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Why Wal-Mart Stock Gained 11% in November
Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT), the world's biggest retailer, gained 11% last month, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence, compared to a 2.8% boost for the broader market.WMT....
This Oil Stock Has a Formula That Should Keep Rewarding Shareholders Over the Long Term
Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX) has been a very shareholder-friendly company since it separated from oil giant ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) in 2012. For starters, it has increased its dividend seven times....
3 Surprising Stocks Hitting New Highs
The market's rallying, and there were hundreds of stocks hitting fresh 52-week highs last week. Every new high-water mark tells a story, but a closer look shows some names that may be surprising....
8 2018 Tax Moves to Make Right Now
Image source: Getty Images.2017 is winding down, and so are your chances to guarantee yourself a low tax burden and an easy-to-prepare tax return. So before you get too wrapped up in holiday....
Why 2017 was a Year to Forget for Ferrellgas Partners, L.P.
Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. (NYSE: FGP) has long operated in the propane delivery space. That's a boring corner of the energy world, driven by bolt on acquisitions that build reach and scale and....
3 Top Deep-Learning Stocks to Buy Now
Deep learning is a technique of machine learning in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) that is seeing explosive growth. Every major tech company globally is jumping on board, and the....
Nearly 75% of Parents Help Their Adult Children Financially
Just because kids have reached adulthood, does not mean they stop being a financial burden on their parents. Nearly three in four (74%) parents with adult children say they help their grown kids....
3 High-Yield Dividend Stocks to Buy in 2018
Dividend investors on the hunt for above average income opportunities may want to place a heavy emphasis on pharmaceutical stocks next year. Despite the political turmoil surrounding the....
Intel's 2 Biggest Growth Opportunities
Chip giant Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) is hardly the first company that springs to mind when the phrase "growth stock" is mentioned. It's a large, mature company that has dominant market share in the....
Here's How FedEx Corporation Crushed It in 2017
It's been another good year for investors in FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX). The stock's near 24% rise this year is significantly ahead of the 18% increase of the S&P 500 and key rival United....
bluebird bio Stock Soars on Unprecedented Blood Cancer Study Results
Shares of the clinical-stage biotech bluebird bio (NASDAQ: BLUE) rose by as much as 23.9% in pre-market trading today. The catalyst? The company reported that its CAR-T candidate, bb2121, produced....
Why This FDA Approval Could Be a Huge Deal for Apple
When Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) released the Apple Watch Series 3 earlier this year, the company's aspirations in the field of health became increasingly clear. The Apple Watch was described as "an....
Here's Why Shares of Vale S.A. Popped 9% in November
Extending the 28% climb they experienced through the first 10 months of the year, shares of Vale S.A. (NYSE: VALE) rose 9% in November, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence. Besides....
This 34-Year-Old Social Security Rule May Be Hurting Nearly 24 Million Seniors
For millions of Americans, Social Security is more than just a paycheck they'll receive each month once they get older -- it's a vital source of income that they simply couldn't make do without.....
Better Buy: Philip Morris International Inc. vs. British American Tobacco PLC (ADR)
Smoking: it's terrible for your health, but has been amazing for your nest egg. That's because even though the world knows all about the dangers of smoking, cigarettes are still a highly addictive....
Vail Resorts Affirms Its Ski Season Outlook and Announces an Aggressive Spending Plan
The fiscal first quarter is usually a quiet one for resort giant Vail Resorts (NYSE: MTN), since most of its properties aren't open for ski operations. And, sure enough, the company this week....
Will Costco Have Reason to Celebrate This Holiday Season?
The holiday season is an essential one for retailers across the industry, and even businesses such as Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) that have extensive grocery operations still see a huge bump....
The 3 Marijuana Stocks With the Most Cash on Their Balance Sheets
There aren't too many industries that can hold a candle to the returns of cryptocurrencies these days, but the marijuana industry isn't going down without a fight. Marijuana stocks certainly have....
3 Signs You're Not Saving Enough for Retirement
Nearly 40% of Americans are losing sleep at night worrying about saving for retirement. Perhaps not coincidentally, this is almost identical to the percentage of Americans who have nothing saved....
2 Growth Stocks You Won't Want to Miss
Every investor dreams of buying into high-powered company before it becomes a household name or the subject of common water-cooler conversations. Those rare stocks naturally deliver their most....
Why 2018 Could Be the Best Year Yet for Cara Therapeutics
Most investors would be excited if one of the stocks they owned achieved a 45% gain in less than a year. But for Cara Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CARA) shareholders, that level of performance is....
NVIDIA's New TITAN V GPU Turns "PC Into AI Supercomputer"
NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) introduced TITAN V, what it calls "the world's most powerful graphics processing unit (GPU) for the PC," on Thursday evening at the annual NIPS (Neural Information Processing....
10 Ways to Legally Reduce Your 2018 Taxes
If there's one thing pretty much all working Americans can agree on, it's that it's better to lose less money to taxes than more. As we head into 2018, here's a list of moves you can make to lower....
Better Buy: BofI Holding, Inc. vs. Bank of America
On the back of a still-humming economy, gradually rising interest rates, and the prospect of a big corporate tax cut, U.S. banks have been doing well lately. Two that have put up encouraging....
Does Harley-Davidson Need a New CEO and Board?
As Harley-Davidson's (NYSE: HOG) sales enter their fourth year of decline, investors should ask whether the motorcycle maker needs a shakeup. The problem may not just be the soft industry in which....