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Wayfair's (NYSE: W) second-quarter earnings report showed a sharp acceleration in revenue growth and much improved performance on the bottom line. 

The data center market has turned out to be a happy hunting ground for Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) ever since the company reentered it in 2017 with its EPYC server processors.

Holding shares of a company that issues a rising stream of dividend payments can have a big impact on your returns. A $10,000 investment in Walmart (NYSE: WMT) stock in 1990 would be worth $175,000 today. But dividend reinvestment would have added nearly $100,000 more to your re

Robinhood, a free app offering commission-free trading of stocks, options, and more, has attracted a lot of attention in recent months. Many investors who use it seem drawn to specific names, and they're not necessarily stocks that receive a lot of coverage.

Being an investor in 2020 hasn't been easy. The uncertainty and panic created by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic initially sent equities to their steepest bear-market tailspin in history. This was followed by one of the strongest quarterly rallies in a decade. E

To the long list of COVID-19's business victims, you can add dividend stocks.

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has been one of the undisputed beneficiaries of the lockdowns that have blanketed much of the country -- and even the world -- since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Consumers turned to e-commerce in accelerating numbers to avoid leaving home for fear of contra

Wayfair (NYSE: W) was a popular destination for consumers stocking up on home goods during the shelter-in-place period. The online retailer posted revenue growth of 83.7% for the second quarter, significantly higher than the first quarter's 19.8% growth. 

Much has been written about the race to $2 trillion market cap, one that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is clearly winning. As of the market close on Thursday, the stock is within less than 2% of hitting this rather arbitrary goal. For context, Amazon and Microsoft are each about 26% of

Robinhood is a popular trading platform that often serves as a barometer of what's hot and what's not on the markets. Stocks that are among the most popular on Robinhood come from a variety of industries and risk levels, but most are primed for serious growth.

Don't look now, but Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) CEO Jeff Bezos just liquidated a big chunk of his own company's stock. 

Investors without a fortune to invest traditionally found themselves in a difficult position. The problem: Some stocks that many people would like to buy are very expensive. Take Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL), for example. The parent company of Google carries a price

United Parcel Service and FedEx on Friday shot down social media calls that they step in to deliver mail-in ballots from the U.S. Postal Service, which is warning states of potentially "significant" delays. [nL1N2FG1DX]

What happened Macy's (NYSE: M) closed Friday 3% higher, after a sprightly day on the stock exchange. The optimism for what has been a very out-of-favor company seems to be due to the Commerce Department's latest set of retail sales data published that morning. 

Final regulations that guide businesses and consumers under California's new digital privacy law went into effect on Friday, marking a significant step towards giving Americans the right to request their data be deleted from e-commerce websites and social media.

The U.S. Justice Department has opened a criminal probe into whether NASA's former head of human spaceflight gave Boeing Co improper guidance during a lucrative lunar-lander contract competition, two people familiar with the matter said on Friday.

Wall Street coasted into the weekend on a quiet note, as both the Nasdaq Composite and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) pulled back slightly from near-record levels. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) fared the best with a minimal gain, but worries about what th

Prominent fund managers dove into technology and consumer stocks during the second quarter, helping fuel a rally that has pushed the benchmark S&P 500 near record highs despite the economic toll of the coronavirus pandemic, regulatory filings released on Friday showed.

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