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3 Stocks to Buy and Forget About
There's plenty that can derail stocks along the way, but our Motley Fool investors believe that Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A)(NYSE: BRK-B), Disney (NYSE: DIS), and Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:....
1 Important Metric PayPal Holdings Investors Should Watch
PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ: PYPL) has been as consistent as a company can be for several years. The digital payment provider regularly posts more than 20% growth in total payment volume (TPV), which....
Better Buy: Sierra Wireless vs. Qorvo
The Internet of Things (IoT) is one of the hottest tech trends right now. Not surprisingly, a huge number of companies are trying to jump on to the IoT bandwagon since it is supposed to open up a....
2017 Has Been a Year of Surprises in Solar Energy
If you go back and look at the beginning of 2017, it seemed like the year would be terrible for solar companies. It was so bad that SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ: SPWR) announced layoffs and the....
Can Tech Companies Make Virtual Reality More Than Just a Tech Toy?
Tech companies are in love with the idea of virtual reality right now. Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL), HTC, Facebook (NASDAQ: FB), Samsung, Lenovo, and Microsoft are just a few of the big....
3 Stocks to Buy and Hold for 100 Years
Companies that are able to survive for a century or more require certain special attributes. After all, they have to weather not only changing consumer tastes over time but also the ups and downs....
Netflix Is Growing Faster Than Ever
Netflix Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX) is supposed to be a maturing company.The company completed its global expansion last January with a simultaneous launch in 130 countries, and it then promised to begin....
Why Veritone Inc. Stock Skyrocketed 27.5% Today
Shares of Veritone Inc. (NASDAQ: VERI) popped 27.5% on Wednesday despite no company-specific news. There were no new analyst upgrades, market reports, press releases, or SEC filings that normally....
eBay, Inc.'s Light Earnings Guidance Overshadows a Strong Quarter
eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) announced better-than-expected third-quarter 2017 results on Wednesday after the market closed, highlighting the continued revenue acceleration for its core marketplace....
3D Systems Earnings on Halloween Day: 3 Things to Watch
3D Systems (NYSE: DDD) is slated to report its third-quarter 2017 earnings after the market closes on Tuesday, Oct. 31 -- yes, Halloween Day. It's scheduled to be the first of the two largest....
3 Companies Making Payments as Easy as ABC
Cart abandonment is the term used to refer to online shoppers adding items to their virtual shopping cart and then leaving the site without finalizing the purchase. This has become a huge problem....
Retailers Will Fail If This Is Their Solution to Amazon.com's Threat
Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) is causing the retail industry to lose its dang mind. Retailers are so fearful of losing customers to the e-commerce giant, they're forgetting why they're even in....
Should Raytheon Raise Its Dividend?
Shares of Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) have climbed 29% so far this year, giving investors in the company little reason to complain. But one side-product of the soaring stock price is a rather pedestrian....
3 Stocks With Salesforce-Like Return Potential
A decade ago, the term "software as a service" wasn't common in investing vernacular. Marc Benioff, founder and CEO of salesforce.com, was one of the first Silicon Valley leaders to bring it to....
Can Qualcomm Inc. Really Cripple Apple in China?
Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) wants to block all manufacturing and sales of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone in China, according to a recent Bloomberg report. The mobile chipmaker reportedly requested....
1 Reason to Buy GoPro Stock, and 1 Reason to Stay Away
GoPro (NASDAQ: GPRO) has made a terrific comeback on the stock market in recent months thanks to renewed demand for its products. The action-camera maker was struggling coming into 2017 as a....
Banks Ranked by Assets Under Management
Managing other people's money is what banks do, but this task extends beyond just overseeing deposits and making loans. Another major source of revenue that universal banks look to comes from....
2 Reasons Intel Corp. Stock Just Crossed $40 Per Share
During the Oct. 18 trading session, shares of chipmaker Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) crossed $40 per share, a level that they haven't seen for nearly two decades.In this articles, I'd like to go over two....
Attention, High Earners: Your Social Security Taxes Are Going Up in 2018
The Social Security payroll tax in the United States is set at a 6.2% rate for employers and their employees, and it hasn't changed in years. However, the tax applies only to a certain maximum....
What Happened in the Stock Market Today
Stocks rose on Wednesday, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) broke through the 23,000 mark with a gain of over 100 points. The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) also closed at a....
Why Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Stock Jumped Higher Today
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: SPPI), a biotech developing treatments for various blood disorders and cancers, saw its shares gain as much as 51.7% today on over 19 times the average volume.....
Domino’s Delivered Another Strong Quarter, Yet Shares Fell
In this Market Foolery podcast segment, host Mac Greer, Total Income's Ron Gross, and Motley Fool Pro and Options' Jeff Fischer dig into the third-quarter earnings report that Domino's (NYSE:....
Why SUPERVALU INC. Stock Popped and Then Dropped Today
SUPERVALU INC. (NYSE: SVU) stock was all over the place today as shares initially jumped after the company reported second-quarter earnings and announced an acquisition. However, after climbing as....
One Year Later, Yum China Thrives After Its Spin-off
It's been nearly a year since Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM) completed its spin-off of Yum China Holdings (NYSE: YUMC). Since then, the latter has largely enjoyed life on its own with the stock up over....
Why Shares of Cree, Inc. Popped 21% Today
Shares of LED maker Cree, Inc. (NASDAQ: CREE) jumped as much as 20.9% in trading Wednesday after the company reported fiscal first-quarter 2018 results. The company posted a surprise profit and....