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Shares of plant-based meat company Beyond Meat (NASDAQ: BYND) were down sharply on Friday morning, after an analyst downgraded the stock, slapping it with a sell rating. As of 11:15 a.m EDT, the

Tax day for 2019 would normally have come and gone by now -- but this is far from a normal year. Because of COVID-19, the IRS extended the deadline for filing and paying your taxes to July 15,

In this episode of Industry Focus: Wildcard, Nick Sciple and Motley Fool contributor Luis Sanchez talk about SPACs. Discover what they are, what's behind their growing popularity, how they are

Investor enthusiasm is hitting a higher gear for Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) ahead of the streaming video giant's second-quarter earnings report on July 16.

Shares pushed further beyond $500 on Friday

As the world eases its way back to normal despite the lingering coronavirus pandemic, the economy is seeing some fresh signs of life. Last month, 4.8 million people in the U.S. returned to work. The

Shares of Fastly (NYSE: FSLY), an edge cloud computing platform company, were falling today after its stock received a downgrade. The company's stock fell by as much as 7.2% during morning trading.

Investors weren't expecting good news from Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY) this week, given that almost all of its stores were closed for most of the fiscal second quarter. COVID-19 did, in fact

Shares of Northern Dynasty Limited (NYSEMKT: NAK) fell sharply at the open of trading on July 10, losing just over 12% of their value. That, however, has to be juxtaposed against the stock's roughly

Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) is about 10 times as large as Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) in terms of market cap. The telecommunications and media conglomerate has generated nearly 90 times more revenue than the

Retirement generally means shifting from building your nest egg to living off of your nest egg, which alters the way you have to think about investing. So, if you are retired, you'll likely want to

Tyson Foods (NYSE: TSN) has spent half a billion dollars on technology and automation over the last three years, but the coronavirus pandemic revealed it needs to spend even more to protect workers

Is the stock market a huge bubble right now?

That question has been on a lot of investors' minds. The recovery in equities this spring took a lot of investors by surprise, but it may have been

There's a price war on java this summer, and that isn't good news if you're Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX), Dunkin' Brands Group (NASDAQ: DNKN), or any other chain that counts on coffee to drum up sales

Ad buyers expect overall ad spend to decline about 20% in the second half of 2020, according to a survey from IAB last month. The decline will hit some industries much harder than others, as the

Canopy Growth (NYSE: CGC) and Aurora Cannabis (NYSE: ACB) are among the biggest names in the cannabis industry. The two Canadian pot producers are rivals, their share prices are down more 50% in the

TV media company Discovery Inc. (NASDAQ: DISCA)(NASDAQ: DISCB)(NASDAQ: DISCK) has three share classes, and the prices of two of them fell by more than 35% in the first half of 2020, according to

It's not a secret that the COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent recession have wreaked havoc on Americans from a financial standpoint. But a new survey by OnePoll on behalf of national nonprofit Life

One of the greatest restaurant stocks ever is Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG). It only went public in 2006, which is relatively recent. But it's still enough time to have earned you a small

Shopping online is hitting it big, and e-commerce platform Etsy (NASDAQ: ETSY) is finally positioned to take advantage of the wave. Prior to a massive restructuring in 2017, the company was falling

The energy sector has gained the distinction of the most-hated market sector over the last few years. Excess oil supply coupled with plummeting demand resulted in oil prices briefly falling into

There is a great deal of excitement surrounding 5G, and rightly so. Mobile network providers are rolling out the first iterations of the new service, and the number of smartphones offering

Shares of Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) fell 13.3% in the first half of 2020, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The communications and media conglomerate posted mixed results in the

With coronavirus cases spiking across the country and the U.S. officially in a recession, it's more important now than ever to make sure you have health insurance to protect yourself and your loved

There's a lot of skepticism surrounding Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) subsidiary Google's pending acquisition of Fitbit (NYSE: FIT), a controversial deal that was announced last November

Shares of oil refiner Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX) tumbled 35.5% in the first six months of 2020, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. That was far worse than the S&P 500's 4%