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Roku Stock Has Already Doubled From Its IPO. How Does Its Valuation Look?
That went well. Streaming media player maker Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) officially priced its initial public offering on Wednesday night at $14, the high end of the expected range listed in its amended....
5 Things That Can Derail Your Mortgage Approval
Getting approved for a mortgage is not the same as getting a mortgage. Until your lender has transferred the money to your buyer's bank, it's still possible for the process to be derailed.That....
How to Report a Casualty Loss to the IRS
If you're unfortunate enough to suffer damage to your property thanks to fire, flooding, or a similar disaster, you can at least take comfort in being able to claim the loss as a deduction on your....
Bed Bath & Beyond Whiffs Again -- Should Investors Be Worried?
Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY) disappointed shareholders with its latest quarterly results, and the stock is down over 13% since the report dropped. Year to date, shares have shed nearly....
A $3 Billion Charge for Volkswagen as Dieselgate Drags On
German auto giant Volkswagen AG (NASDAQOTH: VLKAY) warned on Friday that it will take a surprise one-time charge of about 2.5 billion euros ($3 billion) against its third-quarter earnings, as its....
3 Reasons Roku Stock May Be Peaking
Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) was a rock-star debutante on Thursday. The IPO was set to price between $12 and $14; it hit the market at the high end of that range, and it still wasn't enough. The stock....
Why Veritone Inc. Stock Skyrocketed Today
Shares of Veritone Inc. (NASDAQ: VERI) were up 28.7% as of 12:45 p.m. EDT Friday after Roth Capital Partners analyst Brian Alger defended the artificial intelligence specialist in the wake of a....
Found: 3 Stocks Retirees Should Consider Adding
A well-constructed retirement portfolio should help preserve and grow your base of wealth so that you're free to enjoy other pursuits in your non-working years.To help find stocks that could help....
Why A10 Networks Shares Soared Today
Shares of A10 Networks (NYSE: ATEN) have soared today, up 14% as of 12:45 p.m. EDT, after the company announced that third-quarter revenue is expected to exceed its prior outlook. The company also....
Why Wasn't This Discussed on Bank of the Ozarks' Latest Conference Call?
The most interesting thing about Bank of the Ozarks' (NASDAQ: OZRK) second-quarter conference call was what wasn't discussed: Only five days earlier, Bank of the Ozarks permanently stopped....
The Unusual Reason PTC Therapeutics, Inc. Is Bouncing Back Today
Despite a 10-1 advisory committee vote against PTC Therapeutics, Inc.'s (NASDAQ: PTCT) experimental Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) drug Thursday, the stock is on the rise on Friday. A slight....
Guess How Many Americans Work in a Hostile Environment
Though not everyone actively enjoys going to work, the idea of walking into your office shouldn't send you into a state of panic or dread. But that's how a disturbing number of Americans feel when....
The Chinese Buyout of Imagination Is Bad News for Qualcomm
Imagination Technologies, which once supplied Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) with GPU designs, recently agreed to sell itself to Canyon Bridge, a Silicon Valley-based private equity firm backed by the....
Ask a Fool: How Are My Dividends Taxed?
The short answer? It depends.The rate at which dividends are taxed hinges on two main factors: your marginal tax bracket and whether the dividend is "qualified" or not.To be qualified, a dividend....
How Starbucks Corporation Makes Most of Its Money
Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) has transformed the coffee-drinking experience in the United States, essentially Americanizing a cafe concept born in Italy and turning it into a global phenomenon.The....
Ask a Fool: What Are the FANG Stocks?
The term "FANG" is an acronym for tech stocks Facebook (NASDAQ: FB), Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), and Google (now Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG)).These stocks are....
Analyst Picks: 3 Top Trucking Stocks to Buy
Every day, Wall Street analysts upgrade some stocks, downgrade others, and "initiate coverage" on a few more. But do these analysts even know what they're talking about? Today, we're taking three....
1 Great Biotech Stock You Have Never Heard Of
About 90% of drug candidates that enter clinical trials never make it to market. That brutal fact makes the small-cap biotech sector a tough place for investors to put their money to work.However,....
Why Zogenix Inc. Stock More Than Doubled Today
Shares of orphan drugmaker Zogenix (NASDAQ: ZGNX) opened almost 150% higher after heavy pre-market trading on Friday. The small-cap biotech got its big lift from a positive top line readout for....
Here's What Lower Taxes Will Mean for Bank of America
Stocks have been rising over the past week on hopes that Congress will be able to lower the top corporate tax rate from 35% to 20%. Few companies would benefit as much from this as big banks, such....
Will Grubhub Inc. Sink or Swim?
Shares of Grubhub (NYSE: GRUB) rallied nearly 40% this year, as the food pick-up and delivery service provider continued its streak of high double-digit sales growth. That momentum probably won't....
3 Retailing Stocks to Buy That Yield More Than 4%
As a brutal selling environment has pressured shares, many retailing stocks are offering income investors unusually high yields today. However, there's no point owning a generous dividend stock....
The Meet Group's Latest Acquisition Brings International Exposure, Diversified Revenue
Meet-up app operator The Meet Group (NASDAQ: MEET) continued its acquisition sprint last week, scooping up German-based dating app company Lovoo for $70 million. That was its third company....
A Big Surprise From the Apple Inc. iPhone 8 Teardown
Shortly after Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 8 went up for sale, iFixit got hold of one, tore it down, and, with some help from the chip experts at TechInsights, managed to identify many of the key....
Where Will Clean Energy Fuels Corp. Be in 1 Year?
Natural gas transportation fuels leader Clean Energy Fuels (NASDAQ: CLNE) has finally turned the corner.Or, it's about to.Er, all the pieces are in place for it to do so.Continue readingSource:....