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Does Today's Long Boom Mean We’ve Forgotten the Lessons of the Great Recession?
Wall Street has infamously had its share of ugly Octobers, so Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp chose this month to offer their listeners a special treat: a four-part series on the history of....
Top 3 Stocks for Retirees to Consider
Investing doesn't stop just because you're retiring. But the needs and requirements for a post-retirement portfolio are very different, placing a heavy emphasis on low-risk value protection and....
What Were the Tipping Points That Set Off the Great Recession?
Wall Street has infamously had its share of ugly Octobers, so Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp chose this month to offer their listeners a special treat: a four-part series on the history of....
3 High-Yield Stocks on Sale
Extreme dividend yields are often a sign of deeply rooted issues in the company and business model behind the dividend-paying stock. For some investors, that's a deal-breaker. For others, it's a....
Why the Bears Might Be Right About Shopify Stock
Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) is a hot topic this year. The stock has gained more than 300% since its 2015 initial public offering, thanks to rapid sales growth and confidence that the business will....
9 "Self-Evident" Foolish Truths, No. 1: Conscious Capitalism Is a Great Way to Do Business
This week is the 120th Rule Breakers podcast, and as Motley Fool co-founder David Gardner looked back, he realized he's covered a whole lot of subjects in those shows. More to the point, with all....
Global Blood Therapeutics Inc. Jumped as Much as 14% on This News
Shares of San Francisco-based Global Blood Therapeutics (NASDAQ: GBT), a small-cap developer of experimental therapies focused on treating blood-based disorders, rocketed higher by as much as 14%....
What Happened in the Stock Market Today
Stocks started out the week Monday by giving up some ground as the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) both fell about a third of a percentage....
Why Advanced Micro Devices, Office Depot, and Iconix Brand Group Slumped Today
Wall Street took a downward turn Monday as federal tax reform during this session of Congress began to look more uncertain than ever. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrials both fell about....
Robust Subscriber Growth Helps Iridium Communications Stock Take Off
Shares of Iridium Communications (NASDAQ: IRDM) are up over 15% as of this writing thanks to strong third-quarter 2017 results. While the previous report was mixed, the company made great strides....
Why Mattel, TransEnterix, and Dynegy Jumped Today
The stock market moved lower on Monday, with major benchmarks indexes falling as much as 0.4% as market participants started to handicap the question of whether lawmakers on Capitol Hill would be....
Why Shares of Mattel Bounced Back Today
Shares of toy maker Mattel (NASDAQ: MAT) surged on Monday, erasing the loss suffered last week following the company's disastrous third quarter. Speculation about a possible takeover seems to be....
Celgene Corporation Has "Optionality and Opportunity"
Celgene (NASDAQ: CELG) got crushed after announcing third-quarter earnings, saying revenue would come in at the bottom of previous guidance, and lowering its 2020 guidance. All things considered,....
Amazon.com's Advertising Business Just Had Its Best Quarter Ever
Amazon.com's (NASDAQ: AMZN) advertising business is still relatively young. It launched a self-serve platform for ad purchases in 2014, and analysts have only recently started paying attention to....
3 Spooky-Profitable Stocks for Billions in Halloween Spending
Halloween has its roots in ancient festivals, but in the modern era, it's about big business. How big? Try over $9 billion, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF). That's up from around....
Fitbit Stock Has a Lot to Prove on Wednesday
Fitbit (NYSE: FIT) is losing some of this late summer's bullish momentum, and it will take a strong quarterly report on Wednesday afternoon to get back on Mr. Market's good side. The wearable....
Berkshire Hathaway: A Look Ahead at Third-Quarter Earnings
A true conglomerate, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A)(NYSE: BRK-B) has its hands in everything from brick making to soft-serve ice cream.Here's what to expect when the company reports....
Should You Buy Twitter After its Post-Earnings Pop?
Shares of Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) recently surged more than 25% after the struggling social network's third quarter revenue and earnings topped analyst expectations. But even after the big bounce,....
Here’s Why Precision Drilling Corp’s Stock Continued Soaring Today
Shares of Precision Drilling (NYSE: PDS) jumped on Monday and were up 12% at 2:45 p.m. EDT. That rally pushed the stock up nearly 24% since it reported third-quarter results last week.On Friday,....
Can Marathon Oil Corporation Overcome Hurricane-Related Headwinds to Continue Its High Growth Ways in Q3?
After slowing down during the oil market downturn, Marathon Oil (NYSE: MRO) hit the gas this year and restarted production growth. The company was able to reverse its production decline during the....
Precision Drilling Puts Rigs to Work and Beats Expectations
Demand for rigs in North America is still growing, but that growth rate has slowed down significantly since the first half of the year. That means rig companies like Precision Drilling (NYSE: PDS)....
Down Over 55% in 2017, Is Sportsman's Warehouse a Buy?
Like much of the sports and outdoor retail sector, Sportsman's Warehouse (NASDAQ: SPWH) has had a rough 2017.Shares are down over 55% year to date, but the company is still expanding rapidly,....
Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) Q3 2017 Earnings Conference Call Transcript
Image source: The Motley Fool.ExxonMobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM)Q3 2017 Earnings Conference CallOct. 27, 2017, 9:30 a.m. ETOperatorContinue readingSource: Fool.com
7 Simple Reasons I Bought HP Inc. Stock
When HP (NYSE: HPQ) split with Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE) two years ago, many analysts believed that HP, which retained the PC and printer businesses, would be a weaker play than HPE,....
Craft Beer Launches Campaign to Acquire $200 Billion Industry Giant
Craft brewers aren't going to sit around and cry in their beers about Anheuser-Busch InBev (NYSE: BUD) "diluting" their niche with multiple acquisitions. After watching the megabrewer buy out 10....