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Shares of several insurance stocks rose this week, some making big moves, and all for slightly different reasons. Shares of life insurance company National Western Life Group (NASDAQ: NWLI) traded

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Is now a good time to buy stocks? We're still in a bear market, and low prices provide great opportunities. At the same time, it doesn't look as if the economy is going to shape up in the near

The entertainment industry has had a few tough years as the pandemic closed theme parks, theaters, and more. Then, a jump in inflation forced consumers to cut discretionary spending just as they

Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) recently reported its first-quarter 2023 quarterly results. Unfortunately, investors were disappointed that its outlook for the second quarter of 2023 projects only 1%

Believe it or not, shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) are up an incredible 47% in 2023 alone. This compares to a 7.7% gain for the S&P 500 during this same period. Chipotle has been

Charter Communications (NASDAQ: CHTR) and Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) are adding hundreds of thousands of wireless phone subscribers, but investors shouldn't get too excited yet.

Both cable companies

Few things raise investors' eyebrows more than the dreaded "R" word: recession.

Although recessions are an inevitable part of the economic cycle, they have a tendency to bring volatility and

While the broader market is down since early 2022, McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) stock is setting new highs this year. It's not hard to see why Wall Street loves the Golden Arches right now. Sales growth

The expensive merger of WarnerMedia and Discovery last April led to the founding of Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD), saddling it with $43 billion of debt from the start. While this could have

As an entertainment company, Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD) competes with the likes of Walt Disney, Netflix, and Paramount Global. But Warner Bros. Discovery stock is currently trading at a

Finding companies with well-known brands that sell high-demand products is the closest thing in investing to a guarantee of success. This is because successful products have the pricing power and

Roku's (NASDAQ: ROKU) first-quarter results (ending March 31, 2023) have been a mixed bag. While the company managed to surpass consensus revenues and earnings estimates, the effect of the cyclical

With its shares up by a whopping 200% in the last 12 months, it might be surprising to know that Luckin Coffee (OTC: LKNC.Y) is still trading for less than half its all-time high of $50, which was

Several annuity and insurance stocks fell today after the companies reported earnings results for the first quarter of 2023.

Shares of the retirement and life insurance company Jackson Financial

Shares of IAC (NASDAQ: IAC) were up 14% as of 12:44 p.m. ET on Wednesday following better-than-expected results for the first quarter. The company delivered revenue and earnings per share that were

Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD) is down roughly 30% from where it was this time last year. But with the company's recent first-quarter results showing some positive signs, investors may want to

While there is still a lot of uncertainty in the near term with respect to the markets, investors who have at least 10 years to invest have an enormous advantage at building wealth compared to

Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) continues to loosen pandemic-era restrictions that have been a thorn in the side of Disney World's biggest enthusiasts. The Florida resort announced the welcome changes on

Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) quintupled its user base in the five years from 2017 through 2022, but the next five years could be even better.

The proliferation of streaming services has fueled the

Darden Restaurants (NYSE: DRI) may not be a household name, but the restaurants it owns are ones you have probably heard of before. The biggest is Olive Garden, a business that has been performing

Shares of Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) were pulling back last month as investors responded to a mixed bag of news items, including a middling earnings report from the leading streaming distribution platform.

It has been a little over a year since Discovery merged with WarnerMedia to create Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD). And while the entertainment company spent much of its first 12 months