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Why Corporations Take the Dollar and Investors Take the Rate
"And we're certainly focused more on margin dollars than margin percent."--Kevin Ozan, CFO of McDonald's Corporation(NYSE: MCD), July 25, 2017"And if you ask me and say would you trade a point of....
Bye Bye Big Blue
Es gibt verschiedene Arten, ein Investment zu beenden. Manchmal braucht man einfach gerade mehr Geld als auf dem Konto ist und löst eine der am wenigsten aussichtsreichen Positionen im Depot auf.....
Another Oil Giant Sees Value in an Unexpected Place
Oil production is an incredibly capital-intense business. Producers need to pour billions of dollars into new wells just to maintain their current output rate, with billions more needed to....
The Federal Reserve Just Signaled That Higher Rates Are on the Horizon
If you want to know which way interest rates are headed, one of the first places you should look is the Federal Reserve's dot plot. This isn't as well known as the yield curve, but it's....
IBM Is Beating Microsoft in This Emerging Tech
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is usually considered a better "mature tech" play than IBM (NYSE: IBM) for a few simple reasons: Microsoft pivoted from its aging OS and productivity software businesses....
This Intel Corp. Rumor Is Probably True
Just a few days ago, Eurocom, a vendor of gaming laptops that use higher-performance desktop-oriented processors, revealed that Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) is planning to launch a gaming-oriented chip....
Better Buy: Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP vs. Valero Energy
While Calumet Specialty Products Partners (NASDAQ: CLMT) and Valero Energy (NYSE: VLO) both operate refineries, these two companies couldn't be more dissimilar. That's because Calumet is a master....
Is Broadcom Stock Still a Good Value?
Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) has outperformed the broader market by a handsome margin in 2017 (the stock is up 36% so far this year) thanks to broad-based growth across its three core business segments....
Should Microsoft Fear This $5 Billion Startup?
Slack recently raised $250 million in its latest funding round, with over half that total provided by Softbank's Vision Fund. The round valued the workplace messaging start-up at $5.1 billion, up....
This Just In: Sealed Air Stock Upgraded
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 one....
Google Scoops Up HTC's Pixel Team for $1.1 Billion
The rumors were true! Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) subsidiary Google is essentially acqui-hiring a large number of employees from Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC. The two companies....
What the Emmys Told Us About the Business of Television
In this MarketFoolery podcast segment, host Chris Hill and Stock Advisor Canada's Taylor Muckerman consider the state of the small-screen universe as reflected by the 2017 Emmys: HBO took home 29,....
Northrop Grumman's Wise Move to Pick Up Orbital ATK
In this MarketFoolery podcast segment, host Chris Hill and Stock Advisor Canada's Taylor Muckerman discuss the big deal in the aerospace and defense sector: Northrop Grumman's (NYSE: NOC) cash bid....
Intel Corp. Now Has an Apple Inc. Problem
Over the years, there has been a lot of talk and speculation that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) would transition its Mac line of personal computers away from Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) processors and toward....
Why Investors Might Want to Check Out Delta Air Lines
While the airline industry has infamously been a death trap for investors for decades, the last few years have really seen that turn around.In this segment from Industry Focus, analyst Sarah....
3 Top Dividend Stocks in the Chemicals Industry
Chemicals can sometimes seem like a risky business. Markets that were hot one day can cool off the next, and suddenly a manufacturer of, say, nitrogen, can't sell its product, and its stock price....
The 2 Biggest Reasons Enterprise Products Partners L.P. Is a Better Dividend Stock Than Kinder Morgan Inc
Kinder Morgan Inc (NYSE: KMI) and Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (NYSE: EPD) are two of the largest oil and natural gas midstream players in the United States. Kinder Morgan is set to see....
Are These 3 High-Flying Stocks Still a Good Value?
Investors in industrial companies Parker-Hannifin Corp (NYSE: PH), Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE: SWK) and Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE: EMR) have all seen their stocks rise strongly in....
3 Top Oil Stocks to Buy Before September Ends
After languishing below $50 a barrel for most of the year, crude has snapped back in recent weeks. Fueling those gains are draining oil stockpiles and accelerating demand. Because of this, oil....
Why Tesla, Inc. Hired Jim Keller Last Year
Back in January 2016, Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) confirmed to Electrek that it had hired famous chip architect Jim Keller. Keller's most prominent accomplishments were helping Apple kick off its own....
The Better Buy in Airlines
While the airline industry used to be decried as a death trap for investors, airlines have been gaining more and more attention recently as the industry seems to be turning around.In this Industry....
Kohl's Is Going to Regret Selling Amazon Devices in Its Stores
Kohl's (NYSE: KSS), are you really sure you want to do this? Retailers never seem to learn: Letting Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) into your stores is not going to end well. It's not a case of keeping....
Apple Inc.'s iPhone X Delays Are Getting Worse
Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone X is suffering from production delays. This we know. Unfortunately for Apple, consumers, and investors, it appears that the delays have only gotten worse.Raymond....
Blue Apron May Not Be Worthless After All
There may be an exit strategy that doesn't end badly for Blue Apron (NYSE: APRN) and its shareholders. Supermarket giant Albertsons revealed on Wednesday afternoon that it's acquiring meal-kit....
Why Airlines Changed Their Pricing Structure
Not too long ago, airlines tended to price all of their seats in the same range, but that's changing recently.In this segment from Industry Focus, analyst Sarah Priestley and Motley Fool....