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Seniors on Social Security will see their benefits increase by 1.3% come 2021. News of an official cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, was announced this morning by the Social Security

Carnival (NYSE: CCL)(NYSE: CUK) tried to dip its feet into the chilly November waters, but it's now joining its smaller rivals in hoping for a December relaunch. Things could get worse. If the

Nike (NYSE: NKE) is among the most iconic brands in the world. The ubiquitous swoosh is regarded as the most valuable apparel brand globally with a price tag of $34.8 billion, according to a 2020

Shares of the developmental stage biotech Altimmune (NASDAQ: ALT) jumped by as much as 17.8% in pre-market trading Tuesday morning. The biotech's shares are perking up this morning in response to

Ciena (NYSE: CIEN) investors would like to forget September 2020, as the optical networking specialist's shares lost nearly a third of their value during the month, triggered by a mixed set of

Warren Buffett built a fortune over the past few decades. Hailed as the greatest contemporary investor, the "Oracle of Omaha" now, at the age of 90, has billions of dollars at his disposal to invest

Shares of the clinical-stage gene therapy company Voyager Therapeutics (NASDAQ: VYGR) dropped by as much as 11% in pre-market trading Tuesday morning. The biotech's shares are responding negatively

The COVID-19 pandemic has catalyzed a secular shift to remote work, and all those employees need computers to stay productive. PC volumes surged in the third quarter due to that trend, according to

Women tend to live longer than men, and also tend to have less money to live on in their later years. There are lots of reasons for that, including the impact of the gender wage gap on retirement

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The Nasdaq Composite has logged an impressive performance since its late September lull, up 12% from the low point of last month's sell-off, led by the likes of biotech companies Veracyte and Fate

Less than a week after hedge fund manager Dan Loeb called on Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) to put more money into streaming, the entertainment giant is doing just that.

Disney announced after hours on

Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) set sales records in the fourth quarter of 2019, reporting a 21% year-over-year jump in revenue. Total revenue during the period was about $87.4 billion, beating analysts'

Polaris Industries (NYSE: PII) will make an electric motorcycle after all: just not yet. 

The powersports vehicle manufacturer has entered into a 10-year partnership with EV bike maker Zero

The energy sector has been the worst-performing sector of the stock market so far this year, down 49%. Given that global demand for oil and refined products has fallen and oil and gas prices have

McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) surprised investors last week with a mid-quarter sales update that packed a few pieces of good news into one announcement. The fast-food giant is back to growing revenue at

Verizon (NYSE: VZ) is betting as much as $7 billion on the prepaid wireless industry. The wireless carrier recently announced its proposed acquisition of TracFone Wireless from America Movil. The

Amid this raging global pandemic, you may be rethinking your priorities with respect to how you invest your money. At least that's the conclusion of a recent report from JPMorgan. The paper explores

In September, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predicted that by the third quarter of next year, enough vaccines will be available for the coronavirus that Americans should start to be

As everyone knows, the travel and leisure industry is in the dumps right now as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet better therapeutics are coming to market every day, and with each passing day

A price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio is a common metric for measuring a company's valuation. It can be calculated by dividing a company's share price by its annual earnings per share -- or by dividing

Last month's slump was a reminder of how quickly the market can go from a rally to a pullback. In this case, the situation is looking bright. The S&P 500 has rebounded more than 7% since its

Regions Financial (NYSE: RF), an Alabama-based bank with $144 billion in assets, is expected to have a much better third quarter than it did last quarter when the bank reported a $237 million loss

Having doubled in price since the trough in early March Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK) stock has had a great run in the last several months. Moreover, it now trades on at more than 32 times

It's no secret that I like Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), both the company and the stock. The streaming video veteran is the largest component of my real-money holdings and accounts for 30% of my Motley