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3 Stocks That Feel Like Netflix in 2002
No one could have predicted back in 2002 that Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) would go on to bankrupt much larger DVD rental competitors before pivoting to internet-delivered TV, and then pioneering....
This Isn't Your Father's Wal-mart
Wal-mart (NYSE: WMT) continues to defy expectations. In the recently reported third quarter, it posted EPS (excluding items) of $1 a share and revenue of $123.18 billion, topping analyst....
3 Growth Stocks That Could Put Netflix's Returns to Shame
If you asked investors for either their biggest winner or a stock they wished they'd purchased in recent years, there's a good chance Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) would enter the mix. Shares of the....
What Happened in the Stock Market Today
Stocks had a quiet Wednesday, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) ended the session with small losses.Data source: Yahoo! Finance.Rising....
2 Terrible Stocks I'd Avoid
Investing pundits tend to focus on stocks that they're recommending. But it's just as important to know which ones to shun. And when I ask myself which stocks I would avoid like the plague, two....
Why Guess?, Inc. Stock Fell Wednesday
Shares of apparel retailer Guess? (NYSE: GES) fell as much as 14.9% on Wednesday, following the company's earnings release for its third quarter of fiscal year 2018. The stock is down 13.4% at the....
3 Things TransCanada Corporation Wants You to Know About the Safety of Its Dividend Growth Plan
TransCanada (NYSE: TRP) seemed to stumble backward in the third quarter, considering that cash flow plunged more than 29% on a per-share basis versus the year-ago period. At first glance, that....
Why Deere, GameStop, and Axalta Coating Systems Jumped Today
Millions of Americans are already traveling to their Thanksgiving destinations, and that left Wall Street largely listless on Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrials gave up ground, pulling back from....
Why Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Qudian, and Movado Group Slumped Today
Wednesday was a quiet day for the stock market, with major benchmarks seeing relatively little movement overall in advance of the day off that investors will get for Thanksgiving. With Congress on....
Why Collegium Pharmaceutical Shares Are Tumbling 12.9% Today
After FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb issued a statement suggesting an easier path to winning approval for generic opioids that are abuse deterrent, shares in Collegium Pharmaceutical's (NASDAQ:....
How Apple's 6.1-Inch iPhone Can Solve This Key Issue
Analyst Jun Zhang with Rosenblatt Securities (via Barron's), citing proprietary research, claims that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) recently boosted production of its iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus by 3....
Square and GoDaddy Forge a Crucial Partnership: What Investors Need to Know
In Square Inc.'s (NYSE: SQ) third-quarter conference call, CEO Jack Dorsey made it clear that the company's open-platform strategy, which allows Square to be embedded in other business systems,....
Copart Earnings Plummet on Expected Costs
Online automotive auction company Copart (NASDAQ: CPRT) saw its revenue climb in the first quarter of fiscal 2018, but earnings took a nosedive as the company paid "abnormal" -- but expected --....
Don't Get Greedy With Micron Technology, Inc. Stock
Shares of memory chipmaker Micron (NASDAQ: MU) rallied nearly 120% this year as surging demand for memory chips lifted market prices to multi-year highs. But even after that rally, Micron looks....
Why Is Baozun Inc (ADR) Trading Lower Wednesday?
E-commerce solutions company Baozun (NASDAQ: BZUN) saw its American depositary shares (ADS) fall as much as 15.9% on Wednesday. The stock is down 15.4% at the time of this writing.While Baozun....
What Does Kroger Know About Fashion?
Kroger (NYSE: KR) is the country's largest traditional supermarket chain with around 2,800 stores in 35 states, but under intense pressure from rivals both off and online, it now thinks adding....
Big Banks Are Taking Aim at PayPal's Venmo
PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ: PYPL) has been a huge winner in the growth of mobile commerce. Since 2012, PayPal's revenue has more than doubled, and total payment volume (TPV) has consistently grown....
3 Takeaways From salesforce.com, inc. Earnings
Even though salesforce.com's (NYSE: CRM) stock traded more than a percent lower after market open on Wednesday, following its third-quarter earnings release on Tuesday afternoon, it would be....
These 3 Stocks Are Up More Than 30% So Far in 2017, and They Aren't Slowing Down
There are have been some big stock winners this year -- among them 3M Co. (NYSE: MMM), Juno Therapeutics (NASDAQ: JUNO) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). Each has seen it share price jump by at least....
Why Copart, Inc. Stock Popped Today
Shares of Copart Inc. (NASDAQ: CPRT) were up 10.5% as of 1:30 p.m. EST Wednesday after the online vehicle auction services specialist announced stronger-than-expected fiscal first-quarter....
How Safe Is Procter & Gamble (PG) Dividend?
For a "boring" company, Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) sure has an exciting dividend. At just over 3%, it yields a full percentage point above the broader market's yield. The consumer products....
Why 2017 Was a Year to Remember for Enbridge Inc.
On the surface, it seems like this year is one that Enbridge (NYSE: ENB) investors might want to forget since the stock has fallen by double-digit percentages so far. However, that share price....
The 3 Stocks on the MFM Team's Radar This Week
In this segment of the Motley Fool Money podcast, host Chris Hill asks Million Dollar Portfolio's Jason Moser and Matt Argersinger and Total Income's Ron Gross about the companies they have their....
Why Comcast Wants to Buy a Big Piece of Fox, and Why PayPal Wants Out of the Consumer Loan Game
In this segment of the Motley Fool Money podcast, host Chris Hill, Million Dollar Portfolio's Jason Moser and Matt Argersinger, and Total Income's Ron Gross talk about the latest potential big....
Is Retail Making a Comeback?
The retail sector just had its best week of the year, and companies across the board are seeing big pops on solid earnings reports.In today's episode of MarketFoolery, Chris Hill talks with Jim....