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How Spotify Might IPO
Spotify is the biggest music streaming company out there, and many investors are eager to get in on the action when and if it eventually goes public.In this clip from Industry Focus: Tech, Motley....
Facebook Expands Augmented Reality Features in Messenger
It's now been a few months since Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) made a major push into augmented reality (AR) to complement its virtual reality (VR) efforts. At the social network's F8 developer conference....
Why Casey's General Stores Inc Stock Tumbled Today
Shares of Casey's General Stores (NASDAQ: CASY) took a spill Tuesday after the convenience-store operator posted disappointing results in its second-quarter earnings report. Casey' missed....
Why Roku Stock Skyrocketed 121% in November
Shares of Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) jumped a staggering 121.7% in November, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence, after the company reported strong third-quarter 2017 results that....
3 Beaten-Up Tech Stocks: Are They Bargains?
The tech sector has performed well this past year, for the most part, but that doesn't mean there aren't a few companies that are suffering. Take for instance Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ),....
Is It Too Late to Buy Skechers Stock?
Shares of footwear company Skechers (NYSE: SKX) have had quite a year. The stock is up nearly 50% year to date, trouncing the broader market by a wide margin. Skechers' results in the past few....
Why Shares of Western Digital Corporation Slid Nearly 12% Last Month
Shares of Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ: WDC) tumbled 11.7%in November, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence, after Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty downgraded....
Billionaire Bill Gates Predicted Netflix's Success 2 Decades Ago
Early in Netflix's (NASDAQ: NFLX) history, the biggest concern was the company's non-conventional business model. In what's become a cautionary tale for lack of vision and missed opportunity, in....
How Dr Pepper Snapple Can Rebound in 2018
Non-alcoholic beverage companies have rebounded this year against a flat showing in 2016. But to the consternation of shareholders of Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. (NYSE: DPS), its stock has....
What Happened in the Stock Market Today
Stocks rose on Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) both closing at record highs.Data source: Yahoo! Finance.Rate-sensitive....
Why LendingClub Corporation Stock Jumped on Tuesday
Shares of LendingClub Corporation (NYSE: LC) are on the move, rising about 10% as of 3:30 p.m. EST after a major shareholder filed a revised 13D filing showing an increased stake in the company.....
Better Buy: Seaspan Corporation vs. Diana Shipping Inc.
Seaspan Corporation (NYSE: SSW) and Diana Shipping (NYSE: DSX) have gone in opposite directions this year. Seaspan has lost more than 35% of its value while Diana Shipping's stock has surged....
Why Mattel, Iron Mountain, and J.C. Penney Slumped Today
Tuesday was another positive day for most of the stock market, although certain segments did better than others. Among major benchmarks, the Dow performed the best, with triple-digit gains taking....
Why Goldman Sachs, Seagate Technology, and Tenet Healthcare Jumped Today
The stock market continued to climb on Tuesday, with the Dow and S&P 500 moving higher to record levels even as the Nasdaq Composite lagged behind. Investors were generally focused on the....
Why CyberArk Software Stock Popped 11% in November
Shares of CyberArk Software Ltd. (NASDAQ: CYBR) jumped 11.1% in November, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence, after the cybersecurity company's third-quarter earnings....
Here's Why Kosmos Energy Ltd's Stock is Sinking Today
Shares of Kosmos Energy (NYSE: KOS) plunged on Tuesday and were down nearly 12% at 2:30 p.m. EST. The culprit was an update on the offshore oil and gas producer's exploration program in....
Investors Real Estate Trust (IRET) Q Earnings Conference Call Transcript
Image source: The Motley Fool.Investors Real Estate Trust (NYSE: IRET) Q Earnings Conference Call ETOperatorContinue readingSource: Fool.com
What Investors Need to Know About Verizon's Mammoth NFL Deal
Football fans and cord-cutters rejoice, because Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) just kicked off the week with some great news. On Monday, the telecom giant announced a new five-year distribution....
This Is Why Global Blood Therapeutics Inc. Is Sinking Today
In response to the company announcing data from a case study at the American Society of Hematology meeting in Atlanta, shares of Global Blood Therapeutics (NASDAQ: GBT), a clinical-stage biotech....
How Safe Is Cintas Corp.'s Dividend?
No matter how high or low a company's dividend is at any given moment, there is no way for an investor can say that a dividend is a complete certainty. There are simply too many variables -- some....
Why Many Optical Networking Stocks Plunged in November
Optical networking investors had it rough in November. Shares of Oclaro (NASDAQ: OCLR) fell 13.9%, Lumentum Holdings (NASDAQ: LITE) dropped 14.4%, and Finisar (NASDAQ: FNSR) stock took a 15%....
Why Ford Is Teaming Up With Alibaba: Online Auto Sales
Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) is gearing up to test online alternatives to the traditional car-buying process via one of the world's largest e-commerce platforms. Ford and Chinese e-commerce giant....
Why 2017 Was a Year to Remember for NVIDIA Corp.
For any investor following the tech sector, NVIDIA Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA) doesn't need much in the way of an introduction. The graphics processor maker has successfully taken its GPUs, which were....
3 Reasons Spark Therapeutics Is a Buy After Its Crash
After Spark Therapeutics and competitor BioMarin Therapeutic (NASDAQ: BMRN) updated investors on the progress that they're making developing competing gene therapies for hemophilia, investors....
MoviePass Wants to Be Netflix to Costco's Lament
The best way to make an unsustainable model even more likely to implode is to make it even cheaper, and that's just what Helios and Matheson's (NASDAQ: HMNY) majority-owned MoviePass is doing by....