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Recessions are inevitable, but there are ways to protect your portfolio against them. One of the best is by choosing stocks that pay a strong dividend. When selecting such stocks, there are three

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Insteel Industries Inc (NASDAQ: IIIN)Q4 2019 Earnings CallOct 17, 2019, 10:00 a.m. ET

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Honeywell International Inc (NYSE: HON)Q3 2019 Earnings CallOct 17, 2019, 8:30 a.m. ET

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After enjoying almost 13 years of reporting both higher revenue and earnings every single quarter, pest control specialist Rollins (NYSE: ROL) blew it in the first quarter by missing on earnings

In this week's episode of Industry Focus: Consumer Goods, host Shannon Jones and Motley Fool contributor Dan Kline review some recent news in the CG space. First, the reverse merger between

If you're not a close follower of Wendy's (NASDAQ: WEN), you might be unaware that it's handily bested its peer group of large-capitalization, quick-service restaurant stocks over the last three

Streaming video veteran Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) reported third-quarter earnings Wednesday night. This stock usually soars if the company beats analyst estimates and management guidance on subscriber

Ford (NYSE: F) said that it will offer buyers of its future electric vehicles easy access to a network of over 12,000 charging stations -- and it will partner with Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) to offer

Sonos (NASDAQ: SONO) has launched a speaker rental program in the Netherlands that, at first glance, seems pretty weird. After all, who would rent speakers? But if you look closer, it might not be

Shares of Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) moved sharply higher at Thursday's open after the streaming pioneer posted better-than-expected financial results, and you wouldn't expect that given the handful of

Shares of membership-only warehouse club Costco (NASDAQ: COST) have been on a tear this year, up 46% since Jan. 1 against just 18.3% for the S&P 500.

As consumer-goods investors -- and fans of huge

Iron ore is crucial to the global economy. That's because it's a key component in steel, which is in everything from bridges and buildings to cars and wind turbines. Steel is so essential in

Investors will be watching a number of metrics when Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) reports its fiscal fourth-quarter results later this month. iPhone, services, and wearables revenue for the period will be

The world's biggest brick-and-mortar retailer just escalated its price war with the world's biggest e-commerce retailer. That is, Walmart (NYSE: WMT) is subsidizing price cuts it requested of some

Thursday morning brought modest gains to Wall Street as investors celebrated some progress on the global geopolitical front. Officials from the U.K. and the European Union agreed to a tentative

Shares of Alcoa (NYSE: AA) climbed more than 10% on Thursday morning following the aluminum giant's third-quarter earnings report. Alcoa came in short of earnings and revenue expectations, but

Brookfield Renewable Partners (NYSE: BEP) operates one of the world's largest renewable energy portfolios. While it's diversified across several asset classes, it's a bit light on solar. That power

Americans spend a lot of money on streaming subscriptions. A recent survey from Amdocs, a software and services provider to communications and media companies, found 27% of Americans are spending

If you're looking for an industry with a ton of rapid growth behind it and plenty of room for more ahead, you could do worse than to consider video games. The amount of time we spend on them is

Despite all the political rhetoric over drug prices in the United States, biotech stocks, on balance, have still had a respectable year. The closely watched iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF is

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Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC)Q3 2019 Earnings CallOct 17, 2019, 3:00 a.m. ET

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On Wednesday, Ally Financial (NYSE: ALLY) presented to shareholders another quarter characterized by robust loan originations and a swiftly rising deposit base. The financial services and banking

Costco (NASDAQ: COST) has shown that its business model won't be upended by the ongoing digital revolution. The warehouse club has steadily grown its membership while maintaining roughly 90% renewal

Aphria (NYSE: APHA) has been one of the few bright spots in the legal cannabis space in 2019. Earlier this week, the company posted its second straight profitable quarter, and it is showing

It hasn't been a good year for subscription streaming services. The stock prices of iQiyi (NASDAQ: IQ) and Spotify Technology (NYSE: SPOT) are down 37% and 27%, respectively, over the past 12