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SINA's (NASDAQ: SINA) stock recently rallied after the Chinese tech company agreed to be taken private by New Wave Holdings, a company controlled by SINA's CEO Charles Chao, in a $2.59 billion deal

There's no shortage of hacks that people will employ to help them find opportunistic investments. From discussing stocks with friends and family at a barbecue to following in the footsteps of what

SolarEdge Technologies (NASDAQ: SEDG) and Enphase Energy (NASDAQ: ENPH) have more in common than just their founding years. Both the companies offer products that aim to maximize power generated

I know, I know. This is probably a tough one to sell, but hear me out: You should be excited when you see the stock market tumble. Assuming you're not a day trader -- but a true investor -- there's

For the last few years, the mineral lithium has become synonymous with storing energy. Lithium's dominance in batteries has created what is called technology lock-in  –- preventing other potential

North American midstream giant Enbridge (NYSE: ENB) distributes a fat dividend that today yields 8.2%. But that pales in comparison to smaller peer Magellan Midstream Partners (NYSE: MMP), whose

A study about consumer brands and the emotional connection they make with the public has identified three brands -- Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ: ZM), Purell (part of privately held Gojo

More and more retirees are choosing to work longer, with roughly one-third of baby boomers saying they expect to continue working until at least age 70, according to a report from the Insured

Tim Cook recently celebrated his 9th anniversary as Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) CEO in August, a promotion that earned him a hefty compensation package that primarily consisted of restricted stock units

General Mills (NYSE: GIS) is an iconic name in the packaged food space. However, when I stepped in to buy shares in May of 2018, it was struggling to grow its business. In fact, just a couple of

PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP) has hardly missed a beat through the pandemic. On Thursday the food and beverage giant announced that sales trends returned to positive territory in the three months ended in

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) made waves in the video game industry recently with the acquisition of Bethesda Softworks owner ZeniMax Media for $7.5 billion. It's a huge deal, given the top gaming

Talk about an extra shot in your cappuccino: On Wednesday after market hours, coffee king Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) announced a 10% hike in its quarterly dividend. The company is upping the payout

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The year 2020 has had more than its share of record volatility for the stock market. There's still plenty of uncertainty at hand in the markets as we head into the final quarter of 2020, and more

One of the original 12 companies making up the Dow Jones Industrial Average, General Electric (NYSE: GE) long held a place among the most venerated companies in the stock market. Nowadays...not so

General Mills (NYSE: GIS) got a big lift from the COVID-19 pandemic on the way to posting a second straight quarter of double-digit sales growth and surging profits last week. But the packaged

Sometimes, the best companies are right in front of you. Unfortunately, it can take a while to see them. That's what happened to me with Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU): a service I've used for nearly two

If there was a list of cardinal retirement-planning sins, head-in-the-clouds optimism would probably come in second only to not planning at all. We'd all like to think our expenses will decline in

The stock market is no stranger to volatility, but this year has been particularly brutal. After experiencing record highs over the last few months, the market took a turn for the worse in early

There's two things you should know from the start. First, since 1928, the stock market has gone up roughly two years out of every three. Second, no one can predict which year will be a loser

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) just held its annual investor conference over the last few days of September. The stock surged over 6% on Wednesday as analysts rushed to lift their

If there's one expense that tends to increase for seniors from one year to the next, it's healthcare, and that extends to Medicare. While Medicare Part A, which covers hospital care, is free for

Individual Retirement Accounts receive special tax treatment that gives them the ability to supercharge your investment returns. The most important of these advantages is that -- unlike money

Short selling allows investors to bet against a company by borrowing and selling its shares. This causes the stock to underperform, but it can also trigger explosive growth because of something