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How Risky Is General Electric?
Third-quarter earnings at General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) were basically a disaster -- with CEO John Flannery calling the company's performance "unacceptable." It's no wonder the shares....
Amazon's Jeff Bezos: America's Only $100 Billion Man?
Amazon.com's (NASDAQ: AMZN) founder and CEO Jeff Bezos recently overtook Microsoft founder Bill Gates as the world's richest person after the company posted better-than-expected third-quarter....
3 Key Takeaways From Amazon.com's Blowout Quarter
E-commerce juggernaut Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) reported financial results that exceeded even its own lofty expectations, and the stock is soaring as a result.Amazon reported net sales of....
3 Things to Watch When Ballard Power Systems Reports Q3 Earnings
Due to report third-quarter earnings on Nov. 2, Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ: BLDP) is, arguably, the fuel cell company closest to achieving profitability. Through the first six months of fiscal....
Whirlpool Gives Customers 1 Less Reason to Shop at Sears
Not kicking a man when he's down might be the gallant way of resolving a fight, but in the hurly-burly of a competitive marketplace, Whirlpool (NYSE: WHR) is seeking to stomp on its debilitated....
Better Buy: Square, Inc. vs. American Express
Payment-processing company Square (NYSE: SQ) has shown tremendous growth over the past year or so, and its stock price has roughly tripled as a result. And credit card giant American Express....
If Celgene Buys This Biotech, Investors Should Win Big-Time
Celgene (NASDAQ: CELG) has fallen on hard times of late -- or its stock has, at least. At the beginning of October, the biotech's share price was up 25% year to date. By the end of the month,....
Will Activision Blizzard Crush Expectations Yet Again?
Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) has been on a tremendous run since acquiring King Digital in early 2016. It's made a transition to a more mobile business with a higher percentage of sales from....
Why Is Nobody Talking About Oshkosh Corporation Stock?
Want excitement? Then let me tell you about Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE: OSK). The company -- based, as its name implies, in Oshkosh, Wis. -- manufactures all kinds of specialty trucks, including....
Sales of Intel Corp.'s New Z370 Platform Reportedly Falling Short of Expectations
DigiTimes says motherboards based on microprocessor giant Intel's (NASDAQ: INTC) new Z370 platform "are seeing weaker-than-expected sales," citing "sources from motherboard players." Intel's Z370....
3 Stocks With Microsoft-like Return Potential
From a split-adjusted stock price near $0.10 per share in the mid-1980s to its dot.com peak north of $58 a share at the end of the millennium, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) stock enjoyed a run for the....
3 Retiree Stocks You'll Want to Buy Now
Sometimes, bad things happen to good companies. Sometimes, bad things even happen to great companies -- and when that happens, investors need to pounce. This week, we asked three of our favorite....
Best Buy: Exxon Mobil, Chevron, or Royal Dutch Shell?
The plunge in oil prices that started in mid-2014 forced integrated oil and natural gas giants ExxonMobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM), Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX), and Royal Dutch Shell plc (NYSE:....
Is Wal-Mart Making a Millennial Marketing Mistake?
The first rule about marketing to millennials is that you should not talk about marketing to millennials.There's nothing less cool than trying to be cool, but that hasn't stopped numerous....
6 Scary Stories of AI Gone Wrong
Image source: Getty Images.Artificial intelligence is poised to become a nearly $60 billion market by 2025 and you'd be hard-pressed to find a major technology company that's not investing in AI....
Qorvo Investors Will Be Scrutinizing the iPhone Effect
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) supplier Qorvo (NASDAQ: QRVO) has a lot to prove when it releases its second-quarter earnings after the market closes on Nov 1. Investors have given the chipmaker the benefit....
2 Things You Missed in Netflix Inc.'s Quarterly Report
When Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) reports earnings, it's always a big event. Headlines flare, column inches grow into column miles, and share prices either plunge or soar on the news. Everybody has an....
5 Things Boeing Co.'s Management Wants You to Know
Last Wednesday, Boeing (NYSE: BA) delivered another solid quarterly earnings report. Most importantly, the company's run of strong cash flow continued, allowing it to return even more cash to its....
3 High-Yield Stocks for Building a Nest Egg
Our contributing investors have identified three stocks that pay above-average dividends today, while also offering great prospects for long-term returns. Not only do these companies have strong....
Heavy Spending Drives Amazon's Real Free Cash Flow Into The Red
Shares of e-commerce and cloud computing giant Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) soared following a third-quarter report that easily beat analyst expectations. Revenue jumped 34%, boosted a bit by the....
3 Stocks That Could Put Amazon's Returns to Shame
Amazon.com's (NASDAQ: AMZN) long-term growth trajectory has been nothing short of astounding. The company is only 23 years old, but it is already ringing up more than $150 billion in annual sales.....
A Tale of 2 Tech Stocks -- AMD and Twitter Fly in Opposite Directions on Earnings News
Earnings season is in full swing, and the market is sending stocks flying every which way on reports. In this week's episode of Industry Focus: Tech, analysts Dylan Lewis and Tim Green go over the....
Square, Inc. Announces Square Register: What You Need to Know
Square (NYSE: SQ) surprised investors on Monday, when the company announced a new register, designed entirely by Square. The point-of-sale hardware marks an important shift for the company. Not....
Guess How Much the Netflix Library Is Worth?
It's no secret that Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) is spending a boatload of cash on content, as the company stocks its library with award-worthy shows and builds out its international presence. The....
A Bull Case for IBM
IBM (NYSE: IBM) has gotten kind of beaten down in the past few years, and more than a few analysts are bearish on the stock's prospects. However, there's plenty of indicators that the company....