Millions of Americans have been left jobless in the wake of COVID-19. In late March, the CARES Act was put into effect and allowed for a $600 weekly boost to unemployment benefits through the end of July. But now that that extra money is gone, a lot of people have been left stru
When you're chasing stocks with high dividend yields, you're ideally looking for stocks with yields above those of the S&P 500 or a typical income benchmark like the U.S. Treasury Note. But to build wealth, it's important that you don't just run after the yield, but ensure
COVID-19 has profoundly affected the lives of millions of Americans. And it will continue to do so long into the future. In addition to the devastating loss of life, many people will also face far-reaching financial consequences.
Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) are the top two companies in the digital ad space. One dominates internet search, while the other holds domain in the social media sphere. Due to their influence, both have claimed a place among the world's larges
Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) may be showing signs of saturation in the United States, but there's a good reason it can slowly and steadily add millions of new subscribers over the next decade and a half or so.
Shares of Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO), the leading provider of enterprise hardware and a major player in the cybersecurity and collaboration markets, were hammered earlier this month. Cisco's fiscal fourth-quarter report, while beating analyst expectations across the board, fea
There's no end to the COVID-19 pandemic in sight. As a result, air travel demand hasn't improved much following a steep drop earlier this year. In recent days, passenger throughput at TSA checkpoints has averaged less than 30% of year-ago levels -- despite widespread availabilit
Glu Mobile's (NASDAQ: GLUU) hot rally came to a grinding halt after the company's second-quarter results in early August failed to match Wall Street's expectations. The mobile gaming specialist reported a big quarterly loss instead of an expected profit, while revenue also fell
This slow, summer week sure did see A LOT of big stories!
We saw Apple (AAPL) become the first publicly-traded company to reach $2 Trillion and Tesla (TSLA) soar right past $2000 a share.
There was an outstanding quarterly report from Target (TGT) amid a mostly solid slate o
When you're shopping for a dividend stock for your retirement portfolio, it pays to choose wisely. If you search for companies that issue the largest dividends on the basis of yield alone, you'll likely end up with a handful of highly unstable stocks that might not maintain thos
The oil patch has been a tough place for dividend investors in recent years. Oil price crashes in 2014 and earlier this year took many payouts down with them. Because of that, many income investors have given up on the sector.
There's no single universal savings goal to target when it comes to funding a retirement plan. Why? Your retirement expenses and goals may look different than someone else's. Your best bet is to consistently sock away a respectable portion of your income in hopes of amassing eno
This has been an unforgettable and truly wild year on Wall Street. During the first quarter, panic and uncertainty tied to the coronavirus pandemic pushed the broad-based S&P 500 lower by 34% in 33 calendar days. This was the quickest bear market decline in history. But it w
When the pandemic-inspired crash sent stock values plummeting in back in March, investors endured some of the rockiest weeks in stock market history. There's usually a lot more buildup to a stock market crash in which investment values drop 20% or more. Due to the unprecedented
Stocks that are trading below $5 can be much more liquid than those that are higher-priced. That's just one reason why Apple and Tesla recently chose to initiate stock splits among a long list of perks, including that lowering share price increases investor demand for shares.
Disruption has been the norm for many businesses in 2020 thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. This disruption worked to the detriment of most companies. But for some, the changing dynamics brought by the coronavirus outbreak have been positive catalysts. You can put BioNTech (NASDAQ
For many Americans, this has been one of the most challenging years of their lives. The coronavirus pandemic has completely altered our social norms, cost more than 20 million people their jobs, and sent the U.S. economy into its steepest recession in history.
The energy transition is well under way as renewable electricity capacity continues to grow around the world. Unbeknownst to many is the role that oil and gas companies are playing in this transition, a handful of which have recently upped the ante considerably.
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