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Can TJX Companies Succeed During COVID-19?
It was no surprise that TJX Companies (NYSE: TJX) delivered a stinker of first-quarter earnings report. The company shut down all of its stores and even its e-commerce site when the pandemic hit in
Tilray's CEO Expects at Least a Dozen Cannabis Bankruptcies in 2020 -- Is He Right?
There's a lot of doom and gloom in the cannabis industry. It's hard to avoid when even the Horizons Marijuana Life Sciences ETF (OTC: HMLSF) has crashed 65% in the past year. Many cannabis companies
Why Index ETFs Are a New Investor's Best Friend
Investing in the stock market can be daunting, particularly if you're a beginner. Especially right now, when the stock market recently closed out one of its worst first quarters in history due to
This Is How Much Worse Things Got for Victoria's Secret Last Quarter
Things were rough for most nonessential retailers in March and April, thanks to coronavirus-related shutdowns. For L Brands (NYSE: LB) and its Victoria's Secret business, though, they were downright
Better Marijuana Stock: Canopy Growth vs. Green Thumb Industries
If you're familiar at all with the cannabis industry, you've undoubtedly heard of Canopy Growth (NYSE: CGC). It's the biggest Canadian cannabis producer with the largest market cap of any pure-play
3 Tech Stocks That Turned $10,000 Into $100,000
In the venture capital investing business, investors often target a tenfold return on their investment within 10 years. Obviously, venture capital investors need incredibly high returns on their
Need Money During COVID-19? Here's 1 Simple Way to Get the IRS to Give It to You.
Millions of Americans are having a hard time making ends meet during the COVID-19 crisis. Some have seen their wages reduced, while others are incurring added expenses that are wreaking havoc on
Does Novavax Have What It Takes to Win the COVID-19 Vaccine Race?
Novavax (NASDAQ: NVAX) is developing a COVID-19 vaccine candidate, and recent spikes in its stock price and trading volume indicate that investors suspect such a treatment could give the company
3 Things to Do If Your Investments Are Losing Money Due to COVID-19
It can be daunting to check your retirement account balance right now. The last few months have been a doozy of a time for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average experiencing its
Don't Miss Out on Amazon's Massive Healthcare Opportunity With the Coronavirus Pandemic
It's not surprising in the least that Amazon.com's (NASDAQ: AMZN) business has been dramatically changed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Online shopping has skyrocketed. Amazon Prime
The 1 Thing Trump and Biden Agree On (and You're Not Going to Like It)
The beginning of the new decade hasn't exactly gone according to plan. The past couple of months have been consumed by dealing with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, which has
If You'd Invested $10,000 in Moderna's IPO, Here's How Much Money You'd Have Now
You've no doubt thought to yourself, "If only I'd have done [fill in the blank] back then." It's easy to see in retrospect what would have been a great move to make.
Buying Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA) at
Is ExxonMobil Stock a Buy Right Now?
The U.S. oil and gas sector has been languishing ever since crude oil prices fell steeply in 2014. Investors who entered the sector just before that oil price crash have been left holding the bag
3 Things to Watch in the Stock Market This Week
Stocks jumped last week as investors gained more optimism that the economy will kick into higher gear as the COVID-19 threat fades. Both the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the
Stocks Are Rallying: 2 I Bought While They're Still on Sale
After falling deeply and quickly from late February through late March, the S&P 500 has bounced back pretty strongly. Yet even within that recovery, there are still plenty of stocks trading at much
23% of Americans Are Planning to Make This Smart Social Security Move
Social Security serves as a major income source for millions of retirees, and for those without much in the way of savings, it's a lifeline. If you're behind on retirement plan contributions, or are
3 Catalysts for Roku Stock
2019 was an incredible year for streaming-TV platform specialist Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU). The company's revenue soared 52% year over year and gross profit surged 49% over the same timeframe. This was
If I Could Buy Only 1 Warren Buffett Stock Right Now, This Would Be It
Warren Buffett likes 44 stocks plus two exchange-traded funds (ETFs) enough for them to be included in Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) portfolio. Of course, Buffett likes Berkshire
Is Aurora Cannabis a Buy After Its Q3 Results?
Shares of Aurora Cannabis (NYSE: ACB) have been trading wildly since the cannabis producer released its third-quarter results May 14. The report was an encouraging one for investors, as Aurora made
Here's Why You Might Not Want to Buy Stocks Right Now
Since the COVID-19 pandemic sparked a massive stock market sell-off in late February and March, many investors have bought stocks with the expectation that they'd make nice gains when the market
3 Large-Cap Coronavirus Stocks Still Worth Buying
Worries about the COVID-19 pandemic have fueled investors' excitement about quite a few stocks of companies that are focused on novel coronavirus diagnostics, treatments, or vaccines. This makes
Walmart vs Target: Who's the E-Commerce Winner During the Coronavirus Lockdown?
Back in late March, I outlined the reasons why I purchased shares of Walmart (NYSE: WMT) and Target (NYSE: TGT) as the economic lockdown to bring COVID-19 to heel got under way. Both buys have been
This Top Tech Stock's Dividend Could Double in Just 6 Years
One high-quality dividend stock often overlooked is Intuit (NASDAQ: INTU), a financial software company that owns the popular tax-filing service TurboTax, credit monitoring website Credit Karma, and
Better Buy: AbbVie vs. Merck
There are plenty of reasons for investors to like big pharma stocks. They're usually resilient during economic downturns. Many of them have solid growth prospects. And nearly all of them pay
3 Medical-Supply Stocks You Should Own Besides Medtronic
Almost all of us have heard of Medtronic (NYSE: MDT), one of the largest medical-device companies in the world with more than 90,000 employees.
On Thursday, the company announced in its