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3 Dates to Circle in September
Summer's heating up and heading out, but that doesn't mean that investors can tap the snooze bar and belt out that Green Day tune about waking up after September ends. Earnings season may be....
Is eBay Stock a Buy?
It's hard to believe, but eBay's (NASDAQ: EBAY) stock has actually outperformed the S&P 500 Index over the last 3, 5, and 10 year periods. Keep in mind, a lot of this performance was driven by....
What You Missed in Royal Dutch Shell plc's Quarterly Report
Royal Dutch Shell plc (NYSE: RDS-A) (NYSE: RDS-B) is one of the world's largest integrated oil majors. It competes with the likes of ExxonMobil, Chevron, and Total. It recently doubled down on the....
These 3 Pure-Play Marijuana Stocks Are Generating the Highest Annual Sales
Marijuana stocks are blazing hot, and it's not hard to see why. According to ArcView, a leading cannabis research firm, the compound annual growth rate for legal North American weed sales is....
Movie Studios Are Ending a Miserable Summer With a Quiet Labor Day Weekend
The movie business has brought in at least $4 billion in domestic box office receipts every summer since 2006. Film companies consider the period between the first Friday in May and the Monday of....
The Simple Reason I Won't Buy Intrexon
"Complexity" is one of the most adequate words that can be used to describe synthetic biology conglomerate Intrexon (NYSE: XON). The company's management team, Wall Street analysts, and even....
Ambarella Follows a Strong Quarter With Disappointing Guidance (Again)
Ambarella Inc. (NASDAQ: AMBA) released strong fiscal second-quarter 2018 results on Thursday after the market closed, with both revenue and adjusted gross margin arriving above the midpoints of....
lululemon athletica Accelerates Growth, Raises Guidance
Three months ago, shares of lululemon athletica (NASDAQ: LULU) jumped higher after the company not only beat expectations with its fiscal first-quarter results but also announced it would....
Should Expedia Investors Be Worried About Their CEO's Departure?
It's never easy for a company to lose its leader, particularly when that person was on the throne for many years and enjoyed a reputation for level-headedness and calm. That's the situation at....
3 Stocks That Could Soar More Than Amazon
There are few stocks that have been more exciting over the past few years than Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN). Shares of the e-commerce and cloud computing giant have soared nearly 190% over the past....
In Your 60s? 3 Stocks You Should Consider Buying
In your 60s, wealth accumulation becomes less important than safety. As you approach retirement, you're probably focusing on the next financial stage: living off of your nest egg. It means you....
What the Biggest Investors Are Doing About Opko Health Stock's Dismal Performance
So far in 2017, Opko Health (NASDAQ: OPK) has lost roughly one-third of its market cap. The stock finished 2016 down 7% due to an end-of-year plunge.Things aren't going well for multiple reasons.....
2 Beaten Up Dividend Aristocrats: Are They Bargains?
Income-seeking investors love buying dividend aristocrats -- stocks that have increased their dividends for more than years -- so when their stock prices fall it's a good idea to look at buying....
Bullish on Welltower? You'll Love These 3 Stocks
Welltower (NYSE: HCN) is the largest real estate investment trust focused specifically on healthcare real estate, and I've written before about why the company should be an excellent long-term....
Kratos Defense Doesn't Pay a Dividend, and Investors Should Be Glad
I love companies that pay big dividends -- except when I don't.Don't get me wrong. It's great when a company earns profits and can use those profits to pay dividends. But when a company is not....
Saved Enough Money for Retirement? Think Again.
The typical retired household spends about $45,000 per year, yet the average couple receives only $27,120 per year in Social Security. Closing the gap between retirement expenses and income means....
5 Gold Stocks Where Profits Are Expected to More Than Double by 2020
Don't look now, but gold is quietly putting on a show. Though the lustrous yellow metal is essentially flat over the trailing one-year period, it recently touched an 11-month high. Weakness in the....
Better Buy: Apache Corp. vs. Devon Energy
If you want to compare apples to apples in the oil industry, you can't do much better than looking at Devon Energy (NYSE: DVN) and Apache Corporation (NYSE: APA). The companies have nearly....
How Does the Chip in My Credit Card Work?
Chip card technology has become the standard at merchants throughout the United States -- and the world -- supplementing or replacing the magnetic stripe readers that have been used for decades.....
GlaxoSmithKline Is Wasting Money Paying a Dividend
As a general rule, I love companies that pay big dividends -- and British pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK) pays some of the best dividends on the planet. That said, there's one....
Can Illinois Tool Works Weather an Economic Downturn?
Industrial products and equipment powerhouse Illinois Tool Works (NYSE: ITW) has reliably created shareholder value over the long term. The company has delivered record EPS year after year, has....
5 Money Mistakes That Could Doom Your New Marriage
Image source: Getty Images.Money has been found to be a leading cause of relationship stress, according to a SunTrust Bank Study. Money is said to cause more relationship problems than even....
Investors Are Still Overlooking Macy's Real Estate Potential
After an extremely weak first quarter, Macy's (NYSE: M) began to steady its sales and earnings performance in the second quarter of fiscal 2017. Adjusted comparable store sales fell 2.5% in the....
3 Dividend Stocks That Thrive in Bear Markets
One of the benefits of dividend investing is the comfort that comes from the regular income stream. But market downturns can many times throw that sense of security out the window. What income....
4 Reasons General Motors Thinks You Should Buy GM Stock
General Motors' (NYSE: GM) top executives want you to know something: They think GM stock is a strong buy. Lately, they've stepped up their efforts to make the case to Wall Street -- and to....