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Visa's Very Real Catalyst for Growth
In what has surely become a familiar story for shareholders, Visa Inc (NYSE: V) once again reported a stellar quarter late last month. Looking over the company's numbers from its fiscal....
SunPower's Distributed Solar Investments Are Finally Paying Off
It may not seem like it based on mounting losses and a lagging stock price, but SunPower Corporation's (NASDAQ: SPWR) year is turning out a lot better than expected. Where it once hoped to just....
Snap Inc.'s Problems Aren't Going Away
Going into its third-quarter earnings report, Snap Inc. (NYSE: SNAP) shares have been looking surprisingly strong. Shares of the Snapchat parent have jumped 33% since hitting an all-time low....
Warren Buffett's $109 Billion Cash Problem: How Much Longer Will It Continue?
Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B), the conglomerate led by billionaire Warren Buffett, reported its third-quarter earnings recently, and we learned that the company's already-large....
Is Teck Resources Ltd. a Buy?
Mining companies rarely specialize in one commodity. That's mostly due to the nature of raw ores and mineral deposits, which often contain multiple resources. For instance, gold, silver, and lead....
5 Ways to Overcome a Career Slump
There's something to be said for getting into a groove at work and coming in each day knowing exactly what tasks you need to tackle and how you'll get them done. But there does come a point when....
77% of Americans Will Make This Major Holiday Shopping Mistake
Americans certainly don't seem to shy away from getting into the holiday spirit. From toys to gadgets to clothing, the average shopper spends over $900 on gifts. But while it's nice to be generous....
3 International Stocks for Retirees
Retirees these days are living longer than ever before. That means there's a need to not only sustain your income with dividends, but also to grow your nest egg by investing in high-quality....
Holiday 2017: The Truth About the "Retail Apocalypse"
If you read the news or watch it on television or the internet, you would think that most malls teeter on the edge of closing, with empty storefronts and Starbucks accounting for most storefronts.....
3 High-Yield Dividend Stocks I'd Buy Right Now
It might seem risky to buy higher-yielding dividend stocks in today's market, as the S&P 500 hovers near historic highs and interest rates gradually rise. The logical move for conservative....
3 Stocks a Young Warren Buffett Would Buy
Warren Buffett, the famed billionaire investor and CEO of conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway, has always been a value investor. Buffett tries to estimate how much a stock is worth and buy it for....
The Insurer That's Crushing It in Obamacare
Worry that Obamacare is on life support doesn't seem to scare Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC) CEO Michael Neidorff. Over the past few years, he's been significantly increasing Centene's exposure....
Better Buy: Novavax, Inc. vs. Pfizer Inc.
Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) ranks as one of the giants of the pharmaceutical market, with a blockbuster vaccine franchise. Novavax (NASDAQ: NVAX) is only a fraction of Pfizer's size and is still at least a....
Why Shares of First Solar, Inc. Jumped in October
Shares of solar manufacturing giant First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) jumped 19.5% in October, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence, after reporting earnings that were....
Better Buy: Advanced Micro Devices Inc. vs. Intel
Though there were some similarities in their third-quarter earnings releases, shares of Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) and Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) have taken dramatically different turns since....
Why AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Tanked 18.6% in October
Shares of AVEO Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: AVEO), a small-cap biopharma focused on cancer, fell 18.6% in October, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. There doesn't appear to be....
Here’s the Smartest Tax Move You Can Make In 2018
There are plenty of tax deductions Americans can take advantage of, at least until a tax reform bill passes. Many of these are quite lucrative. Just to name a few examples, the mortgage interest....
Even Wealthy Americans Are Worried About This Huge Retirement Expense
Just like your wedding day or the day your child is born, retirement is a huge and exciting milestone -- but it can also be terrifying.Retirement is full of unknowns -- namely, the uncertainty....
Will Promised Tax Credits Disappear Under the Republican Tax Plan?
Republican leaders recently told Americans about their new tax reform proposal, introducing it as part of a key bill in the House of Representatives. Most of the provisions in the bill were....
The Only 3 Big Pharma Companies Growing Market Share
With worldwide spending on prescription drugs increasing from an estimated $774 billion in 2017 to over $1 trillion in 2022, a rising tide of pharmaceutical sales is lifting a lot of drug company....
6 Ways to Make Getting a Mortgage Easier
Having an offer accepted is only piece of the home-buying process. Image source: Getty Images.For many people, the most daunting part of the homebuying process isn't finding the right house. It's....
Haunting Estate-Planning Errors: The One-Gloved Man and His Half-Finished Trusts
For the Halloween episode of Motley Fool Answers, Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp engage in a spirited discussion of the horrors some folks have visited upon their families' finances from the....
Haunting Estate-Planning Oddities: How a Napkin Put Ted Williams on Ice
For the Halloween episode of Motley Fool Answers, Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp engage in a spirited discussion of the horrors some folks have visited upon their families' finances from the....
Big Tech Giants Get Even Bigger
Tech giants Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) are all hitting all-time highs this week after reporting spectacular quarterly....
More Store Closures Won't Save Sears Holdings From Bankruptcy
Store closures have been a dominant theme at struggling retail giant Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD) lately. The Sears and Kmart chains are both losing money, and the company hopes to shore up its....