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Stocks may have pulled back some from all-time highs, but the S&P 500 is still up for 2020. That's incredible, considering the ravaging effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the economy. But the

The age you begin claiming Social Security will directly affect how much you receive each month, so it's crucial to choose wisely when deciding when to file for benefits.

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Amazon held its

Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) is in a power position among semiconductor stocks. The long-awaited widespread implementation of 5G networking has prompted a phone upgrade cycle and the company's popular 5G

Media-streaming technology expert Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) is riding a wild roller coaster recently. Share prices more than quadrupled in 2019, setting the stock up for a 52% year-to-date dip in the

The cruise ship industry has sunk so low one analyst believes it's ready for a turnaround.

Although Barclays analyst Felicia Hendrix admits her call may be a bit early, considering many of the

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) recently launched Azure Communication Services, an extension of Azure's cloud platform which enables developers to add video, voice calls, chat, and text messages to

Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) and Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) have developed into veteran social media stocks with established trading histories.

Facebook dominates generalized social media in the U.S. Despite

President Trump's ban on video-sharing app TikTok was only temporarily postponed by the agreement worked out between its Chinese owner ByteDance and Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) and Walmart (NYSE: WMT)

This has been a brutal year on many fronts, but when it comes to Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS), there's finally a light at the end of the fiscal 2020 tunnel. The media giant's fiscal year ends next week

There are few people who know more about a company than the executives and board members of that company. These insiders live in the day-to-day operations of their specific organizations, and likely

This could be a big week for McCormick (NYSE: MKC) investors. The spice and flavorings specialist will post its fiscal third-quarter results before the market opens on Tuesday, Sept. 29, and

This could be a big week ahead for PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP) investors. The company's last earnings report covered the maximum impact to date of the COVID-19 pandemic, which powered historic demand

On Sept. 15, new restrictions barring sales of U.S. components to Chinese tech giant Huawei went into effect. Those rules would have prevented Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), AMD (NASDAQ: AMD), and other

The road to an initial public offering, or an IPO, can be long and winding, let alone a real distraction for a company trying to deliver its breakthrough products in a highly competitive

With thousands of stocks to pick from and a multitude of financial metrics one can use to judge companies' performance and growth potential, how can investors be sure they are making the best

The worldwide effort to contain COVID-19 by effectively shutting down broad swaths of the global economy has devastated the energy industry. Vital energy services providers Baker Hughes (NYSE: BKR)

The 2020 U.S. presidential election is setting up to be one of the most contentious in history.

In a year characterized by a pandemic that's killed more than 200,000 Americans, an economic crash and

If you follow banking news -- and maybe even if you don't -- you have likely seen Citigroup (NYSE: C) popping up a lot lately, which might make you wonder if this is a stock you should consider

As the U.S. and world economies continue to move in fits and starts amid the coronavirus recession, investors are wondering what will happen if we see a resurgence in the disease that causes a

While the Robinhood stock-investing app has been around since 2015, it really only hit its stride in 2020. The onset of the coronavirus-induced stock market slump -- which saw the major indexes shed

Cloud computing has been a bright spot in 2020 amid the global pandemic and ensuing recession. According to tech researcher Gartner, global public cloud spending is expected to increase 6% from 2019

Chinese President Xi Jinping and the Communist Party's Central Committee recently introduced new plans that would enable the government to assert tighter controls over the private sector. These

Millions of Americans have lost their jobs since the coronavirus crisis began. Unfortunately, that's impacting retirement plans.

An estimated 15% of people who have lost their jobs in the course of

Shares of Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) have had such a good year in 2020 that the company is now worth over $400 billion, more than many major automakers combined. Different investors have different theses