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The Simple Concepts Are the Strongest When Talking to Kids About Money
In this Motley Fool Answers video segment, Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp are joined by personal finance guru, journalist, and author Beth Kobliner, whose most recent best-seller is Make Your....
3 Ways You Can Encourage Money Wisdom in Your High Schooler or Young Adult
In this Motley Fool Answers video segment, Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp are joined by personal finance guru, journalist, and author Beth Kobliner, whose most recent best-seller is Make Your....
Why Your Middle School Kid Needs a Bank Account
In this Motley Fool Answers video segment, Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp are joined by personal finance guru, journalist, and author Beth Kobliner, whose most recent best-seller is Make Your....
Should You Give Your Elementary Schooler an Allowance?
In this Motley Fool Answers video segment, Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp are joined by personal finance guru, journalist, and author Beth Kobliner, whose most recent best-seller is Make Your....
Better Buy: Textainer Group Holdings Limited vs. Frontline Ltd.
While both Textainer Group Holdings Limited (NYSE: TGH) and Frontline (NYSE: FRO) operate in the shipping industry, these companies couldn't be more different. Textainer, for example, is one of....
Why EZCORP, OneMain Holdings, and Helix Energy Solutions Group Jumped Today
Many investors don't realize that the stock market is still open for business on some federal holidays. Market participants enjoyed a relatively quiet day on Monday, with major benchmarks easing....
2 Stocks Your Children Will Brag About Someday
While few and far between, some businesses are so strong that they can create wealth for generations. That's why we Fools think it's a worthwhile endeavor to constantly search the markets for....
Why Viacom, DaVita, and K2M Group Holdings Slumped Today
Monday was a down day on Wall Street, with the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Composite all giving up between 0.1% and 0.2%. The trading session was relatively quiet on the Columbus Day holiday,....
Want to Help Your Preschooler Understand What "Saving" Means? Try This
In this Motley Fool Answers video segment, Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp are joined by personal finance guru, journalist, and author Beth Kobliner, whose most recent best-seller is Make Your....
The Biggest Mistake Parents Make in Teaching Their Kids About Money
In this Motley Fool Answers video segment, Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp are joined by personal finance guru, journalist, and author Beth Kobliner, whose most recent best-seller is Make Your....
Why DaVita Inc. Sank Lower Today
Warren Buffett might like it, but DaVita (NYSE: DVA) was down 9.7% at 3:42 p.m. EDT, after an analyst at J.P. Morgan downgraded the kidney-dialysis company from neutral to underweight, citing....
Can Shopify Stock Bounce Back After Last Week's 16% Drop?
It was a rough week for one of this year's hottest stocks. Shares of Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) took a 15.9% hit last week, sinking after a scathing online report poked holes in Shopify's business. Some....
Another Disappointing Quarter for AZZ Inc
Having previously updated full-year 2018 guidance at the end of September, investors were already prepared for the negative news in AZZ Inc's (NYSE: AZZ) second-quarter results. Management gave a....
3 Stocks for an Unstoppable Bull Market
During the good times, stocks in general tend to perform well, even if it's not necessarily warranted given their financials. However some stocks are positioned to really benefit from the good....
Here's What Lifted Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Stock in September
Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARNA) continued its monster climb this year with a 10% gain in September, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. Preclinical results....
Apple, Inc. Could Bring TrueDepth and Face ID to Next Year's iPad Pros
Most of the time, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) likes to introduce new features to the iPhone before subsequently bringing those features to the iPad. A couple notable examples would be high-resolution....
Why General Motors Just Bought a Self-Driving Sensor Company
General Motors (NYSE: GM) announced on Monday that it has acquired Strobe, Inc., a company that has been developing advanced lidar sensor systems for self-driving cars.Strobe's technology has the....
How Micron Technology, Inc. Stock Gained 23% in September
Shares of Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) rose 23% in September 2017, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The memory chip maker had already been rising 12% in the first....
Here's Why This Tobacco and Marijuana Stock Plunged as Much as 16%
Shares of 22nd Century Group (NYSEMKT: XXII), a plant-biotechnology company focused on controlling the levels of nicotine and nicotinic alkaloids in tobacco plants and cannabinoids in cannabis....
Here's Why Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc's Stock Is Surging Today
Shares of Helix Energy Solutions Group (NYSE: HLX) jumped more than 11% by 2:30 p.m. EDT on Monday. Fueling the rise was a report in The Wall Street Journal, which said that the offshore service....
Investors Are Giving Up on Costco Wholesale Corporation
There's a retailer that just posted a 5.7% increase in adjusted comparable sales, along with a 17.5% jump in earnings per share and a 15.8% increase in revenue, albeit aided by an extra week in....
Kohl's Stock Upgraded: What You Need to Know
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....
Why K2M Group Holdings Inc. Sank Today
K2M Group Holdings (NASDAQ: KTWO) is down 18.6% at 1:07 p.m. EDT after the company released disappointing preliminary revenue for the third quarter, with revenue up just 6% year over year. The....
Microsoft Is Effectively Killing Windows 10 Mobile Now, Too
That didn't last very long.Just a few months after Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) officially killed Windows Phone 8.1 while presumably turning its attention to the newer Windows 10 Mobile, Microsoft....
These 3 Energy Stocks Are Ridiculously Cheap
The oil market downturn left a wave of destruction in its path, not sparing any company that operated in the sector. While plunging oil prices hit producers the hardest, energy infrastructure....