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5 Companies That Benefit From Nintendo Switch Sales
Nintendo's (NASDAQOTH: NTDOY) Switch console reportedly outsold Sony's PS4 in the U.S. and Japan over the last few months, and that trend could continue through the holiday season. The company....
2 Dividend Stocks to Buy in October
Two dividend stocks are looking particularly attractive in October. Both stocks are trading well below their all-time highs set earlier this year, yet their recent fundamental performance suggests....
Why bluebird bio, Inc. Stock Gained 10% in September
Shares of bluebird bio, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLUE), a clinical-stage biotech developing cell-based therapies, rose 10% in September according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. Although....
Is This How Drugmakers Will Kill Biosimilars?
Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) has filed a lawsuit accusing Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) of strong-arming insurers into excluding its Remicade biosimilar, Inflectra, from their reimbursement lists. If....
Energy Giants Are Stalking This Prey in Hopes of Bagging a Speedy New Growth Platform
According to a report by Bloomberg, private equity-backed Oryx Midstream Services is weighing its options, including a potential sale or initial public offering. That report noted that several....
2 Growth Stocks for Retirees
Growth stocks are considered to be more volatile than average stocks and, therefore, generally not excellent retirement investments. However, all growth stocks are not in the same boat. Here are....
Why Century Aluminum Company Shares Fell 15% in September
Century Aluminum Company (NASDAQ: CENX) stock fell over 15% last month. September actually started off on a decent note, however, with the company holding on to most of the over-45% gain it made....
Why Gap, Inc. Stock Jumped 25% in September
Shares of Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS) climbed 25% in September, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence, as Wall Street applauded the clothing retailer's new long-term growth....
After Intepirdine Flunked in Alzheimer’s Disease, Is Axovant Sciences a Buy?
Hope was running high at Axovant Sciences (NASDAQ: AXON) that that teaming up their drug intepirdine with the top-selling Alzheimer's disease treatment, Aricept, could improve patients' lives.....
Here's Why 29 Million Credit Card-Carrying Americans Probably Aren't Happy Right Now
Whether you realize it or not, America runs on credit. Earlier this year, according to data from the Federal Reserve, the aggregate amount of credit card debt consumers held topped $1 trillion,....
3 Reasons to Sell FedEx Corporation Stock
Given the 26% rise in FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX) stock in the last year, investors should reassess the value proposition of the stock. After all, as you can see below, FedEx has been trading at....
Tesla, Inc. Deliveries Rise, but Model 3 Production Lags
Tesla's (NASDAQ: TSLA) third-quarter vehicle deliveries were both better and worse than expected -- depending on how you look at them. Total deliveries put the company on pace to exceed its....
Why Helmerich & Payne, Inc. Stock Rocketed Over 23% in September
The shares of high-yielding oil and gas drilling rig provider Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (NYSE: HP) rose an astounding 23% last month. That was a notable about-face for the shares, which had....
Losing Sleep Over Your Portfolio? Consider These 3 Stocks
With doomsayers flooding the market with warnings of a looming crash even as the broader indices are hitting all-time highs, I don't blame you if you're losing sleep over your portfolio. But....
Baidu's AI Efforts Could Lift These 3 Companies
Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU), the biggest search engine in China, funnels the information it collects into AI algorithms. That data is processed by its Big Data Lab division, which was founded three years....
4 Ways to Take Time Off Without Stress
American workers just aren't good at taking vacation. Last year, over 50% of U.S. employees admitted to leaving vacation days on the table, and back in 2014, more than 40% of workers claimed they....
U.S. Workers See Modest Wage Growth
A tight labor market with unemployment rates near historic lows has been good for workers in the United States. According to Glassdoor's Local Pay Reports, median base pay in the U.S. rose 1.8% in....
Will You Invest in Eminem?
A new kind of investment is hitting the market -- an opportunity to invest in Eminem's music catalog. In this episode of Industry Focus: Tech, host Dylan Lewis and Motley Fool contributor Dan....
3 High-Yield Dividend Stocks You Definitely Want to Consider
With broader market benchmarks like the S&P 500 offering up a less-than-exciting yield of around 2%, I've found a trio of high yielders that offer at least twice that. Better yet, they all....
Here's Why the Best Is Yet to Come for Nucor Corporation
Nucor Corporation (NYSE: NUE) managed through a steep steel industry downturn better than most peers, including United States Steel Corporation (NYSE: X) and AK Steel (NYSE: AKS). But it did more....
This Data Point Suggests Gold Stocks Might Crush Wall Street's Q3 EPS Estimates
Very quietly, gold has been a shining star in 2017. Though the lustrous yellow metal is actually lower by 3% from where it stood a year ago, and down 2% over the past month, it's up by more than....
GoPro’s Fusion Could Be a Game Changer
Based on the stock's movement in the past few days, the market doesn't seem to be very bullish on GoPro Inc's (NASDAQ: GPRO) recently announced products, but they may be the most consequential of....
1 Year Later, Wal-Mart's Jet.com Acquisition Is an Undeniable Success
When Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) spent $3.3 billion to take over e-commerce start-up Jet.com, much of the financial media raised its eyebrows.The consensus seemed to be that Wal-Mart....
Is Clean Energy Fuels Corp. a Buy?
A few years ago, it seemed obvious that the bus and truck fleets in the U.S. would soon transition to natural gas. The fuel was less expensive than diesel, it's cleaner, and domestic supplies are....
Where Will Cameco Corporation Be in 5 Years?
The world's largest uranium miner has been reeling in a long, draw-out state of misery since the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011. Many industrialized nations have revisited their long-term....