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Every stock has some amount of risk attached to it, but a select few are almost surefire picks for investing success. Lemonade (NYSE: LMND), lululemon athletica (NASDAQ: LULU), and Etsy (NASDAQ: ETSY) are all companies that are riding high, and you have the opportunity to go alon

Sony's (NYSE: SNE) stock recently hit a 20-year high after its second-quarter earnings beat expectations and it raised its full-year outlook.The Japanese conglomerate's revenue fell 0.4% year-over-year to 2.11 trillion yen ($19.9 billion), but beat estimates by 177.3 billion yen.

Market conditions in the refinery sector remained incredibly challenging during the third quarter, which was evident in Phillips 66's (NYSE: PSX) earnings, or lack thereof. However, the oil refiner has offset some of that sector's challenges thanks to the diversification of its o

It's unlikely that Walt Disney will ever jump into the cannabis market, but there's a company that could be viewed as the "Disneyland of Cannabis" -- Planet 13 Holdings (OTC: PLNH.F). In this Fool Live video, Healthcare and Cannabis Bureau Chief Corinne Cardina and longtime Motle

Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU) and MercadoLibre (NASDAQ: MELI) are both well-known stocks for investors seeking overseas growth. Baidu owns the largest search engine in China, and MercadoLibre is the largest e-commerce player in Latin America.But over the past three years, Baidu's stock ha

For the vast majority of its history, Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) has exclusively operated one aircraft type: the Boeing (NYSE: BA) 737. However, the company is finally thinking about changing that. During Southwest's third-quarter earnings call, management said that it plans

The Social Security benefit you start out collecting in retirement won't be the same monthly benefit you're stuck with for life. That's because each year, Social Security benefits are subject to cost-of-living adjustments, or COLAs, that are designed to help seniors retain their

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Friday, Oct. 30, was a scary day for the markets -- very appropriate for the day before Halloween. The tech-focused Nasdaq declined 2.45%, and the leading FAANG contingent fell even harder, with all major names declining more than 5%. That is, except one: Company

Shares of content delivery network provider Fastly (NYSE: FSLY) have been getting hammered ever since the company cut its guidance in October due to lower revenue from its largest customer TikTok and lower usage from some of its other customers. The stock has been trending downwa

Investors were understandably nervous when 3M (NYSE: MMM) reported third-quarter earnings as the market has been particularly volatile this year, but the report was actually pretty good under the circumstances. There are some good underlying signs of improvement in the business,

Zoom Video Communications' (NASDAQ: ZM) stock soared about 660% this year as the COVID-19 crisis brought millions of new users to its video conferencing platform. Just as Google became a verb for online searches, Zoom became synonymous with video calls.Meanwhile, shares of Alphab

Oil and refined products master limited partnership Magellan Midstream Partners (NYSE: MMP) has experienced some effects from this year's downturn in the oil market. However, unlike many of its peers, the energy company hasn't reduced its high-yielding distribution. That's becaus

You'll often hear that the Roth IRA is the best retirement savings plan out there, and there are plenty of good reasons to fund one. But Roth IRAs have their drawbacks, and so before you open one, be aware of these pitfalls you might encounter.1. Your tax rate could go down in th

With 11 coronavirus vaccine candidates in phase 3 clinical trials and six already cleared for limited use, the focus on trial results will soon give way to logistical concerns. As vaccines are authorized by regulatory agencies like the Food and Drug Administration, plans will ki

Many investors appear to be thinking through the consequences of the upcoming election, given the extreme volatility we saw in the markets last week. But let's try to focus on the positives. After all, there are a handful of companies out there that are sure to benefit from this

It's not a headline most investors would expect. Certainly some wireless carriers are exposed to the video market one way or another, but cable television never appeared to be anything but a side project for "un-carrier" T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS). Now it seems to be more.Investors

Each year, the IRS makes a series of inflation-related adjustments to the U.S. tax code. So, even if there are no major changes in the tax law, the tax brackets are likely to change.That's exactly what has happened for the 2021 tax year. Here's an overview of the 2021 tax bracket

Not all stocks will last forever, and that's why if you're investing for the long haul, it's important to be careful when selecting which stocks to buy today. Not only will you want to invest in successful businesses but you'll also want to diversify to minimize your overall risk

Investing in an initial public offering (IPO) can be tricky. There's often lots of hype, and it's easy to get caught up in the emotion of the moment. After all, most companies look amazing in their registration documents.That's why it's often better to wait a few quarters and eva