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When it comes to socking money away for retirement, a 401(k) plan isn't your only option -- but it's a worthwhile savings tool to look at. In fact, the more you learn about 401(k)s, the more

Two very different drugmakers have recently joined the elite group of companies with coronavirus vaccines in late-stage testing. Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) initiated a global phase 3 clinical

Social Security is second to none in terms of importance. According to the Social Security Administration, more than 3 in 5 seniors leans on their payouts to account for at least half of their

In most investment portfolios, a small number of winning stocks usually account for an outsize share of the overall returns. To get the most out of those winners, investors must resist the urge to

When the curtain finally closes on 2020, it'll likely go down as one of the most volatile years in history. The widely followed S&P 500 declined by 34% in under five weeks during the first quarter

AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN) has secured $486 million from the U.S. government's Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority to support the development of AZD7442, an antibody cocktail for the

Shares of Peloton Interactive (NASDAQ: PTON) rose 7% to a new closing high of $123.02 on Friday, as investors continue to pile into the home-based fitness leader's stock. 

Analysts have anointed

Shares of GameStop (NYSE: GME) declined by 11% on Friday, as the video game retailer gave back a good chunk of its recent gains. 

GameStop soared a staggering 44% on Thursday after it announced a

In this episode of MarketFoolery, Chris Hill chats with Motley Fool analyst Jim Gillies about the latest headlines and earning reports from Wall Street. They look at the latest earning report of a

Self-driving: It's not just for Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) owners! Japanese automaker Nissan (OTC: NSANY) announced on Thursday that it will include automated driving features in all of its future models

Shares of Xilinx (NASDAQ: XLNX) jumped 14% on Friday, following reports that the semiconductor company was in takeover talks. 

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) is in advanced negotiations to

U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross announced today that new tariffs will be applied to $1.96 billion worth of aluminum sheet products being imported into the country. Ross cited preliminary

Friday closed the week on a positive note for the stock market, with market participants seeing no reason to curb their enthusiasm about the future. With Washington politicians once more getting

Shares of telehealth start-up Amwell (NYSE: AMWL) have risen sharply since the company made its public stock-market debut in September. The most recent spike was fueled by speculation that

Shares of Jumia Holdings (NYSE: JMIA) surged as much as 12% after trading opened on Oct. 9, following a tweet from short seller Citron Research early this morning. In the tweet, Citron said, in

Shares of edge-computing company Fastly (NYSE: FSLY) soared higher on Friday, building on the stock's momentum in recent weeks. Shares rose as much as 11.3% but were up 9.1% as of 3 p.m. EDT.

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Stocks were headed higher on Friday, and the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) once again led the way. After some fits and starts, it now looks as though there might indeed be a federal

The number of residential mortgages in active forbearance plans has dipped below 3 million and now makes up 5.6% of all active mortgages, according to the mortgage-tracking company Black Knight (NYS

Shares of monitoring and analytics platform specialist Datadog (NASDAQ: DDOG) jumped higher on Friday, rising about 10% as of 2 p.m. EDT.

The stock's rise comes as one analyst boosted his price

Shares of DiamondPeak Holdings (NASDAQ: DPHC) rose as much as 12.5% Friday, and are currently 10% higher, as of 2:15 p.m. EDT. The special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) announced news on its

Last month, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced the debut of its cloud-based Xbox gaming service Xbox Game Pass Ultimate (previously known as xCloud), which allows subscribers to stream games

Shares of Workhorse Group (NASDAQ: WKHS), which is developing electric delivery trucks and bidding on a big $6 billion contract to upgrade the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) delivery fleet, were

Shares of online betting company DraftKings (NASDAQ: DKNG) fell as much as 5.6% in trading Friday after the company and insiders priced a share sale. At 1:40 p.m. EDT, shares were still down 3.8%

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is giving its employees the flexibility to work remotely more often. 

The tech titan is adopting a "hybrid workplace" system that will allow its people to work from home

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Dollar Tree (NASDAQ: DLTR) take different approaches to reach customers looking for bargains. Amazon targets customers looking for a wide array of merchandise online