After sending shares lower by 30% at one point earlier this year, investors have changed their minds about Tractor Supply (NASDAQ: TSCO) stock. The rural lifestyle retailer is now comfortably trouncing the broad market in 2020 and leaving behind bigger peers like Walmart through
As our domestic and international travel plans continue to be disrupted by the pandemic, we can only imagine how this is impacting the companies that facilitate travel. Before proper cost levers were pulled last quarter, American Airlines (NASDAQ: AAL) was burning $70M in cash a
Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) and Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) share quite a few things in common. Both, of course, are big drugmakers with several successful products on the market. They're nearly exactly the same size in terms of market cap. Both Amgen and BMS have delivered disappo
Boeing and Airbus are used to volatility, due to the boom-bust cycles that have been typical of the airline industry throughout its history. However, the coronavirus-induced aviation bust of 2020 is shaping up to be the worst in memory, as demand for new airplanes plunged quite s
Investors are cautiously optimistic heading into Winnebago's (NYSE: WGO) earnings report this week. The recreational vehicle giant faced unprecedented demand pressures during the early weeks of the pandemic, but production appears to have picked right back up since then. The comp
Stock prices for both Beyond Meat (NASDAQ: BYND) and Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) suffered as the coronavirus crisis weighed on the restaurant industry. The maker of plant-based protein products saw declines in its sales to foodservice groups. And the specialty coffee retailer posted
There's good news and bad news for Royal Caribbean (NYSE: RCL) shareholders. The good news is that shares of the country's second-largest cruise line operator have more than tripled since bottoming out in the middle of March. That's nice. The bad news is that the once lofty divid
Retiring a millionaire won't necessarily make you happy, but it's a good goal to aim for nonetheless. But if you're in your 20s and are therefore many decades away from retirement, amassing $1 million or more in savings may seem next to impossible.Well, I'm here to tell you that
Big drugmakers tend to receive the most publicity about their efforts to develop a COVID-19 vaccine. However, there are quite a few smaller biotechs that are also in the hunt. Several of them have seen their share prices soar this year as investors became excited about their coro
Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) investors are likely worried after the company announced that its business will take a hit on account of lower information technology (IT) infrastructure spending and restricted shipments to Huawei.Management's guidance for the current quarter was m
Regular IRA contributions aren't enough to ensure a secure future. You need to put your money to work for you. That might sound complicated to those who aren't experts at investing, but there are a few simple things anyone can do to get more out of their IRA so they can have more
The Federal Reserve’s move to buy investment-grade ETFs that track the corporate bond market has garnered attention of investors who have brought huge inflows since late-March. Fed’s move helped restore the liquidity in the fixed-income market along with reduced credit risks.
President Trump's energy policy favors fossil fuels. However, despite that stance, some of the best-performing energy stocks in recent years have been renewable energy companies Brookfield Renewable (NYSE: BEP)(NYSE: BEPC), Clearway Energy (NYSE: CWEN)(NYSE: CWEN.A), and NextEra
AT&T (NYSE: T) and T-Mobile U.S. (NASDAQ: TMUS) are two of the three companies that will provide 5G service across the U.S. Along with Verizon, they will form an oligopoly in this essential service.Nonetheless, despite similarities, both companies differ significantly as tele
The stock market’s strong rally from the March lows has indisputably been driven by Big Tech. But how much higher can we go, particularly amid the pandemic?
With more than 39 million confirmed COVID-19 cases and upwards of 1.1 million deaths from the coronavirus worldwide, the pandemic continues to dominate attention. For investors who want to seek profits among companies fighting back against the coronavirus, there are a host of opt
You never know what earnings season will bring, but one thing's for sure: It will bring a few surprises. A good earnings report can give a sleepy stock a big boost, while a bad one can send the price tumbling. But if you want to invest $3,000 before earnings season, which stocks
In an ideal world, you'd enter retirement with enough money stashed in a 401(k) or IRA to use your Social Security benefits as side income. In reality, that might not happen.Some people struggle to build independent savings and end up relying heavily on Social Security income to
The big U.S. banks have all now delivered their third-quarter reports, and overall, it was their best period of 2020 so far, mainly due to the fact that they took smaller credit-loss provisions. However, of the six large American banks that reported earnings first, Bank of Americ