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The rapid ascent of Shopify's (NYSE: SHOP) stock price has been remarkable. After a monster climb through 2019, the stock is close to doubling again year to date. Investors are more bullish on the

Earlier this year, Forbes magazine rated Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) as the most valuable brand in the world for the 10th straight year. That's pretty impressive for a company that's focused on technology

Millions of Americans are struggling financially during the COVID-19 crisis -- specifically, those who have lost work or income since the pandemic took hold. But not everyone is in a tight spot

Canopy Growth (NYSE: CGC) shares aren't anywhere close to their levels in late 2018 and early 2019 as the Canadian adult-use recreational marijuana market was first launching. But investors who

Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK) isn't the best-known airline nationally, but for years it has quietly been one of the industry's top performers, flying passengers up and down the west coast and

It might not quite be summer officially yet, but several pot stocks are already hot. And only one of them with a market cap of greater than $500 million skyrocketed nearly 70% in May -- Aurora

Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA) shares skyrocketed 309% this year to a record high on May 18 as investors bet on the company's investigational coronavirus vaccine. But sentiment hasn't been so great in

We're living in uncertain times, and the COVID-19 pandemic has many people feeling concerned about the future.

The coronavirus crisis has affected nearly everyone to some degree, but those preparing

If you've been looking for value in the stock market lately, you may have been having some trouble. Now that June is upon us, lots of top stocks have already rebounded from their March lows.

But in

Ongoing efforts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic have deeply divided Americans. A recent poll by FiveThirtyEight found 82.2% of Republicans support President Trump's emergency response, compared to

When a company makes an acquisition, the premium it pays over the acquired company's book value is called goodwill, and counts toward the acquirer's total assets. In times of duress, however

Align Technology (NASDAQ: ALGN) has a unique product and years of double-digit growth, so a little slowdown from the coronavirus pandemic isn't going to keep the company down for long. The first

Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ: BLDP), one of the few opportunities for those looking to a fuel-cell-powered future, has been a shocking surprise for investors so far in 2020.

While the S&P 500 has

The economic impact of COVID-19 has been devastating thus far. Millions of Americans have lost their jobs, countless small businesses have closed their doors, and retirement plan values have

It's a good thing Warren Buffett focuses on the long term instead of the short term. Because so far this year, his Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) stock isn't performing very well

You know you live in interesting times when a clinical-stage biotech is thrust into the limelight on a global stage. That's what's happening with Moderna (NASDAQ:MRNA). Dr. Anthony Fauci, director

Any stock could theoretically double your money. Enough good luck and time can make nearly any stock a huge winner.

But what if you don't want to rely on good luck? What if you prefer to enjoy

Novavax (NASDAQ: NVAX) has had a phenomenal run since I bought shares in the fall. Overall my cost basis is $6 per share; right now the stock is trading hands at $48 per share.

What's fascinating

There's no bigger healthcare company on the planet than Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ). And the next company on the list trails behind in a distant second place.

Wouldn't it have been great to get in

The world of biotech is littered with small-cap stocks you probably haven't heard of. While many of these companies are promising new enterprises working to develop a new drug or product, there are

While it's typically not a good idea to buy a stock just because a billionaire investor did, keeping track of what the most successful investors are buying and selling can be a great source of

Like peers in the life sciences industry, Illumina (NASDAQ: ILMN) hasn't been immune to the coronavirus outbreak. Shares of the genome sequencing giant fell as much as 37% earlier this year as the

You know when a company is in a great deal of trouble when its stock is trading below its book value, defined as the total value of its assets minus all outstanding liabilities. More often than not

The stock market had a rather strong month in May, with the S&P 500 rising by more than 6% on the heels of a very strong 18% rally in April.

While the path higher hasn't been a straight one, and the

Despite an investor stampede for the exits in the month of March that put a lot of stocks on sale, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway did surprisingly little stock buying in the first quarter. But