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What Happened in the Stock Market Today
Stocks were mixed on Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) closing down slightly and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) just barely edging into positive territory.Data....
Why Axovant Sciences, The Habit Restaurants, and Silvercorp Metals Slumped Today
Tuesday was a relatively calm day for the stock market, leaving the Dow and S&P 500 little changed and still trading near all-time highs. Investors continue to wrestle with a variety of....
Why Snap, Greenhill, and Actua Jumped Today
Stocks were quiet on Tuesday, and major benchmarks generally finished slightly higher although they didn't make much headway from where they began the day. Positive comments from Federal Reserve....
Better Buy: J.C. Penney, Inc. vs. Amazon.com
With the seemingly inevitable rise of e-commerce, it's no mystery that the retail industry is quickly changing. And some of the world's best-known traditional retailers are being left behind in....
Is It Too Late to Sell Shake Shack, Cheesecake Factory, and Habit Restaurants?
It's not easy running a restaurant these days -- and it's not easy being an investor in most eatery stocks, either. Shares of Shake Shack (NYSE: SHAK), The Cheesecake Factory (NASDAQ: CAKE),....
Here's Why QEP Resources Inc.'s Stock Is Sinking Today
Shares of QEP Resources (NYSE: QEP) slumped on Tuesday and were down nearly 10% by 2:30 p.m. EDT. Driving the decline was the company's updated outlook for production, which it reduced after....
5 Signs Alibaba Group's Best Days Are Ahead
It's been a fun year to be an Alibaba Group (NYSE: BABA) investor.The Chinese e-commerce titan's shares have surged more than 90% so far in 2017. Even better, the stock appears set for even larger....
3 Stocks to Hold for the Next 50 Years
At The Motley Fool we're all about long-term investing. We love stocks that have the potential to create value through growth or dividends years and decades into the future.We asked three of our....
A Big Wall Street Upgrade for These Offshore Drillers: Buy or Sell?
On September 26, UBS analysts made waves in the offshore drilling contractor sector, raising their price targets for shares of Transocean LTD (NYSE: RIG), Noble Corporation Ordinary Shares....
Why Apple, Inc. Jacked Up iPhone 8 and 8 Plus Prices
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is exercising its pricing power this year in a big way -- and in more ways than one. The most obvious example is the iPhone X and its $1,000 price tag, but the iPhone 8 and 8....
Apple Should Buy GoPro
One of the best arguments against GoPro's (NASDAQ: GPRO) cameras for the past few years has been the fact that most people have products like an Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone in their pocket at all....
The Quiet Bull Market in Oil
Oil prices burst out of the gate this week, rising more than 3% on Monday. That rally pushed the U.S. oil benchmark, WTI, up to more than $52 per barrel, while the global benchmark, Brent, rose....
Better Buy: Enbridge Inc. vs. Williams Partners L.P.
While Enbridge (NYSE: ENB) and Williams Partners (NYSE: WPZ) both operate energy infrastructure assets like pipelines, these companies are quite different otherwise. For starters, Williams....
Apple, Inc.'s Siri Won't Bing It for You Anymore
When Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) scored a deal with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) to make its Bing search engine the default provider for Siri way back in 2013 with iOS 7, it was a pretty big deal. It was....
Why I Hate Sunoco LP
On the surface, Sunoco LP (NYSE: SUN) seems like it should be an attractive company to yield lovers like me since it currently offers an eye-catching 10.5% yield. However, the beauty of that....
Should Gap Just Change Its Name to Old Navy?
Call it following the money, doing what works, or just smart business, but Gap (NYSE: GPS) is planning on closing over 200 underperforming Gap and Banana Republic stores while opening some 270 Old....
Why Shares of Actua Corp. Are Rocketing Higher Today
Shares of software-as-a-service provider Actua Corp. (NASDAQ: ACTA) soared on Tuesday after the company announced that it had agreed to sell its three majority-owned businesses. Actua plans to....
5 Skills That Will Make You Better at Any Job
Whether you're new to the workforce or are already climbing the ladder within your company, it pays to continuously develop the skills that make you a valuable employee. And while it's always wise....
Here's Why PTC Therapeutics, Inc. Is Slipping Today
Shares of PTC Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: PTCT) have fallen 17.3% as of 11:53 a.m. EDT on Tuesday. Recently released briefing documents left investors even less hopeful an upcoming independent....
How Many Vehicles Will Tesla, Inc. Deliver in Q3?
In Tesla's (NASDAQ: TSLA) second quarter, deliveries of its electric vehicles came in at the low end of its guidance range, leading to a 13% sequential decline in deliveries. Can quarterly....
Is Axovant Sciences Stock a Bad-News Buy?
Shares of the clinical-stage biotech Axovant Sciences (NASDAQ: AXON) nosedived today following the late-stage failure of its experimental Alzheimer's disease drug intepirdine. Prior to the opening....
Carnival Parties Like It's 2011
These may be challenging times for the cruise line industry given the plethora of disruptive storms and potential political challenges for travel restrictions, but Carnival Corporation & plc....
Is the Apple Inc. iPhone 8 a Failure?
A quick check of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) online store reveals something that at first glance might be alarming to Apple investors: The iPhone 8 and its larger sibling, the iPhone 8 Plus, are in....
Why Darden Restaurants, Inc. Stock Dipped Today
Shares of Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: DRI) were sliding on Tuesday after the Olive Garden parent posted disappointing comparable sales in its first-quarter earnings report.Notably, the....
More Families Are Saving for College -- but Many Are Doing It Wrong
There's a reason the average Class of 2016 graduate came away with $37,172 in student debt. Given the exorbitant cost of college these days, many students and their families just can't afford....