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Wall Street vs. Main Street. Hedge funds vs. retail investors. The excitement and drama surrounding WallStreetBets "meme stocks" has spread like wildfire into financial and mainstream media outlets

Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter results last month that may be a harbinger of Walt Disney's (NYSE: DIS) report tomorrow. The two entertainment and media

The headline numbers are mind-blowing. Verizon (NYSE: VZ) has $129 billion of debt and, with an expected outlay of around $40 billion needed for a new spectrum auction, its debt could grow in 2021. 

Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) founder and CEO Jeff Bezos recently announced he would step down as CEO in the third quarter of 2021 and hand the reins over to his cloud chief Andy Jassy. Bezos will remain

Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) released powerful fourth-quarter 2020 results last Tuesday, Feb. 2. The e-commerce behemoth's revenue jumped 44% year over year to $125.6 billion -- nearly $6 billion more

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While a number of retailers have struggled or closed stores over the last year, there is one consumer discretionary company that will survive and even thrive amid rising competition and economic

We're less than six weeks into 2021, and EPR Properties (NYSE: EPR) has already gained 20%. There are a few potential explanations, but good news from its top tenant, AMC Entertainment (NYSE: AMC)

In the middle of last week, Match Group (NASDAQ: MTCH) reported its fourth-quarter and full-year 2020 earnings and released its shareholder letter. The online dating conglomerate grew sales and

A couple of years ago, Warren Buffett revealed just how much he likes index funds. In an interview on CNBC, the legendary investor said that when he dies, he has instructed the trustee of his estate

The cloud monitoring specialist Dynatrace (NYSE: DT) posted better-than-expected fiscal third-quarter earnings results. Yet investors should remain prudent. The company's elevated valuation, with a

Investors were thrilled with Activision Blizzard's (NASDAQ: ATVI) latest earnings release. The stock shot higher following the report and crossed the $100 mark for the first time. Shares had been

This month, Cathie Wood's Ark Invest made news by opening a position in the online gambling platform DraftKings (NASDAQ: PENN). Nationally, online gambling is growing at a rate of 13.2% annually

Vaxart (NASDAQ: VXRT) recently reported preliminary results from phase 1 study of its tablet COVID-19 vaccine candidate. Although there were some positive data in those results, many investors

Investing in dividend-paying stocks is one of the simplest ways to earn an extra stream of income. But like most income, it's not free money. You'll have to share a piece of your earnings with the

Over the last few years, Square's (NYSE: SQ) portfolio of products has evolved into two vibrant ecosystems: one focused on sellers and another focused on consumers. And the company plans to keep

Despite posting blowout earnings last week, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) slipped a bit after its fourth-quarter earnings report. Of course, the price action wasn't surprising, considering both Amazon's

Palantir's (NYSE: PLTR) stock price has nearly quadrupled since its direct listing last September. The data mining firm attracted a stampede of bulls after it posted a strong third-quarter earnings

Saving money is really hard. Whether it's covering an unexpected expense or realizing you spent more on your credit card last month than expected, having any money left at the end of the month

The prospects for solar and wind energy have never been better. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), new utility-scale solar projects with trackers entering into service in

The biotech industry's a wonky place where the outlook for a company's future can, and often does, change overnight. Successful clinical trial results for a potential drug from KalVista

In financial circles, there's been a lot of talk about inflation. The Fed wants to encourage a moderate inflation increase and is holding interest rates low until that happens. Pessimists, though

Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) is still growing in the United States and China, its two biggest markets, but the growth isn't nearly as rapid as it once was.

However, with about three-fourths of revenue

The stock market has been getting a bit of a bad rap lately. Some of the recent criticism is related to the loose community of traders who gather in Reddit's r/wallstreetbets group forum and who

The pandemic saw the acceleration of certain consumer trends that could arguably be described as secular in nature. And companies offering products or services that drove these unique trends have