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Most Americans likely use products from foreign companies -- including cars, phones, PCs, and gaming consoles -- each day. However, investors might not pay much attention to these brands as investments, since their stocks often trade overseas or on over-the-counter exchanges.

Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ: ULTA) shares have been unusually volatile in 2020, with returns for the year ranging from robust 20% gains to losses of over 40%. Those swings reflect investors' uncertainty about the business, which has had its strong growth record threatened by consumer sh

Last year, JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ: JBLU) made a long-awaited announcement that it would enter the transatlantic market with flights to London in 2021. JetBlue converted 13 of its Airbus A321neo orders to the new long-range A321LR models to support its transatlantic expansion pl

The music industry has a reputation for taking advantage of the artists it employs. Performers often sign bad deals and end up not making much money as they generate millions for others. While that's happening, they're often encouraged to spend money they don't actually have, go

As Foolish investors, we're always looking for companies with competitive advantages, or "economic moats." A favorite characteristic of Warren Buffett, an economic moat is a structural advantage that makes it extremely difficult for competitors to steal away business, giving wid

Tough economic times generally spell trouble for merger activity, especially in the financial sector. For instance, we saw the merger between Simon Property Group and Taubman Centers run aground in June as a result of the COVID-19 crisis.

Despite the coronavirus's effect on economies around the world, the tech sector has largely boomed since the pandemic began. Even large, established tech giants like Apple have seen their share prices spike since the beginning of the year. But there's also a lot of smaller, fast

Are you looking for a great dividend stock? They're often hard to find, and that's because it takes a lot to be one. The company needs to pay investors an above-average yield, it should increase its payouts regularly, and the dividend payments should also be safe. You want to be

Last year, oil major Chevron (NYSE: CVX) was a loser.

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From streaming video platforms to social networks, digital media has already changed the world. However, the digital communications revolution is still just getting started, and top companies in the space look poised to deliver big growth in the decades to come. 

Robin Hood (the outlaw) was the talk of the town. Sherwood Forest was blanketed with reward posters for his capture.

Social Security has been in serious financial trouble since well before the COVID-19 pandemic began. Earlier this year, the program's Trustees announced that if lawmakers don't intervene with a fix, Social Security will likely need to cut benefits as early as 2035, the date init

Buckle up and hold on, because 2020 has been quite the ride for Wall Street.

Since the beginning of the year, the poor performance of the Canadian marijuana sector has foiled many investors' expectations. In the face of constant oversupply, inventory writedowns, and shrinking margins, cannabis companies have had no choice but to convert stock to cash in

Social Security generally won't provide enough income for you to live comfortably as a senior, so you'll need to save independently in a retirement plan to ensure that you're able to cover all of your expenses later in life. But if you make these mistakes with your IRA or 401(k)

Quite a few stocks of companies developing COVID-19 therapies and vaccines have soared this year. Some have delivered downright astronomical gains.

You can find plenty of good news without looking too hard. The stock market is soaring. COVID-19 cases in the U.S. are declining. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, predicts that death rates could fall significantly within the next coupl

As of June, the average retired worker was bringing home $1,514 a month from Social Security. This works out to almost $18,200 a year. All things considered, this isn't very much -- but for 62% of retired workers receiving a Social Security benefit, their monthly payout will acc

Many of the most popular stocks on the Robinhood trading platform are indisputably risky. Beleaguered airlines and cruise lines. Speculative biotechs. Shaky energy companies. They're not the kinds of stocks you can buy and rest easy.