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3 Stocks Every Retiree Should Consider Buying
In the years leading up to your retirement, stock investments will help you build that nest egg. But the investing doesn't stop when the golden years start -- it's just your requirements that....
Athenahealth, Inc. Cuts Financial Outlook and 9% of Its Workforce
It's a different era for athenahealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATHN). Investors hoped the cloud-based healthcare applications provider had begun a return to higher growth levels when the company reported....
Gilead Slaps Mega-Price on Its Newly Approved CAR-T
Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: GILD) recently acquired clinical-stage CAR-T drugmaker Kite Pharma, for $11.9 billion and on Wednesday, the FDA helped validate the company's purchase price by approving....
Skechers Stock Nails Both Ends
Skechers (NYSE: SKX) is taking a big step up this earnings season, fittingly enough since footwear is what it does for a living. Shares of Skechers moved sharply higher in Thursday's after-hours....
Facebook Moves Closer to Building a Subscription Platform for Publishers
Over the summer, Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) said it would begin testing paywalls for publishers in an effort to deepen its relationship with the media. Head of News Partnerships Campbell Brown....
Regional Strength Lifts Western Alliance
The American West holds a lot of appeal to many people around the world, and from a business perspective, the region has seen extremely favorable times recently. Western Alliance Bancorporation....
Why Agenus Inc. Stock Slumped Today
Shares of the cancer immunotherapy and vaccine company Agenus (NASDAQ: AGEN) fell by as much as 16.7% on nearly five times the average volume today, before ultimately ending the day down by only....
ATM Order Weakness Hits NCR Hard
NCR (NYSE: NCR) has done a good job of evolving with changing times, going beyond its initial focus on checkout-line hardware to provide a wide range of payment-related services with numerous....
Who Are Charter Communications, Inc.’s Major Shareholders?
Charter Communications (NASDAQ: CHTR) has had quite a run ever since its transformative merger with the old Time Warner Cable and Brighthouse Networks in 2016. Not only has the company been....
3 Stocks That Look Just Like Costco in 1982
When it comes to fantastic long-term stock returns, it's tough to beat warehouse retail club Costco. Buying shares of the company's predecessor in 1982 would have resulted in a stunning 17,600%....
Crown Castle International Corp. Beats Its Own Targets
Wireless-tower-operator Crown Castle (NYSE: CCI) reported third-quarter results on Wednesday evening. The tower portfolio delivered predictably solid results while the company continued to invest....
Tesla, Inc. Earnings: Mark Your Calendar
Electric-car maker Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) certainly has investors' attention lately, but not necessarily for good reasons. When it announced its third-quarter vehicle deliveries earlier this month,....
Why Now Is Not the Time to Get Greedy With MercadoLibre Stock
For years, MercadoLibre, Inc. (NASDAQ: MELI) has been an excellent stock to own.Until its recent slide, the stock had more than tripled over the last five years on the back of rapidly growing....
Why TransEnterix Stock Tanked Today
Shares of TransEnterix (NYSEMKT: TRXC), an early commercial-stage robotic surgery company, ended today's trading session down another 16.4%. The company's shares have now given back a healthy....
Why Genuine Parts Company Stock Fell 10%
Shares of automotive and industrial replacement parts company Genuine Parts (NYSE: GPC) fell as much as 10.1% on Thursday following the company's third-quarter results. The stock finished the....
What Happened in the Stock Market Today
On the 30th anniversary of the 1987 Black Monday crash, the market started the day in the red but gradually rose during the session, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and....
Why Adobe Systems Incorporated Stock Popped Today
Shares of Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ: ADBE) were up 11.6% as of 3:30 p.m. EDT Thursday after the creative-software specialist provided strong fiscal 2018 guidance.More specifically, during....
Why Shares of VirnetX Holding Corp. Jumped Today
Shares of patent-holding company VirnetX Holding Corp. (NYSEMKT: VHC) jumped on Thursday after the company released preliminary third-quarter results. The stock has been volatile following the....
Why General Electric, Concert Pharmaceuticals, and NVR Jumped Today
Thursday was a generally quiet day for the stock market, with major benchmarks finishing mixed. Poor performance among high-profile tech stocks helped send the Nasdaq Composite down almost half a....
Why Apple, United Continental Holdings, and Unilever Slumped Today
Wall Street had a relatively uneventful day on Thursday, as market participants were content to watch the continuing string of earnings releases from some of the world's biggest corporations. Most....
Housing Starts Are Down, but NVR's Results Continue to Improve
The past couple months have likely made homebuilders and their investors anxious. The damage and ensuing repairs from Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria are likely going to have an impact on new....
Essential Numbers and Themes to Watch in Nasdaq Inc.'s Q3 Earnings
Nasdaq Inc. (NASDAQ: NDAQ) issues its third-quarter earnings report on Wednesday, Oct. 25, before the start of trading. Last quarter, Nasdaq booked record net revenue and improved operating....
Shares of Warrior Met Coal Surge on Debt and Dividend Announcement
Shares of metallurgical coal miner Warrior Met Coal (NYSE: HCC) are up 11.3% as of 12 p.m. EDT Thursday after the company announced that it was planning on issuing a special dividend...and using....
Cree, Inc. Beats on Earnings, and Is Immediately Downgraded
Every day, Wall Street analysts upgrade some stocks, downgrade others, and "initiate coverage" on a few more. But do these analysts even know what they're talking about? Today, we're taking one....
MoviePass Could Be a Victim of its Own Success
Volatility has been the calling card for Helios and Matheson (NASDAQ: HMNY) since the data-analytics specialist moved to acquire a majority stake in MoviePass. The speculative stock has seen its....