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This Marijuana Stock Is Up 2,500%, but It Has 2 Major Red Flags
The legal-marijuana industry is growing like a weed, and marijuana-stock investors simply can't help taking notice.Last year, according to cannabis research firm ArcView, North American legal-pot
Banks vs. Credit Unions: How to Pick a Winner
Wells Fargo's (NYSE: WFC) ongoing debacle has created a growing feeling of concern about trusting big banks. As a result, many consumers have turned to credit unions as the obvious alternative for a
More Evidence That Apple Inc. Is Building Its Own Cellular Modem
Today, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) relies on third parties to supply it with cellular modems for its popular iPhone line of smartphones -- wireless giant Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) and microprocessor giant
2 Tidbits From Intel Corporation's Quarterly Report
On July 27, chip giant Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) announced its second-quarter results and filed its form 10-Q for the quarter.In combing through the form 10-Q, I came across two notable bits of
3 Beaten-Up Big Oil Stocks: Are They Bargains?
It's been a rough ride for big oil since mid-June 2014, when most oil-industry stocks began to trend downward. Things have been looking up -- a little -- in 2017, but the top integrated majors are
Can Twitter Stock Bounce Back After Last Week's 17% Drop?
Sometimes it's hard to live to up the hype of a turnaround. Shares of Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) began the week trading at their highest level since late last year, but it was a different story by the time
Have Investors Been Overlooking Wheaton Precious Metals?
Investors can get gold and silver exposure in a number of different ways. You can obviously just buy the metals directly, but that often comes with high transaction costs and the need for storage. You
Read This Before You Take Medicare Benefits
Most Americans are eligible for Medicare benefits beginning in the month of their 65th birthday. Although it is the most widely used health insurance plan in the United States, many pre-retirees don't
Up 81.6%: Is Dynavax Technologies Corporation Stock Still a Buy?
Dynavax Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: DVAX) stock jumped a whopping 81.6% in after-hours trading Friday because of a favorable 12-to-1 advisory committee vote for its experimental hepatitis-B
Will You End Up Working During Retirement? Chances Are, Yes.
Even though today's older workers are eligible to retire and collect Social Security in full at either age 66 or 67, a growing number of employees are pushing themselves to work well into their 70s
Roundtable: 3 Stocks We Can't Wait to Buy on Sale
The data doesn't lie: High-quality stocks tend to rise in value over the long term. However, that doesn't mean they go up in a straight line. We're investors, and that inherently means we want to buy
What's the Deal With Giving Two Weeks Notice?
There are times when something happens at work that makes you want to storm into the boss's office, hand in your resignation, and walk out immediately.That may be a satisfying move in the moment, but
Intel Corporation Begins Shipping XMM 7480 to Apple Inc.
In a month or two, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is expected to unveil its next-generation iPhone models. The current rumors -- and I'd say they're quite credible at this point -- point to the release of two
5 Big Numbers From McDonald's Inc.'s Sizzling Quarter
McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) shares shot to a new high this week, following the fast-food titan's strong second-quarter earnings report. That spike sent the stock up over 30% in 2017 to make it one of the
Get a New Career: A Step-by-Step Guide
One of my first adult mentors in college worked as an adjunct for a single college journalism class while also serving as advisor to the campus weekly newspaper. Her day job was in public relations, a
Intel Corporation Talks Xeon Scalable Ramp-Up
Earlier this month, chip giant Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) introduced its Xeon Scalable processor family for data center applications. Intel seems extremely proud of this new family of chips, marketing it as
Facebook Earnings: What Advertising Slowdown?
Going into Facebook, Inc.'s (NASDAQ: FB) second-quarter financial release, investors were looking to see if the long-predicted slowdown in advertising growth for the social-network purveyor would
What I Learned From Failing at Work
Even high performers fail at work sometimes. Maybe the job turned out to be a bad match for your skills, or perhaps the work turned out to be different than advertised.Whatever the reason, it's
2 Stocks With Better Dividends Than Kinder Morgan, Inc.
Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE: KMI) is a giant in the midstream business, but it's hardly the only company in the space. And it has something of a checkered past when it comes to dividends. If you're an
Report: Apple Inc. Will Invest $2.7 Billion in OLED Manufacturing Plant
According to The Korea Herald (via AppleInsider), citing the Korea Economic Daily, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) will pony up $2.7 billion as an "advance payment" to LG Display (NYSE: LPL) for future organic
ExxonMobil Posts Improved Earnings Despite Production Slides in the Second Quarter
There was never a real concern that ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) would crumble under the weight of the most recent collapse in the oil and gas market. Its rock-solid balance sheet and conservative
Dillard's Stock Is Soaring: Stay Far Away
Thus far, 2017 has been a bad year for department stores. Weak sales results and concerns about competition sent most department store stocks plunging in the first several months of the year.However
CVS Health Takes More Baby Steps Toward Walking the Walk on Healthy Living
CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) is becoming that annoying family scold who furrows their brow and wrinkles their nose at anything that smacks of fun. Three years after it stopped selling cigarettes, the
Here's What Social Security Pays the Average American
It's no secret that countless Americans rely on Social Security to stay afloat financially in retirement. But an alarming number of workers are placing way too much emphasis on those benefits and
Why Adobe Systems Is Abandoning Flash
It nearly goes without saying that tech companies should look ever forward and spend little time gazing at the road behind them. A major recent example comes from Adobe Systems (NASDAQ: ADBE), which