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A Deep Dive Into Booking Holdings
The Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG) family of brands, which includes Priceline, Booking.com, Kayak, and a number of others, makes it both easier and harder to book travel. The easy part is that....
Why GameStop, Bed Bath & Beyond, and Pure Storage Jumped Today
Wall Street had a mixed session on Thursday, with many market participants playing a waiting game for further direction on the likely path of interest rates for the near future. Various officials....
Are Virtual Banks a Threat to Hong Kong’s Big Banks and Their Shareholders?
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) recently granted a number of licenses to virtual banks in the city. But what exactly are they? Put simply, virtual banks are financial institutions that....
Why Shares of Urban Outfitters Are Up Today
Shares of Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ: URBN) climbed nearly 6% on Thursday, a second-consecutive strong trading session following the retailer's better-than-expected earnings report. The company has....
Is Copa Holdings Overvalued?
Maybe it seems disingenuous to ask if Copa Holdings (NYSE: CPA), which has a market capitalization of $4.4 billion and trades at just 13 times forward earnings, is overvalued, given that the....
Why Splunk Stock Dropped Today
Shares of Splunk (NASDAQ: SPLK) were down 8.4% as of 3:15 p.m. EDT Thursday despite another exceptional quarterly report from the operational-intelligence platform leader.Splunk said late....
Why Nordstrom Stock Surged Today
Shares of Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) were gaining today after the well-to-do department-store chain posted an earnings report that, while troubling, was still better than the market had anticipated.....
Why Keysight Technology Stock Popped Today
Shares of Keysight Technology (NYSE: KEYS) have popped today, up by 13% as of 2:45 p.m. EDT, after the company reported fiscal third-quarter earnings. Both top- and bottom-line results came in....
Better Buy: Shopify vs. Amazon
No one needs to be told that the future of retail is online. It seems as if every few months, an iconic mall chain is buckling, and consumers generally prefer the convenience, selection -- and,....
How to Invest in Stocks for Beginners
The U.S. stock market has proven to be one of the best ways for the average person to build long-term, lasting wealth. Over the last 10 years alone, the S&P 500 is up over 250% on a total....
Toro Co (TTC) Q3 2019 Earnings Call Transcript
Image source: The Motley Fool.Toro Co (NYSE: TTC)Q3 2019 Earnings CallAug 22, 2019, 11:00 a.m. ETOperatorContinue readingSource Fool.com
BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc (BJ) Q2 2019 Earnings Call Transcript
Image source: The Motley Fool.BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc (NYSE: BJ)Q2 2019 Earnings CallAug 22, 2019, 8:30 a.m. ETOperatorContinue readingSource Fool.com
Why Opera's Stock Surged Today
Shares of Opera (NASDAQ: OPRA) rode quite a roller coaster on Thursday, rising as much as 23.6% before settling down to a calmer 6% gain as of 2:30 p.m. EDT. The Norwegian software company's....
Baozun Is Getting Too Cheap to Ignore
Shares of Baozun (NASDAQ: BZUN) tumbled Wednesday after the Chinese e-commerce service provider posted its second-quarter numbers. That post-earnings drop was surprising since Baozun easily beat....
Slack Stock Upgraded -- Twice! Here's What You Need to Know
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....
At Long Last, Will Apple Drop Numbered iPhones?
The internet had taken to calling the 2019 iPhone the "iPhone 11," considering Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) long-standing practice of alternating between "S" and numerical progression in alternating....
Zoom Video Communications: 4 Things to Watch In the Next Earnings Report
Since its IPO in April 2019 priced at $36 per share, the cloud-native software company Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ: ZM) has been performing well. A few months and one earnings report later,....
Google Is Ditching Its Sweet Tooth in Android Rebrand
The first couple versions of Android didn't have sweet names, but Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) subsidiary Google ended up adopting alphabetically dessert-themed code names for major....
Why Shares of Pure Storage Jumped Today
Shares of Pure Storage (NYSE: PSTG) rose on Thursday after the data solutions provider reported its second-quarter results. Pure Storage beat analyst estimates across the board, which was enough....
Are HSBC Holdings Shares Cheap Right Now?
There is a lot to like about Hong Kong's banking behemoth HSBC Holdings plc (SEHK: 0005). It has a strong balance sheet with a common equity tier-1 ratio greater than many comparable American....
Why Retrophin, Inc. Is Tanking Today
Shares of the orphan drug specialist Retrophin (NASDAQ: RTRX) are down by 25.3% as of 12:44 p.m. EDT today. The culprit?Retrophin's shares are sinking on the news that the pantothenate....
Why Bed Bath & Beyond Stock Popped Today
Shares of Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY) jumped more than 10% on Thursday following a string of strong earnings results from its fellow retailers. As of 1:15 p.m. EDT, shares were up....
2 Stocks We're Watching Right Now
Each week, Industry Focus: Financials host Jason Moser and Fool.com contributor Matt Frankel, CFP, discuss two stocks they're watching. Here's why Moser has BGC Partners (NASDAQ: BGCP) on his....
BJ's Wholesale Club Finds a Virtue in Meeting Expectations
BJ's Wholesale Club (NYSE: BJ) reported fiscal second-quarter 2019 earnings on Thursday before the markets opened, and judging from shareholders' reaction, one might have assumed that it....
3 Cloud Stocks To Buy Now
The cloud is a pretty straightforward service. It's essentially an offsite data storage, processing, and application (software) delivery environment (here's a quick primer if you're still a....