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Why General Motors Thinks the First Self-Driving Company Will Win Big
Will there be a significant "first-mover" advantage in self-driving cars? Will the first company (or group of companies) to bring the technology to market enjoy significant long-term advantages....
Don't Be These 4 People at Work
Everyone has worked with someone who rubs people the wrong way. People like this may not know that their behaviors annoy everyone else, and in some cases, they actually think their actions are....
Why Amazon and Google Are Duking It Out
In today's episode of the Market Foolery podcast, Mac Greer talks with David Kretzmann from Motley Fool Rule Breakers and Supernova and Jim Mueller from Motley Fool Stock Advisor, Options, and....
Will Intel Raise Its Dividend in 2018?
Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) has stood out from its technology peers for decades because of its willingness to pay dividends to its shareholders. The semiconductor giant started with a small dividend in....
Will Bank of America Raise Its Dividend in 2018?
The financial industry went to the brink of extinction in 2008, and Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) was one of the most dramatically affected banking institutions during the crisis. B of A has done an....
2 Stocks With Mind-Boggling Earnings Growth
Earnings are key in investing. Sure, not all companies regularly report profits. Even more, some companies lose money consistently. But at the end of the day, the intrinsic value of any stock is....
What Gave Blue Apron Shares a 20%-Plus Jump Monday?
In this Market Foolery podcast, Chris Hill and guest Kristine Harjes, host of the Industry Focus: Healthcare podcast, consider the latest on Blue Apron (NYSE: APRN), shares of which took a sharp....
Will CVS Get the Chance to Buy Aetna?
In this Market Foolery podcast, host Chris Hill is joined by Industry Focus: Healthcare host, Kristine Harjes, to dig into CVS Health's (NYSE: CVS) offer to purchase insurer Aetna (NYSE: AET) for....
3 Ways Artificial Intelligence Can Boost Amazon’s Growth
Slowly but surely, artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming an integral part of our lives. Of course, we don't have AI-enabled robots running errands for us just yet, but tech companies are....
Toro Company (TTC) Q4 2017 Earnings Conference Call Transcript
Image source: The Motley Fool.Toro Company (NYSE: TTC)Q4 2017 Earnings Conference CallDec 7, 2017, 4:30 p.m. ETOperatorContinue readingSource: Fool.com
Why Snap Inc. Stock Could Crash 50% or More
Struggling social media company Snap Inc. (NYSE: SNAP) received an analyst upgrade on Tuesday, the first after a string of downgrades. Barclays believes that Snap is reaching a turning point, and....
"Bitcoin Stocks" Get a New Member as Cboe Launches Bitcoin Futures on Sunday, Dec. 10
The price of bitcoin, the oldest and largest cryptocurrency by market cap, has skyrocketed 1,578%, from less than $1,000 to $15,973 in 2017, as of 4:00 p.m. ET on Dec. 7. (The price provided here....
Why Retail Stocks Are Loving the GOP Tax Plan
Investors have fled retail stocks this year as worries mount regarding the "retail apocalypse". Brick-and-mortar chains have announced more store closings than any previous year on record.....
Ford's Self-Driving Business Plan: A Commercial Vehicle by 2021
Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) will begin testing its autonomous-vehicle technology in at least one city starting in 2018 -- but it's still planning to wait until 2021 to bring its technology to....
Why Kroger Stock Soared 25% in November
Kroger (NYSE: KR) investors outperformed the market by a wide margin last month as shares gained 25%, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence.^SPX data by YCharts.Continue....
As Expected, Apple, Inc. Would Be Among the Biggest Beneficiaries of the Republican Tax Bill
Republicans are hard at work at tax reform, passing two different bills in the House and Senate earlier this month. Tax reform has been a hot topic of debate for the past year, with the issue of....
Why Shake Shack Inc. Stock Popped Today
Shares of Shake Shack Inc. (NYSE: SHAK) popped as much as 9.5% early Thursday, then settled up 8.1% to set a new two-year high after the fast-casual restaurant chain received a notable analyst....
Why Sage Therapeutics Gained 70% Today
Shares of Sage Therapeutics (NASDAQ: SAGE), a clinical-stage biotech, took flight today, after the company announced positive mid-stage trial results for its moderate-to-severe major depressive....
5 Things Ambarella, Inc. Management Wants You to Know
When Ambarella (NASDAQ: AMBA) announced fiscal third-quarter 2018 results last week, shares of the video-processing chip specialist soared more than 16% the following day. But Ambarella's....
Here's How Intel Corp. Can Refresh Its Gaming Desktop Processors in 2018
Back on Oct. 5, chip giant Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) released a set of computer processors targeted at the gaming desktop PC market based on its Coffee Lake processor architecture. The Coffee Lake....
Why Zoe's Kitchen, Inc. Shares Jumped 30% in November
Stock in Mediterranean fast casual chain Zoe's Kitchen, Inc. (NYSE: ZOES) soared 30.1% last month, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence .Zoe's stock, which hovered near a....
What Happened in the Stock Market Today
Stocks moved higher on Thursday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) both up a little more than a quarter percentage point.Data source:....
Why McDonald's Is Bringing Back the Dollar Value Menu
Let's be frank: Value menus based on dollar price points are a loss leader in the quick-service restaurant (QSR) industry. Their primary purpose is to draw traffic into stores, where, if a....
Why Shares of Casella Waste Systems Popped 16% in November
Extending the 49% climb they experienced through the first 10 months of the year, shares of Casella Waste Systems (NASDAQ: CWST) rose 16% in November, according to S&P Global Market....
How Vonage Holdings, Inc. Stock Rose 25% in November
Shares of Vonage Holdings (NYSE: VG) gained 25.2% in November 2017, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The bulk of that rocket fuel came from a solid earnings report.The....