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With hundreds of stores spread throughout the United States, Walmart (NYSE: WMT) and Target (NYSE: TGT) have a competitive advantage over many other retailers in distribution, getting packages to

Shares of U.S. retailer Dillard's (NYSE: DDS) rose as much as 46% in early trading on Monday. That massive price increase didn't stick around for long, with the stock up "only" by a third or so at

E-commerce stocks have been among the strongest performers of the year. The combination of brick-and-mortar bankruptcies plus a projected 32.4% compounded annual growth for the space through 2024

Election years are always tricky for investors, but this year's brutal campaigning has put changes for everything from taxes to trade to tariffs on the table. Those are important underpinnings for

Shares of Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) were moving higher on Monday morning, after a Wall Street analyst upgraded the stock in a bullish note.

As of 10:15 a.m. EDT, Ford's shares were up about 7.2%

Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) stock has generated a total return of more than 400% over the past five years, thanks to CEO Satya Nadella's "mobile first, cloud first" strategy. Under Nadella, who took

We don't know if most of the country will get another crack at a $1,200 stimulus check, but there's a good chance that you may be saving more money than you thought you would in the new normal

Like many food companies able to switch away from supplying restaurants to addressing skyrocketing consumer demand for staples during the coronavirus pandemic, Conagra Brands (NYSE: CAG) posted

Retirement is becoming more expensive than ever, with the average American expecting to need nearly $2 million to enjoy their senior years comfortably, according to a survey from Charles Schwab.

The COVID-19 pandemic has decimated air travel demand this year, causing airlines to dramatically slash their schedules. Despite these service cuts, small cities were able to retain vital air

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Social Security isn't going to fund a glamorous retirement on its own, but that's no reason to be casual about maximizing your benefits. Every extra dollar you glean from Social Security is a dollar

Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) has been flying high in 2020 as COVID-19 led consumers to empty stores of the company's cleaning products and household essentials.

However, investors should recognize

Stocks were rallying last week, and nearly 700 stocks trading on the major U.S. exchanges hit fresh 52-week highs. Freshpet (NASDAQ: FRPT), Trex (NYSE: TREX), and Costco (NASDAQ: COST) are among the

GameStop (NYSE: GME) has come back strong after its dismal fourth-quarter earnings report in late March led the stock all the way to a low of $2.57 per share. The pandemic, it turns out, was a

Everybody's doing more online shopping these days, and that hasn't gone unnoticed by tech leaders. Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) have expanded their shopping

Pop quiz: How much are you paying each month for the streaming services you use? Most of you probably know what you're paying or have a pretty good guess. Question No. 2: How much are you paying in

Investors have experienced years' worth of volatility in the past nine months. First, we witnessed the fastest descent into bear-market territory in history as the coronavirus pandemic took hold in

The past few years have been difficult for value investors. Technological disruption, combined with low interest rates, have seen high-growth stocks bid up to very high -- some would say bubble-like

It's been two years since I took the original FANG stocks -- Facebook (NASDAQ: FB), Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), and Google parent Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) --

Medicare Open Enrollment starts Oct. 15 and will run through Dec. 7. This period of time is usually the one chance seniors have to change their health insurance coverage options, including their

Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) and Etsy (NASDAQ: ETSY) just posted their biggest quarters ever with the coronavirus pushing shoppers online. Stellar results have driven Etsy stock to all-time highs, and

Pinterest (NYSE: PINS) is commonly viewed as just another social media platform. From an investing perspective, however, focusing on the basic social media premise misses the big picture. Investors

Should you file for Social Security at 62? Maybe. But if you're to file at the earliest possible age and slash your benefits for life, you'd better have a darn good reason for doing so.

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In just 22 days, Americans across the country will head to their local voting booths or mail in their ballots to determine the course the U.S. will take over the coming four years. Numerous issues