANA as a way to improve on the now iconic FAANG stocks in the fall of 2018 -- and two years

Income investors love to have dividend stocks in their portfolios. Dividends deliver returns through a down market and allow investors to avoid locking in losses by liquidating down positions. The

Chipotle (NYSE: CMG) is one of many restaurants that was negatively affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The company had to temporarily close some of its locations and dining areas and swiftly

Are you looking for stocks that can deliver steadily growing streams of income? A handful of America's larger biopharmaceutical businesses are so successful that they're able to deliver a slice of

If you're an investor looking for new opportunities, Walmart (NYSE: WMT) and lululemon athletica (NASDAQ: LULU) are both companies that have been good to investors over their lifetimes. Lululemon

If you think you're the only one interested in your Social Security benefits, think again. There are plenty of interested parties -- the government, scammers, and debt collectors to name a few --

Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) reported its third-quarter earnings on Tuesday. As expected, the headline numbers were awful. Indeed, Delta missed analysts' estimates for revenue and earnings, posting

It's been a hard year for everyone, but the recently graduated class of 2020 is facing a unique set of challenges. Due to rampant unemployment and a shaky recovery, those with little to no work

Investors have long known Canadian marijuana producers Aurora Cannabis (NYSE: ACB) and Canopy Growth (NYSE: CGC) as among the leading names in their industry, given their rapid expansion after

Americans are living longer, which is a great thing, especially if you have the money to afford a nice, long retirement. A new study released by Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) and the Stanford University

The Good Judgment Project is a group that describes itself as "harnessing the wisdom of the crowd to forecast world events." Using open minds and fact-based decision models, the project outperformed

It's official: Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) subsidiary Google has bailed on selling music downloads through the Google Play store. The move has been a long time coming, as Google has been

International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) is making its most significant structural change in years. The company announced it would spin off its managed infrastructure services businesses

Domino's Pizza (NYSE: DPZ) continues to demonstrate its ability to thrive during the pandemic. The global pizza franchisor posted 21.3% sales growth in the U.S. and 7.7% sales growth internationally

The paint and coatings industry is not the most glamorous to invest in, but that doesn't mean you can't generate good returns from it. The companies in it tend to generate strong returns on equity

For those of you who have been lucky enough to hold Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock for the past several years or longer, there's a good chance you've thought about locking in some of the lofty gains at

Even seasoned investors make mistakes at times. But when you start investing, you're prone to letting your emotions take over. Maybe you get excited when the stock market surges and want to take on

Prognosticators are calling for big numbers from Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Prime Day this year. The two-day shopping holiday on Oct. 13 and 14 could bring in as much as $10 billion in sales, according

Investors looking at real estate investment trusts (REITs) will likely run across "The Monthly Dividend Company," which is the nickname that Realty Income (NYSE: O) has given itself. To be fair, the

Amid the chaos of 2020, it's not just tech stocks that have been a pleasant surprise. The most popular and valuable cryptocurrency on the planet, bitcoin, ended Saturday, Oct. 10, having gained 57%