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United Technologies Earnings Report Will Be a 3-Part Story
Investors are entering the upcoming earnings season with a sense of nervous anticipation given the recent weakness in business survey data and a slew of companies reporting weak end-market
Tellurian: A High-Risk, High-Reward Play on Global LNG Growth
Tellurian (NASDAQ: TELL) is a $2 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) start-up that's shaking up the United States energy export economy. In mid-September 2019, I attended Gastech, the world's
Is Costco About to Pay Another Special Dividend?
It's been a great year for Costco (NASDAQ: COST) shareholders. The stock is up 44% year to date, and that momentum comes as the company sees record membership renewal rates and robust same-store
Investing in These Stocks Now Could Make You a Millionaire Retiree
A comfortable retirement is the dream for most American workers. But in order to truly retire in comfort, most experts agree you'll need to have at least $1 million stashed away (and probably more)
Why BeiGene Stock Tumbled in September
Shares of the Chinese biotech BeiGene (NASDAQ: BGNE) dropped by 14.8% last month, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence.
What spooked the company's shareholders in September
The Greenbrier Companies Looks Toward a New Stage of Growth
The Greenbrier Companies (NYSE: GBX), the second largest rail car manufacturer in North America (and the largest in Europe and South America) has seen the value of its rail car order backlog
3 Top China Stocks to Buy Now
Between the ongoing U.S-China trade war, concerns of a broader economic slowdown, and geopolitical strife in general, it seems an understatement to say many investors are hesitant to buy stocks with
Better Buy: Toyota Motor vs. Volkswagen AG
Auto stocks are a tough sell when concerns about the economy are rising, as they are now. Most investors know that auto sales are cyclical, rising and falling with consumer confidence -- and
4 Signs of Costco's Ongoing Success
Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) is the leader in warehouse retail, with hundreds of stores worldwide and a highly successful membership model that's lured millions of people to shop from its
Is Wall Street Wrong About GoPro's New Products?
When GoPro (NASDAQ: GPRO) announced new products and updated guidance last week, the market took the news extremely poorly. The stock has fallen 28% in the last five days alone, and with a share
GE Is Freezing 20,000 Employees' Pensions to Cut Debt
Under new CEO Larry Culp, General Electric (NYSE: GE) has moved aggressively over the past year to reduce its debt load. It has made substantial progress, but the company's massive pension
Aurora Cannabis Rolls Out Cannabis Strips
These days, when it comes to cannabis, you can smoke it, eat it, and drink it. But now there's a new way to consume cannabis: strips that dissolve in the mouth.
This is thanks to top Canadian
3 Top Stocks to Recession-Proof Your Portfolio
With the U.S. economy in the late innings of a growth cycle, a tariff war still raging between the U.S. and China, and an inverted yield curve spooking the markets, investors are bracing for a
Better Buy: Square vs. Mastercard
Square (NYSE: SQ) is one of the fastest-growing companies in financial services and has become the face of the mobile payments industry in many ways. As it has grown, it is adding services that are
Microsoft’s Mixer Is Catching up to Amazon’s Twitch and Google’s YouTube
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) launched a video game streaming platform called Beam three years ago. However, Beam never gained much steam against Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) Twitch and Alphabet's (NASDAQ:
Goldman Sachs: Apple's 5G iPhone Might Underwhelm
We're still about a year away from when Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) will launch its 2020 iPhone, which is widely expected to include 5G. Expectations for that device are already running high, in part
Most Small Business Owners Confident, but 43% Are Worried About a Recession
Consider small business owners the front line of the American economy. They work directly with consumers and have a strong sense of their budgets, as well as how they feel about the economy.
Those
Honeywell's Earnings Will Interest Every Industrials Investor
Honeywell (NYSE: HON) investors find themselves in an unusual position going into its third-quarter earnings. The company has been raising full-year sales and earnings guidance through 2019, and has
3 Top Oil Stocks to Buy Right Now
The third quarter of 2019 took energy stocks on a roller coaster ride they wish they could forget. The quarter began with crude oil around $59 a barrel before peaking at more than $62 on Sept. 16
No, Apple Is Not Recession-Proof
Sooner or later, the U.S. economy will be hit by a recession. It's not a matter of if, but when. Some companies, like those that sell products people need to buy regardless of economic conditions
What an Annuity Is and Why You May Need One
Planning to retire someday? Worried about how you'll support yourself? How does guaranteed income for a period of time -- such as 20 years or perhaps the rest of your life -- sound? Deploy some of
3 Marijuana Stocks That Should Uplist to the Nasdaq or NYSE Next
Marijuana should be one of the fastest-growing industries on the planet over the next decade, but it's an industry that still has quite a bit of maturing to do. In the early stages of legalization
Maybe Malls Aren't Dead After All
You can't argue that America's malls aren't in a state of evolution. A number of traditional anchor stores have either shrunk or closed altogether. Mall staples including Payless, Teavana, and
2 Entertainment Industry Stocks You Can Buy and Hold for the Next Decade
Content is king, and intellectual property (IP) makes it easier to draw eyeballs to content. Consumers are inherently more likely to watch a movie, television show, hologram, or any other medium if
This Is the No. 1 Reason Millennials Struggle With Retirement Savings
Setting money aside for retirement is no easy feat, especially when near-term bills monopolize your limited income. Such is the plight for a large number of younger workers -- millennials whose


