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Apple TrueDepth Supplier Continues to Ramp Production
Finisar (NASDAQ: FNSR) reported fiscal second-quarter results earlier this month, and the company continues to ramp production of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs). These VCSEL....
Here's Where Things Went Wrong for Helmerich & Payne, Inc. in 2017
This past year has been a bit of a let-down for Helmerich & Payne (NYSE: HP) investors considering that the stock shed a quarter of its value, erasing a big chunk of last year's rebound. That....
Wal-Mart Wants to Eat Blue Apron's Lunch (and Dinner)
Blue Apron (NYSE: APRN) may have pioneered the meal-kit business, but brick-and-mortar grocery stores aren't going to let it steal its business. Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT), the nation's largest grocery....
Intel Corp. Expects to Sample 10-Nano FPGAs in 2018
In 2013, chip giant Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) and programmable logic chip vendor Altera announced a collaboration whereby Intel would manufacture chips Altera designs. This move, Altera hoped, would....
5 Ways to Turn a Temp Job Into a Permanent One
If you've been hired for a temporary role, you should know that you're in good company. Over a given year, nearly 15 million temporary and contract workers are hired across the U.S.The problem, of....
Why Fitbit, Inc. Stock Jumped 11% in November
Shares of Fitbit, Inc. (NYSE: FIT) climbed 11.7% in November, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence, after the company reported its third-quarter 2017 results at the....
Is Apple Catching Up to Google and Tesla in Self-Driving Technology?
While Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been arguably the most dominant tech company of the past decade, some regard it as a laggard in the race for self-driving cars. Its Project Titan initiative has been....
Here's Why GlycoMimetics Is Soaring 24.3% Higher Today
After unveiling updated results from a trial evaluating GMI-1271 in relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML), GlycoMimetics (NASDAQ: GLYC) shares are surging 24.3% as of noon EST....
The RMR Group Inc. (RMR) Q4 2017 Earnings Conference Call Transcript
Image source: The Motley Fool.The RMR Group Inc. (NASDAQ: RMR)Q4 2017 Earnings Conference CallDec. 12, 2017, 10:00 a.m. ETOperatorContinue readingSource: Fool.com
How Tax Reform Treats Dividends and Capital Gains
Tax reform bills have passed both the House and the Senate, and a joint conference is working to try to reconcile the two measures and come up with a compromise solution that both chambers of....
Here's Why Omeros Corporation Is Gaining More Ground Today
Shares of Omeros Corporation (NASDAQ: OMER) rose as high as 10.8% this morning after the biotech announced a U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval that expands its commercial-stage drug to....
Why Qualcomm Incorporated Stock Jumped 30% in November
Shares of Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) spiked 30.5% last month, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence, after Bloomberg reported at the beginning of November that....
Here's Why Investors Are Punishing Oasis Petroleum Inc. Stock Today
Shares of Oasis Petroleum (NYSE: OAS) are getting pummeled today, down more than 15% as of 12:12 p.m. EST. That sell-off comes on the heels of the company's announcement that it would buy more....
Women Are More Likely to Regret Student Debt -- and They're Not Wrong
As student debt crept dangerously close to the $1.5 trillion mark this year, countless borrowers found themselves asking one nagging question: Were those loans worth it? In most cases, the answer....
Why Wynn Resorts Is the Hottest Casino Stock
Shares of Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ: WYNN) are up 84% in 2017 and 131% since the beginning of 2016, leading a recovery in casino stocks in Las Vegas and Macau. The stock gains have coincided with a....
"Dreaming Big & Being Bold": How Doing Things Differently Helped REI Succeed
If you work in retail, most of the time you can only dream of a day off on Black Friday to spend with friends and family exploring the outdoors. But at REI, unique perks like this are par for the....
Northrop Grumman Stock Upgraded: 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 two....
6 Ways the Fed's Interest Rate Hike Could Affect You
The Federal Reserve is widely expected to raise the benchmark federal funds rate by 25 basis points on Wednesday, but the impact on consumer borrowing depends on the type of loan. While certain....
Walmart Has Struck a Chord With Online Grocery Sales in China
Don't look now, but Walmart (NYSE: WMT) is crushing the online grocery market in China. Walmart's net sales in the People's Republic of China for the third quarter of 2017 increased 4%, and....
Why Himax Technologies, Inc. Popped 34% in November
Shares of Himax Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: HIMX) jumped 34.6% in November, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence, after the fabless semiconductor manufacturer reported....
Nokia Stock Is Down, but Worth Considering
Beleaguered European tech giant Nokia (NYSE: NOK) is getting beaten up again after the third quarter 2017 report showed revenues in its telecom business declined. The company has its fair share of....
What to Expect From Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP in 2018
This past year has been an excellent one for Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (NYSE: BIP). The company crushed the market's return, fueled in large part by a needle-moving acquisition, which....
KMG Chemicals (KMG) Q1 2018 Earnings Conference Call Transcript
Image source: The Motley Fool.KMG Chemicals (NYSE: KMG) Q1 2018 Earnings Conference CallDec. 11, 2017 5:00 p.m. ETOperatorContinue readingSource: Fool.com
Why 2017 Was a Year to Forget for Core Laboratories N.V.
By most measures, oil-field services specialist Core Labs (NYSE: CLB) had an unimpressive 2017 campaign. Outside of a 2% dividend yield, the company didn't return much value to shareholders. In....
Better Buy: Microsoft vs. Oracle
With their respective transitions to the cloud, analytics, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) in full swing, both Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) have been powering a profitable....