The COVID-19 crisis has changed the way a lot of people plan to approach retirement. Some older workers, for example, are being forced to retire early despite a desire to keep holding down a job. But 21% of Americans now say they'll be retiring later than planned, according to a
What do cloud computing, online gaming, and mobile payments have in common? Other than being fast-growing tech trends, they are complementary businesses for one or more of three e-commerce specialists: Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), MercadoLibre (NASDAQ: MELI), and Sea Limited (NYSE: SE
Clinical-stage biotech companies have hogged the limelight since the earliest days of the coronavirus vaccine race. Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA), for example, grabbed everyone's attention when its vaccine candidate became the first to enter human trials in March. And then, a month lat
Inovio Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: INO) has been sizzling in 2020. By late June, its share price had skyrocketed a whopping 860% year to date. Even though the biotech has since given up some of those gains, it's still up by more than 500% so far this year.
Virgin Galactic Holdings (NYSE: SPCE) is a space tourism company that's never actually carried any tourists into space. If that sounds a little strange to you, then you'll love this next bit: On Monday, Virgin Galactic reported its fiscal Q2 2020 "earnings" and -- surprise! -- i
Stock market investors have enjoyed huge gains over the past decade, and even the bear market earlier in 2020 has given way to an impressive run higher that broadly clawed back most of its losses. Yet some market participants are concerned that the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic
Walk into any Home Depot (NYSE: HD) or Lowe's (NYSE: LOW) stores these days and there is a good chance you will be struck by what you don't see: merchandise. Many of the shelves lack products, and what the stores do have is displayed in a way to make the racks seem more full tha
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a surge in people exercising at home as they remain cooped up due to lockdowns and border closures. Two of the more prominent sportswear brands are Nike (NYSE: NKE) and Under Armour (NYSE: UAA). Although many more people have taken to jogging aro
Thus far in 2020, the only certainty for investors is uncertainty. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic sent equities screaming to their fastest and steepest bear market correction in history during the first quarter, only to see stocks stage their strongest quarterl
The markets are said to be driven by fear and greed. In a 1986 Berkshire Hathaway shareholder letter, Warren Buffett described his investment philosophy as "attempt[ing] to be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy only when they are fearful."
It's the year of a pandemic, protests, and murder hornets. Like it or not, we still have another five months to go before we can put 2020 behind us, so whether you're new to investing or have been at it for decades, here are a few tips to get you through the rest of the year.
It's become conventional wisdom on Wall Street that the Robinhood trading platform is a playground for young, inexperienced day traders chasing the quick buck -- so-called "dumb money" following the latest trend. Well, maybe experienced investors shouldn't be so quick to judge.
Next week, Social Security will celebrate its 85th anniversary since being signed into law. Without question, it's America's top social program, supplying benefits to more than 64 million people a month and pulling 22 million of these folks out of poverty.
When the U.S. economy was effectively shut down to slow the spread of COVID-19, retail landlords like Tanger Factory Outlet Centers (NYSE: SKT) were hit very hard. That's not unreasonable, since mall owners like this real estate investment trust (REIT) were already facing headwi