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How Fitbit's Smartwatch Looks to Pump Up the Business
Fitness tracker company Fitbit (NYSE: FIT) announced its long-anticipated Ionic smartwatch at the end of August. While Fitbit's stock has seen a positive bump since the announcement, it is still....
Will This Two-City Experiment Speed Up Google Fiber's Expansion Plans?
Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) is changing its sales tactics around the Google Fiber high-speed network service. When Google Fiber opens its doors in Louisville and San Antonio, the....
What’s Happening to Travel Stocks?
Travel stocks have faltered since late summer. Some blame has been laid on terror attacks and hurricanes, and there's no doubt that those horrible events have affected the industry.But there's....
Should You Sell Celgene Stock Following an Analyst Downgrade?
Celgene Corp.'s (NASDAQ: CELG) is arguably one of the globe's most successful biotech companies, yet analysts at investment researcher Morgan Stanley cut their rating on the company from equal....
More Banks Join IBM's Blockchain Trade-Finance Project
While International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) is not typically viewed as a tech company at the bleeding edge, blockchain is one area where Big Blue is leading the way. A recent survey of....
Apple Inc. Probably Didn't Tell Us the Truth About This iPhone 8 and 8 Plus Feature
When Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) introduced the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus, it explicitly said the liquid crystal displays used in the devices were "new."At the time, I said I was skeptical that the displays....
A Closer Look at iRobot's 2 Latest Acquisitions
iRobot (NASDAQ: IRBT), a leader in consumer robotics, has just acquired its largest European distributor, Robopolis. The acquisition, announced in July, closed on Oct. 2 and comes on the heels....
Why Rite Aid's Shares Crashed 19% in September
Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD) and Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ: WBA) were forced by regulators to reduce the number of stores Rite Aid is selling to Walgreens and that news, plus Rite Aid's lackluster....
Why EXACT Sciences Corporation Jumped 13.2% in September
Shares of EXACT Sciences (NASDAQ: EXAS), a diagnostics company focused on colon cancer, rose more than 13% in September, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. While it was a....
3 Reasons to Retire in a City
Many workers imagine themselves retiring and living along sandy beaches, or in quiet, wooded areas offering optimal peace and quiet. Others, meanwhile, dream of retiring in cities and enjoying the....
Better Buy: NVIDIA vs. Advanced Micro Devices
The stocks of chip companies Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) and NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) have been on the rise over the past year, with the former up roughly 90% and the latter up some 160%.....
Better Buy: Ambarella Inc. or Advanced Micro Devices?
Chipmakers Ambarella (NASDAQ: AMBA) and AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) had dramatically diverging fortunes over the past year. Ambarella, which makes image processing chips for a wide range of cameras, shed....
Is PayPal Holdings, Inc. a Buy?
Shares of PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) have surged more than 60% this year, fueled by a streak of double-digit sales and earnings growth at the online payments platform provider. But with the stock now....
Costco Sees Profits Jump on Membership-Fee Strength
2017 has been a rocky year for Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST). The warehouse retailer proved vulnerable to some of the same headwinds that have hit its peers in the big-box retail sector. Some....
Apple Inc.'s HomePod Will Not Be Enough
Despite initially unveiling HomeKit way back in 2014, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is still meaningfully behind in the smart-home arena, and rivals Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG)....
Why Cerus Corporation Stock Marched Higher Today
Shares of the biomedical company Cerus Corporation (NASDAQ: CERS) rose by as much as 14.5% today on more than triple the average volume. The company's shares took flight on the news that the U.S.....
GoPro Shouldn't Fear Google's Clips Camera
Shares of GoPro Inc (NASDAQ: GPRO) have dropped 8% since the close of trading on Tuesday, apparently in response to Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) new Clips camera from Google. The $249....
3 Dividend Stocks for Retirement
Investing in stocks during retirement might seem like a risky proposition. But it doesn't have to be for those who know where to look, especially if you can offset that risk with the promise of....
TransCanada Corporation Pulls the Plug on Energy East
TransCanada (NYSE: TRP) announced this week that it no longer plans to proceed with its proposed Energy East Pipeline and Eastern Mainline projects. While the decision will remove the largest....
Is MannKind Corporation Stock Still a Strong Buy?
MannKind Corp. (NASDAQ: MNKD), the maker of the inhaled insulin product Afrezza, saw its shares rise by another 40% today. As a result, the biotech's share price has now gained an impressive 126%....
What Happened in the Stock Market Today
Stocks made strong gains today, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) closing at record levels.Data source: Yahoo! Finance.Technology stocks....
Why MobileIron, Inc. Stock Popped Today
Shares of MobileIron Inc. (NASDAQ: MOBL) were up 10% as of 3 p.m. EDT Thursday after activist investor Altai Capital Management reported a significant new stake in the mobile device management....
Why Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Tronox, and MobileIron Jumped Today
The stock market again posted strong results on Thursday, sending major benchmarks up between 0.5% and 1% and hitting record levels. Investors were generally pleased with the passage of a federal....
Why SeaWorld Entertainment, Navient, and GoPro Slumped Today
Thursday was another record-setting day for the stock market, as the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Composite all rocketed to unprecedented levels. News out of Washington featured the House passage....
Microsoft Stock Upgraded: 3 Things 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....