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A Foolish Take: What's the Matter With Inflation?
One of the most fundamental relationships in all of economics -- between the unemployment rate and inflation -- appears to be broken.Historically, these metrics have tended to be inversely....
TripAdvisor's Most Attractive Business Isn't Hotels
There isn't much about TripAdvisor's (NASDAQ: TRIP) non-hotel business segment that would grab investors' attention at first glance. After all, the division contributed just $2 million toward....
Like Dividends? I Bet You'll Love These 2 Stocks
If you bank on stocks that pay you regularly to boost your income, you're not alone. Dividend stocks have traditionally outperformed non-dividend-paying ones, and if chosen prudently, they can....
NVIDIA's Processors May Soon Power Wal-Mart's Deep Learning Push
Recently, analyst Trip Chowdhry of Global Equities Research wrote in an investor note that Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE: WMT) will ramp up its focus on deep neural networks for its OneOps cloud business....
No Joke: 97 Million Full-Time Workers Are Now Living Paycheck to Paycheck
This may not come as a shock to many, but Americans are pretty undisciplined when it comes to money. According to data from the St. Louis Federal Reserve, the personal saving rate in June 2017 was....
The 10 Most Popular Social-Media Networks (Bet You Haven't Heard of No. 5)
Social Media touches every corner of the globe. Image source: Getty Images.The network effect can provide a business with one of its most significant competitive advantages, and social media is....
3 Ways to Get Around RMDs
Required minimum distributions are many a retiree's bugaboo. RMDs force retirees to withdraw a certain amount of money from their tax-deferred retirement savings accounts, whether they need that....
Can Best Buy Stock Bounce Back After Last Week's 12% Drop?
A spectacular run for Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) shareholders was interrupted last week, as the last major consumer-electronics retailer still standing followed up a strong report with concerns of....
Are Digital Wallets Doomed to Fail?
The success of digital wallets varies greatly depending upon whom you ask. In early August, Goldman Sachs analysts proclaimed that digital wallet adoption had been "underwhelming to date by nearly....
Better Buy: Sierra Wireless vs. Qualcomm
Investors looking for plays on the Internet of Things may have their eyes on both Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) and Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR). Sierra makes chips and cloud-based software that....
Delta Air Lines' Refinery Bet Is About to Pay Off Again
Five years ago, Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) made the unusual decision to buy a refinery, to protect against the risk of high crack spreads -- the difference between the cost of crude oil and the....
Residents in These 3 States Are the Likeliest to Vote on Legalizing Recreational Marijuana in 2018
Few industries, if any, are growing as quickly as legal marijuana. According to cannabis research firm ArcView, the North American legal-weed industry generated $6.9 billion in sales in 2016,....
Do You Have What It Takes to Be a Professional Gamer?
E-sports is a rapidly growing industry, and media companies across the board are taking notice.In this episode of Industry Focus: Consumer Goods, Motley Fool analyst Vincent Shen and Fool.com....
The 2 Credit Card Companies With the Most Satisfied Customers
Americans love their plastic. Last year, for the first time in the Total System Services U.S. Consumer Payment Study's history, credit took over the top spot as the preferred way for U.S.....
3 Top Artificial Intelligence Stocks in Healthcare
A compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 40%: That's how fast Accenture (NYSE: ACN) projects the market for artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare will expand through 2021. You've probably....
Apple, Inc. Might Skip The "S" This Year
Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone event is just around the corner, and the Mac maker is widely expected to unveil three new models that have casually been referred to as the iPhone 7s, iPhone 7s Plus,....
Constellation Brands' Latest Craft Beer Buy Should Worry Investors
Constellation Brands (NYSE: STZ) just made its second craft beer acquisition, but probably won't begin buying up breweries to the same degree as Anheuser-Busch InBev (NYSE: BUD). Although the....
Why Kinder Morgan Inc Is the Best Buy in the Pipeline Sector
Kinder Morgan (NYSE: KMI) has been a rather abysmal investment since it reemerged on to the public seen in 2011 from a leveraged buyout in 2007. Overall, the stock is down more than 20% even after....
1 Word in a Recent Trump Speech Gives a Big Clue for What to Expect With Corporate Tax Reform
The Trump presidency is seven and a half months old, and "The Donald" is arguably still looking for his first major victory in the Oval Office.Trump rode dozens of campaign promises into the....
How This 158-Year-Old Company Has Crushed the Market This Past Year
A little over 158 years ago in Chicago, Perry Brink began transporting travelers' luggage from railroad stations to hotels on a horse-drawn wagon. Since that first trip, Brink's Company (NYSE:....
3 Overlooked Costs of Homeownership
It's exciting to think about buying your first home, but before you commit, you should be aware that the expense of owning a home goes well beyond your mortgage payments. If you've been doing the....
The Aggregate Cryptocurrency Market Cap Is Up 810% Year to Date
Digital currencies such as bitcoin and ethereum have blown traditional investments out of the water since the year began. Bitcoin, which is the largest cryptocurrency by market cap, is up 373%....
$1 Billion Cannabis Market by 2020 -- and Only 1 Small-Cap Marijuana Stock Is Set to Profit
If you're familiar with the U.S. marijuana industry, you might think the headline of this article contains a mistake. Marijuana sales in the U.S. are estimated to have totaled $6.7 billion last....
5 Signs You Retired Too Early
Retirement is an exciting prospect, and for some, it's too tempting to resist. The average senior signs on for their golden years at age 62, according to a 2014 Gallup poll. Unfortunately, a....
Apparel Retailers Are Struggling, and Urban Outfitters' Pain Is Relative
Shares of Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ: URBN) have rebounded about 20% since the company reported second-quarter results last month. The numbers showed a business shrinking once again as....