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How to Overcome the Excuses Holding You Back from Retirement Savings
Saving for retirement is one of the most important things to do with your money. Unfortunately, most Americans are simply not doing a very good job saving. In fact, according to a recent....
Inflexible Employers Are Forcing Mothers Out of the Workforce
Many parents struggle to hold down jobs while also caring for children and maintaining home life responsibilities. But a new FlexJobs survey reveals a disturbing statistic: In an age where....
Meet Social Security's 2 Silent Killers
I have good news and bad news when it comes to Social Security.On the bright side, despite fears of the program becoming insolvent or going belly up, there's virtually no chance of Social....
Job Openings Are Near All-Time Highs, Wages Are Up
***EMBARGO UNTIL TUES. SEP 3 AT 9am ET / 6am PT***Job openings have climbed by 3.2% to 5.94 million, according to Glassdoor's latest Job Market Report. That's just below July's all-time high of 6....
Is ABB Finally in Turnaround Mode?
Value investors will be looking at ABB (NYSE: ABB) for a number of reasons, not least of which is its eye-catching forward dividend yield of 4.3%. Throw in the argument that the company's....
Half of Americans Hope to Retire Before 65. Here's How to Do It.
Almost everyone wants to retire someday -- and the sooner, the better. Approximately 52% of Americans hope to exit the workforce before their 65th birthday, according to a recent survey by....
Alaska Airlines Returns to Growth in California
In the year after it completed its late-2016 acquisition of smaller rival Virgin America, Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK) went on a growth spree in California. This included adding more than a dozen....
Better Buy: General Electric vs. Verizon
If you spend any time watching the ups and downs of Wall Street, then the names General Electric (NYSE: GE) and Verizon (NYSE: VZ) will be familiar to you. While they operate in very different....
Weekly Cannabis Stock News: Canopy Growth Gets a Recommendation Boost
As the summer drifts away, so too does the latest quarterly earnings season. Along with other equities, most marijuana stocks have already reported their most recent figures.Most, but not all.....
Why Dell Stock Popped 10% Today
Shares of Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) closed 10.2% higher Friday after the PC-maker beat analyst estimates for second-quarter sales and earnings.Expected to earn $1.47 per share pro forma on....
SolarCity Looks Like a Huge Mistake for Tesla
In this week's Industry Focus: Energy, host Nick Sciple chats with analyst Jim Mueller about the latest in the never-ending press spectacle that is Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA). First, an update on Tesla....
Amazon Now Owns a Piece of the Crown Jewel of Regional Sports Networks
The YES Network has a new home. Disney (NYSE: DIS) agreed to sell the New York sports network that airs games of the Yankees, Nets, and other local teams to an investor group that includes the....
53% of Savers Are Setting Themselves Up for Retirement Failure
The average American thinks they'll need approximately $1.7 million to retire comfortably, a survey from Charles Schwab found. Considering the median amount baby boomers have saved for retirement....
3 Top Renewable Energy Stocks to Buy Right Now
In the world of energy stocks, green energy investments may be the trickiest to figure out. Since many of these companies are based on emerging technologies or are dependent on economic....
What Makes the Disney-Target Partnership So Magical
In this week's episode of Industry Focus: Consumer Goods, host Jason Moser and Motley Fool analyst Joey Solitro talk about the recent partnership between Target (NYSE: TGT) and Walt Disney (NYSE:....
Green Thumb Industries' Q2 Beats on Revenue, Misses on the Bottom Line
Marijuana stock Green Thumb Industries (OTC: GTBIF) has reported Q2 fiscal 2019 results. Its $44.7 million in revenue was almost 230% higher on a year-over-year basis. On the bottom line,....
What Happened in the Stock Market Today
Indexes ended August with an indecisive session ahead of the Labor Day weekend. Major benchmarks opened higher but seesawed between gains and losses, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average....
Why American Outdoor Brands, Innovative Industrial Properties, and Alexion Pharmaceuticals Slumped Today
Friday was a relatively quiet day on Wall Street, with major indexes staying relatively close to where they began the session. Investors are getting conflicting readings on the prospects for....
Why Ambarella, MSG Networks, and Dell Technologies Jumped Today
The stock market inched higher the last trading day of August, as investors seemed to want to go into the weekend in a more defensive stance. The past month has been extremely volatile, and it....
Is Occidental Sinking Far Below Deepwater?
The market became gravely concerned when Vicki Hollub, CEO of Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY), came in, guns blazing with an offer to pay $76 per share for Anadarko Petroleum (NYSE: APC) and....
Peloton Warns of Poor Financial Reporting Controls
Maker of high-end home fitness gear Peloton dropped its S-1 Registration Statement earlier this week. There are plenty of yellow and red flags in the filing, such as insiders wielding supervoting....
Franklin Resources Inc. (BEN) Q3 2019 Earnings Call Transcript
Image source: The Motley Fool.Franklin Resources Inc. (NYSE: BEN)Q3 2019 Earnings CallJul. 30, 2019, 11:00 a.m. ETUnidentified Speaker --Continue readingSource Fool.com
AMTD International Stock Gets Its First Buy Rating: What You Need to Know
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....
ArQule: Buy the Dip?
A little clinical data can go a long way. Promising updates from two pipeline assets have catapulted shares of ArQule (NASDAQ: ARQL) 230% higher since the beginning of 2019. The company's market....
Frontline Ltd (FRO) Q2 2019 Earnings Call Transcript
Image source: The Motley Fool.Frontline Ltd (NYSE: FRO)Q2 2019 Earnings CallAug. 30, 2019, 12:00 p.m. ETOperatorContinue readingSource Fool.com