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3 High-Yield Stocks Still Worth Buying
High yields on a stock can often be a warning sign for investors, indicating the market doesn't think the high payout will last long. But the market can sometimes assign too much risk to....
2 Features to Expect From Apple Inc.’s Next iPhone X
On Sept. 12, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) finally unveiled its long-awaited premium iPhone, which we now know is called the iPhone X. The phone is -- at least from what I've seen from Apple's....
Here's What to Do If Your Identity Is Stolen
In the wake of Equifax's massive data breach, millions of Americans are worried that their personal information could now be used for fraudulent purposes.The company is offering free credit....
Who Will Win the Kidney Cancer Battle Between Bristol-Myers Squibb and Exelixis?
A head-to-head competition for market share in the renal cell carcinoma (RCC) market appears to be about to intensify. In one corner is Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY). With a market cap of over....
How Much Does It Really Cost to Develop a Cancer Drug?
Cancer drugs can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars and increasing complexity suggests that prices for these drugs are going higher. For instance, Novartis (NYSE: NVS) won approval for a new....
These 2 Big Oil Stocks Are Ridiculously Cheap...Again
Back when oil prices started to climb out from the abyss in February of 2016, it would have been reasonable to think that oil and gas stocks wouldn't get that cheap ever again. That is especially....
3 Dividend Healthcare Stocks
One great reason to consider buying healthcare stocks is that demand for their products tends to remain stable in good times and bad. After all, no one gets to choose when they get sick. That....
7 Things the Samsung Galaxy S8 Has That the New iPhone X Doesn't
Image source: Samsung.Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) just unveiled the much-anticipated iPhone X (pronounced "iPhone 10"). It represents the next leap forward for Apple with its all-screen design, Face ID....
3 Tech Stocks You Can Buy on Sale Now
Sometimes, even well-respected stalwarts of industry wind up in Wall Street's bargain bin. The question for long-term investors is whether they belong there.Case in point: IBM (NYSE: IBM), Intel....
NVIDIA Is Using AI to Revolutionize the Industrial Sector
If you've ever passed an oil well or petroleum refinery, you may have noticed the vertical steel cage climbing high into the air, with an ever-burning flame at the top, and perhaps wondered about....
Good News: Apple Has Ruined Its Numbered iPhone Naming Convention
I'm not a fan of numbered iPhones. The naming convention wore out its welcome a long time ago; Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) just somehow hasn't realized it yet. Using numbers is simply unsustainable and....
3 Value Stocks to Dive Into Now
It's not always easy to distinguish great value investments from failing businesses. Many of their features are often the same, and the attributes that will turn some such companies into long-term....
Is Skechers Getting Unfairly Punished Along With Other Sports Retailers?
Shares of Skechers (NYSE: SKX) have been in decline since its last quarterly report, despite the company's reporting rising sales. The stock of sports apparel companies Nike (NYSE: NKE) and Under....
Honda Is Finally Getting Serious About Electric Cars
Investors have been wondering when Honda (NYSE: HMC) would get with the electric-car program, and now there's an answer. At the International Motor Show in Frankfurt, Honda's CEO unveiled a show....
3 Top E-Commerce Companies to Buy in 2017
No discussion of e-commerce can take place without mentioning the mighty Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN). The company dominates online retail -- and, increasingly -- retail as a whole.Yet there are....
A Biosimilar Cure for Sky-High Cancer Drug Prices
On Thursday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN) and Allergan PLC's (NYSE: AGN) Mvasi, the first biosimilar to a cancer drug to win the regulatory green light.....
Should You Buy Apple Shares After the iPhone X Launch?
Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone X has been so hyped up that CEO Tim Cook said in May that iPhone sales were lower because customers were holding out for this 10th-anniversary edition of the....
Why Apple Finally Embraced Dolby Vision
Thanks to Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), it's been a great week for Dolby Laboratories (NYSE: DLB) investors. Dolby shares are up more than 15% over the past four days, including a nearly 10% pop on....
Hate Risk? You'll Love These 3 Stocks
Risk is unavoidable -- however, several stocks have positioned themselves in a way that still offers growth potential while mitigating risk, unlike high-growth stocks that are years away from....
3 Reasons to Bet on Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks' (NYSE: PANW) latest fourth-quarter results clearly indicate that its sales strategy reorganization and product updates are working well, helping it add a record 3,000 customers....
Dead Stock Walking: Snap Has Nowhere to Go but Down
The old saying "just because you can doesn't mean you should" would seemingly apply to vanishing-message platform Snap (NYSE: SNAP), a once highly anticipated tech IPO that has since crumbled.It's....
3 Dividend Stocks Ideal for Retirees
If you're near or in retirement, owning dividend stocks can be a great way to create a consistent stream of cash flows to fund your living expenses or even travel the world. But not all dividends....
Nordstrom Local Becomes the Latest Brick-and-Mortar Experiment to Win Back Shoppers
Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) recently revealed plans for a new store concept -- Nordstrom Local will be much smaller than the typical department store while offering services, including manicures,....
3 Value Stocks for Conservative Investors
Value can be measured in a lot of ways, depending on the nature of the company you're analyzing. A low price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio may be a good measure, book value may be used, or sometimes,....
Apple, Inc.'s Epic Face ID Fail: Not a Fail After All?
If you were watching the live stream, you probably cringed. The very first action performed on Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) new iPhone X totally -- and embarrassingly -- failed during Apple's Sept. 12....