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Investing in 2020 should really come with a disclaimer. The past six-plus months have been one of the most volatile periods on record, with the benchmark S&P 500 losing 34% of its value in less than

Multiple drugmakers are in phase 3 clinical trials for their coronavirus vaccines -- the last stage before potential approval. Meanwhile, Merck (NYSE: MRK) is just now starting the first human study

Gilead Sciences' (NASDAQ: GILD) mission to create a better oncology portfolio took a big step forward on Sunday. The company best known for antiviral treatments made Immunomedics (NASDAQ: IMMU) a

You would think a deadly pandemic might put a damper on big-ticket purchases like car sales. And you'd be right. But not if you're talking about used cars -- and especially not if you're talking

Since cloud database platform provider MongoDB (NASDAQ: MDB) released its fiscal second-quarter 2021 earnings report on Sept. 2, its shares have experienced an extended swoon, falling 17% to date

Most people are well aware that their wages are taxed. But there are some other income sources you may be much more surprised to find Uncle Sam taking a cut of. Here are three of them.

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There's a certain allure of finding the next big thing, getting in on the ground floor, and riding it to untold riches. And there are certainly those investors who feel that the best way to make

Biotech stocks have proven time and again to be outstanding growth vehicles for risk-tolerant investors. Underscoring this point, companies like Axsome Therapeutics, Immunomedics, and Novavax have

By its own admission, one of the most significant limiting factors for Peloton's (NASDAQ: PTON) growth is the high price of its products. "We've long believed that our price points have represented

Within the next week, Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) and BioNTech (NASDAQ: BNTX) expect to reach their goal of enrolling 30,000 participants in the phase 2/3 clinical trial testing their coronavirus vaccine

2020 has been a landmark year for e-commerce. With shelter-in-place and social distancing orders going into effect, online shopping became a necessity for many households. And many brick-and-mortar

In the last week, Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA) substantially slowed enrollment in the phase 3 clinical trial testing its coronavirus vaccine, mRNA-1273. After a slight slowdown last week, the biotech took

There's long been a strong case for arguing that corporate uniform services company Cintas (NASDAQ: CTAS) is a set to be a long-term beneficiary of the COVID-19 pandemic. There's little doubt that

Stocks dropped last week, as both the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) shed more than 2%. The decline marked a second straight weekly drop following

Social Security is vital for the financial survival of tens of millions of retirees. The majority of Social Security recipients rely on the program for most or all of their income. Even for those

By 2030, millennials are expected to inherit more than $68 trillion in wealth, according to recent research. If Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is elected and gets his wish, the government

The U.S. oil industry had been growing by leaps and bounds until this year. Output in the country averaged 12.23 million barrels per day (BPD) last year, more than double the production rate of a

Chances are, if you're a millennial, you use both Spotify (NYSE: SPOT) for your music and podcast streaming and T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) as your wireless service provider.

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With the market rallying in recent months -- even as coronavirus cases continue spiking and lawmakers keep failing to provide more COVID-19 stimulus money -- there's ample reason to believe stocks

Wayfair (NYSE: W) stock has dropped over 20% from its late August high. The slump wasn't fueled by any official news from the e-commerce specialist. Instead, investors pulled shares lower as part of

It has been a momentous year for electric vehicles (EVs). Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) began delivery of its Model Y, Ford's (NYSE: F) Mustang Mach-E will start showing up late in 2020, and a slew of other

Millions of seniors count on Social Security as a major source of retirement income. If you're planning to do the same, you'll need to do your part to avoid reducing your benefits -- and that could

Shares of U.S. utility NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE) are on quite a run so far in 2020, up nearly 30%. For comparison, the average utility, using Vanguard Utilities ETF as a proxy, is down about 6%

It's a good time to be a professional football fan, and it seems it's a good time to be DraftKings (NASDAQ: DKNG). Going into the National Football League's (NFL) first weekend of the 2020-2021

Unity Software, maker of the most popular game engine used on mobile platforms, filed its initial S-1 Registration Statement with the SEC last month. The company submitted an updated version of the