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Guess How Many Americans Work in a Hostile Environment
Though not everyone actively enjoys going to work, the idea of walking into your office shouldn't send you into a state of panic or dread. But that's how a disturbing number of Americans feel when....
Ask a Fool: How Are My Dividends Taxed?
The short answer? It depends.The rate at which dividends are taxed hinges on two main factors: your marginal tax bracket and whether the dividend is "qualified" or not.To be qualified, a dividend....
Ask a Fool: What Are the FANG Stocks?
The term "FANG" is an acronym for tech stocks Facebook (NASDAQ: FB), Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), and Google (now Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG)).These stocks are....
The Chinese Buyout of Imagination Is Bad News for Qualcomm
Imagination Technologies, which once supplied Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) with GPU designs, recently agreed to sell itself to Canyon Bridge, a Silicon Valley-based private equity firm backed by the....
How Starbucks Corporation Makes Most of Its Money
Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) has transformed the coffee-drinking experience in the United States, essentially Americanizing a cafe concept born in Italy and turning it into a global phenomenon.The....
Analyst Picks: 3 Top Trucking Stocks to Buy
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 three....
1 Great Biotech Stock You Have Never Heard Of
About 90% of drug candidates that enter clinical trials never make it to market. That brutal fact makes the small-cap biotech sector a tough place for investors to put their money to work.However,....
Why Zogenix Inc. Stock More Than Doubled Today
Shares of orphan drugmaker Zogenix (NASDAQ: ZGNX) opened almost 150% higher after heavy pre-market trading on Friday. The small-cap biotech got its big lift from a positive top line readout for....
Here's What Lower Taxes Will Mean for Bank of America
Stocks have been rising over the past week on hopes that Congress will be able to lower the top corporate tax rate from 35% to 20%. Few companies would benefit as much from this as big banks, such....
3 Retailing Stocks to Buy That Yield More Than 4%
As a brutal selling environment has pressured shares, many retailing stocks are offering income investors unusually high yields today. However, there's no point owning a generous dividend stock....
Will Grubhub Inc. Sink or Swim?
Shares of Grubhub (NYSE: GRUB) rallied nearly 40% this year, as the food pick-up and delivery service provider continued its streak of high double-digit sales growth. That momentum probably won't....
The Meet Group's Latest Acquisition Brings International Exposure, Diversified Revenue
Meet-up app operator The Meet Group (NASDAQ: MEET) continued its acquisition sprint last week, scooping up German-based dating app company Lovoo for $70 million. That was its third company....
A Big Surprise From the Apple Inc. iPhone 8 Teardown
Shortly after Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 8 went up for sale, iFixit got hold of one, tore it down, and, with some help from the chip experts at TechInsights, managed to identify many of the key....
Where Will Clean Energy Fuels Corp. Be in 1 Year?
Natural gas transportation fuels leader Clean Energy Fuels (NASDAQ: CLNE) has finally turned the corner.Or, it's about to.Er, all the pieces are in place for it to do so.Continue readingSource:....
GoPro's Karma Drone Just Added an Important New Feature
At a live launch event on Thursday, GoPro (NASDAQ: GPRO) gave investors plenty to think about by officially introducing its new flagship Hero 6 and Fusion 360 spherical cameras. But while the....
Here's How Chipotle Plans to Save Its Burger Chain
Chipotle (NYSE: CMG) has struggled at recreating its own success with other fast-casual concepts.It seems like dozens of companies have been trying to create the Chipotle of whatever niche they....
McCormick Boosts Guidance Following RB Foods Acquisition
McCormick (NYSE: MKC) has cashed in on rising demand for spices and flavorings for foods, and a successful corporate strategy has made the company a leader in its niche. Consumers buy McCormick's....
The Eye-Popping Number in Aurora Cannabis' Fourth-Quarter Report That Investors Need to Know
The marijuana industry is growing like wildfire, and marijuana stock investors have taken notice. Over the trailing year, more pot stocks than not with a market cap of at least $200 million have....
Warren Buffett on Immigration Reform
Immigration reform has been a hot-button issue long before President Trump pledged to build a wall along our border. And while there's certainly an argument to be made that we need to do a better....
General Electric Co. and ABB Ltd. Do Business: What it Means to Investors
The agreement by ABB Ltd. (NYSE: ABB) to buy the industrial solutions business of General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) sheds new light onto the strategic plans of both companies, and arguably makes....
Here's Why You Shouldn't Expect a Big Dividend Increase From Bank of America in 2018
Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) gave its shareholders a massive dividend increase in 2017, increasing its quarterly payout from $0.30 to $0.48 per share -- a 60% raise. This brought the bank's....
How Safe Is Franklin Resources' Dividend?
Franklin Resources (NYSE: BEN) is one of Wall Street's largest asset managers. The company manages investment funds that have more than $742 billion of assets between them, generating a lucrative....
These 3 Stocks Look Expensive, but Are Actually Cheap
Stocks with above average price-to-earnings (P/E) ratios, or those trading near their 52-week highs, aren't always expensive. The true test of whether a stock is cheap or not, after all, is the....
How Risky Is ExxonMobil Corporation?
Oil prices peaked at over $100 a barrel in mid-2014 and then fell sharply to around $30 a barrel in January of 2016. Although prices have rebounded since that low, they remain range bound at about....
Vail Resorts Can't Handle the Summer Heat
Every year, Vail Resorts (NYSE: MTN) goes through the same seasonal fluctuations that most of its ski-resort-operator peers endure. Even though the company has taken steps to encourage summer....