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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's Risky Apple Inc. Dependence
Today, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (NYSE: TSM) is believed to be the sole supplier of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) custom-designed A10 Fusion and A11 Bionic chips, which are found in the....
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. Is Joining the Airline Dividend Club
In the decade after 9/11, while most of its competitors were going bankrupt, Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) was the only major airline to continue paying a dividend. However, in the past five....
How to Buy Ford Motor Company Stock, and Why You Should
Coming out of the last recession, Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) was very good to its investors. Starting at a low below $2 in the darkest days of the economic crisis, Ford found its sales surging....
Best Buy: Visa, Mastercard, or American Express?
It's a rivalry as old as time itself. OK, not really, but the top three payment-card companies in America -- Visa (NYSE: V), Mastercard (NYSE: MA), and American Express (NYSE: AXP) -- have been....
What's Powering Johnson & Johnson's Impressive Quarterly Earnings?
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) surprised investors with better-than-hoped-for top-line and bottom-line performance in the third quarter, and that news sent shares soaring on Tuesday. The....
How Can Ford Motor Company Stoke Growth in China?
China has been a critical component of Ford Motor Company's (NYSE: F) growth story following the past recession, and it will hopefully become a second pillar of revenue strength next to North....
The Reason Tile Shop Holdings, Inc. Profits Fell (And What Management Is Doing About It)
When specialty tile retailer Tile Shop Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTS) surprised the market with preliminary third-quarter earnings on Oct. 2, investors responded by aggressively selling. Shares....
Should You Claim Social Security at 63?
Filing for Social Security at the right age can really help you maximize your benefits.Now when we think about applying for Social Security, we're generally looking at an eight-year age range that....
3 Dividend Stocks Ideal for Retirees
Many retirees are turning to the stock market to find reliable income. We Fools think that's a smart move, so long as they are careful with their stock selection.So which income stocks do we favor....
8 Countries With the Largest Uranium Reserves
Image source: Getty Images.If you've been following the news, you may think uranium is only used in nuclear bombs and nuclear power plants. But uranium has lots of other uses. Unfortunately, the....
Amazon's Latest Tax Penalty Should Be a Red Flag for Tech Companies
The European Commission recently fined Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) 250 million euros ($294 million) to cover unpaid back taxes plus interest. The EU alleges that Luxembourg's government illegally....
Facebook Just Made a Youthful Acquisition
Too often in today's online world, anonymity proves to be a bad thing. But with the help of a delightfully popular new app, Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) is looking to change that for the better.On....
Another Big Automaker Takes Aim at Tesla's Model 3
Swedish automaker Volvo Cars officially launched its new high-performance Polestar brand on Tuesday -- and its announcement made clear that the new brand is aimed directly at Tesla (NASDAQ:....
Apple Inc.'s iPhone 7 Reportedly Outselling iPhone 8 in the U.S.
Per a new research note from KeyBanc analyst John Vinh (via Reuters), Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) older iPhone 7-series smartphones are outselling the newly announced iPhone 8-series smartphones -- at....
3 Things You Won't Learn by Focusing on Johnson & Johnson's Headline Figures in Its Q3 Report
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) often kicks things off for the healthcare sector with the release of its quarterly earnings, and once again, the largest healthcare company by market cap....
Shopify: Buy the Dip?
Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) was crushed by allegations it was little more than a get-rich-quick scheme. Shares that had nearly tripled over the past year have tumbled 20% since the critique broke in....
5 Things Delta Air Lines, Inc. Management Wants You to Know
Last week, Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) kicked off earnings season for the airline industry by reporting a solid pretax profit (before special items) of $1.72 billion. Nevertheless, its adjusted....
Investors Could Be Underestimating Activision Blizzard's Opportunity in Its Newest Segment
With growth avenues like esports and mixed reality on the horizon, the idea of selling Call of Duty action figures might not seem that exciting -- and the idea of Candy Crush-branded ice cream as....
A Tiny Upstart Takes Aim at Robotic Surgery
Intuitive Surgical's (NASDAQ: ISRG) robots enjoy a near monopoly in hospitals, but that could change following last week's FDA approval of TransEnterix's (NYSEMKT: TRX) Senhance. Senhance is a....
Some Interesting Apple Inc. iPhone X News Emerges
In a fresh report, DIGITIMES says that manufacturing yield rates for some of the parts that make up Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) hot new Phone X "have improved and become more stable."Manufacturing....
Tesla, Inc.'s Model 3 Won't Get Any Free Supercharging
Electric-car maker Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) knew its Supercharger network would be a key selling point for its vehicles. That's why it has aggressively expanded the network to include over 1,000....
How Safe Is Hormel Foods Dividend?
Hormel Foods (NYSE: HRL) recently celebrated its 125th year of doing business as a meat processor and food products specialist. That streak is a testament to its strong market position and the....
CSX Keeps Inching Ahead
The railroad industry has managed to work its way through tough times, and CSX (NASDAQ: CSX) has started to see improving results in the recent past. Even though railroads still face plenty of....
UnitedHealth Looks Beyond Obamacare for Growth
Healthcare reform has been a priority among lawmakers in Congress, but they've thus far failed in their efforts to get rid of the Affordable Care Act. Health-insurance company UnitedHealth Group....
Does American Express Have a Millennial Problem?
Though the American Express Company (NYSE: AXP) has fallen on hard times as of late, it has almost nearly dug itself out of the hole it found itself in a couple of years ago when huge co-brand....