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Two days after Wednesday's vice presidential debate, marijuana stocks are on a tear -- and that's no coincidence.

For the second day in a row, shares of Canopy Growth (NYSE: CGC) -- already the

Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) ended fiscal 2020 on a high with a solid set of fourth-quarter results for the three months ending on Sept. 3., but investors were far from impressed by the company's

GameStop (NYSE: GME) is partnering with Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) to bring the tech giant's cloud-based business solutions and applications to the video game retailer's back-office operations.

Shares in SpartanNash (NASDAQ: SPTN) are up more than 30% as of 11:15 a.m. EDT Friday. 

While the food distributor and retailer's business has been strong throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, news of a

Shares of Precigen (NASDAQ: PGEN) had skyrocketed by 26.3% as of 11:30 a.m. EDT on Friday. That jump came after Precigen announced that German drugmaker Merck KGaA (OTC: MKKGY) (not to be confused

The expansion of 5G networks, which are up to 100 times faster than 4G networks, could generate strong tailwinds for handset makers, carriers, component makers, and other tech companies over the

In this episode of MarketFoolery, Chris Hill chats with Motley Fool analyst Bill Barker about the latest headlines from Wall Street. They discuss the stock moves of  a data analytics software

Social Security's trust fund is in a lot of financial trouble, and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has a plan to fix it. Mr. Biden has indicated that if elected, he'll expand the income

Thanks to a few billion dollars' worth of acquisitions the last few years and steadily rising need for cybersecurity, Palo Alto Networks (NYSE: PANW) remains by far the largest security software

Shares of technology company Extreme Networks (NASDAQ: EXTR) popped on Friday after the company provided preliminary results for its upcoming fiscal first quarter of 2021. These results exceeded

General Electric (NYSE: GE) has been heavily impacted by the coronavirus pandemic through several of its businesses. Shares are down 37% since the start of 2020, and its segments including aviation

The sale of all sales is right around the corner: Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) Prime Day will take place on Oct. 13-14. Past events have taken place in July, but this year the online retailing giant

GoPro (NASDAQ: GPRO) announced Tuesday that its new HERO9 Black camera has pushed the number of GoPro subscribers past 500,000, and the number is expected to exceed 700,000 by the end of the year

Social Security provides the cornerstone of most Americans' retirement plans. In concept, the program looks simple: You have money taken out of every paycheck to help cover the cost of your

Walmart's (NYSE: WMT) Canadian branch announced on its website Friday that it intends to hire 10,000 more employees. In addition to the standard, expected roles -- shelf stockers, meat and bakery

Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA) is enjoying some nice tailwinds. Its video games are seeing record high engagement, and the gaming sector overall is reporting record sales as consumers flock to digital

Because Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) will no longer be strictly tied to its own active subscriber base after the streaming platform announced on Thursday that its Roku Channel is now available on Amazon's

Antitrust scrutiny of dominant app stores, such as those operated by Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Alphabet subsidiary Google, has intensified over the past year. Apple is waging an escalating legal war

Anaplan (NYSE: PLAN) is far from a top performer in the software industry this year. The cloud-native enterprise planning tool crashed hard in the spring amid a general pause in corporate spending

Love and marriage don't always work out. But even if your marriage ended in divorce long ago, here's a piece of good news: You may be able to get more Social Security by taking benefits based on

Connected-fitness company Peloton Interactive (NASDAQ: PTON) went public on Sept. 26, 2019, and the initial public offering (IPO) was an overwhelming dud. The IPO was priced at $29 per share, which

Shares of U.S. onshore oil and gas company Centennial Resource Development (NASDAQ: CDEV) hit a high of 13% on Oct. 8. Peer QEP Resources (NYSE: QEP) basically matched that, also rising as much as

The adoption of cloud computing should remain strong as the technology simplifies remote access to applications and allows on-demand scaling of computing resources. Tech outfits Datadog (NASDAQ:

Investors love 401(k) accounts for retirement savings, but they provide the best results when used in conjunction with other investment vehicles. Tax benefits, systematic saving, asset growth, and

It's no secret that certain commercial real estate loans have become a lot riskier since the coronavirus pandemic emerged earlier this year. After all, the desire to prevent the spread of the virus