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The prospect of future Social Security checks may be existing vaguely in the back of your mind, but not paying more attention to Social Security can turn out to be a costly mistake -- especially if

Shares of fuel cell pioneer Plug Power (NASDAQ: PLUG) were on the upswing Monday, rising 4% through 11:35 a.m. EDT today. Curiously, the reason that the stock is rising may have little to do with

Investors haven't had a stable reading on the value of Stitch Fix (NASDAQ: SFIX) stock lately. The online apparel seller's shares have been lower by almost 60% -- and higher by nearly 20% -- at

Deciding when to sign up for Social Security is tough. File too early, and you'll shrink your benefits for life. File later on, and you'll collect a higher monthly benefit, but you may not live a

Last week was rough for Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU). Shares of China's leading search engine provider tumbled nearly 7% last week, bucking the otherwise rising market. A mixed quarterly earnings report and

There's little doubt that an extra $600 per week in unemployed Americans' pockets supports the mostly consumer-driven U.S. economy. Those benefits ended weeks ago, and their congressional or

Germany's antitrust regulator is launching an investigation into Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) for its effort to stop price-gouging during the pandemic, saying the e-commerce giant "must not be a controller

The stock market got off to a good start on Monday morning, with only the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) holding back investors from celebrating solid gains toward record highs. Both

Shares of GrowGeneration (NASDAQ: GRWG) were soaring 20.1% higher as of 11:22 a.m. EDT on Monday. The big gain appears to be due to continued momentum from the specialty hydroponic and organic

Although Kohl's (NYSE: KSS) was never as financially troubled as J.C. Penney that the coronavirus pandemic would threaten to send it into bankruptcy, a second wave of COVID-19 outbreaks that causes

Social Security has been in the headlines a lot lately, and not necessarily for good reasons. As President Donald Trump continues to push for payroll tax cuts -- or eliminating payroll taxes

Being declared a non-essential business during the pandemic was a death knell for the retail industry, with 31% more bankruptcies so far in 2020 than there were for all of last year. It won't be

Warren Buffett is normally known for a fairly passive "buy and hold forever" approach to investing through his Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B). But the Oracle of Omaha and his

Coronavirus hit Marriott International (NASDAQ: MAR) stock like a proverbial tons of bricks.  

The pandemic hasn't been kind to the economy in general, of course, wiping out as many as 40 million

Shares of Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) were up sharply on Monday. As of 10:30 a.m. EDT, the stock was up 5.5%.

The growth stock's sharp move higher is likely driven by an analyst's decision to boost his

Early this month, cable TV content company AMC Networks (NASDAQ: AMCX) filed an official complaint against cable and media name AT&T (NYSE: T) with the FCC. AMC argues that AT&T isn't offering an

Maybe hedge fund operator Bill Ackman didn't like the fact that Warren Buffett sat on the sidelines after the markets tanked in March, missing out on one of the most remarkable recoveries in

It may seem impossible to believe, but investing $5 a day can make you a millionaire. At best, it will probably take you at least 40 years to get there at that savings rate, but even that is within

According to a Wall Street Journal report, the Trump administration is planning to approve an oil leasing program for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). It would allow oil companies to

Don't look now, but the suburbs are cool again. After decades of urbanization -- with folks leaving rural areas for metropolitan hotbeds -- we're now seeing an exodus of young people in major cities

Warren Buffett has been an investor for a long time, and his company, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B), has generated huge returns during his tenure. Yet as the Oracle of Omaha

Registrations of China-built vehicles from Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) fell 24% in July compared with June, a fresh sign of the growing threat posed by rapidly increasing competition in that market.

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Investors have spurned traditional automakers in recent years. Meanwhile, electric vehicle (EV) start-ups with big ambitions have garnered high valuations. The divergence in fortunes between EV

Few companies have done as well during the coronavirus pandemic as Walmart (NYSE: WMT). Declared an essential business, it was able to operate during the lockdown, even selling merchandise that

Investors aren't feeling very confident about the stability of the stock market. In fact, according to research from Principal, 32% of consumers are very concerned about market volatility in 2020,