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Much of the television industry's recent narrative has focused on the rise of ad-supported video at the expense of ad-free subscription services like Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX). Market research outfit

Nintendo (OTC: NTDOY), maker of the Switch video game console, has recently started to invest in other forms of entertainment for its flagship characters and stories. Like Disney (NYSE: DIS) has

In just two short weeks, the results of the U.S. presidential election will provide clarity on the country's direction for the next four years.

Instead of basing investment decisions on which

If you think the country's already circling Nov. 3 on the calendar, that date is being circled twice over by Wayfair (NYSE: W) shareholders. The online furniture retailer reports fresh financials

The typical employer 401(k) match can give you about $1,680 extra per year based on Bureau of Labor Statistics averages for income and company matching percentages. Allowed to grow for a few

Right now, nearly everyone in the healthcare investment world -- and perhaps in the general investment world -- is talking about Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA). The biotech, which is developing a potential

You know that you should save for retirement, but getting started is hard. Even the first step -- picking the right type of account -- can feel complicated. There are different investment vehicles

Over the past several months, investors have gotten a few reminders that experimental vaccines can pose risks to trial participants. In turn, unexpected side effects and delays in the clinical trial

Shortly after its IPO in August, Nano-X Imaging (NASDAQ: NNOX) stock was up more than 180% on investors' hype over its claim that it had developed an innovative digital X-ray imaging system.

The big day is right around the corner. In just 10 days, Americans across the country will head to their local voting booths or mail in their ballots to determine what direction the U.S. will head

Picture it: You want to save for retirement, and you'd like to be invested in lots of huge and growing companies like Apple, Amazon.com, Microsoft, Google parent Alphabet, and Facebook. But you

Inovio Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: INO) and Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: GILD) are major competitors in the growing market for coronavirus products, making both tantalizing stock picks. Inovio's stock has

Income investors love high-yield stocks, but when a yield has shot upward because the share price has plunged, that can understandably be considered a yellow flag. Still, not all such investments

Will the results of the upcoming presidential election send stock values plummeting? We can't predict how stocks will fare this November, but it's fair to assume that there may be some volatility

Investing in stocks can be an incredibly effective way to generate wealth, and one big reason why is the power of compound growth. But compounding can only really work its magic if you have the

With the presidential election less than two weeks away, investors are anxiously awaiting its outcome and the subsequent effect on the stock market. No one wants a replay of the March market crash,

The financial sector hasn't been the best place to mine for good stock buys during the pandemic and resulting recession -- at least in general terms. The sector is down about 18% year to date, far

Even the greatest stocks can reach a time when their best days are behind them. After consistently delivering tremendous gains, they run out of steam, often because their valuations increase way

Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) shares were getting banged up again after its third-quarter earnings report.

The streamer's quarterly results almost always prompt a big swing in the stock, and the latest

You may not realize it, but it's the most important time of the year for nearly 65 million Americans. That's because October is when the Social Security Administration announces all of its updates

There's a lot that most of us know about Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). For example, it's a very successful company, offering smartphones and watches, laptops and desktop computers. There's a lot more worth

Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA) and Novavax (NASDAQ: NVAX) have been taking turns at center stage with their coronavirus vaccine programs. Moderna grabbed investors' attention in March when it became the

Over the last 18 months, U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB) has reduced its branch footprint by about 10%. The plan was ultimately to shrink the footprint by 10% to 15% by early 2021. Now, executives at the

When Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) reported its third-quarter results after the market close on Tuesday, the headline numbers were something of a mixed bag. Revenue of $6.44 billion grew roughly 23% year

This has been a crazy year that the investment community won't soon forget. In a roughly six-month stretch, the broad-based S&P 500 lost more than a third of its value and gained it all back. It was