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Better Buy: Freeport-McMoRan Inc vs. Vale SA
The commodity downturn that started in 2011 was tough on mining industry giants Freeport-McMoRan Inc (NYSE: FCX) and Vale SA (NYSE: VALE). Both were left bleeding red ink and forced to sell assets....
Ask a Fool! We Answer Your Healthcare Questions on Trials, Patents, and Pharmacy Retailers
If you've ever wondered why drugmakers run Phase I-II or II B clinical trials, how drugmakers like AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) plan on keeping generic drugmakers at bay after their patents expire, or why....
Is Weibo's Growth Just Getting Started?
Weibo (NASDAQ: WB) stock has been on a tear in 2017, with shares up roughly 160% year to date as of this writing, trading at all-time highs. With an expanding user base and ad-sales growth driving....
These 3 Stocks Are Priced for Perfection. Can They Deliver?
You expect a top-ranked football team to play well every game. You expect the Kentucky Derby winner to place in the Preakness Stakes. And you expect a stock with a high valuation to generate....
Is Uber More Ready for an IPO than Snap Was?
The highest valued U.S. start-up might finally see an IPO in 18 months. Former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick often said it would be a long time before the company had an IPO. However, new CEO Dara....
Better Buy: Celgene Corporation vs. Merck & Co., Inc.
Based on recent history, Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ: CELG) and Merck & Co. (NYSE: MRK) stocks don't even belong in the same league. Celgene stock is up more than 270% over the past five....
T-Mobile and Sprint May Be For Real This Time
T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) is once again exploring a merger with Sprint (NYSE: S), which would combine the nation's third- and fourth-largest wireless carriers.Rumors of merger talks have been....
What Went Wrong With Toys R Us
In the 1980s and even the 1990s, Toys R Us was a destination that children begged their parents to take them to.The chain had a selection of toys that dwarfed what was sold at now-defunct....
College Too Pricey? You Can Study in These 7 Countries for Free (or Nearly Free)
IMAGE SOURCE: GETTY IMAGES.There's a reason so many students and their families stress about college. In the past five years alone, the cost of U.S. tuition has jumped 9% at public universities,....
Eddie Lampert Makes More Smart Brand Deals for Sears Holdings. Does It Matter?
The deals CEO Eddie Lampert has made for Sears Holdings Corp (NASDAQ: SHLD) in 2017 show what a crying shame it is he wasn't as innovative earlier.Sears recently announced two more deals for its....
3 Stocks to Help Millennials Reach Their Goals
If you thought the baby boomers knew how to run an economy, just wait until the millennials take their place. More than 90 million young Americans fit that label, and the boomers stopped short at....
Why Ford Will Soon Idle Three U.S. Factories
Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) said that it will temporarily halt production at five of its North American factories, three in the U.S. and two in Mexico, in order to repair recalled commercial vans....
The Best FinTech Stock to Buy in 2017
Businesses that exist at the intersection of finance and technology hold tremendous promise for investors. These are massive markets, and the winners in this space are likely to create tremendous....
The Event-Ticketing Industry Is Ripe for Amazon to Disrupt It
If you're a music fan who's tired of being gouged when you buy tickets online, here's some good news for you.Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), the great bulldozer of retail models, is interested in the....
How Will the iPhone X Affect Apple's Financials?
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) finally unveiled its long-awaited iPhone X, with a hefty price tag and a release date that's a bit later than many investors were anticipating.In this Industry Focus: Tech....
Disney's Latest Innovation Is, Quite Literally, Bringing Characters to Life
For nearly a century, Disney (NYSE: DIS) has filled our minds with wonder. The media empire has mastered the use of art and technology to create lifelike characters that tell a story.Innovation....
Exciting Changes in Apple's iPhone X
After a year of speculation, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) finally unveiled its iPhone X.In this Industry Focus: Tech podcast segment, host Dylan Lewis and senior tech specialist Evan Niu dive into what we....
What's Different About Apple's iPhone 8
At Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) long-awaited unveiling event, the company finally released info about its new iPhone models.In this Industry Focus: Tech podcast segment, host Dylan Lewis and senior tech....
Intel Corp.'s 8-Core Gaming Chip Might Not Be Ice Lake-Based After All
A few days ago, gaming PC vendor Eurocom appeared to leak some information about an upcoming Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) processor targeted at the enthusiast and gaming community.Per Eurocom, Intel is....
What Apple Unveiled About the Apple TV Last Week
At their unveiling event, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced that it's adding 4K HDR to its TV line, which left a lot of investors and consumers underwhelmed.In this Industry Focus: Tech podcast....
What Apple Unveiled About the Watch Last Week
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) held its much-anticipated unveiling event last week, and announced several changes coming to its Watch line.In this Industry Focus: Tech podcast segment, host Dylan Lewis and....
Back to School With 2 High-Growth Education Companies
In this episode of Industry Focus: Consumer Goods, Vincent Shen and Motley Fool senior contributor Asit Sharma talk about two of the most exciting companies in education -- Chegg (NYSE: CHGG) and....
3 High-Yield Stocks Safe for Retirees
Stocks that offer retirees strong dividend yields and minimal risk are out there -- if you know where to look. To get you started, here are three that combine both of these key attributes. They....
Better Buy: Palo Alto Networks Inc vs. Check Point Software
The good news for both Palo Alto Networks (NYSE: PANW) and Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP) is that the long-awaited rise of the cybersecurity market appears to be taking....
Alphabet, Inc. Just Proved It Really Is Making a Big Bet on Hardware
Hardware is one of Google's "three most promising bets," right alongside YouTube and Cloud, according to Google CEO Sundar Pichai. And now Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) Google is....