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Why You Might Want to Avoid This Dividend Aristocrat
Income investors often put Dividend Aristocrats -- companies that have raised their dividends annually for at least 25 straight years -- on a pedestal. Many of those companies certainly deserve....
Wal-Mart Proves Us Wrong With the Help of Jet.com and Marc Lore
When Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) announced its $3.3 billion acquisition of Jet.com in Aug. 2016, Vincent Shen and Motley Fool contributor Daniel Kline took a skeptical view of the deal on Industry Focus.....
3 Stocks the Smartest Investors Are Buying Right Now
Main Street investors shouldn't blindly follow professional investors into their latest stock picks. However, tracking Warren Buffett, Nelson Peltz, and Steven Cohen can be profit-friendly given....
Retail Isn't Dead, It Just Smells Funny
The massive shift from brick and mortar retail to online shopping has picked up steam the last few years. Digital sales have been growing at a double-digit rate, and online sales as a percentage....
Stop the Presses: Amazon.com Will Own Whole Foods on Monday
Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) just got the go-ahead to close its $13.7 billion buyout of Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFM). Wasting no time at all, the merger is now scheduled for Monday, Aug. 28.Let....
3 Dividend Stocks That Thrive in Both Bull and Bear Markets
Many investors prefer dividend stocks because they offer a nice balance of capital appreciation and income. The best dividend payers, though, also boast a long history of increasing their payouts,....
Boy, Were We Wrong About Rite Aid and Opko Health
Everyone makes mistakes, and this week's Industry Focus theme week is all about celebrating (and cringing) at some of the biggest mistakes we've made on the show.In today's Healthcare episode,....
Coca-Cola's Refranchising Effort Shows Early Signs of Success
After several quarters of steady deal-making, The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) can see the finish line in its goal of selling nearly all of its bottling operations to bottling partners. The....
How Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Makes Most of Its Money
Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) is the biggest retailer on the planet. A ruthless competitive strategy focused on offering the lowest possible prices has yielded a business that generates nearly $500 billion....
Which Companies Might Amazon and Wal-Mart Buy Next?
A number of analysts, journalists, pundits, and investors have spent a lot of time trying to guess which companies Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) may buy next. In fact, you could....
Will Wal-Mart Make a Shopping Giant Out of Google Express?
Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE: WMT) just teamed up with Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL). The Google Express service already featured 46 retail partners, but none with the market heft of Sam....
3 "Amazoned" Retail Stocks I'd Hate to Buy
Being "Amazoned" means that Amazon.com's (NASDAQ: AMZN) ever-expanding e-commerce ecosystem is steamrolling a company. That list is growing by the day, with sluggish brick-and-mortar traffic....
The Most Impressive Part of Wal-Mart's Second-Quarter Report
In this MarketFoolery podcast segment, host Chris Hill and Aaron Bush of Motley Fool Rule Breakers discuss the latest report from the world's largest physical retailer, which featured 2% revenue....
2 Rules for Investing in the Retail Apocalypse
There's no question that the retail industry is in upheaval. Retailer bankruptcies are soaring, store closings are becoming commonplace, and profits at a wide variety of retail chains are in....
2 Signs That Big Retail's E-Commerce Explosion Is Accelerating
On this MarketFoolery podcast, host Chris Hill and Aaron Bush of Motley Fool Rule Breakers check on two of the largest retailers in the world: Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT), which boosted its e-commerce....
Activist-Investor Interest in Procter & Gamble Could Change the Game
Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) has one of the best long-term reputations on the market, but it's really lagged in performance in the last five-to-10 years, which has drawn the attention of....
3 Reasons The Procter & Gamble Company Stock Could Rise
In a previous article, I laid out the bear case against Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG). Today, let's take a look at some ways the consumer-goods titan's stock could trend higher in the coming....
Wal-Mart Stores Boosts Full-Year Profit Forecast
Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE: WMT) reported fiscal 2018 second-quarter results on Aug. 17. The retail colossus continues to enjoy strong growth in its e-commerce operations and improving performance in....
3 Things You Need to Know About Marijuana Stock Scotts Miracle-Gro
You might think The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (NYSE: SMG) would be a boring stock in a boring business. After all, lawn and garden care usually doesn't generate a lot of buzz among investors.....
Is This Billionaire the Answer to Procter & Gamble's Sluggish Performance?
Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) investors have had to wait years for the consumer products giant to execute on its turnaround. But as management hopes to make major progress going forward, one major
Why Coca-Cola Shareholders Have Something to Worry About
The Coca-Cola Co. (NYSE: KO) was one of the best-performing stocks of the 20th century. Led by its namesake soft drink, the beverage company stretched its distribution network around the world, making
3 Reasons The Procter & Gamble Company Stock Could Fall
For more than six decades, Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) has delivered a steadily rising stream of income to its shareholders. In fact, the consumer-goods titan has increased its dividend for 61
Has Rite Aid Stock Finally Bottomed Out?
There's an old adage among investors: Don't try to catch a falling knife.Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD) stock has been a textbook example of a falling knife. Shares of the embattled pharmacy chain have plunged
Better Dividend Buy: Procter & Gamble vs. 3M
Between them, Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) and 3M (NYSE: MMM) have 120 years of consecutive annual dividend raises under their belts. Those amazing track records are a testament to the entrenched
Trump Can't Blame Amazon.com for the Death of American Retailers
Early Wednesday morning, Donald Trump posted another controversial tweet. This time, he's picking a fight with e-commerce veteran Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN):Amazon is doing great damage to tax paying