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Here's How eBay Inc. Crushed It in 2017
This has been a good year for e-commerce marketplace eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY). Its shareholders spent nearly all of 2017 enjoying significant gains over the broader market. And the stock is outpacing....
3 Reasons You Might Retire Later Than Planned
Countless Americans plan for their golden years by aiming to lock in a retirement age and then working toward that goal. But unfortunately, many ultimately end up unsuccessful in retiring on time.....
Costco Builds Momentum on Early Holiday Strength
The holiday shopping season is an important one for retailers, and Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) is one of the first companies to provide a firm reading on how the holidays have gone. Thanks to....
T-Mobile's Latest Plan to Steal Away AT&T's Customers
"There are some very large companies soiling themselves today," T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) CEO John Legere said as he signed off a conference call announcing his company's acquisition of Layer3....
Casey's General Down Big on Weak Numbers
In today's episode of the MarketFoolery podcast, Chris Hill talks with Bill Barker from Motley Fool Asset Management about the day's market news. Hasbro (NASDAQ: HAS) is up 4% today for no....
Is Ford Finally Turning the Corner in Europe?
Things are looking up for Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) in Europe. Ford said that its sales in Europe rose 4% in November from a year ago, its second monthly year-over-year increase after five....
Here's Why the Worst Is Yet to Come for Finisar Corporation
It's been a rough year for Finisar (NASDAQ: FNSR), which lost about 40% of its market value on softer demand for its fiber-optics components. Finisar's performance was particularly disappointing....
Apple's "Award" to Finisar Looks Like Prepayment for 3D Sensing Components
Yesterday, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced that it had awarded $390 million to Finisar (NASDAQ: FNSR) as part of a brilliant bet on the future of 3D sensing. However, Apple interchangeably referred....
Why This Tech Company Is Nearly Doubling Its Dividend
By and large, companies in the tech sector don't usually pay out dividends. And those that do seldom raise their payouts by meaningful amounts.One happy exception to these norms is telecom and IT....
Why Tractor Supply Company Rose 13% in November
Shares of rural lifestyle retailer Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ: TSCO) rose 13.2% last month, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence .Tractor Supply stock continued to benefit....
The 3 Best MLPs of 2017
For the most part, 2017 was a disappointing year for investors in master limited partnerships (MLPs). On average, the 39 members of the Alerian MLP Index declined in value this year, even after....
Why Twenty-First Century Fox and Disney Stock Popped Today
Shares of Twenty-First Century Fox (NASDAQ: FOX)(NASDAQ: FOXA) and The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) climbed 6.5% and 2.7%, respectively, on Thursday after Disney announced it would acquire most of....
What Happened in the Stock Market Today
Stocks sold off on Thursday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) posting moderate losses.Data source: Yahoo! Finance.Health care stocks....
Why Sanderson Farms, Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, and Criteo Slumped Today
Wall Street finally gave up some ground on Thursday, as the Dow Jones Industrials finished down more than 75 points. Major benchmarks generally posted modest losses of half a percent or less as....
Why Nordson, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, and Snyder's-Lance Jumped Today
Thursday was a mixed day for the stock market, with major benchmarks spending much of the day in positive territory but giving up their gains to fall slightly by the close. Encouraging news of a....
Here's Why This Dividend Stock With a 10% Yield Hit New 52-Week Lows Today
Shares of Green Plains Partners LP (NASDAQ: GPP) sank as much as 11.3% Thursday on abnormal trading volume. Well, "abnormal" is relative. That's because the master limited partnership is thinly....
ABM Industries (ABM) Q4 2017 Earnings Conference Call Transcript
Image source: The Motley Fool.ABM Industries (NYSE: ABM) Q4 2017 Earnings Conference CallDec. 14, 2017 8:30 a.m. ETOperatorContinue readingSource: Fool.com
With the New iMac Pro, Apple's Mac Momentum Looks Poised to Continue
When Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) new iMac Pro was unveiled this summer, two things were clear: It was a beast, and it was expensive. With the space-gray iMac Pro finally launching this week, the new....
Is Macy's Real Estate Really Worth $16 Billion?
The value of Macy's (NYSE: M) real estate may be worth more than the company itself, as an analyst recently calculated, but is it really worth $16 billion as investment management firm Cowen....
3 Ways Fox Will Reshape Disney's Theme Parks
The long seductive dance between Twenty-First Century Fox (NASDAQ: FOXA) (NASDAQ: FOX) and Disney (NYSE: DIS) finally has some paperwork. The all-stock deal will bring a lot of assets to the House....
Should Kraft Heinz Avoid M&A in 2018?
Sometimes, you have to do the unglamorous work of paying your dues to earn respect. That's the uncanny situation Kraft Heinz Co (NASDAQ: KHC) finds itself in, 2.5 years after its debut on the....
Here's What's Behind Valeant Pharmaceuticals' 13% Drop
Shares of Valeant Pharmaceuticals (NYSE: VRX), the embattled drugmaker that's primarily grown through price hikes and acquisitions this decade, tumbled as much as 13% on Thursday after receiving a....
Nordson Corporation (NDSN) Q4 2017 Earnings Conference Call Transcript
Image source: The Motley Fool.Nordson Corporation (NASDAQ: NDSN)Q4 2017 Earnings Conference CallDec. 14, 2017, 8:30 a.m. ETOperatorContinue readingSource: Fool.com
Once Again, Spotify Wants Antitrust Regulators to Crack Down on Apple, Inc.
When done right, operating a platform can be an incredible business. However, it gets murky when the platform operator jumps in and competes with other companies that are building their own....
Why Criteo S.A. Stock Plummeted Today
Shares of Criteo S.A. (NASDAQ: CRTO) were down 26.5% as of 2:00 p.m. EST Thursday after the ad-retargeting specialist tempered expectations for the coming year due to the impact of Apple's....