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Home Depot Stock Beats Apple in This Key Investor Metric
On the surface, Home Depot (NYSE: HD) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have nothing in common. One's a high-flying technology company that redefined communications with its smartphones, and the other is a....
The Simple Reason I Won't Buy Cameco Corporation Stock
Shares of leading uranium miner Cameco (NYSE: CCJ) hit rock bottom at the end of October following the announcement of its third-quarter 2017 earnings. The new 52-week low was driven by what....
This Chinese Chatbot Company Could Win Big
Investors all over the world have been discovering Chinese stocks this year, and why not? The leading Chinese tech companies, Alibaba, Tencent, Baidu, and JD.com have all been on incredible runs.....
3 Top Utility Dividend Stocks to Buy Now
Utility stocks are a powerful way to boost your dividend income. Thanks to the defensive nature of their business and highly regulated revenue, utilities can generate stable cash flow and offer....
Will Howard Schultz's Biggest Failure Hurt Starbucks Investors?
Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) hasn't done many things wrong in its nearly 50-year existence. Founded by three academics in 1971 who learned the coffee business from Alfred Peet of Peet's Coffee and....
3 Signs You Need a Bigger Emergency Fund
With a new year approaching, now's the perfect time to start getting a better handle on your finances. And one crucial aspect you mustn't ignore is your emergency fund.Simply put, no matter what....
How Much Is Uber Worth Right Now?
Uber is the student who comes in late and goofs off, but still manages to get an A in the class. The ride-sharing company seemed to take off without much effort when it was founded in 2009 after....
1 Figure That Sums Up Why Bitcoin Is So Dangerous
Over the long term, there's been no more consistent creator of wealth than the stock market. Stocks have returned an average of 7% per year, inclusive of dividend reinvestment and adjusted for....
3 Dividend Stocks to Buy on Sale
Stocks that pay out the highest dividend yields aren't always the best ones to buy. Sometimes, the yields are artificially high in advance of a big dividend cut. And sometimes the dividend is....
These 3 Stocks Just Raised Their Dividends
We're getting down to the wire now, with only a few short weeks until the close of 2017. It was a year nearly full to the brim with dividend raises, so income investors will be sorry to see it....
Triumph Group Shows Progress in Turnaround Effort
Triumph Group (NYSE: TGI) is combining two of its three largest divisions into a single aerospace-structure unit as the company looks to regain its footing, after years of struggles, and focus on....
2 Stocks to Supplement Your Social Security Income
If you're collecting Social Security, then you've gotten to the stage in life where capital growth has been superseded by a desire for capital preservation and income. The goal is to supplement....
Why AutoZone Is a Top-Yielding Stock -- Without Paying a Dividend!
Dividend stocks are great because they provide much-needed income for investors. So you might think I'm crazy to call AutoZone (NYSE: AZO), which makes no payments to shareholders at all in the....
5 Tips for a Smooth Transition Back to Work After Having a Baby
Having a baby can turn your world upside down, and going back to work after having a baby can be an equally challenging endeavor. Not only will you have to keep up with your job-related....
Intel Corp. Needs Better Manufacturing Leadership
At Intel's (NASDAQ: INTC) November 2013 investor meeting, then-manufacturing chief Bill Holt gave a detailed presentation in which he aimed to assure investors that its lead in chip manufacturing....
Forget General Electric Co. Stock; Honeywell International Is a Better Value
The dramatic 44% fall of General Electric's (NYSE: GE) share price this year is undoubtedly starting to tempt value investors into the stock. But on a risk/reward basis, I think Honeywell....
Turning Water Into Wine Could Be SodaStream's Next Big Miracle
Like Lazarus being raised from the dead, SodaStream International (NASDAQ: SODA) was able to come back to life by transforming itself from a soda company to a sparkling-water business. Against all....
Here's How Baidu, Inc. Crushed It in 2017
Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU) had a pretty tough time in 2016. Investments in the online-to-offline (O2O) market failed to gain traction. Chinese regulators cracked down on the company following the....
This Is My 2018 Work Resolution
Many people use the new year as an opportunity for self-improvement. They take a look at what they want to fix in their lives and make a resolution to do better.In many cases, those resolutions....
Why Instacart May Be Wal-Mart and Amazon's Biggest Rival
If the enemy of my enemy is my friend, then Instacart may soon have a whole lot of friends.To be fair, the same-day delivery service isn't quite Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) enemy -- the two companies....
Canada to Axe Boeing Fighter Purchase as Trade Dispute Heats Up
Canada is reportedly planning to cancel a plan to buy 18 Boeing (NYSE: BA) fighter jets, following through on threats to escalate a cross-border trade dispute with the U.S. aerospace giant. Boeing....
If Disney Buys a Piece of Fox, Marvel's the Biggest Winner
If you look back at the history of studio acquisitions made by The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS), they have been positively brilliant. The House of Mouse acquired Pixar in 2006 for $7.4 billion,....
3 Dividend Stocks Perfect for Retirees
Retiring today is a lot different from retiring 30 years ago. People today are living much longer, which means you'll need to continue investing long after you've hung up your work coat or gloves....
1 Oil Stock to Buy as OPEC and Russia Stand "Shoulder to Shoulder"
OPEC and Russia have done it again: They have extended production cuts until the end of 2018. This is being done to drain the market of its excess inventories following their (arguably) failed....
ASH 2017: CAR-T Wallops Blood Cancer
The American Society of Hematology (ASH) annual meeting this past weekend was chock-full of excitement, including an unexpected snowstorm in Atlanta and a slew of game-changing non-Hodgkin....