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Tech Stocks This Week: Tesla's New Vehicles, Apple Delays Its HomePod, and More
Despite its manufacturing-laden business model, Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) occasionally makes a splash in tech -- and this was one of those weeks. The electric-car maker showed off some futuristic new....
Why Twitter Inc Wouldn't Be a Warren Buffett Stock
With the company's stock up 19% since announcing "blowout" third-quarter earnings results on Oct. 26, some may think Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) must be close to righting the ship. For those who follow....
Amazon Has Bad News for Cord-Cutters
If there's one business strategy that defines Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), it's the company's well-known penchant to sacrifice profit in the relentless pursuit of market share. CEO Jeff Bezos has....
Why JD.com Is Your Ticket to Investing in the Growth of E-Commerce in China
JD.com's (NASDAQ: JD) third-quarter earnings announcement surprised investors. The Chinese e-commerce company generated revenue of $12.6 billion, a 39% year-over-year increase that narrowly beat....
As Warren Buffett Throws in the Towel, What's Next for IBM?
In a rare misfire for the Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffett continues to admit defeat by unloading shares of International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM). Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway sold off....
5 Things Shopify Management Wants You to Know
After Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) reported its third-quarter results, its leadership team shared some important information with investors during the subsequent conference call. Here are the key....
Best Buy: Coca-Cola, McDonald's, or Verizon?
Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO), McDonald's (NYSE: MCD), and Verizon (NYSE: VZ) each reported lower revenue through the first nine months of 2017. Yet investors have had dramatically different responses to....
2 Signs Palo Alto Networks Inc Needs New Management
Though its stock price is up 11% year to date, Palo Alto Networks (NYSE: PANW) is lagging well behind most of its peers, including FireEye (NASDAQ: FEYE) and Check Point Software (NASDAQ: CHKP),....
A Close Look at Starbucks Corporation's Double-Digit Dividend Increase
Last December, I wrote that Starbucks' (NASDAQ: SBUX) dividend could double in four years. After announcing its most recent annual dividend increase earlier this month, the coffee giant is on....
3 Top Medical Device Stocks to Buy Now
Healthcare investors tend to focus all of their attention on biotechnology or pharmaceutical stocks. That's a shame, because the medical device industry has some wonderful traits that make it a....
Microsoft’s Cloud Business Could Get Bigger After This Move
Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) cloud computing business is growing in leaps and bounds as it is pulling out all stops to wrest market share from market leader Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN). The company's....
Here's How Apple Inc. Will Keep the 6.1-inch LCD iPhone Cheap
The lowest-cost iPhone that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is expected to launch next year is a device with a full-face 6.1-inch liquid crystal display (LCD). The two higher-priced phones that are expected....
Intel Corp. Announces XMM 7660 LTE Modem
Over the last few years, Intel's (NASDAQ: INTC) cellular modem business (cellular modems are chips inside of smartphones that allow the devices to connect to cellular networks) has seen....
Will 2018 Be Kimberly Clark's Best Year Yet?
The beauty of investing in consumer staples is that the products never go out of style. Demand for essentials like bathroom tissue, diapers, and paper towels tends to grow right along with the....
Another Good Day for the Disruptors
In this Market Foolery podcast, host Mac Greer is joined by David Kretzmann and Aaron Bush of Motley Fool Rule Breakers and Supernova to discuss a trio of interesting stories from Wall Street:....
Best Buy: Berkshire, Mastercard, or Bank of America?
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A)(NYSE: BRK-B), Mastercard Inc (NYSE: MA), and Bank of America Corp (NYSE: BAC) are three very large companies that share some characteristics that make them....
1 Potential Game-Changing Oil Market Trend From This Quarter You Won't Want to Miss
Earnings season in the oil patch recently ended. Overall, oil companies delivered solid results, with large shale drillers from Devon Energy (NYSE: DVN) to EOG Resources (NYSE: EOG) to Marathon....
The Navy's New Frigate Revealed
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning" ... of the U.S. Navy's search for a new frigate warship. (With apologies to Winston....
Better Buy: Biogen Inc. vs. Gilead Sciences
Historically, Biogen (NASDAQ: BIIB) has definitely been a better stock than Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: GILD). Whether you look at the last three, five, 10, 25 years, or even so far in 2017, Biogen....
5 Things Home Depot Wants You to Know
Home Depot (NYSE: HD) executives were thrilled with the third-quarter performance they recently announced, and not just because natural disasters pushed sales growth to its highest rate in years.....
3 Value Stocks for Retirement
Investing in stocks during retirement might sound risky at first. However, you can minimize that risk by focusing on the highest-quality stocks selling at a discount to their true long-term....
Which "Big Four" Wireless Carrier Has the Best iPhone X Unlimited Deal?
Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone X has made waves in the tech sphere not only for its impressive specs but also for its price tag. Without a carrier deal, the 64GB iPhone X is going to cost you $999....
Congress Has Made It Harder to Sue Bad Banks
When Wells Fargo employees met sales goals by creating 3.5 million fake bank and credit card accounts using real customer information, the affected customers were prevented from suing because some....
4 Scams to Avoid While You Do Your Holiday Shopping
During the holiday shopping season, there are so many good deals that sometimes it's hard to know what's too good to be true. When actual retailers have legitimate 50% off sales, that makes it....
Why 2018 Could Be Bank of America's Best Year Yet
Everything changed for Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) in 2015. That was the year that the nation's second-biggest bank by assets turned the corner from the financial crisis. In the seven years before....