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2018 Is a Critical Year for These 3 Small Commercial-Stage Biotech Stocks
Making the leap from clinical-stage to the commercial-stage drug isn't easy. It requires an entirely different set of experience to navigate the world of private and public payers and a big....
3 Top Augmented Reality Stocks You Should Consider Buying
When Niantic's Pokemon Go game launched in early 2016, it helped bring augmented reality (AR) to the forefront of many consumers' minds. And while the hype around catching virtual Pikachus in a....
4 Retirement Savings Moves to Make Before 2018
Before you start your happy new year, it's important to wrap up your tasks for the old one -- especially when it comes to your retirement savings plan. This is your last chance to make 2017 a good....
What's Geico Really Worth to Berkshire Hathaway?
Warren Buffett often refers to Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE: BRK-A)(NYSE: BRK-B) book value as a measuring stick for its success or failure, but even he admits it has its flaws. One of the biggest....
Should Potbelly's New CEO Take the Company Private?
After being without a permanent CEO since Aylwin Lewis left earlier this year, fast-casual restaurant brand Potbelly (NASDAQ: PBPB) recently named Alan Johnson as CEO. Now Johnson finds himself....
The Best Video Game Stocks of 2017
If you invested in video game stocks this year, chances are good that you earned a solid return. Just about every company engaged in producing either the hardware or the software that caters to....
Disney's Interest In Fox Is All About Streaming
Disney (NYSE: DIS) is working on a couple of direct-to-consumer streaming products for ESPN and its film studios. Adding in the assets of Twenty-First Century Fox's (NASDAQ: FOXA) film and....
There's No Fixing Blue Apron, New CEO or Not
There's a phrase about rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic that is meant to describe a pointless exercise in the face of impending catastrophe. That's the equivalent of meal-kit delivery....
2018 FSA Changes: The Latest on Flexible Spending Accounts
If you're like most workers, your attitude with regard to employer benefits is probably something along the lines of "the more, the better." Yet a surprising number of employees don't take....
Apple May Soon Get Another OLED Display Supplier
This year, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) introduced the iPhone X, which included (among other standout features) an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display. OLED displays have several advantages....
Here's How Much Supporting Your Adult Children Might Cost You in Retirement Income
As a parent, it's natural to want to give your children the best opportunities in life, and that holds true once your kids turn into adults. But if you're not careful, your generosity could come....
Home Depot Gives Investors a $15 Billion Christmas Gift
Home Depot (NYSE: HD) is the stock that keeps on giving. Ahead of its analyst meeting, and just in time for the holidays, the retailer announced a $15 billion share buyback.For longtime owners of....
A Wild Ride for Etsy in 2017: Success and Sacrifice
Investors are breathing a sigh of relief as Etsy (NASDAQ: ETSY) stock has surged over 60% year to date, clawing back roughly half of its share price losses since its IPO in the spring of 2015.In....
Where Will Kraft Heinz Find Revenue Growth Going Forward?
Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ: KHC) has demonstrated that it can cut costs (to the tune of nearly $2 billion) thanks to the playbook of major shareholder 3G Capital. But what about top line expansion? In....
You'll Be Stunned by How Many Cancer Immunotherapies Are Being Developed
For years, chemotherapy was the best treatment that the world of medicine had to offer in fighting cancer. That's no longer true. A powerful new class of cancer drugs called immunotherapies has....
Why 2017 Was a Year to Remember for Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) had a lot to write home about this past year. The company beat analysts' consensus earnings estimates four times in 2017, made huge strides toward its lofty cloud....
2 Tech Companies With Enormous Free Cash Flow
In investing, free cash flow is the good stuff. Defined as a company's cash from operations minus its capital expenditures, free cash flow is the cold, hard cash left over after regular operations....
Can Blue Apron Stock Keep Going After Last Week's 19% Pop?
One of this year's worst IPOs was one of last week's biggest winners. Shares of Blue Apron (NYSE: APRN) rose 18.9% for the week, moving higher on an analyst upgrade following the news near the end....
3 Things You Can Do to Land a Job in 2018
Whether you're a recent college graduate or a seasoned employee in between jobs, finding work can be a challenge -- especially around this time of year, when hiring tends to slow down and key....
Inside SpaceX: What It’s Like Working for a Company on a Mission to Mars
When you learn that SpaceX's mission is to make humans multi-planetary, it might sound kind of crazy. But, as Vice President of Human Resources at SpaceX Brian Bjelde points out, people used to....
Will Defense Stocks Soar on Trump's $683 Billion Budget Boost?
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has laid out the bull case for defense stocks, concluding in a report that the full military buildup advocated by the Trump Administration would boost....
What Is the Obamacare "Death Spiral" -- and Can It Be Stopped?
Since before the Affordable Care Act was signed into law, a vocal group of Republican opponents have been warning that Obamacare would destabilize the private insurance markets. One of their....
This Marijuana Stock CEO Recently Revealed His Plans to The Motley Fool
Canopy Growth Corp. (NASDAQOTH: TWMJF) is the largest pure-play cannabis company on the market. It operates in six countries, but it gets the lion's share of its sales from serving Canada's....
Starbucks Opens Its Second Roastery as It Aims to Move Upmarket
Earlier this week, Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) opened its second Starbucks Reserve Roastery. The pilot location opened in Starbucks' hometown of Seattle three years ago. Fittingly, the second....
Will the GOP Tax Plan Lead to a Surge in Marijuana Legalizations?
There's a reason the legal marijuana industry is known as the "green rush." According to a report from Marijuana Business Daily, entitled "Marijuana Business Factbook 2017," the U.S. legal....