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When countless businesses were forced to shut down earlier in the year due to COVID-19, it was clear that jobless claims would quickly skyrocket. And did they ever. April's 14.7% unemployment rate

Video games have never been more popular, and strong performance from gaming companies amid this year's coronavirus-related volatility has highlighted interactive entertainment's appeal as a

The stock market has rebounded sharply off its March lows, with the S&P 500 rallying by nearly 40% in just over three months. Businesses are reopening across the U.S. and economic data has been

Slack (NYSE: WORK) and Datadog (NASDAQ: DDOG) were both major software IPOs last year. Slack, which went public via a direct listing last April, provides streamlined communication tools that help

Despite a worldwide race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, China's CanSino Biologics (SEHK: 6185) didn't make huge headlines when it announced last week that its COVID-19 vaccine candidate had been

With the stock market continuing its rebound from lows during the coronavirus market crash earlier this year, some companies' stocks have done more than recover -- they've soared to new all-time

It's probably fair to say that at the beginning of the year, many investors had never heard of VBI Vaccines (NASDAQ: VBIV) or Vaxart (NASDAQ: VXRT). But there's no doubt that a lot more investors

Any good news in the race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine garners plenty of attention. That's exactly what happened last week after Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) and BioNTech (NASDAQ: BNTX) announced preliminary

Claiming impressive track records of 25 or more consecutive years of dividend increases wasn't enough to translate to solid performances during the first half of 2020. Even with the overall market

Investing wisely is essential if you hope to build wealth. Unfortunately, many Americans are making a huge mistake when it comes to investing. In fact, a recent Gallup poll found just 21% of

The coronavirus bear market was brutal to stocks early in the year, but the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) managed to recover much of its lost ground during the second quarter. With the help of some

Shares of Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) surged higher on Monday, rising more than 13% by the time the market closed. During after-hours trading, shares moved even higher to levels above $1,430. The stock's

When it comes to claiming Social Security, you have choices. You can sign up for benefits at full retirement age (FRA), which is either 66, 67, or somewhere in between, depending on your year of

This has been a year that no one will soon forget -- especially Wall Street.

In a four-month span, the stock market experienced about a decade's worth of volatility. Panic surrounding the

Mobile payments innovator Square (NYSE: SQ) has been one of the top-performing financial stocks on the market, with an eye-popping year-to-date return of 90% through Monday's close. Since the

It's been quite the turbulent year for the markets. Then again, it's not as if there's a modern-era precedent to dealing with pandemic. No one is certain what to expect at this point, which is why

Shares of restaurant delivery marketplace Grubhub (NYSE: GRUB) jumped 44% in the first six months of the year, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. A buyout offer from Uber (NYSE:

In a buy-your-business partner move, Simon Property Group (NYSE: SPG) might soon be one owner of bankrupt clothing retailer Lucky Brand Dungarees.

The real estate investment trust (REIT), which

A host of familiar video game franchises and titles might be making their way to a monster tech company continually vying to be an important name in the business. The Information reported on Monday

Shares of electric-car maker Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) rocketed 29.3% in June, propelling the company's stock price above $1,000 a share for the first time ever, according to data from S&P Global Market

Shares of Sorrento Therapeutics (NASDAQ: SRNE) jumped 24.4% in June, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence, as the biotech made progress on its COVID-19 programs.

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A new test for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus and the COVID-19 disease that results from it is now available on the market. Healthcare technology specialist Becton Dickinson (NYSE: BDX) announced Monday

Shares of Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) climbed 5.8% on Monday to a new all-time high of $3,057. At that price, the e-commerce and cloud computing titan's market capitalization now exceeds a staggering

In this episode of Rule Breaker Investing, Motley Fool co-founder David Gardner shares some of his favorite quotes. He talks about the origin story of The Motley Fool, a belated April Fool's prank

Ah, the power of an influential analyst recommendation. Avis Budget Group (NASDAQ: CAR) continued to accelerate on Monday, following a significant upgrade and recommendation change on the stock from