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What to Watch When PayPal Holdings Reports Earnings
PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ: PYPL) is scheduled to report its third-quarter earnings results on Thursday, Oct. 19, after market close. If the company's recent performance and guidance are any....
Great Quotes, Volume 6: How Jeff Bezos Thinks About Change and Constants
In this segment of the Rule Breaker Investing podcast, David Gardner reflects on just what it is that has allowed Amazon.com to become quite such a dominant force in retail and tech today. One....
Where Are All These DIRECTV Now Subscribers Coming From?
AT&T (NYSE: T) provided an early disclosure of some of its earnings results earlier this week, and a few numbers stood out. The company expects to report nearly 300,000 DIRECTV Now net....
Great Quotes, Volume 6: What "The Beverly Hillbillies" Can Remind Us About Brand Power
In this segment of the Rule Breaker Investing podcast, David Gardner recalls an interview he and his brother did years ago on The Motley Fool Radio Show with Max Baer Jr., who famously played....
Great Quotes, Volume 6: Brother Tom on How to Be a Better "Buy-and-Hold" Investor
At the heart of the The Motley Fool philosophy sits the idea that short-term investing and market timing are a great way to cost yourself a fortune over time. In this segment of this Rule Breaker....
Great Quotes, Volume 6: "Call Me Not 'Fool' Till Heaven Hath Sent Me Fortune."
In this segment of the Rule Breaker Investing podcast, David Gardner gets to the heart of matters with a reflection on what he calls "the single greatest scene in all of Shakespeare celebrating....
Micron's $1.2 Billion Stock Sale Is a Smart Move
Memory-chip manufacturer Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) disappointed some investors last week when it announced a $1.2 billion offering of common stock. Not only does this move dilute existing....
Why VirnetX Holding Corporation Stock Plunged Today
Shares of VirnetX Holding Corporation (NYSEMKT: VHC) rose as much as 17.1% early Monday, but later plunged to finish the day down 7.1%, after the company announced a big legal win in its ongoing....
iPhone X Units Are Starting to Trickle Out of Foxconn's Factories
Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone X launch is now less than three weeks away, and under ideal circumstances that would mean that production has already been ramping in order to build more than 10....
This 3D Printing Stock Is Up 57% in 2017, as Its Q3 Earnings Release Date Approaches
Proto Labs (NYSE: PRLB), which provides technology-enabled, quick-turn, traditional manufacturing and 3D printing services, is slated to report its third-quarter 2017 earnings before the market....
Here's How Netflix, Inc. Beat Its Own Q3 Targets
Digital video veteran Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) reported third-quarter results after the tolling of Monday's closing bell. The company exceeded most of its own guidance targets and set optimistic....
The Biggest Financial Change You'll Face in Retirement
The biggest financial change you'll face when you retire is the fact that your paycheck stops. Unfortunately, your expenses -- other than those associated with working -- don't go away just....
How to Invest With (Almost) No Money
If you're broke, or just barely getting by, the idea of investing seems implausible. In reality, it's more possible than you think to invest even when you feel like you have no money.Of course....
Square Partners With Eventbrite: What Investors Need to Know
Investors in Square Inc (NYSE: SQ) have enjoyed a remarkable year. Shares in the innovative payment processing company are up a remarkable 152% over the past year, crushing the S&P 500's....
Why Sears Holdings Stock Dropped 11.5% Today
Shares of Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD) fell 11.5% Monday after the department store chain announced that Bruce Berkowitz has decided to step down from its board of directors. Berkowitz -- who....
Ruby Tuesday Pops 18% After Agreeing to Be Acquired
The struggling restaurant chain, Ruby Tuesday (NYSE: RT), announced two major things Monday when it released its first-quarter fiscal 2018 financial results and also said it would be acquired by a....
Amazon.com, Inc. Earnings: 3 Metrics to Watch
E-commerce giant Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) suffered a pullback in its stock price when it announced its last earnings report. While revenue continued to surge higher, net income plummeted from....
What Happened in the Stock Market Today
Stocks made gains on Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) both closing at record highs.Data source: Yahoo! Finance.Banks led the....
What Ramen Noodles Can Teach You About Packaged Food Stock Investments
You can be sure that the economic tides have truly shifted within an industry when customers begin to demand of commodity products the qualities they once sought out only in high-end goods.Last....
Health Insurance Innovations Punches Back, Rallies 11.6% Today
Health Insurance Innovations (NASDAQ: HIIQ) is battling back against short-sellers who've been questioning the viability of its business model. Today, the company issued encouraging preliminary....
Forget the Apple Inc. iPhone 7 -- iPhone 8 Is the Better Value
There has been a lot published about why potential Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone customers should skip out on the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus and go for the now-discounted iPhone 7 series phones....
1 Reason to Buy AMD Stock, and 1 Reason to Avoid It
Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) has made significant inroads into the central processing unit (CPU) and the graphics processing unit (GPU) markets by taking the fight to Intel and NVIDIA. The....
Why Rite Aid, Hudbay Minerals, and NovoCure Jumped Today
Stocks started the week on a positive note Monday as several major benchmarks pushed further into record territory. The Dow Jones Industrials continued their march toward 23,000, and investors....
Why Nordstrom, South Jersey Industries, and Sears Holdings Slumped Today
Monday was a good day for the stock market, with the Dow setting yet another all-time high. Early results from earnings season have been positive, and even though key domestic economic agenda....
A Foolish Take: The U.S. Tourism Slump
There is a trend happening that is impacting the American tourism industry: Overseas visits to the United States are in decline. If this continues, it doesn't bode well for companies in the....