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5 Seemingly Minor Mistakes That Could Cost You Your Job
We all make mistakes on the job, whether it's botching a presentation or showing up late more often than not. But while certain blunders are clearly bad news, what you may not realize is that....
Franco-Nevada Powers Up on Gold, Energy Growth
Natural resources businesses can be volatile, and dramatic moves in commodity prices can make what was once an economically viable mining or drilling business unprofitable. Franco-Nevada (NYSE:....
Netflix's Expanding Contribution Margin is Evidence of an Exceptional Business
Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) continues to prove to investors that it is an exceptional business. The most potent argument in favor of this is Netflix's contribution margin performance. Essentially the....
Better Buy: Ford Motor Company vs. Tesla Inc.
The Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) helped pioneer the moving assembly line. With it, modern manufacturing was born. Today, another visionary, by the name of Elon Musk, is seeking to accomplish just....
How Berkshire Hathaway's Biggest Profit Generator Grew by Acquisition
The old Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A)(NYSE: BRK-B) made its money as a risk business, primarily earning a profit from writing insurance policies and earning income from investment gains on the....
Home Depot Inc. Lifts Its Outlook -- Again -- After Hurricanes Boost Results
Natural disasters depress sales results for most retailers, but they have the opposite impact on Home Depot's (NYSE: HD) operations. That helps explain why the home improvement giant recently....
Job Outlook Improves, but Many Still Fear Falling Behind
About the same number of Americans believe that jobs are plentiful as those who feel that their income is falling behind the cost of living.Exactly half (50%) of Americans believe that there are....
3 Reasons Intel Corporation Is a Better Value Stock Than Juniper Networks, Inc
Enterprise networking provider Juniper Networks (NYSE: JNPR) was undoubtedly glad to put the month of October in the rearview mirror. The upside of Juniper's nearly 11% share price decline last....
Better Buy: Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. vs. AmeriGas Partners, L.P.
Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. (NYSE: FGP) and AmeriGas Partners, L.P. (NYSE: APU) are two of the largest propane distributors in the United States. A string of warm winters, however, has made delivery....
Robo-Advisors: What They Mean for Investors and Financial Advisors
In this episode of Industry Focus: Financials, host Michael Douglass and Fool.com contributor Matt Frankel discuss Wells Fargo's (NYSE: WFC) recently announced "robo-advisory" platform. They also....
Best Buy: Facebook, Twitter, or Snap
The social-media space is dominated by three companies: Facebook (NASDAQ: FB), Twitter (NYSE: TWTR), and Snap (NYSE: SNAP). All three are poised to take advantage of one of the fastest-growing....
Millennials Are Confident Investors, but Still Want Help
You'd think millennials would have a hard time investing, what with their limited earnings and piles of student debt. But according to a new Schwab survey, there are a number of things about....
Venmo Me: PayPal Takes Its Popular App to the Next Level
Even among the heady growth numbers PayPal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: PYPL) reported in its third-quarter earnings release, the growth of its social payment app Venmo once again easily stood out. The....
5 Things J.C. Penney Company, Inc.'s Management Wants You to Know
Last Friday, J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP) reported a solid comp sales increase but sharp erosion in its profitability for the third quarter. The results weren't good, but investors had been expecting....
In Case You Missed It, Bitcoin Has Now Crashed 3 Times in the Past 5 Months
If we as investors looks back 10, 20, 50, or even 100 years, we'd have a hard time finding an asset with a more consistent long-term return than stocks. Every single commodity, and even....
3 Key Takeaways From Red Robin’s Terrible 3rd Quarter
This quarter was one Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. (NASDAQ: RRGB) would rather forget. You'll find all the headline numbers here, but the short version was that the company missed on both the....
These 3 Stocks Just Raised Their Dividends
Did last week end with some kind of early Black Friday for dividend-paying stocks?It certainly seems that way, as a score of companies declared fresh dividend raises in advance of that famous....
6 Things Activision Blizzard's Management Wants You to Know
Quarterly earnings reports are a good way to gauge how a business is doing, but the conference call can give real insights into what's working, what's not, and what the future looks like. At a....
Cognex Delivers on Its Monster Quarter
Machine vision leader Cognex Corporation (NASDAQ: CGNX) set the bar high with last quarter's financial release when the company reported record results and forecast a "monster quarter." The....
Democrats and Republicans Hate Social Security's Inflation Measure, but Can't Agree on How to Fix It
Social Security is, for a majority of the more than 42 million retired workers who receive a monthly payout, a critical financial lifeline during retirement. Though the average monthly payout only....
Is Freeport-McMoRan Stock Looking Like a Sell on its Risky Indonesian Deal?
Freeport-McMoran (NYSE: FCX) has finally reached an agreement with the Indonesian government for the continuation of its lease on the giant Grasberg mine. The deal, formally announced on August....
Apple Inc. Boosted R&D Spending Again in Fiscal 2017
Over the last several years, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has continued to dramatically increase its spending on research and development.Fully funded research and development activities are critically....
3 Jobs Every Teenager Should Experience
In most cases, only certain jobs are open to teenagers. In most cases, you're not going to hold a highly skilled position or even one that involves a lot of training.That doesn't mean the jobs....
3 Top Big Pharma Dividend Stocks You Can Buy Right Now
Big pharma stocks have long been favorites for dividend-seeking investors, and for good reason. Major pharmaceutical companies typically generate strong cash flow, which allows them to pay high....
Why This Canadian Marijuana Stock Is Smoking Hot Right Now
So far in 2017, shares of Aurora Cannabis (NASDAQOTH: ACBFF) are up more than 170%. Seventy percent of that gain came in the past five days. The Canadian marijuana stock jumped 27% on....