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With Its Amazon Deal, Kohl's Is Playing With Fire
Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) is no friend to brick-and-mortar retailers. The e-commerce giant's breakneck growth and speedy delivery has put dozens of traditional retailers out of business and is....
How Safe Is HCP and Its Dividend?
Real estate investment trusts, or REITs, are well known for their above-average dividend yields, but they aren't always safe. Healthcare REIT HCP (NYSE: HCP) currently pays a 5% dividend yield,....
Here's Why the Best Is Yet to Come for BofI Holding
Banking is one of the most important and necessary industries there is. It has also proved to be a treacherous place to invest. Banks are highly leveraged and have nearly direct exposure to the....
3 Dividend Stocks That Should Pay You the Rest of Your Life
When it comes to deciding what dividend stocks to own in long-haul portfolios, a company's quality and consistency are more important than a sky-high dividend yield that can portend trouble....
Why Data Will Decide Which Companies Are Here in 100 Years
One thing investors look for when they buy a stock is whether the company in question has an effective economic moat. This refers to the ability of a company to maintain its competitive advantage,....
3 Stocks That Are Absurdly Cheap Right Now
The S&P 500 is within spitting distance of its all-time high, but that doesn't mean every stock is overpriced. In fact, we asked a team of investors to highlight a stock that they think is....
S&P 500-Analyse – Erstes Schwächesignal
Liebe Leserinnen und Leser,die deutschen Aktienmärkte sind in dieser Woche in der Wartestellung. Das ist nicht ungewöhnlich, denn es gibt in dieser Woche einen Zinsentscheid und die Bundestagswahlen
Himax and Qualcomm Team Up to Tap the 3D Sensing Opportunity
There's been a lot of hype about Himax Technologies' (NASDAQ: HIMX) expertise in 3D sensing, which is used to power augmented reality (AR) applications. The chipmaker claims that it is getting a....
FedEx Corporation: Q1 Earnings Plunge After a Cyberattack
Three months ago, package delivery giant FedEx (NYSE: FDX) posted excellent fourth-quarter results, soaring well past analysts' expectations. At the time, FedEx's management was very optimistic....
Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning: A Primer for Investors
Keeping up with technology trends can be exhausting and confusing. Many times, the terms used to describe technology investing opportunities aren't always defined and can leave investors with more....
Morgan Stanley Thinks Whole Foods Customers Will Double by 2020
The early numbers are out on Amazon.com, Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AMZN) takeover of Whole Foods, and they are certainly promising.Amazon sold $500,000 worth of Whole Foods items on its website in the first....
Apple's Next iPad Pro Might Launch Later Than You Think
At Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) annual developers conference in June, the company released a pair of new premium tablets. The first was an iPad Pro with a 10.5-inch display, and the second was an iPad....
Everything You Should Know About Insurance, Healthcare Coverage, and Medicare
In this week's financials edition of Industry Focus, guest analyst Kristine Harjes and longtime Motley Fool contributor and personal-finance expert Dan Caplinger talk about the basics of....
Adobe Systems Beats Expectations (Again) on Cloud Strength
Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ: ADBE) announced better-than-expected fiscal third-quarter 2017 results on Tuesday after the market closed, punctuated by healthy cash flow and another company....
Will AT&T Sell its Latin American Pay TV Business?
AT&T (NYSE: T) is mulling over the potential sale of its pay TV business in Latin America, according to a Reuters report citing "people familiar with the matter." The unit provides satellite....
AMD vs. NVIDIA: Here’s How the GPU War Is Playing Out
The battle for GPU (graphics processing unit) supremacy between Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) and NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) is getting more intense with each passing quarter. AMD entered 2017....
Space Mergers and Streaming Stars
On this Market Foolery podcast, host Chris Hill and Stock Advisor Canada's Taylor Muckerman dig into defense giant Northrop Grumman's (NYSE: NOC) bid for rocket and satellite specialist Orbital....
Under the Covers of Nike's High-Growth Direct-to-Consumer Business
Sneaker and sport apparel manufacturer, Nike (NYSE: NKE), grew its direct-to-consumer (DTC) channel eight times faster than its wholesale business last year. While this channel only generated $9.1....
Best Buy Sees More Growth Ahead
Consumer electronics retailer Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) is no longer in turnaround mode. The company's successful transformation over the past five years has righted the ship, and now CEO Hubert Joly....
When Will Chevron Corporation Split Its Stock Again?
Chevron's (NYSE: CVX) stock has been red-hot over the past year, surging 18.5%, which has outperformed the S&P 500's 17% return over that time frame. The stock currently trades for more than....
Rite Aid (Finally!) Gets OK to Sell Stores to Walgreens
Only months after Rite Aid's (NYSE: RAD) planned merger with Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ: WBA) fell apart, the two companies have successfully convinced regulators to OK a smaller deal in....
Netflix's Success Only Makes It Burn More Cash
Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) isn't shy about discussing how much cash it burns. It's been free cash flow negative for a few years now, and management wrote, "[W]e expect to be FCF negative for many....
T-Mobile Has a Big Correction for Its Postpaid Subscriber Additions
Last quarter, T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) blew past analysts' expectations for postpaid phone net subscriber additions. The wireless carrier reported 786,000 new subscribers, where analysts were only....
Maybe Apple Inc. Didn't Suffer a Touch ID Fail After All
Leading up to the launch of the new iPhones, there was plenty of chatter from the press and the analyst community about the difficulties Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) was facing in trying to integrate a....
How Safe Is ADP's Dividend?
Dividend investors like consistency, and Automatic Data Processing (NASDAQ: ADP) has done a good job of treating shareholders well over its long history. The payroll services giant has delivered....