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3 Dividend Stocks Perfect for Retirement
Retirement is a time to shift one's investment portfolio to a more defensive posture. If this can be done while generating income via dividend payouts, so much the better. We asked three of our....
"Game of Thrones" Helps Time Warner Go Out With a Bang
In what's likely to be its last quarterly report before merging with AT&T (NYSE: T), Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) posted earnings results this week that demonstrated the value of hit TV and movie....
Twitter, Inc. Posts User Growth, Nears Profitability
Ahead of Twitter's (NYSE: TWTR) third-quarter earnings report, investors were looking for the company's turnaround to gain some meaningful traction -- and the social network delivered exactly....
How Ultra Clean Holdings Inc. Shares Fell 24% Today
Shares of Ultra Clean Holdings (NASDAQ: UCTT) fell as much as 23.9% in Thursday's morning session. The maker of manufacturing equipment for the semiconductor industry reported mixed earnings on....
Why Celgene Corporation Tumbled Today
Celgene (NASDAQ: CELG) is down 18.2% at 12:11 p.m. Thursday after releasing third-quarter earnings. It wasn't so much third-quarter revenue, which was up 10% year over year, or the adjusted....
Is MGM Resorts Making a Big Mistake in Cotai?
Originally scheduled to open in 2016, MGM Resorts' (NYSE: MGM) new integrated resort in the Cotai district of Macau saw its debut pushed back once again after a typhoon swept through the region in....
LKQ Hits the Gas on Sales Gains, Acquisitions
If you have an older vehicle, you understand all too well the need for high-quality auto parts. LKQ (NASDAQ: LKQ) has worked to build itself a niche in the parts industry by providing a wider....
Why Twitter Stock Is Soaring Today
Shares of social media company Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) surged on Thursday following a third-quarter report that beat analyst expectations. While revenue declined during the quarter, Twitter produced....
Why TAL Education Group Stock Dove Today
Shares of TAL Education Group (NYSE: TAL) were sliding today after the Chinese tutoring company released disappointing results in its second-quarter earnings report. As of 11:54 a.m. EDT, the....
What Is Channel Inventory?
Manufacturers have long used retailers to sell their goods to end customers. A manufacturer makes money by selling its products to retailers, and retailers make money when products are sold to the....
Reassessing the Great Recession: Part 4 of Our Series on U.S. Downturns
Wall Street has infamously had its share of ugly Octobers, so Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp chose this month to offer their listeners a special treat: a four-part series on the history of....
McKesson Fights Back With Strong Earnings, Revenue Gains
The drug distribution business has gotten fierce recently, with new competitive threats adding to pressure from lawmakers and consumer advocates about the high cost of prescription drugs. McKesson....
Blue Apron Delivers a Big Box of Pink Slips
In this segment from the MarketFoolery podcast, host Mac Greer, Total Income's Ron Gross, and Million Dollar Portfolio's Matt Argersinger consider the roller-coaster ride that has been Blue Apron....
Why Buffalo Wild Wings Stock Popped Today
Shares of Buffalo Wild Wings (NASDAQ: BWLD) have skyrocketed 20.8% as of 12:30 p.m. EDT Thursday after the sports-centric restaurant chain announced better-than-expected quarterly earnings.More....
The Big Problem for eBay Is That Its Rivals Are Even Better
In this segment from the MarketFoolery podcast, host Mac Greer, Total Income's Ron Gross, and Million Dollar Portfolio's Matt Argersinger parse the problems of eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY), which is in the....
Why Nokia OYJ Stock Tumbled 19% Lower Today
Shares of Nokia (NYSE: NOK) fell hard on Thursday morning, triggered by a mixed earnings report. As of 11:40 a.m. EDT, the Finnish telecom-infrastructure specialist's stock had taken a 19.5%....
Looking Back on Black Monday, 30 Years Ago
In this segment from the MarketFoolery podcast, host Mac Greer, Total Income's Ron Gross, and Million Dollar Portfolio's Matt Argersinger reflect on the 1987 plunge in the stock market that had....
Disney's Original Theme Park Is Also Dreaming Big
Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) is working on some pretty amazing things that will be coming to Disney World in the next few years, but on Wednesday it unveiled something shiny and new for its original....
9 "Self-Evident" Foolish Truths
This week is the 120th Rule Breakers podcast, and as Motley Fool co-founder David Gardner looked back, he realized he's covered a whole lot of subjects in those shows. More to the point, with all....
M/I Homes Takes Advantage of the Housing Boom to Clean Up Its Financials
Even though we saw housing starts take a slight dip in September, it doesn't look like it impacted M/I Homes' (NYSE: MHO) most recent quarterly results. The company's third-quarter earnings came....
Why Spirit Airlines Stock Just Jumped 14%
Shares of discount airline Spirit Airlines Incorporated (NASDAQ: SAVE) jumped nearly 14% in early Thursday trading after the company announced fiscal third-quarter earnings that beat analyst....
If GE Cuts Its Dividend, ExxonMobil Could Be Next
When a company as big and diverse as General Electric (NYSE: GE) says publicly that it's considering reducing its dividend, it should give investors pause. GE was viewed as a Dividend Aristocrat....
Here's Why Idera Pharmaceuticals Plunged as Much as 35% Today
Shares of pre-revenue biopharma Idera Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: IDRA) sank as much as 35% this morning after the company announced the pricing of a major public stock offering. The company will....
United Continental Beat on Earnings -- Yet Shares Sank
In this segment from the MarketFoolery podcast, host Mac Greer, Total Income's Ron Gross, and Million Dollar Portfolio's Matt Argersinger discuss the complicated earnings picture for United....
Autoliv Inc. Hit Its Targets
Autoliv (NYSE: ALV) bounced back from a disappointing second quarter to deliver results in line with its expectations. However, as solid as the third quarter was, the company's focus remains on....