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This is the best time to buy growth stocks: when the market is scared and investors are negative. The coronavirus pandemic has sent global markets into a tailspin. Share price multiples are

The COVID-19 outbreak has affected many people's finances for the worse. Millions of workers out of a job, and many of those who are still employed have seen their hours reduced.

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Bausch Health's (NYSE: BHC) stock price has declined by 48% over the past three months, compared with a 20% decline in the overall market. While Bausch's non-discretionary eye care products should

The stock market is getting impatient with ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM). 

Fellow oil majors Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE: RDS.A) (NYSE: RDS.B), Total SA (NYSE: TOT), and Chevron (NYSE: CVX) have all released

Every investor's dream is to take advantage of a market crash by snapping up a handful of stocks at bargain prices. While no one knows the short-term path of the market or individual stock prices

Over the past six weeks, Wall Street and Main Street have received a number of harsh reminders. Namely, that the stock market can, indeed, go down, and that the reason for a stock market correction

We might be seeing the biggest threat to the restaurant industry in history. In-person dining is now shut down for most of the U.S. population as COVID-19 forces state and local governments to take

As part of the $2 trillion economic stimulus bill, hundreds of billions of dollars are being earmarked for one-time economic impact payments, or "stimulus checks" to most American households. While

The coronavirus-induced explosive growth of some of Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) services bodes well for the tech giant, at least in the short term. It recently reported an impressive 775% spike in

Amid the stock market sell-off, some companies have performed much better than the stock market. For instance, shares of biotech company Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VRTX) are down by about 1%

Probably few people would have predicted a year ago that Novavax (NASDAQ: NVAX) would emerge as one of the most resilient stocks in the next bear market. After all, Novavax stock plunged nearly 90%

It's been a dismal, horrible, rotten, no-good 12-month stretch for OrganiGram Holdings (NASDAQ: OGI) and Canopy Growth (NYSE: CGC). Both Canadian cannabis stocks have lost close to two-thirds of

Sure, many stocks have bounced back somewhat from their lows during the massive market meltdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic. However, there are still lots of attractive opportunities for

The coronavirus pandemic has significantly impacted the U.S. economy, causing many workers' retirement investments to plummet. For those of you who are nearing retirement age, this means you may

Investors know that drug development is an expensive and risky endeavor. Most drug candidates fail clinical trials, which is why the direct research and development necessary for each drug candidate

United States Oil Fund (NYSEMKT: USO) purchases light, sweet, crude oil futures on behalf of its investors and passively manages itself according to its prospectus. It's tempting to bet that oil

As the longest bull-market run fades farther and farther into the rearview mirror, plenty of investors are looking to the future with caution-stricken eyes. With unemployment claims skyrocketing to

The COVID-19 crisis has sent the stock market on a wild ride, so much so that it plunged into bear market territory. More recently, we saw some recovery, but it's certainly too soon to declare that

It's been a whirlwind of a past six weeks for Wall Street and Main Street. Since topping out on Feb. 19, it took just over three weeks for the iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) t

Millions of investors follow Warren Buffett's moves very closely. In looking at the stocks that Buffett makes part of the investment portfolio at insurance giant Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)

Businesses all across America have suspended operations in response to the novel coronavirus. While this is necessary to "flatten the curve" (reduce the rate at which infections spread), the

When the market is moving a few tenths of percentage points on a weekly basis, it's easy to practice patience and a methodical investment process. It's times like this, though, when 5% swings seem

Pharmaceutical stocks have been somewhat of a safe haven for investors as the coronavirus outbreak spread from China to the rest of the world. But as the pandemic deepened, now resulting in more

GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK) hasn't been spared the market sell-off caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Year to date, the company's shares are down by 19%, and the healthcare giant is currently hovering

Many Americans' lives have been turned upside down by the coronavirus pandemic. More than one-third of U.S. adults say COVID-19 is a major threat to their personal health, according to a survey from