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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....
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....
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....
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....
What Investors Missed in the Market Last Week
The markets closed the book last week with solid gains. Following strong retail sales figures, a fifth consecutive rising week for both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 left....
Why Fortinet Inc. Could Be a Gold Mine for Growth Investors
The growth in the cybersecurity market many pundits had expected last year didn't materialize, but 2017 is a different story entirely. Providers including Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT), Palo Alto....
Facebook's Oculus Inches Closer to the Mainstream
Last week, Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) subsidiary Oculus announced a new stand-alone virtual reality (VR) headset called Oculus Go at its Oculus Connect annual developer conference. The device, which....
Why TG Therapeutics Is Tumbling 15% Today
After TG Therapeutics, Inc.'s(NASDAQ: TGTX) discussion with the FDA regarding its most advanced clinical-stage drug raised concerns over a speedy approval, shares in the company are losing 15% of....
Is Your Wi-Fi Connection Safe? Here's What You Need to Know About the KRACK Attack
Your Wi-Fi connection is probably using the WPA2 security protocol. Yes, the one you're using right now. If there's a password for your Wi-Fi connection, and you're not nestled deep in the bowels....
A Very Informative Chart From Bank of America
Every time Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) reports quarterly earnings, it includes a presentation deck to illustrate the bank's performance over the previous three months.Its latest....
Shake Shack's High Labor Costs Helping to Push Automation
The restaurant industry is slowly getting priced out of the labor market, and chains such as Shake Shack (NYSE: SHAK) that have led the charge to raise wages are now finding it's an expensive....
A Foolish Take: A Majority of Americans Get News From Social Media
According to a recent report from the Pew Research Center, 67% of American adults now "get at least some of their news" from social media. That's up from 62% in 2016.Data source: Pew Research....
Why Exelixis, Inc. Rose Higher Today
Exelixis (NASDAQ: EXEL) is up 24% at 12:21 p.m. EDT after announcing that the phase 3 Celestial trial met its primary endpoint of helping liver cancer patients taking Cabometyx live longer than....
This Common Retirement Advice Makes No Sense
If you've ever Googled "how much do I need for retirement?" you've probably come across the common advice that you need to replace 80% of your pre-retirement income. Some even call it "the 80%....
Why Shares of MACOM Technology Solutions Tumbled Today
Shares of MACOM Technology Solutions (NASDAQ: MTSI) slumped on Monday after the semiconductor company received an analyst downgrade. This downgrade comes a few months after a disappointing....
Wells Fargo Q3 2017 Earnings Conference Call Transcript (WFC)
Image source: The Motley Fool.Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC)Q3 2017 Earnings Conference CallOct. 13, 2017, 10:00 a.m. ETOperatorContinue readingSource: Fool.com
Why Nordstrom, Inc. Stock Was Sliding Today
Shares of Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) were heading lower today after the department store chain's founding family said it would suspend its efforts to take the company private. The stock had....