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Why Southwest Airlines Is Shrugging Off the Oil Price Spike (but American Airlines Isn't)
Oil prices skyrocketed on Monday after a drone attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels -- likely with the support of Iran -- took more than half of Saudi Arabia's production offline. This put pressure on....
What Happened in the Stock Market Today
Stocks rallied late in Tuesday's session to finish with gains as oil prices fell after yesterday's spike and investors looked forward to a possible interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve....
The Fed Is Shaking Up the Bank Industry's Payment System
The Federal Reserve recently announced its plan to develop a new payment and settlement service, known as FedNow, which would allow for real-time payment processing by banks, even at night and on....
Why You Shouldn’t Wait to Buy NVIDIA Stock
Buying NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) now is a bet that the chipmaker will stop its yo-yo price swings and move up from its current price level rather than plunge yet again. Even at the current price,....
Why Corning Just Slashed Guidance for Its 2 Largest Segments
When Corning (NYSE: GLW) released second-quarter 2019 results in late July, shares of the glass technologist fell as investors weighed the underwhelming performance of its largest segment,....
Will Carnival See Another Wave of Selling When It Reports Earnings?
Carnival Corporation (NYSE: CCL) stock has provoked much consternation on the part of shareholders as of late. Shares peaked in early 2018, and they've gained just 6% during the last three years,....
Is CenturyLink a Buy?
You're not likely to win the Miss Congeniality sash in a year in which you whack your dividend by more than half and serve up negative year-over-year revenue growth across all five of your....
Why Nordstrom, Chesapeake Energy, and Boston Beer Slumped Today
Tuesday saw a turbulent session on Wall Street, with market participants trying to find new direction as they continued to evaluate geopolitical events over the weekend. Many investors remained....
Why Apogee Enterprises, Zscaler, and Enphase Energy Jumped Today
The stock market managed to bounce back modestly today from the previous session's losses. With attacks on Saudi oil facilities over the weekend, Monday's big surge in energy prices had....
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc (CBRL) Q4 2019 Earnings Call Transcript
Image source: The Motley Fool.Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc (NASDAQ: CBRL)Q4 2019 Earnings CallSep 17, 2019, 11:00 a.m. ETOperatorContinue readingSource Fool.com
The Future of Fintech: $280 Billion in Payments Revenue and More
A new report predicts that banks are likely to lose as much as $280 billion of their payments revenue by 2025, thanks to fintech disruption from companies like Square (NYSE: SQ), PayPal (NASDAQ:....
Why SunPower's Shares Popped 14.5% Today
Shares of SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ: SPWR) jumped as much as 14.5% in trading Tuesday as solar stocks soared. Shares were still up 12.5% at 3:30 p.m. EDT as the trading day neared a....
Why Ford's Plan to Move On From Sedans Is Risky
Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) is gearing up to launch an all-new -- and quite different -- version of its signature compact SUV, the Escape. The new-for-2020 Escape loses the outgoing model's boxy....
Why Snap Stock Jumped Today
Shares of Snap (NYSE: SNAP) have jumped today, up by 7% as of 3 p.m. EDT, after the company received an upgrade from Wall Street. Susquehanna boosted its rating on the Snapchat parent from....
Apple Is About to Bet $1 Billion on the Indian Smartphone Market
The second-largest smartphone market in the world has to date remained elusive to the most profitable tech giant. That's started to change recently, as Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has finally started to....
NBC Will Debut Its "Peacock" Streaming Service in April
NBCUniversal, a division of Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA), revealed the name of its upcoming streaming service on Tuesday -- Peacock -- and said it would roll out in April 2020. The company said the....
The Market Teases All-Time Highs, But Here Are 2 Stocks You Can Buy Cheap
Last week was yet another record-teasing one for the stock market. Major indexes either hit or flirted with their all-time highs, which is saying something given the popularity stocks have....
3 Consumer-Focused Stocks to Build Your Portfolio Around
Investors have a few terms for a blue chip stock that plays a supporting role in a portfolio. But whether these equities are called "core stocks" or "anchor stocks," or something else, their....
Analysts Agree: Zynga May Be the Best (Video Game) Stock on the Market
Every day, Wall Street analysts upgrade some stocks, downgrade others, and "initiate coverage" on a few more. But do these analysts even know what they're talking about? Today, we're taking one....
Why Nordstrom Stock Dropped Today
Shares of Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) were down 9.5% as of 1:30 p.m. EDT as investors feared the repercussions of higher gas prices stemming from last weekend's attacks on the world's largest oil....
Is Cerner a Buy?
When looking for long-term investments, identifying big-picture themes and then isolating the companies exposed to those themes is a great approach. One of the most significant economic themes of....
Why Oil Stocks and Oilfield Services Stocks Are Slumping Today
Gee, that was fast!After initially surging on news that drone and missile attacks in Saudi Arabia had knocked half that country's oil production and refining capacity offline over the weekend,....
Why Shares of Funko Are Down Today
Shares of Funko (NASDAQ: FNKO) slumped on Tuesday after the pop culture consumer products company announced a secondary offering by selling shareholders. The stock was down about 11.9% at 1:20....
Get Out! Netflix Gets "Seinfeld" in 2021
It looks like Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) has found a way to soften the blow of losing several popular shows. The video-streaming veteran just signed a massive deal for the worldwide rights to classic....
Here's Why Offshore Drilling Stocks Are Sinking Today (After Surging Yesterday)
Shares of offshore drillers Valaris (NYSE: VAL), Diamond Offshore Drilling (NYSE: DO), Seadrill (NYSE: SDRL), and Transocean (NYSE: RIG) were down between 5% and 6% at 12:47 p.m. EDT on Sept. 17.....