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Why Darden Restaurants, Zimmer Biomet Holdings, and Applied Optoelectronics Jumped Today
Tuesday was a fairly quiet day on Wall Street, with major benchmarks largely pausing after huge gains in recent sessions. The tax reform package took a key step toward becoming law, with an....
Why McDermott International, Chicago Bridge & Iron, and Novavax Slumped Today
The stock market paused in its upward trajectory on Tuesday, which was a bit surprising in light of a favorable vote on the tax reform bill in the House of Representatives. Major benchmarks were....
Bitcoin Is Down, but Ethereum and Other Cryptocurrencies Are Rising
Bitcoin (BTC), by far the most widely held and closely followed digital currency, or cryptocurrency, is down by more than 7% over the past day. However, most other cryptocurrencies are continuing....
Why Movie Stocks Won't Recover This Year
Star Wars: The Last Jedi absolutely trounced the box office this week, but movie stocks across the board are still down.In today's MarketFoolery podcast, Chris Hill talks with Taylor Muckerman....
Heico Corporation Supercharges Growth to End 2017
Heico Corporation (NYSE: HEI) continues to be one of the best-performing industrial companies on the market, riding increasing aerospace spending and shrewd acquisitions to record-high revenue.....
More Holiday Marketing Tricks: How Stores Are Designed to Wear You Down
In this episode of Motley Fool Answers, Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp are back with more warnings about the mind games that advertisers and retailers play on us -- and they play with extra....
More Holiday Marketing Tricks: Helping You Feel Like Part of the Crowd
In this episode of Motley Fool Answers, Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp are back with more warnings about the mind games that advertisers and retailers play on us -- and they play with extra....
More Holiday Marketing Tricks: The Almost Irresistible Urge for Reciprocity
In this episode of Motley Fool Answers, Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp are back with more warnings about the mind games that advertisers and retailers play on us -- and they play with extra....
This Exclusive Carmaker Might Be Preparing to Supercharge Its Production
Is luxury-auto maker Ferrari (NYSE: RACE) about to accelerate its production? That's what a recent Bloomberg article, citing "people familiar with the matter," says the company is up to. The....
How Safe Is Walgreens Boots Alliance's Dividend?
The drugstore industry saw big changes in 2017, with Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ: WBA) finally agreeing to acquire a massive portion of Rite Aid's (NYSE: RAD) store network. Dividend....
More Holiday Marketing Tricks: The Secret Reason Behind Christmas Creep
In this episode of Motley Fool Answers, Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp are back with more warnings about the mind games that advertisers and retailers play on us -- and they play with extra....
Disney's Bob Iger Gets Another Treasure Trove of Assets
Bob Iger's tenure as Disney (NYSE: DIS) CEO may be one of the most successful and consequential for any U.S. company in the last two decades. He managed to collect some of the best media assets in....
Costco Wholesale Corporation Earnings Soar, Thanks to Strong Sales
Following a sales slowdown that lasted for most of 2016, Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) has come roaring back this year. Comp-sales growth has been accelerating in recent months, culminating in a....
How Safe Is Sysco's Dividend?
It takes a huge network of logistical assets to get food to the restaurants, dining facilities, and other food services providers that need it, and Sysco (NYSE: SYY) has made it its business to do....
More Holiday Marketing Tricks: Making Shopping a Bonding Experience
In this episode of Motley Fool Answers, Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp are back with more warnings about the mind games that advertisers and retailers play on us -- and they play with extra....
Whole Life or Term Life: Which Insurance Do Young Parents Need?
In this Answers, Answers segment from the episode of Motley Fool Answers, Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp unravel an issue that confuses many people: What's the difference between term life....
How Healthcare Can Become Big Business for NVIDIA
Healthcare is turning out to be a potentially fertile ground for the application of artificial intelligence (AI). According to a report by Markets and Markets, application of AI in healthcare is....
New Gene Therapies Could Change Hemophilia Forever
At last week's American Society of Hemophilia conference, Spark Therapeutics (NASDAQ: ONCE) and BioMarin (NASDAQ: BMRN) presented promising data for gene therapy drugs that could change the way....
Carnival Cruises Into 2018
Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE: CCL) (NYSE: CUK) continues to coast at levels it hasn't seen since 2011. The world's largest cruise ship operator posted healthy growth for its fiscal fourth....
Why Blue Apron Holding Inc. Stock Was Moving Higher Today
Shares of Blue Apron Holding Inc. (NYSE: APRN) were gaining again Tuesday, continuing a bull run that started when the meal-kit service hired a new CEO on Dec. 1. In recent days, the stock has....
3 Top Pharmaceutical Dividend Stocks to Buy Now
Income investors have favored the pharmaceutical sector for decades. That makes sense since drugs tend to enjoy high margins and are needed in good times and bad. These factors allow pharma....
Here's Where Things Went Wrong for Enterprise Products Partners L.P. in 2017
Midstream giant Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE: EPD) turned in a lackluster year in 2017. While the company outperformed most MLPs since the sector delivered a negative total return this year,....
5 Red Flags to Watch Out for When Applying to a Company
Think about it: have you ever landed a coveted job only to feel miserable mere weeks later, lamenting at your cubicle that if only you had listened to your gut -- to have seen your boss'....
Why Riot Blockchain Stock Is Soaring... Again
Shares of Riot Blockchain (NASDAQ: RIOT) are up 15% as of 12:00 p.m. EST after the company announced it raised a fresh round of capital by selling stock and warrants in a private placement. A....
Why Shares of Remark Holdings Jumped Today
Shares of artificial-intelligence solutions provider Remark Holdings (NASDAQ: MARK) jumped on Tuesday after the company announced a new agreement related to its KanKan data intelligence platform.....