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Behind 3M's Shockingly Good Quarter
3M Co. (NYSE: MMM) isn't known as a growth company but it has spent the last few years investing in projects it hoped would pay off with greater sales in the long term. OLED technology,....
MarketFoolery Mailbag: Is 3M a Buy-and-Hold-Forever Stock?
In this segment from the MarketFoolery podcast, host Chris Hill, Jim Mueller of Stock Advisor and Motley Fool Options, and David Kretzmann of Motley Fool Rule Breakers and Supernova reply to an....
Why 3M Co's Stock Popped 7% Today
Shares of industrial conglomerate 3M Co (NYSE: MMM) jumped as much as 7.3% in trading Tuesday after the company reported earnings. After years of very slow growth, 3M reported organic local....
Will Boeing Regain Its Order Momentum This Quarter?
During the first half of 2017, Boeing (NYSE: BA) won a massive number of commercial aircraft orders. As of July 4, the company had captured 381 net firm orders for the year, compared to 276 net....
3 Things to Look Out For When Caterpillar Reports Earnings
Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) stock has soared in 2017, on the back of a string of consensus-busting earnings and analyst upgrades. The main reason has been its improving construction, mining, and....
China Races to Catch Up to SpaceX
On Oct. 9, SpaceX completed its 14th satellite launch so far this year, putting 10 satellites into orbit for Iridium. Two days later, SpaceX completed launch No. 15 -- this time for SES -- en....
Boeing "Strikes" a Deal to Buy Revolutionary Heli-Plane Maker
It's been about a year and a half since we first learned of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's "LightningStrike Project," the scary-sounding name attached to an entirely benign story....
Mastercard Getting Rid of Signatures for Credit/Debit Payments
In an age when credit and debit cards have smart chips inside them to provide an added layer of security, signing for a purchase feels somewhat antiquated.A signature is, of course, not needed for....
3 Things to Look Out for When 3M Co Reports Earnings
Given that 3M Co (NYSE: MMM) and its fellow multi-industrial company Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE: ITW) trade at a premium compared to earnings multiples in the last decade (see below) there....
3 Stocks That Could Help Retirees Reach Their Goals
What goals do you have for your retirement? Do you want to travel the world, spend more time with the grandkids, or just kick back and enjoy not being part of the rat-race anymore -- maybe get a....
Airbus and Bombardier Shake Up the Aerospace Market With CSeries Deal
Recently, the biggest storyline in the aviation world has been Boeing's (NYSE: BA) successful trade complaint against smaller Canadian rival Bombardier (NASDAQOTH: BDRBF). In the past month, the....
Looking Ahead to Honeywell International Earnings
It's been a good year so far for Honeywell International (NYSE: HON). The stock is up nearly 24% year to date, and management has raised the bottom end of its full-year earnings guidance range in....
United Technologies Earnings: What to Expect
United Technologies Corporation (NYSE: UTX) reports its third-quarter earnings on Oct. 24, and there's a lot for investors in the company and the industrial sector at large to focus on. Here are....
3 Growth Stocks to Hold for 50 Years
At the Motley Fool, we tend to think that the best investing approach is to find great companies and hold on to them for the ultra-long term. With that in mind, we asked three of our investors to....
Caterpillar: Buy at the High?
With Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) shares jumping 45% over the past year, and being up 55% from their 52-week low, investors are right to wonder whether buying the heavy equipment maker's stock is a....
5 Dividend Stocks That Pay Out Over $2.5 Billion a Year
Looking for income? Dividend stocks are a great place to find it. And the good news is that big payouts can be found throughout the stock market, regardless of industry or sector. Whether you're....
Boeing Setting Bad Precedent With Risky Pension Scheme
Boeing (NYSE: BA) retirees and investors should be very worried that the aerospace giant is stuffing its pension plan with company stock. With the plan suffering from a massive $20 billion....
Why Shares of Triumph Group, Inc. Jumped 13% in September
Reversing course from the summer, during which the stock fell 17%, shares of Triumph Group (NYSE: TGI), a global leader in aerospace components and solutions, rose 13% in September according....
Russia and U.S. May Team Up to Build Moon Base
It cost us $100 billion to build the International Space Station (ISS). Up until very recently, it was looking like that investment would soon be lost, after Russia pulls out of the ISS consortium....
Jeff Bezos Has 3 Customers at Blue Origin -- Now He Just Needs a Rocket
Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) CEO Jeff Bezos is spending $1 billion of his personal fortune every year -- and cashing in Amazon stock to do it -- as he attempts to build a rocket empire at Blue....
2 Growth Stocks for Retirees
Growth stocks are considered to be more volatile than average stocks and, therefore, generally not excellent retirement investments. However, all growth stocks are not in the same boat. Here are....
You Won't Believe What Elon Musk Has Planned Next -- for Mars
It was a speech short on financial details but long on big ideas. In a 42-minute presentation to the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Adelaide, Australia, this past week, SpaceX CEO....
3 Stocks to Buy for the Next 75 Years
Where will you be in 2091? It's safe for most of us to assume we won't be around. So here's a better question: What companies that exist today will still be around in 2091? Even if money won't....
3 Stocks to Hold for the Next 20 Years
Twenty years is a very long time. On average, it's a period of time that will include a handful of bear and bull markets, several elections, major wars and conflicts, and periods of economic....
Found: 3 Stocks Retirees Should Consider Adding
A well-constructed retirement portfolio should help preserve and grow your base of wealth so that you're free to enjoy other pursuits in your non-working years.To help find stocks that could help....