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2020 has so far been a tough year for suppliers and manufacturers of consumer electronics. While consumer spending has been resilient -- propped up by government aid amid the COVID-19 pandemic -- it

Robinhood, the stock-trading platform that popularized free trades, grew its user base from 1 million users to over 13 million in just four years. That explosive growth, which was largely supported

The mixed success of professional sports restarting has been closely watched by many in the business world. The NBA, NHL, and MLS have created bubble-like environments that so far have avoided

Social distancing measures aimed at controlling the coronavirus pandemic have slowed down a lot of government agencies, but they haven't prevented regulators from reviewing new drug applications at

Your Social Security benefits are calculated based on your earnings during your 35 highest-paid years on the job. That's a formula you don't have any control over. What you can control, however, is

Ongoing U.S.-China tensions have soured many investors on Chinese stocks, but before you write off the entire country, note that many Chinese tech stocks have delivered market-trouncing gains over

I took a look at three stocks to avoid last week, and I was totally off the mark. For the first time since I started this weekly column in early June, the average return of the three stocks I picked

In this recession, most cyclical stocks -- or those that are highly sensitive to the health of the overall economy -- have been hit hard. That's not surprising; the COVID-19 pandemic is causing a

Many of the hottest stocks on the markets right now are those of companies developing potential vaccines or treatments for COVID-19, or businesses that are well-suited to the transformed economic

Every three months, publicly traded companies report quarterly results. Analysts do their best to forecast a company's revenue and earnings per share, often referred to as the headline numbers. Some

The concept of financial assistance for small businesses is nothing new, but during the COVID-19 crisis, the need for aid has been much greater than usual. With the economy stuck in a recession and

Throughout 2017, 2018, and the first quarter of 2019, there wasn't a hotter industry on Wall Street than cannabis. With the North American black market selling tens of billions of dollars of weed

You might know where you'll live in 10 years and have a pretty good idea of the job you'll have, but could you predict the balance in your retirement savings? If the answer is no, you're not alone

Cloud stocks have been on fire this year, but not every software-as-a-service (SaaS) player has been a winner.

Alteryx (NYSE: AYX), for example, left investors scratching their heads after shares of

When you think of Kim Kardashian West, you probably do not picture a financial guru, but the reality star is currently worth an estimated $900 million, according to Forbes. Much of that money

Retirees have a choice about when to claim their Social Security retirement benefits, but for most people, 62 is the earliest age at which you can start them.

If you're nearing this age and thinking

Warren Buffett, the investing legend, is turning 90 on Aug. 30. He's achieved his fame through his phenomenal success with his company, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B), and his

The stock market may crash. It might also see massive growth.

Both of those things are always true, but they seem magnified in the current climate. We're living in uncertain times due to the

For Wall Street and investors, 2020 will go down as a year that won't soon be forgotten. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic completely unseated societal and business habits, led to a

The problem with looking for stocks with high dividend yields is that those companies are often having a rough time, meaning their dividends -- not to mention their share prices -- are in peril.

If

Who needs amusement parks when you have the stock market to take you on a wild ride? The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to unprecedented volatility this year, as measured by

With COVID-19 still hurting lives and livelihoods in the U.S. and the unemployment rate still at multidecade highs, predictions or promises of vast numbers of new U.S. jobs may seem like fantasy or

Social Security benefits form an important part of most people's retirement plans, so you want to get the most out of the program as possible. The key to doing that is working hard to boost your

I never thought I'd hear a big oil CEO come right out and say that oil is a terrible investment -- but that's practically what BP's (NYSE: BP) Bernard Looney said in the energy supermajor's

In late July, 3M (NYSE: MMM) announced that second-quarter sales dropped 12.2% year over year, marking the lowest quarterly net sales total in more than five years. However, at the time, it noted