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3 Stocks to Buy With Dividends Yielding More Than 6%
High-yield dividend stocks are always tempting, but you have to be more careful with them than with the average stock. Many high-yield giants turn out to be dividend traps that eventually led to a....
How Ford Will Join the Electric-Car Revolution
Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) is gearing up for a bigger push into electric vehicles. It's setting up a new electric-vehicle team led by a veteran Ford executive, it said on Monday, and it will....
Roku Refreshes Lineup Ahead of Holiday Shopping Season
Freshly public streaming media player maker Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) has just refreshed its entire lineup ahead of the all-important holiday shopping season. The company made a name for itself by....
Are Things Looking Up for Cal-Maine?
Egg prices, the be-all and end-all for Cal-Maine Foods (NASDAQ: CALM), are still under pressure. As a result, the big egg producer's stock hasn't been able to churn out any gains for investors....
Why Paycom Should Be on Your Investing Radar
You may have heard of Paycom (NYSE: PAYC) or seen their tag on your paycheck. Paycom is a disruptor in the human resources and paycheck management industry, and it's growing at a significant....
5 Reasons to Hire Recent College Grads
Many college grads inevitably wind up in the same frustrating Catch-22-style situation: They need an entry-level job to gain experience, but no one wants to hire them because they lack -- you....
5 Things CalAmp Corp. Management Wants You to Know
When CalAmp Corporation (NASDAQ: CAMP) announced fiscal second-quarter 2018 results last Thursday, the market couldn't have been more pleased. Shares of the machine-to-machine (M2M) communications....
Why Alarm.com Should Be on Your Radar
As the world becomes more and more connected through the internet and smart devices, many companies are taking off by updating old technology.In this clip from Industry Focus: Tech, host Dylan....
An Introduction to Small-Cap Stocks
Small-cap companies can yield some of the biggest rewards in your portfolio, but they also carry some of the biggest risks.In this clip from Industry Focus: Tech, host Dylan Lewis is joined by....
Why AcelRx Pharmaceuticals Inc Jumped Higher Today
AcelRx Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ACRX) closed up nearly 20% on Monday, having jumped a whopping 64% over the last week. While there's no apparent news today to drive the stock higher -- or within....
Why Genworth Financial, Inc. Shares Were Rocked to the Tune of a 13% Loss
Shares of Genworth Financial (NYSE: GNW), one of the largest players in long-term care insurance, shed 13% of its value during Monday's trading session after it and its potential acquirer, China....
What Happened in the Stock Market Today
The stock market shook off the tragic news of a mass shooting in Las Vegas, and opened the fourth quarter with solid gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500....
Why MannKind Corporation Popped Today
Shares of MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ: MNKD), a commercial-stage biopharma focused on inhaled insulin, rose as much as 13% in afternoon trading on Monday. Shareholders can largely thank two....
Chipotle Wrestles With Its Own Logic
Now that social-media tastemakers have rendered an overwhelmingly negative opinion of Chipotle Mexican Grill's (NYSE: CMG) queso offering, and some financial analysts project that the new menu....
Why J.C. Penney, Genworth Financial, and MGM Resorts International Slumped Today
Monday was a good day for the stock market, as the Dow Jones Industrials hit another record high and major market benchmarks were generally up modestly. Despite several tragic events in the news,....
Why Johnson Outdoors Inc. Stock Jumped Last Month
The good times continued for Johnson Outdoors Inc. (NASDAQ: JOUT) as the maker of recreational equipment including boats and camping gear jumped 14% last month, according to data from S&P....
The 3 Top S&P 500 Stocks in the 3rd Quarter
The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) has done well this year, and the third quarter gave the index another 4% gain, pushing its return up to the 12% mark for 2017 so far. Even though the broad-based....
Why LiLAC Group, Insys Therapeutics, and Synchronoss Technologies Jumped Today
The fourth quarter started on a positive note, with major market benchmarks picking up solid gains Monday. The Dow Jones Industrials closed up more than half a percent as market participants....
Why Dollar General Stock Rose 12% in September
Discount retailer Dollar General (NYSE: DG) gained 12% last month, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence.The rally put the stock back into positive territory for the....
Why Veritone Inc. Stock Jumped Today
Shares of Veritone Inc. (NASDAQ: VERI) jumped 9.7% Monday after the artificial intelligence platform company significantly expanded its relationship with iHeartMedia.More specifically, Veritone....
Samsung to Reportedly Earn $110 per iPhone X, Lower Than Prior Estimates
We're now just about a month away from Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone X launch; the product will go on sale Nov. 3. Once the new flagship launches, supplies are still expected to be severely....
3 Cheap, High-Yield Tech Stocks to Buy
The technology industry hasn't historically been a great place to turn to if you were looking for stocks that provided high yields and dependable dividend growth, but that's changed over the....
Why General Motors' Shares Jumped on Monday
Shares of General Motors (NYSE: GM) jumped on Monday, after the Detroit auto giant announced that it had an expanded electric-vehicle development program well underway. GM said that it will launch....
Will Kinder Morgan Inc's Canadian Troubles Derail Dividend Growth?
This past July, Kinder Morgan (NYSE: KMI) announced plans to significantly increase cash returns to shareholders starting next year. The pipeline giant said it would raise its dividend 60% in 2018....
Cantel Medical Corp. Closes Out the Year With a Solid Mix of Growth
Cantel Medical (NYSE: CMD) closed out its fiscal year that ended in July with a solid fourth quarter and looks to build on the year with impressive guidance for the fiscal year ahead. Here's a....