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Here's My Top Stock to Buy in November
With the S&P 500 surging nearly 90% higher in the past five years, and 20% in the past year alone, it's undoubtedly more difficult to find a good deal in the stock market these days. But good....
Why You're Stuck Paying This Hated Tax at Least 1 More Year
This time last year, many investors believed that many unpopular tax provisions would be history by now. The election of President Donald Trump came with the promise of tax reform, with the goal....
Can Legacy Retailers Stymie Amazon's Grocery Growth?
When Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) enters a new industry, it's often assumed existing players may be wrecked. Many times there's good reason for this sentiment, but not always. On this note, Amazon's....
Better Buy: Veeva Systems Inc vs. Athenahealth, Inc
Today's battle features a convergence of two of the most promising industries of the past decade: healthcare and software as a service (SaaS). Veeva Systems (NYSE: VEEV) offers cloud solutions for....
What Happened in the Stock Market Today
Stocks fell for a second straight session on Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) both lost about half a percentage point.Data....
3 Stocks Your Children Will Brag About Someday
Like a fine wine or a family heirloom, the best stocks only get better with age. Investing in great companies will build wealth over the long run that you can pass down to your children and....
How to Invest in Companies That Place Women in Senior Leadership Roles
A recent study by Korn Ferry International (NYSE: KFY), entitled What Makes Women Different, turned up a number of intriguing facts about gender diversity in corporate America. For example, female....
3 Things Williams Companies Inc’s CEO Wants You to Know About Its Remarkable Transformation
Williams Companies (NYSE: WMB) and its majority-owned MLP Williams Partners (NYSE: WPZ) seemed to take a step back in the third quarter. That's because it was the first time in the last 15....
Why JA Solar, SandRidge Energy, and Ballard Power Systems Slumped Today
Wednesday was tough for the stock market, as major benchmarks once again pulled back, extending a losing streak. A triple-digit loss for the Dow Jones Industrial Average and similar-sized declines....
Spectra Energy Partners Might Have Found a Loophole in New Power Rules
One of the crown jewels of Enbridge's (NYSE: ENB) portfolio of subsidiary master limited partnerships is Spectra Energy Partners (NYSE: SEP). This past quarter, the MLP announced its 40th....
Why The Children's Place, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, and Sears Holdings Jumped Today
Indexes fell again on Wednesday, posting somewhat larger losses that made some look more closely at just how long the bull market has persisted. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished down....
Is Roku the Best Way to Invest in Cord-Cutting?
Cord-cutting is a growing trend in the United States. Research firm eMarketer expects nearly 5 million Americans to stop subscribing to cable this year, accelerating from last year. And even if....
Sprint Fires Back at T-Mobile With Hulu Bundle
Back in early September, T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) unveiled its most recent Un-carrier move: bundling Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) for free with its T-Mobile One family plans. The Netflix plan that is....
Here's Why Sangamo Therapeutics Rose as Much as 16.3% Today
Shares of Sangamo Therapeutics (NASDAQ: SGMO) rose over 16% today after the company announced that the first patient had been dosed in a phase 1/2 trial evaluating the potential for its....
$3 Billion Marijuana Merger in the Making: What It Could Mean for Marijuana Stocks
Look out, Canopy Growth Corporation (NASDAQOTH: TWMJF). Your reign as the pure-play marijuana stock with the highest market cap might not last for long.On Tuesday, Aurora Cannabis (NASDAQOTH:....
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.'s Pipeline Progresses, Approval Next
Even though biotech Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ALNY) doesn't have any drugs on the market, it had a solid third quarter in terms of pipeline development, with a drug passing its phase 3....
The One Certainty in Personal Finances Today Is Uncertainty
In this episode of Motley Fool Answers, Robert Brokamp is on his own to interview Rachel Schneider, a senior VP at the Center for Financial Services Innovation, and professor Jonathan Morduch, who....
Why Shares of YY Inc. Skyrocketed Today
Shares of YY Inc. (NASDAQ: YY) were up 21.8% as of 2:30 p.m. EST Wednesday after the China-based live-streaming social media platform announced quarterly results that easily outpaced Wall....
Disney's Loss Is Sirius XM's Gain
After a notoriously short-lived run on Disney's (NYSE: DIS) majority-owned ESPN, Barstool Sports is setting up a larger presence at Sirius XM Holdings (NASDAQ: SIRI). The edgy sports and men's....
Warren Buffett Bought 3.9 Million More Apple, Inc. Shares Last Quarter
Warren Buffett is famously averse to investing in tech companies, in part because technology advances so quickly that the competitive landscape can shift quickly. Earlier this year, the Oracle of....
Motley Fool Answers Mailbag: 1 Listener, 2 Retirement Account Questions
In this segment from the Motley Fool Answers podcast, Alison Southwick, Robert Brokamp, and special guest Ross Anderson from Motley Fool Wealth Management take on a pair of retirement-planning....
5 Things Huntington Ingalls Wants You to Know
You might have seen Huntington Ingalls' (NYSE: HII) earnings report last week, and you might have read what I had to say about the company's most important numbers. But unless you've also listened....
Here's Why Acorda Therapeutics Got Crushed Today
Shares of biopharma Acorda Therapeutics (NASDAQ: ACOR) dropped as much as 40.1% Wednesday after the company issued an update on its second-leading drug candidate. The company is increasing the....
Shares of SandRidge Energy Plunge on Acquisition Announcement
Shares of independent oil and gas producer SandRidge Energy (NYSE: SD) are down 15.4% as of 1 p.m. EST today after the company announced earlier that it will acquire Bonanza Creek Energy (NASDAQ:....
4 Things Marathon Oil Corporation's CEO Wants You to Know About What Lies Ahead
Marathon Oil (NYSE: MRO) recently reported excellent third-quarter results, all things considered. The oil producer was able to shrug off the impact from Hurricane Harvey to deliver production....