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3 Value Stocks for Wise Investors
Value investors are always hunting for high-quality companies that are trading at bargain prices. So which stocks do we think they would find attractive today? We asked that question to a team of....
These 3 Stocks Have Gotten Sliced in Half This Year
The stock market has held up well in 2017, extending the bull market into its ninth year and producing solid performance for long-term investors. Even in the best of markets, some stocks won't....
Kroger Co. Earnings Show the Mounting Costs of a Pricing War
Kroger (NYSE: KR) recently announced earnings results for its fiscal second quarter. The nation's biggest grocery store chain showed a slight improvement in operating results. But its pricing....
5 Questions for Colin Walsh, CEO of Varo Money
The payments company Square (NYSE: SQ) is looking to disrupt more than just the payments space. On Thursday, it submitted an application with bank regulators to obtain a charter for an industrial....
Payment Company Square Applies for Bank Charter
On Wednesday, The Wall Street Journal reported that payments company Square (NYSE: SQ) planned to submit an application on Thursday for a bank charter in Utah. The purpose of the unit, Square....
Costco Stock: The Bear Case From a Bull
Costco (NASDAQ: COST) stock recently dipped into negative territory for the year to put it well behind the broader market's 10% increase. At first blush, the sell-off looks like shortsightedness....
3 Stocks With Costco-like Return Potential
Of all the world's great businesses, few can claim the same level of success as Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) in creating shareholder value -- and not just for its earliest investors. Though....
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....
Better Buy: Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. vs. Rite Aid Corporation
If there was a "Bad News Bears" team for the healthcare sector, Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (NYSE: VRX) and Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD) would be starters on the team for sure. Valeant has....
You Wouldn't Believe the Size of Amazon.com, Inc.'s Cash Flows
Critics of Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) often point out that the e-tailer's earnings are slim and unpredictable. Hence, Amazon's price-to-earnings (P/E) ratios tend to sit in the nosebleed section....
Will Walmart’s Partnership With Google Give It An Online Boost?
Wharton’s Barbara Kahn and Columbia’s Mark A. Cohen discuss Walmart’s partnership with Google.
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Walmart has been going....
Are Lower Prices Enough for Whole Foods to Win Market Share?
Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) didn't take long to cut prices at Whole Foods Market stores after it took control. Prices for certain grocery staples fell as much as 43% on Monday, moving toward....
3 Value Stocks Senior Citizens Should Consider Buying Today
Value investing isn't just about buying cheap stocks. A true value investor wants to pay less than something is worth, and the worth of a company depends on its future. A cheap-looking stock in a....
We Got It Wrong With Rite Aid -- Now What?
In our 2015 "Walgreens Shows Its Hand, Scoops Up Rite Aid" episode, Motley Fool analyst Kristine Harjes speculated that regulators would give the nod to Walgreens Boots Alliance's (NASDAQ: WBA)....
Wal-Mart Proves Us Wrong With the Help of Jet.com and Marc Lore
When Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) announced its $3.3 billion acquisition of Jet.com in Aug. 2016, Vincent Shen and Motley Fool contributor Daniel Kline took a skeptical view of the deal on Industry Focus.....
Retail Isn't Dead, It Just Smells Funny
The massive shift from brick and mortar retail to online shopping has picked up steam the last few years. Digital sales have been growing at a double-digit rate, and online sales as a percentage....
Stop the Presses: Amazon.com Will Own Whole Foods on Monday
Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) just got the go-ahead to close its $13.7 billion buyout of Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFM). Wasting no time at all, the merger is now scheduled for Monday, Aug. 28.Let....
Boy, Were We Wrong About Rite Aid and Opko Health
Everyone makes mistakes, and this week's Industry Focus theme week is all about celebrating (and cringing) at some of the biggest mistakes we've made on the show.In today's Healthcare episode,....
How Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Makes Most of Its Money
Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) is the biggest retailer on the planet. A ruthless competitive strategy focused on offering the lowest possible prices has yielded a business that generates nearly $500 billion....
Which Companies Might Amazon and Wal-Mart Buy Next?
A number of analysts, journalists, pundits, and investors have spent a lot of time trying to guess which companies Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) may buy next. In fact, you could....
Will Wal-Mart Make a Shopping Giant Out of Google Express?
Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE: WMT) just teamed up with Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL). The Google Express service already featured 46 retail partners, but none with the market heft of Sam....
3 "Amazoned" Retail Stocks I'd Hate to Buy
Being "Amazoned" means that Amazon.com's (NASDAQ: AMZN) ever-expanding e-commerce ecosystem is steamrolling a company. That list is growing by the day, with sluggish brick-and-mortar traffic....
The Most Impressive Part of Wal-Mart's Second-Quarter Report
In this MarketFoolery podcast segment, host Chris Hill and Aaron Bush of Motley Fool Rule Breakers discuss the latest report from the world's largest physical retailer, which featured 2% revenue....
2 Rules for Investing in the Retail Apocalypse
There's no question that the retail industry is in upheaval. Retailer bankruptcies are soaring, store closings are becoming commonplace, and profits at a wide variety of retail chains are in....
2 Signs That Big Retail's E-Commerce Explosion Is Accelerating
On this MarketFoolery podcast, host Chris Hill and Aaron Bush of Motley Fool Rule Breakers check on two of the largest retailers in the world: Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT), which boosted its e-commerce....