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Primary Care Chain One Medical Plans to IPO
One Medical is part of Silicon Valley's attempt to bring healthcare into the information age. Valued at $1.5 billion in its last funding round, the healthcare conglomerate seeks access to the public
Why Baker Hughes Stock Popped 14.3% in December
Shares of Baker Hughes (NYSE: BKR) climbed 14.3% in December, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence, as the broader market climbed and after a Wall Street analyst weighed in with a
Yum! Brands Throws Down a Challenge to McDonald's and Burger King
Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM) has traditionally operated restaurants seen as an alternative to the more traditional burgers and fries establishments offered by McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) and Restaurants
Canopy Growth to Open 10 Tokyo Smoke Stores in Ontario
Marijuana stock Canopy Growth (NYSE: CGC) is up slightly in mid-afternoon trading after the company announced a widening of its retail footprint by bringing 10 new locations of its Tokyo Smoke
Why Habit Restaurants Stock Surged Today
Shares of Habit Restaurants (NASDAQ: HABT) were soaring today after the fast-casual burger chain agreed to be acquired by Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM), the parent of KFC, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut. Yum
Is Coca-Cola Looking to Get Into Cannabis?
Cannabis beverages could soon become a lot more mainstream, at least in Canada, where the products are now legal. As of Oct. 17, edible and ingestible cannabis products are legal -- in some retail
Why iRobot Stock Gained 16% in December
iRobot (NASDAQ: IRBT) stock outperformed a booming market last month by rising 16% compared to a 3% spike in the S&P 500, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence.
The rally only
Can Anything Stop the Rise of AMD?
Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) was the most talked about ticker in the semiconductor industry in 2019, more than doubling from its January 7, 2019 close of $20.57 to $48.60. If you believed in
Here's Why Sage Therapeutics Lost 53.3% in December
Shares of Sage Therapeutics (NASDAQ: SAGE) fell by more than half last month, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The nosedive occurred after the company announced that
FibroGen Appoints Enrique Conterno as Its New CEO
FibroGen (NASDAQ: FGEN), a biotech that was founded to focus on fibrosis, but has expanded into other disease mechanisms, appointed Enrique Conterno as its new CEO on Monday. Shares of FibroGen were
Motley Fool Money 2020 Preview
In this episode of Motley Fool Money, host Chris Hill chats with analysts Jason Moser, Andy Cross, and Ron Gross about what 2020 holds for the market. Which trends are the analysts most excited
Can Target Keep Up the Momentum in 2020?
Target (NYSE: TGT) is one of the largest retailers in the United States, operating a chain of 1,800 stores and an online channel that markets a diverse set of fashion, home, healthcare, and grocery
Grubhub Lost 35% Last Year. Will It Be Cut in Half in 2020?
Even with the near-50% rally Grubhub (NYSE: GRUB) staged at the end of the year, 2019 was not good for investors in the food delivery specialist -- who still lost more than a third of their
Here's Why TG Therapeutics Jumped 35.5% in December
Shares of TG Therapeutics (NASDAQ: TGTX) gained over 35% last month, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The pharma stock ended the year on a high note thanks to two
Why Units of Phillips 66 Partners Rallied 10% in December
Units of Phillips 66 Partners (NYSE: PSXP) rose 10.6% in December, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The main factor driving up the energy company's value last month was
These Were the 10 Best Stocks of 2019
The top 10 stocks of 2019 are an interesting group. You might think tech stocks would dominate the upper echelon of equities, but you'd be wrong. As we saw in the IPO market, individual healthcare
Can Splunk Really Generate $1 Billion in Cash Flow By 2023?
A few years ago, IBM estimated we created 2.5 quintillion bytes of data every single day, and that 90% of all the data in the world at that time had been created in the previous two years. And data
SmileDirectClub and Walmart Team Up on Distribution Deal
Shares in SmileDirectClub (NASDAQ: SDC) shot up over 17% on Monday morning when news of a big distribution deal with Walmart (NYSE: WMT) hit the street. The company provides teeth-straightening
Why SmileDirectClub Shares Are Soaring Today
Shares of SmileDirectClub (NASDAQ: SDC) were soaring 17.3% as of 11:20 a.m. EST on Monday. The big gain came after the company announced earlier in the morning that it was launching oral care
4 Ways to Recession-Proof Your Portfolio
The U.S. economy is entering its 11th year without a recession -- its longest economic expansion ever. This growth will not continue forever, but that doesn't mean it will necessarily end soon
Stock Market News: Newmont Looks Golden; Xerox Secures Funding for HP Acquisition
Major benchmarks got off to a slow start on Monday morning, as investors remained worried about the rising tensions between the U.S. and Iran. Having ignored geopolitical risk for a long time
Acuity Brands' First-Quarter Earnings Preview: Expect Volatility
Acuity Brands (NYSE: AYI) plans to release first-quarter fiscal 2020 results on Thursday before the markets open. Shares of the industrial lighting and building controls manufacturer lagged the
Why Shares of Cal-Maine Foods Tumbled Today
Shares of Cal-Maine Foods (NASDAQ: CALM) slumped on Monday after the egg producer reported disappointing fiscal second-quarter results. Both revenue and earnings sharply declined, missing analyst
This Fast-Growing REIT Is One of My Favorite Retail Investments For 2020
With all the bankruptcies and other ongoing negativity surrounding brick-and-mortar stores the last few years, sometimes it's easy to forget that digital has not, in fact, taken over. On the
Here's Why 10x Genomics Rose 17.5% in December
Shares of 10x Genomics (NASDAQ: TXG) gained 17.5% last month, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The laboratory hardware provider had been embroiled in a costly patent


