Like many other retailers, Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ: ULTA) closed its physical stores in mid-March. Predictably, the company had a challenging fiscal first quarter (ended May 2). Ulta's same-store sales (comps), which include the closed locations, dropped 35.3%, and the company had a
Lots of stocks look overvalued right now. Even the valuation of the overall S&P 500 is approaching a 15-year high, at 21.6 times earnings. If you're a value investor, that number probably makes you want to ignore the stock market altogether.
Yield-focused investors are facing dwindling options these days. With the Federal Reserve slashing interest rates, yields have compressed on most income investments. Meanwhile, with the stock market bouncing back sharply from its COVID-19 bottom, most dividend yields have fallen
(RTTNews) - Delta Air Lines plans to send notices next week to warn more than 2,500 pilots about possible furloughs, according to reports citing the company's memo.
COVID-19 has been hammering the U.S. economy since March, and small businesses have been bearing the brunt of it from the start. When stay-at-home orders were first implemented, many non-essential businesses were forced to close up shop, all the while giving up valuable revenue.
As the COVID-19 pandemic spread like wildfire earlier this year, shares of automakers plunged. Investors fled the industry during the broader market sell-off and never fully returned, worrying that the economic impact of the virus would crush auto sales, undermining automakers'
Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) owes a debt of thanks to Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY). For BMS to completed its acquisition of Celgene last year, regulators required that Celgene first sell immunology drug Otezla. Amgen was more than happy to shell out $13.4 billion for the blockbuste
Social Security has become an essential part of financial planning for Americans in its 80-year history, providing vital monthly checks to retirees when they no longer have income from work. Those on Social Security rely heavily on the program, and for many recipients, the money
XPO Logistics (NYSE: XPO) has taken investors on a wild ride in recent years. The company's shares were up more than 2,000% for the decade heading into the fall of 2018, only to give back about half those gains in the months that followed.
There are certain expenses that are pretty much unavoidable during retirement. You'll need a roof over your head, a means of transportation, food, and access to utilities. You'll also need to absorb the oft-astronomical cost of healthcare.
The COVID-19 pandemic made bargain-bin values out of many great stocks in 2020, and bargains are still easy to find after a dramatic recovery in May and June.
(RTTNews) - GM Defense LLC, a subsidiary of General Motors (GM), has received a contract from the U.S. Army to build, field and sustain the Army's new Infantry Squad Vehicle or ISV.
A month has gone by since the last earnings report for Williams-Sonoma (WSM). Shares have added about 14% in that time frame, outperforming the S&P 500.
A month has gone by since the last earnings report for Triumph Group (TGI). Shares have lost about 7.6% in that time frame, underperforming the S&P 500.
It has been about a month since the last earnings report for Ulta Beauty (ULTA). Shares have lost about 21.9% in that time frame, underperforming the S&P 500.