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Leading game companies reported a significant increase in engagement during the most recent quarter with people staying home amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Take-Two Interactive (NASDAQ: TTWO) called

It's the owner of some of the most recognizable consumer brand names in the world. Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) is the parent to Tide laundry detergent, Gillette razors, and Luvs diapers, just to

High dividend yields help investors generate income from their investments beyond just capital appreciation -- but not all stocks are created equal. Sometimes high yields indicate that a business is

The COVID-19 pandemic stoked deep fears about how the economy would cope with the shutdowns required to get the disease under control. Consequently, stocks sold off in February and March as job

Few companies have benefited from the pandemic-driven lockdowns around the world more than Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ: ZM). Employers have turned to Zoom's video conferencing tech as working

For Social Security beneficiaries, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) is best known for the COVID-19 stimulus money it provided. But the CARES Act did more than just

Despite its numerous growing pains over the past year and change, marijuana remains one of the fastest expanding industries on the planet. After logging $10.9 billion in legal worldwide sales in

I'll admit right out of the gate that any list of the smartest stocks to buy will be debatable. After all, the smartest stocks for a person in their thirties are likely to be very different than the

Saving for retirement is challenging enough as it is, but the coronavirus pandemic is making it even harder for many Americans. The stock market took a nosedive during the first quarter of 2020, and

Stocks rallied last week on hopes that the U.S. economy might emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic slump just as quickly as it had entered it. Both the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI)

Because of COVID-19, the 2019 tax filing deadline hasn't yet arrived. But if you're ahead of schedule and have already finished up last year's returns, it's time to start thinking ahead to next

Money isn't everything. If you're a socially conscious investor, it isn't all about bottom-line earnings or a company's recent sales growth. Those things are nice to have, but many investors --

Shares of Match Group (NASDAQ: MTCH) gained 15.7% in May, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The stock saw big swings as investors digested the company's quarterly results early

The economic picture in the U.S. has been pretty bleak since mid-March, when COVID-19 cases started multiplying rapidly. Though unemployment levels fell in May compared to April's number, the

You're not alone if you think another stock market crash is on the way. Over half of CFOs expect the Dow Jones Industrial Average will plunge as low as it did in the March market sell-off, according

When Dr. Anthony Fauci speaks, people listen. The director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) quickly became a top spokesperson for the U.S. effort to fight the

Want to double your money? There's no shortage of suggestions for how to do that out there. Some will urge you to gamble, invest with borrowed money, chase high-flying stocks, try to time the

Retirement conjures as many worrisome thoughts as it does exciting ones, largely because it's such a big expense. It's not unreasonable to think you could need $1 million or more, and some people

The stock market rebound has resulted in two things happening that aren't great for income investors. Dividend yields have gone down for many stocks. And valuations aren't nearly as attractive as

SVB Leerink analyst Geoffrey Porges has changed his mind about Gilead Sciences' (NASDAQ: GILD) COVID-19 drug, remdesivir. Less than six weeks ago, he wrote to clients that remdesivir had "limited

Many investors come to expect losses from cannabis companies. After all, the industry's still in its early stages and it's undergoing a lot of growing pains. But that doesn't mean investors have to

As more and more states beGIN to ease restrictions and open back up, health experts warn of a resurgence of COVID-19 cases -- a so-called second wave. Whether that wave comes during the summer, in

The market's rise in recent weeks seems a bit disconnected from reality, given high unemployment, unknowns about the future of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the uncertainty of an upcoming election

AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) are stalwart companies that are in a lot of investors' portfolios. Analysts almost always preach diversification, and these two healthcare

It's time for 64 million current beneficiaries, and the tens of millions of future beneficiaries, to face one key reality: Social Security is in some very real trouble.

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