As a retiree, chances are good that medical care is going to be one of the single biggest expenses you face. In fact, recent research from the Employee Benefit Research Institute found that a senior couple with high prescription drug needs could spend an estimated $325,000 in Me
HP's (NYSE: HPQ) stock recently popped after the PC and printer maker's third-quarter earnings beat analysts' expectations. Its revenue declined 2% year-over-year to $14.3 billion, but still beat estimates by $1.01 billion. Its adjusted earnings fell 16% to $0.49 per share, but
It’ll be tough for September to repeat the impressive successes of August… but it sure did get off to a good start on Tuesday.
It might be a new month, but it’s an old story about tech leading the market higher. The NASDAQ soared 1.39% today (or about 164 points) to a n
Real estate investment trust (REIT) National Retail Properties (NYSE: NNN) has one of the best dividend records of any of its peers, including Realty Income. But there's one thing wrong with this net-lease landlord that has always stopped me from jumping aboard. Here's what it i
Emerging market Eurobond sales are set to surge this month as borrowers seeking to raise more than $250 billion before year-end rush to issue as the coronavirus crisis eases and ahead of November's U.S. presidential election.
Inovio Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: INO) and Novavax (NASDAQ: NVAX) were hardly household names at the beginning of 2020. But due to their efforts to develop vaccines against the novel coronavirus, both biotechs have grabbed headlines over the past several months. In turn, astute in
Since the beginning of the year, a prevalent illicit market, oversupply, and poor inventory management have ravaged Canadian cannabis companies. The benchmark Horizons Marijuana Life Sciences ETF (TSX: HMMJ) reflects these woes, down by nearly 25% from Jan. 2 to Aug. 31. As st
Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA) has sold a lot of doses of its coronavirus vaccine already. Granted, those sales hinge on regulatory approval or authorization for mRNA-1273. But we're still talking about a lot of money that could be on the way -- over $1.5 billion for 100 million doses i
August was a fantastic month for the broad market indexes. That wasn't the case for the cannabis sector, though. Two of the biggest cannabis-focused exchange-traded funds (ETFs) were down last month.
Investing legend and Motley Fool co-founder David Gardner often says, to paraphrase, we should invest in the future we want to see. As a parent, I want to see a world that's safer, cleaner, and with more economic opportunity for all. These basic ideas underpin much of my own inv
The booming stock market recently hit an all-time high. Many stocks regained all of their losses from earlier in the year and skyrocketed a lot higher. But Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) isn't one of them.
It's been a record year in the world of telemedicine -- and no company dominates the U.S. corner of this market more than Teladoc (NYSE: TDOC). The company is the oldest telehealth provider in the country. With the demand for telehealth services higher than ever because of the c
This is a year that's tested the resolve of investors like never before. The panic and uncertainty associated with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic sent equities screaming lower during the first quarter, with the S&P 500 losing over a third of its value in un
Space was the final frontier for travelers, and it may be the final frontier for investors as well. Over the last decade, the space economy has emerged to the point where we see commercial companies launching spacecraft on a regular basis and space-related brands becoming househ
(RTTNews) - European stocks rose sharply on Wednesday after four days of losses as global manufacturing indicators showed expansion, the euro pulled back from a two-year high and investors pinned hopes on additional U.S. fiscal stimulus.
A lot of seniors today rely on Social Security to pay the bills in retirement, and chances are, you'll one day do the same. But there's a lot of misinformation about Social Security, and if you don't understand how it works, it could really throw off your retirement planning. In