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Kimberly-Clark Earnings: 3 Trends to Watch
It's been a disappointing two-year stretch for Kimberly-Clark (NYSE: KMB) investors. The consumer goods giant lowered its growth outlook several times since early 2016 due to struggles in the core....
Better Buy: Raytheon vs General Dynamics
It's been a banner year for defense stocks, as a favorable political climate coupled with an increase in geopolitical risk has caused shares of defense giants to outpace the S&P 500's 13%....
The IoT Business Lurking Beneath Verizon's Wireless Bread-and-Butter
Shares of Verizon (NYSE: VZ) are rallying after reporting a strong showing in the third quarter of 2017. While all the focus is rightly directed at the company's wireless subscriber base, there is....
The Latest Shot in the ETF Price Wars
High investing costs are the biggest enemy that investors face. Whether it's a commission you have to pay to buy shares, or an expense ratio that gets taken automatically from your assets, every....
These Are the Best-Selling Video Games of 2017
Call the first third of the year the off-season for the video game industry. Publishers still put out new titles, but they save most of their biggest releases for the holiday season.The....
Costco Is Worried It's Losing to Wal-Mart and Amazon
Costco (NASDAQ: COST) never bought into the idea it was immune to the threat Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) poses, but since the e-commerce giant purchased Whole Foods Market, the warehouse club....
5 Money Moves You Need to Make by 30
Image source: Getty Images.Turning 30 is a pretty significant milestone. If you're coming up on 30, now's a good time to take stock of your finances and get yourself on a responsible path. Here's....
Was Wells Fargo’s Negative Loan Growth Last Quarter the Canary in the Coal Mine?
One of the most concerning trends over the past year involves the trend in loan growth at banks, which seems to be decelerating. You can see this in the results of the large banks that have....
Why is Alphabet Investing in Lyft Now?
Ride-hailing start-up Lyft has a big new investor: Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL). Lyft announced on Thursday that CapitalG, Alphabet's investment fund, is leading a $1 billion financing....
3 High-Yield ETFs for Retirees
Retirees look back with envy at the days before the Great Recession. Back then, a simple money market fund could fetch you 4% with absolutely no risk at all. These days, you're lucky if you can....
3 Key Quotes From IBM's Third-Quarter Conference Call
Shares of International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) rocketed about 9% higher on Wednesday, one day after the century-old tech giant reported solid third-quarter results and predicted that its....
3 Heirloom Stocks to Hold Forever
Investing for the really long term is a big challenge. It's impossible to predict events that could transform society decades from now, much less a scandal or disruption that could turn any of....
American Express Reports Higher Third-Quarter Earnings Across the Board
American Express (NYSE: AXP) has spent the past two years working through a turnaround strategy after ending its relationship with Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST), which had accounted....
Why This $449 iPhone Isn't an Android Killer
On Sept. 20, BGR published an article titled "The Android-killing iPhone is finally here, and it's not the iPhone X," in which author Chris Smith argues that a refurbished Apple (NASDAQ:....
The Most Important Virtual Reality Tech Coming in 2018
When HTC Vive and Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) Oculus Rift were launched it was virtual reality's first real step into the mainstream. VR headsets required expensive computers, a large amount of space,....
Ford's New Fiesta May Have Dented 3rd-Quarter Profits
Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) said that its sales in Europe fell 10.9% in September, Ford's fourth consecutive month of sales declines in the Old World. Once again, tight supplies of Ford's all-new....
10 Things You Didn't Know About Amazon.com, Inc.
Despite the fact that millions of people purchase items from Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) every day, there are some interesting aspects to the e-commerce giant that many people are not aware of.Here....
Blue Apron Was Never a Growth Story. The Layoffs Prove It.
Meal-kit delivery service Blue Apron (NYSE: APRN) went public in June. Now, less than six months later, the company is laying off 6% of its workforce. A few days after the IPO, I warned that Blue....
Mastercard Getting Rid of Signatures for Credit/Debit Payments
In an age when credit and debit cards have smart chips inside them to provide an added layer of security, signing for a purchase feels somewhat antiquated.A signature is, of course, not needed for....
3 Stocks Every Retiree Should Consider Buying
In the years leading up to your retirement, stock investments will help you build that nest egg. But the investing doesn't stop when the golden years start -- it's just your requirements that....
Athenahealth, Inc. Cuts Financial Outlook and 9% of Its Workforce
It's a different era for athenahealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATHN). Investors hoped the cloud-based healthcare applications provider had begun a return to higher growth levels when the company reported....
Gilead Slaps Mega-Price on Its Newly Approved CAR-T
Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: GILD) recently acquired clinical-stage CAR-T drugmaker Kite Pharma, for $11.9 billion and on Wednesday, the FDA helped validate the company's purchase price by approving....
Skechers Stock Nails Both Ends
Skechers (NYSE: SKX) is taking a big step up this earnings season, fittingly enough since footwear is what it does for a living. Shares of Skechers moved sharply higher in Thursday's after-hours....
Facebook Moves Closer to Building a Subscription Platform for Publishers
Over the summer, Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) said it would begin testing paywalls for publishers in an effort to deepen its relationship with the media. Head of News Partnerships Campbell Brown....
Regional Strength Lifts Western Alliance
The American West holds a lot of appeal to many people around the world, and from a business perspective, the region has seen extremely favorable times recently. Western Alliance Bancorporation....