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Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) are two tech giants that frequently find themselves in competition with one another. Microsoft founder Bill Gates said that

Cannabis giant Aurora Cannabis (NYSE: ACB) hasn't announced a date for its fourth-quarter earnings release just yet, but it will likely arrive in September, as it did last year. It'll be an

For millions of older Americans, Social Security benefits are an indispensable aspect of retirement. In fact, 64% of retirees say their benefits are a major source of income, according to a report

Dealmaking is heating up in the video game industry. Zynga scooped up two mobile game studios over the summer, while AT&T is looking for potential suitors for its Warner Bros. games unit. 

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The U.S. unemployment rate has been utterly dreadful since the COVID-19 pandemic first took hold, plunging the economy deep into a recession. Last week, there was some encouraging news on the

Synaptics (NASDAQ: SYNA) has held its ground impressively amid the novel coronavirus pandemic thanks to its diversified business, which relies on personal computers, smartphones, and the Internet of

Among public US utilities, Avangrid (NYSE: AGR) ranks near the top in its commitment to sustainable energy. With a substantial pipeline of solar and wind projects on the horizon and a lofty dividend

Both current and future retirees need to be aware that time is running out before Social Security benefits could be reduced substantially. Social Security's trust fund is projected to run dry in

At this point, companies sporting a $1 trillion market valuation aren't so special. State-backed oil titan Saudi Aramco was valued at $2 trillion shortly after its IPO late in 2019. As of this

Target (NYSE: TGT), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Walmart (NYSE: WMT) all wowed investors this earnings season with blowout numbers.

Americans turned to these essential retailers to get their needs met

Over the long term, there are two trends that investors can count on. First, the stock market's major indexes will rise in value over time as operating earnings grow. And second, dividend stocks

The leaders in video games are experiencing tremendous momentum so far this year with people at home during the pandemic. The wave of new players that has formed sets up Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA)

Target (NYSE: TGT) shares surged Wednesday, gaining by double digits after the big-box retailer reported blockbuster results in its third-quarter earnings report.

Comparable sales jumped 24.3%, a

The stock market's rebound has been impressive. Since hitting its pandemic-era lows in March, the S&P 500 has soared by more than 50% and recently hit a fresh all-time high, completely erasing the

Everybody likes saving money on their taxes. That makes it somewhat surprising that one of the best and biggest tax breaks currently allowed under the Internal Revenue Code isn't much more popular

Many of the decisions in investing pit relative safety against the potential for high growth coupled with high risk. Nike (NYSE: NKE) and lululemon athletica (NASDAQ: LULU) are both athletic apparel

Ever since Rocket Cos. (NYSE: RKT) went public earlier this month, there has been debate over whether the nation's largest home lender is really a fintech or more of a traditional consumer finance

We recently got our quarterly glimpse at what Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) stock portfolio looks like, and to say that there were some big surprises would be a huge

The coronavirus outbreak and the business shutdowns that ensued wreaked havoc on many industries earlier this year. But some were more negatively impacted than others. One industry that saw a

Millions of Americans have been struggling financially since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and while unemployment has reached record levels, not everyone has lost a job. It's these people who

Finding a safe dividend stock in the COVID-19 era can be challenging. Businesses that looked like safe investments pre-pandemic could now be in jeopardy and at risk of going under, and that means

Investors like to own companies that offer strong assurance of growth and a good night's sleep. Those can be hard to come by, especially during times of economic stress. The COVID-19 pandemic has

COVID-19 is changing life for millions of Americans -- and for many of them, one of the big changes may relate to how long they remain in the workforce. In fact, recent research from Edward Jones

The clock is ticking. Livongo Health (NASDAQ: LVGO) and Teladoc Health (NYSE: TDOC) announced on Aug. 5, 2020, that they plan to merge. The deal is expected to close by the end of this year.

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Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA) ranks as one of the most talked-about biotechs around. Its rapid progress in developing a coronavirus vaccine candidate catapulted the company into the national spotlight