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What happened Shares of Adobe (NASDAQ: ADBE) rose 15.5% during the month of August, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The creative cloud software giant, home to Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, and other digital marketing tools, rose along with th

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) is looking south of the U.S. border for participants in a phase 3 clinical trial of its coronavirus vaccine candidate. The company said it aims to enroll 20,000 people from Latin America for the study, roughly one-third of the planned worldwide

Investors have pushed shares of lululemon athletica (NASDAQ: LULU) up by more than 60% so far in 2020 as we approach the retailer's second-quarter earnings announcement. While much of its industry is still reeling from coronavirus closures, the yoga-inspired apparel specialist

NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE) is the global leader in producing power from the wind and sun. However, one of the problems with its vast renewable energy portfolio is intermittency. When the sun doesn't shine and the wind isn't blowing, the company's investments aren't generating

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The following are today's upgrades for Validea's Price/Sales Investor model based on the published strategy of Kenneth Fisher. This value strategy rewards stocks with low P/S ratios, long-term profit growth, strong free cash flow and consistent profit margins.

The following are today's upgrades for Validea's Value Investor model based on the published strategy of Benjamin Graham. This deep value methodology screens for stocks that have low P/B and P/E ratios, along with low debt and solid long-term earnings growth.

The following are today's upgrades for Validea's P/E/Growth Investor model based on the published strategy of Peter Lynch. This strategy looks for stocks trading at a reasonable price relative to earnings growth that also possess strong balance sheets.

The following are today's upgrades for Validea's Growth/Value Investor model based on the published strategy of James P. O'Shaughnessy. This two strategy approach offers a large-cap value model and a growth approach that looks for persistent earnings growth and strong relative

What happened Shares of entertainment juggernaut Disney (NYSE: DIS) were up 12.8% in August, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. Virtually all of the increase came on Aug. 5, after the company reported its third quarter FY2020 results. 

With an impressive average revenue growth of 45% since its IPO, SolarEdge Technologies (NASDAQ: SEDG) sure looks a promising stock in the solar energy space. An ever-increasing focus on cleaner and renewable sources of energy globally makes solar companies attractive. Unlike oil

If there was any doubt department store chain Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) bucked the industry's second-quarter trend by stocking up rather than scaling back on inventory, Macy's (NYSE: M) erased it on Wednesday. Like rivals Kohl's (NYSE: KSS) and Dillard's (NYSE: DDS), Macy's also slo

What happened Shares of startup electric truck maker Nikola (NASDAQ: NKLA) rose 36% in August, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. It was a noticeable turnaround from July, when shares fell 55.6%.

ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) has fallen on hard times. Shares of the oil giant have tumbled more than 40% this year, weighed down by the impact lower oil prices are having on its finances. That puts the oil stock about 60% off its former peak, which it hit when oil prices were last i

What do Apple CEO Tim Cook, actress Jane Lynch, and Senator Amy Klobuchar have in common? They're just a few of the over 3.7 million Americans who will likely see their Social Security benefits reduced because they were born in 1960. If you were also born that year, you too cou

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Many of us rely on a delicious cup of hot coffee to start our workday. Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) does a great job of serving up that daily dose of caffeine, along with a growing selection of food items for breakfast and lunch. What many investors may not realize is that the compa

If you're like most people, you haven't socked away nearly enough for retirement. About half of people aged 35 to 44 have saved less than $25,000 for retirement, per the 2019 Retirement Confidence Survey. Among those 55 and older, 23% have saved less than $25,000. Yikes.

COVID-19 isn't going anywhere, not anytime soon at least. For investors, that means it's time to adapt and invest based on strategies that may be successful amid the pandemic. By holding investments in your portfolio that are able to do well even during adverse conditions like t

It's hard to describe Deere's (NYSE: DE) recent third-quarter earnings report as anything less than a "blowout." The company exceeded external and internal expectations, and the underlying development of the business suggests that the stock remains attractively priced. Let's tak