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3 Reasons Why Nike Inc. Shareholders Have Nothing to Worry About
After finishing 2016 as the single worst performer on the Dow, Nike's (NYSE: NKE) stock isn't exactly surging back this year. Shares ran just modestly ahead of the broader market through the first
Why Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Stock Is Soaring Today
Shares of rare-disease drugmaker Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VRTX) are on the rise this morning thanks to the extremely positive data readouts for three trials assessing three different triple
How Netflix Accounts for All of Its Content Spending
Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) just reported one of its best quarters yet, adding 1.1 million subscribers in the United States and another 4.1 million internationally. Management pointed to its successful
Why Pier 1 Imports Stock Lost 40% in 2017 So Far
Specialty retailer Pier 1 Imports' (NYSE: PIR) stock shed 40% through the first half of 2017, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence.The slump has added to a brutal four-year
Is Great-West S&P Small Cap 600 Index Fund Worth a Closer Look?
Small-cap stocks have historically outperformed their larger counterparts, and that has led to many investors looking more closely at small caps for their portfolios. You can find many mutual funds
Momo's Got an Edge in Dealing With the Chinese Government
Live-streaming hasn't taken off in the U.S. as it has in China. Live-streaming platform Periscope, which is owned by Twitter, isn't exactly a household name. Meanwhile, Facebook's live-video platform
When Should Investors Buy Options?
One way investors can get themselves into trouble is by buying options -- namely, puts and calls, which give you the right to respectively sell or buy a specific stock at a set price in the future
Is PPL Corp the Best Dividend Stock in Utilities? 1 Analyst Thinks So
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 one
Better Buy: Skyworks Solutions, Inc. vs. Texas Instruments
Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ: SWKS) and Texas Instruments (NASDAQ: TXN) both sell analog and embedded chips to a wide range of industries. Both chipmakers are also prominent Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL)
Better Buy: Masimo Corporation vs. Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc.
Over the past several years, Masimo Corporation (NASDAQ: MASI) and Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc. (NYSE: ZBH) gained leading shares in their respective markets. Outmaneuvering competitors has driven
What to Expect From Skyworks Solutions’ Q3 Earnings
Shares of Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ: SWKS) have been in fine form this year, rising almost 40% thanks to terrific quarterly results earlier in 2017. The semiconductor specialist has benefited from
Elon Musk Is Right About AI
Science fiction has regularly dealt with the idea that artificial intelligence (AI) could lead to humanity's end (or at least its near end). In the Terminator series, a sentient computer system
5 Things Archrock's Management Wants You to Know
Archrock (NYSE: AROC) and Archrock Partners (NASDAQ: APLP) didn't exactly put up spectacular numbers this past quarter. Then again, the nature of the natural gas compression services business isn't
Better Buy: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. vs. Intel Corporation
AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) and Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), the only two remaining makers of x86 processors, have been fierce rivals for decades. AMD nearly caught up to Intel in the PC market during the early 2000s
Why Apple Inc.'s iPhone 8 Won't Start at $900
Analyst Steve Milunovich, by way of AppleInsider, said in a recent note that he expects Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) to price its hotly anticipated OLED iPhone at $900 for the variant with 64 gigabytes of
3 Odd Things About Apple Stock's Unlikely Winning Streak
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) shares are rolling again. The world's most valuable consumer tech company has closed higher for eight consecutive trading days, a run that Investor's Business Daily points out is
3 Big Pharma Companies With the Best Projected Return on Investment
Some projections are easier than others. Research firm EvaluatePharma recently published its report of where the pharmaceutical industry could be in 2022. One of the firm's projections was which big
4 Tips for Keeping a Job for Decades
It used to be the case that you'd get a job out of college, work your way up the ranks, and stay with the same company until the time came to retire. These days, however, it's not uncommon for workers
Report: Apple Inc. to Build Only 5 Million OLED iPhone Models for Launch Quarter
According to a research report from BlueFin Research Partners, by way of Barron's, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is on track to "build only 5M iPhone X in the September quarter, supporting the view that the
Select Comfort Stock Bounces Back Quickly
Tuesday was a trading day of redemption for Select Comfort (NASDAQ: SCSS) shareholders. Shares of the company behind the Sleep Number adjustable air-chambered mattress opened nearly 3% lower, only to
2 Stocks With Better Dividends Than NVIDIA Corporation
Graphics-chip company NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) isn't much of a dividend stock these days. A surging stock price over the past year has rendered the dividend almost inconsequential, with a yield of just
5 Things Brian Moynihan Wants Bank of America Shareholders to Know
After Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) reported second-quarter earnings on Tuesday, its executives held a conference call with analysts to walk through the results. The call covered a lot of ground, but
These 4 Marijuana Stocks All Jumped at Least 10% Last Week
The legal marijuana industry has been a monster in terms of growth, and marijuana stock investors have taken notice. In fact, a majority of pot stocks have doubled or tripled in value over the
Chipotle's Latest Move is Ruffling Competitor Feathers. That's a Good Sign.
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG) stunned burrito lovers everywhere when it announced it was testing out queso at its new experimental New York restaurant.The news, originally reported
China's Record Installations Could Save Solar Stocks in 2017
2016 was a record year for the U.S. solar industry, installing 14.6 GW of new solar projects, nearly double the 7.5 GW installed the year before. But that's nothing compared to what China is....