All but one of the country's cruise-line stocks took on a little water this week. Shares of Carnival, (NYSE: CCL) (NYSE: CUK) and Norwegian Cruise Line (NYSE: NCLH) declined 3% and 7%, respectively. Royal Caribbean (NYSE: RCL) was the only operator to follow the general market h
Investors had been hoping for good news from Domino's Pizza's (NYSE: DPZ) second-quarter results. The official accounting of growth through the early days of COVID-19 lockdowns in the U.S. was bound to show significant sales and market-share gains as customers turned to its deli
CME Group (NASDAQ: CME) will announce its second-quarter earnings on July 29. The company's financial exchanges generally perform well in volatile economic times, and the last few months were certainly volatile.
Netflix's (NASDAQ: NFLX) new co-CEO, Ted Sarandos, might feel a little weird these days. The video-streaming pioneer is producing hundreds of millions in positive free cash flow after its second straight quarter in the black. What's the head of content to do with pockets full of
Global air travel nearly ground to a halt this spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic, making it clear that aircraft manufacturers were in for a rough year. Many airline executives think it will take at least two or three years -- and possibly longer -- for air travel demand to ful
The COVID-19 pandemic rages on in the U.S., with case counts on the rise, once again. The first round of stimulus checks earlier this year provided vital financial assistance that helped Americans across the nation. But now that unemployment has remained high and state and local
Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) reported what would normally be considered a blowout quarter after the market close on Thursday. But these aren't normal times. The company had a record number of second-quarter subscribers, making it the second-highest quarterly growth in Netflix's histor
We're seeing encouraging news on the COVID-19 vaccine front, but it's too early to start taking mask-free victory laps. Coronavirus cases and deaths continue to climb, and things may get worse before they start getting better. Is your portfolio ready for a second and potentially
Investors using the stock-trading app for the financial services company Robinhood seem to be feeling the magic. More than 622,000 of them own shares of Disney (NYSE: DIS), according to Robinhood data, making it the fourth-most-popular holding in the portfolios of its users.
Social Security might feel like it's beyond your control, but your decisions play a big role in how much you get from the program. The age you start benefits, in particular, has a significant effect on how much money you receive per month and over your lifetime.
If you thought that the record 12% drop in the global smartphone market in the first quarter was bad, the plunge in India's smartphone market in the second quarter makes that double-digit decline look manageable in comparison. India, the second-largest smartphone market in the w
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) plans to include its cloud gaming service xCloud as a free feature for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers in September. The bundle will include access to Xbox Live, the Xbox Game Pass service, and xCloud for $14.99 per month.
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In less than two years after the country legalized recreational cannabis, Canada has reached an important milestone. According to a report in BNN Bloomberg, the country's dispensary count crossed the 1,000 mark as of July 17, landing at 1,010.
Rightly or wrongly, Americans perceive people with straight teeth as more attractive, successful, and employable than those without, according to studies. Hence, an investment into treatments for teeth straightening has the potential to really pay off in the long run. One such t