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National Oilwell Varco, Inc. Battled Several Headwinds to Continue Recovering
The third quarter proved to be more challenging than National Oilwell Varco (NYSE: NOV) initially anticipated. A dip in oil prices heading into the quarter caused customers to cut spending. On top....
How Alphabet's Waymo Will Teach its Self-Driving Cars About Snow
Waymo said on Thursday that it will try to teach its self-driving cars about snow by taking part of its fleet to a place with notoriously fierce winter weather: Michigan.Waymo, the Alphabet....
3 Innovative Stocks for October
Here's something to wrap your head around: As fast as the world has changed in the last decade, the pace of innovation is actually accelerating. We went from a world without iPhones in 2007 to one....
What I'll Be Watching When Cirrus Logic Reports Earnings
Despite solid top- and bottom-line growth last quarter, shares of audio chip developer Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ: CRUS) have been falling over the past three months and are down roughly 6%....
Up 70% in the Past Year, Does The New York Times Still Have Room to Run?
Blue Apron (NYSE: APRN) made its debut on Wall Street just a few months ago, but the stock is already down 50% from its original offer price.In this episode of Industry Focus: Consumer Goods,....
Twitter Is Finally Getting Its Costs Under Control
Between 2013 and 2016, social media company Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) reported $2.2 billion of cumulative net losses. That's nearly equivalent to Twitter's annual revenue. Revenue growth ground to a....
How to Invest in Cloud Computing
There are several angles you can take if you want to add a few cloud computing stocks to your portfolio. But if you want to bet on the leaders in the business, you should start with Amazon.com,....
Visa Inc. Wages War on Cash
The world is moving steadily away from cash and toward digital forms of payment.Visa (NYSE: V), however, would like to accelerate this trend. The largest credit card processor is offering....
Gilead Sciences Inc. Still Singing the HCV Blues in the 3rd Quarter
Surprisingly strong hepatitis C virus (HCV) sales helped Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: GILD) enjoy better-than-expected results when the big biotech provided its second-quarter update in July. But that....
Was Celgene’s Third Quarter Really Crash-Worthy?
On the heels of reporting a disappointing late-stage trial failure, Celgene Corp. (NASDAQ: CELG) issued a poor third-quarter financial report that's stoking investors' fears. Has the biotech lost....
1 Analyst Believes Apple, Inc. Has Overcome iPhone X's Face ID Bottlenecks
In a matter of hours, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) will start taking pre-orders for its forthcoming iPhone X, ahead of the Nov. 3 launch. The current state of production for the new flagship device....
Here's How Intel Corp. Crushed Its Own Guidance Targets
Semiconductor giant Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) reported third-quarter results after the closing bell on Thursday. The company exceeded its own projections by a wide margin and set optimistic goals for....
The Clear Reason Alkermes Plc's Shares Jumped by as Much as 12%
Shares of Alkermes (NASDAQ: ALKS), an Irish-based commercial-stage drug developer with a focus on central nervous system medicines, jumped by as much as 12% during Thursday's trading session and....
Carter's Hits the Mark Despite Weather Challenges
Carter's Inc. (NYSE: CRI) announced third-quarter 2017 results on Thursday morning, highlighting comfortable growth, even as it faced literal headwinds from multiple hurricanes during the quarter.....
Most Americans Have Lost Their Faith in Social Security
Social Security serves as a financial lifeline for millions of retired seniors. But most of today's workers are doubtful those benefits will be around once it's their time to retire.In a newly....
All of Apple's 2018 iPhones and iPads Will Reportedly Have Face ID Support
On Oct. 9, well-known and generally reliable KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo made an interesting, albeit unsurprising, prediction (via MacRumors) that all of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhones and....
Deckers Posts Stronger Performance but Ends Sale Plans
A poor environment for retailers has hurt Deckers Outdoor (NYSE: DECK) recently. The situation had gotten so bad that activist investors wanted Deckers to put itself up for sale, and the shoemaker....
9 Metrics From McDonald's Corporation's Solid Third Quarter
McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) has been serving up some tasty numbers for investors in recent quarters, driving the stock sharply higher. Shares were up more than 30% year to date before the company....
The Gap Between Wal-Mart and Amazon Is Still Getting Bigger
Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE: WMT) has seen tremendous growth in its e-commerce sales so far in 2017. Its first-quarter e-commerce sales grew 63%, followed by 60% year-over-year growth in the second....
Ellie Mae Expects a Strong Finish to 2017
The state of the housing market has been quite healthy for years, with the recovery from the financial crisis helping to lift home prices back toward precrisis levels in many markets and spurring....
SS&C Weathers Delayed Deals En Route to a Mixed Quarter
SS&C Technologies Holdings (NASDAQ: SSNC) announced slightly weaker-than-expected third-quarter 2017 results on Wednesday after the market closed, highlighting significant margin expansion and....
The Double Whammy That Sent Marijuana Stock Insys Therapeutics Crashing as Much as 30%
Shares of Insys Therapeutics (NASDAQ: INSY), a small-cap biotech with a focus on pain management, plunged as much as 30% on Wednesday after receiving a double whammy. One whammy was the arrest of....
What Happened in the Stock Market Today
Stocks rebounded Thursday amid a raft of earnings announcements, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) both posted gains.Data source: Yahoo!....
Arlo Leads the Way in Another Strong Showing From Netgear
Netgear (NASDAQ: NTGR) announced third-quarter 2017 results on Wednesday after the market closed, highlighting modest overall growth driven once again by its burgeoning Arlo wireless security....
Why in the World Are Shares of Sears Moving Higher Today?
Shares of Sears Holdings Corp (NASDAQ: SHLD), a struggling retailer that provides home merchandise, apparel, and automotive products, among other items, are making a rare 5% move higher Thursday....