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Will Kohl's Amazon Strategy Pay Off?
When department store chain Kohl's (NYSE: KSS) announced in 2017 that some of its stores would begin accepting returns of merchandise purchased from Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), investors were shocked
CVS Health Still Has Room to Run
CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) is one of the largest healthcare companies in the world. CVS operates multiple diverse segments, including pharmacy benefits management, retail through a brick-and-mortar
Why This Stock Looks Like a Good Buy-and-Hold Option
In the latter part of 2018, NVIDIA's (NASDAQ: NVDA) stock went into a multiweek free fall that cut the stock by more than half.
The stock of the company, which makes graphics processing units
McDonald's New Chicken Sandwich: Too Little, Too Late?
McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) is finally ready to do battle in the Chicken Sandwich Wars. Well, sort of. The burger chain recently teased on social media that it would be testing a new spicy chicken
Will Amazon's New Chip Cause Headaches for Intel?
In late 2018, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) ramped up the production of its own Graviton CPUs for its own data centers. The move wasn't surprising since it acquired ARM-based chipmaker Annapurna Labs in
How 5G Will Transform Verizon's Business
Telecommunications companies have been trying for years to find ways to strategically expand their businesses beyond just providing wireless connectivity. AT&T bought DirecTV and Time Warner to both
3 Year-End IRA Moves You Must Make
IRAs are an important tool for retirement savings, and as the end of the year approaches, it's time to pay yours some attention. Here are a few key IRA moves to make in the next few weeks.
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It's Time for First Solar to Start Paying a Dividend
It's an age-old business question with no simple answer: When should a company start paying a dividend?
While every business's leaders will have their own ideas about when their company should
Apple's Wearables Business Expected to Overtake Mac in 2020
Over the weekend, longtime Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) analyst turned venture capitalist Gene Munster put out a research note to investors, which included updated estimates on the Mac maker's booming
Move-up Home Builders Just Got a Nice Present From the Government
The big role that government policy can play in the housing market is often undersold. Most homebuyers think of a mortgage transaction as something between them and the bank. In reality, there are
Constellation Brands Selling Ballast Point Proves What Beer Aficionados Already Knew
Just four years after dropping $1 billion on craft brewing upstart Ballast Point, Constellation Brands (NYSE: STZ) is selling its record-making prize for an undisclosed sum (read, pennies on the
The 10 Best Performing Large Cap Manufacturing Stocks of 2019
Barring any dramatic moves in the next few weeks, these 10 mighty companies will be the best performing industrial stocks of the year. Let's see what we can learn from them and whether they are
Better Buy: OrganiGram Holdings vs. Aphria
Marijuana investors haven't had much to cheer about this year. Most cannabis equities have fallen on hard times in the back half of 2019 because of a slew of unexpected headwinds, such as the
Why Fortinet Stock Popped 28.9% in November
Shares of Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) climbed 28.9% in November, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence, after the cybersecurity leader announced strong third-quarter 2019 results.
3 Ways to Get From $100,000 to $1 Million in Retirement Savings
In Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, Dr. Evil famously tries to hold the world hostage for a ransom of $1 million. And if you asked most Americans what they'd need to retire comfortably
Why Yandex Stock Jumped 25.7% in November
Shares of Yandex (NASDAQ: YNDX) climbed 25.7% in November, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence, after Russian internet search leader proposed a solution to Russian legislation that
Is Amazon's Performance Expectation Bar Set Too High?
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) just set a new record in terms of Cyber Monday e-commerce sales, but you couldn't tell that from its stock.
Since Cyber Monday, which the company said was once again the
Black Friday Shows the Department Store Isn't Dead Yet
We've all heard the horror stories: J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP) is circling the drain, Kohl's (NYSE: KSS) is among the walking wounded, and Macy's (NYSE: M) is barely limping along. The retail
Could This Home-Improvement Stock Double Your Money?
I've always loved the idea of an investment doubling my money, and I don't think I'm alone in that. Emerging technological and consumer trends are often good places to find doubling-caliber
Boston Beer Is Now a Seltzer Business
The beer business has been tough for former giants like Budweiser and Coors over the past decade. Customer trends are shifting toward craft brewers, and the old guard is losing luster as buyers
Stitch Fix Stock Soars 12% on Earnings Beat: 7 Metrics You Should See
Stitch Fix (NASDAQ: SFIX) reported first-quarter fiscal 2020 results after the market closed on Monday, Dec. 9. Investors in need of a good-news fix got one, as the online personalized apparel
These 2 High-Yield Stocks Are Teaming Up to Fuel Dividend Growth
Enbridge (NYSE: ENB) and Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE: EPD) have been phenomenal dividend stocks over the years. Both pipeline giants have increased their payouts for more than 20 consecutive
Netflix Will Start Peeling Back the Curtain on Its Audience Numbers
Last month, Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) CEO Reed Hastings said time will be the most important metric for investors to judge the success of various streaming competitors.
But Netflix isn't exactly
The 5 Best War-on-Cash Stocks of the Decade
In less than a month, we will be looking at the 2010s in the rear-view mirror. The decade post-financial crisis will go down in the books as a bull market fraught with all sorts of uncertainty, but
At Last, Canopy Growth Names Its Next CEO
The most high-profile C-suite vacancy in the cannabis industry has been filled.
After many months without a permanent CEO, Canopy Growth (NYSE: CGC) announced on Monday that David Klein will take


