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Over the past decade since the last financial crisis of 2008, growth stocks have handily outperformed value stocks. This has been due to a number of factors, including low interest rates and tepid

It's incredible what a difference a year can make.

At this time last year, expectations for the marijuana industry were (pardon the pun) high. Canada had somewhat recently launched recreational weed

The continued spread of COVID-19 has many businesses and their employees reeling. If not facing outright closure, many businesses are having to deal with a sharp shove in the direction of

It would be easy to say that the best days of what was once one of the largest and most revered American corporations, General Electric (NYSE: GE), are behind it. After an abysmal last decade versus

With scores of companies ordering employees to work at home, schools shuttered around the country, and millions of people sheltering in place, demand for computer equipment is seeing a resurgence

Warren Buffett is famous for deploying Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) capital into excellent long-term investment opportunities during tough times. However, to the surprise of many

The spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has turned societal habits and equity markets on their heads. As of this past Wednesday, more than 1.5 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 had

The U.S. Treasury Department recently announced that Social Security beneficiaries who aren't typically required to file a tax return won't need to take any special action to get a $1,200 stimulus

The COVID-19 coronavirus has left thousands of Americans sick and millions more locked in their homes, hoping to stop the spread. For retirees, many of whom are older and thus at greater risk, the

We live in unprecedented times, the result of the COVID-19 coronavirus. Never before has so much of the global population been shuttered away at home, making only occasional forays outside, and with

It's been nearly two months since Wall Street's wild ride began, and a persistently high CBOE Volatility Index suggests that it's nowhere near finished.

At the center of this volatility is the

If the COVID-19 pandemic has driven anything home, it's that we can't be sure what's around the corner. For retirees and near-retirees who have just seen the value of their savings plummet, a Social

The past seven weeks have been unprecedented for both Wall Street and Main Street.

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has, of this past Wednesday, April 8, been confirmed in 1.5 million people

Midstream companies Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE: EPD), Western Midstream Partners (NYSE: WES), and Antero Midstream (NYSE: AM) all pay double-digit-yielding distributions right now because of

According to The Wall Street Journal¸ more than a quarter of the U.S. economy has been sidelined by measures to fight the spread of the new coronavirus. With the virus and its economic impacts as

To the ranks of Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and the rest of the streaming service gang, you can now add a new name: Quibi. Newer and lesser-known than its

The first quarter of 2020 is now behind us, and it was the worst first quarter ever for the stock market. The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on economies worldwide and wiped out trillions in

We don't always have a lot of money to throw at the market, and despite a big sell-off in stocks over the past few weeks, investors may be hesitant to take advantage of the lower prices in these

The next time a global pandemic rolls around, at least we'll know what to expect. The effort to contain COVID-19 in the U.S. has changed how we work, shop, exercise, and socialize. Even our

Joining a growing list of states and even countries that have notched new all-time highs for marijuana sales, Ohio hit a new record in March. During the month, almost $13 million worth of product

The long-delayed rollout of Maine's recreational cannabis market is being delayed yet again. On Friday, the state's Office of Marijuana Policy (OMP) announced that its opening won't occur this

On April 9, OPEC, led by Saudi Arabia, was joined by Russia and other major global producers in an agreement to take a record amount of crude oil production off the market. The 10

Despite some nice gains in recent days, the banking sector is still far below the level it was at in mid-February. Social distancing measures, millions of new unemployment claims, mortgage

Our need to connect with one another has never been more evident. Stay-at-home orders have driven up the number of video chats, phone calls, and evening dance-on-your-own-porch events with

Chewy (NYSE: CHWY) is turning out to be one of the unintended beneficiaries of the social-distancing measures deployed in the U.S. to counter the COVID-19 outbreak. The online pet store's latest