News
Up 20% in 2017, Is Home Depot Stock a Buy?
Home Depot (NYSE: HD) is beating the broad market year to date as investors reward the company for showing healthy sales growth and rising profitability. That rally might be just the start,....
3 Stocks to Buy and Forget About
There's arguably no better way to predictably generate wealth than to buy shares of solid businesses and hold them over the long term. Thus -- with the caveat that it's wise to touch base from....
1 Artificial Intelligence Stock That Turned $3,000 Into More Than $40,000 in 5 Years -- Is It Still a Buy?
If you invested $3,000 in graphics-chip specialist NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) five years ago, you'd now be sitting on top of $40,200 -- assuming you reinvested your modest dividends.This is an....
3 Biotech Stocks That Have Already Quadrupled in 2017
It's been a good year for biotech stocks, the iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology index has risen about 26% this year but a handful of companies make the industry tracking index's success seem trivial.....
Why NetEase Stock Fell 11% in August
Shares of NetEase (NASDAQ: NTES) declined 11.4% last month, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence, after the Chinese internet technology company's second-quarter....
BMW's Sleek Electric Sedan Will Challenge Tesla -- in 2021
At this week's International Motor Show in Frankfurt, BMW AG (NASDAQOTH: BAMXF) is showing off a preview of an electric sedan that looks to be aimed directly at Tesla's (NASDAQ: TSLA) new Model....
Apple's New Watch Aims Straight at Garmin
Garmin (NASDAQ: GRMN) is the de-facto standard watch product for a lot of athletes. If you're a long distance runner, triathlete, swimmer, or any kind of endurance athlete you probably know....
This Could Be Why Apple's iPhone X Won't Ship Until November
Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 8 and 8 Plus will ship next week, but the flagship iPhone X won't see the light of day until Nov. 3. That's disappointing news for consumers and investors alike, as a....
3 Reasons to Buy Micron Technology Stock
Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) has beaten the stock market hands-down over the past year. The rapid increase in the prices of dynamic random access memory (DRAM) and NAND memory has led to....
Nordstrom's Latest Move Is Smarter Than You Think
Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) stock fell as much as 5.4% on Monday after the company said it would test a new store concept.The department store chain plans to open a store with no dedicated....
Why the U.S. Government Is Tapping In to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Hurricane Harvey did untold amounts of damage to Texas -- preliminary estimates for the cost of recovery are around $190 billion.In this clip from Industry Focus, Motley Fool analysts Sarah....
Apple's 3D-Sensing Suppliers See Mixed Reaction to iPhone X Unveiling
Something peculiar happened yesterday as Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) was unveiling its iPhone X. The shares of its two expected suppliers for vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSEL) -- Finisar....
Why TransUnion, Teck Resources, and Star Bulk Carriers Group Slumped Today
The stock market didn't make any major moves on Wednesday, responding to a lack of noteworthy news after an eventful couple of weeks. Major benchmarks were little changed, with most indexes seeing....
Why Equifax Inc Stock Dropped 12% Today
Shares of consumer credit bureau Equifax Inc. (NYSE: EFX) are down by about 12% as of 3:10 p.m. EDT as the company deals with fallout from a data breach that exposed the personal information --....
Investors Should Love Apple, Inc.'s $999 iPhone X
The $999 price tag on Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) new iPhone X may sound brutal to consumers, but investors should love it. Here's why: Millions of customers will still readily pay up for the new....
Why Dolby Laboratories, Inc. Stock Popped Today
Shares of Dolby Laboratories Inc. (NYSE: DLB) popped as much as 10.8% on Wednesday following multiple analyst upgrades driven by the inclusion of Dolby Vision technology in new Apple (NASDAQ:....
Gilead Sciences, Inc.'s Best Investment of 2017 (Hint: It Wasn't Kite Pharmaceuticals)
Gilead Sciences' (NASDAQ: GILD) share repurchases last year could only be classified as horrible: The company bought back shares between $83.33 and $100 per share as the stock dropped....
Fitbit Ionic vs. Apple Watch Series 3
After a disappointing 2016, smartwatches are attempting to stage a comeback in 2017. With sales in the product category being back-loaded into the busy holiday shopping season, it's about to be....
Is Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile the Best Lithium Stock to Buy? 1 Analyst Thinks So
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....
2 Risks AMD Investors Shouldn't Ignore
Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) wowed investors with its second-quarter report in late July, thanks to market share gains in central processing units (CPUs) and strong graphics processing....
Forget Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.: These 2 Stocks Are Better Buys
Even as the stock market as a whole has gone on a tear, it's hard to find a hotter tech stock today than Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD).After struggling for years, AMD stock has risen 75%....
Why Energy Transfer Partners LP Investors Should Be Wary of This Hidden Cost
After a tough couple of years, Energy Transfer Partners (NYSE: ETP) finally seemed to turn the corner last quarter. Thanks to some sense of stability in the oil and gas market, as well as the....
The 3 Dividend Stocks You'll Wish You'd Bought 10 Years From Now
Warren Buffett has often said that his ideal holding period is forever. There's also a lot of evidence that the longer you hold stocks, the lower your risk becomes and the better your returns are.....
Apple's Designing More Silicon Than Ever Before
Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) chip ambitions seem to have no bounds. With every passing year, the Mac maker increasingly insources semiconductor designs and its portfolio of chips continues to grow at an....
What Happens If Trump Imposes Solar Tariffs? In a Word: Chaos
According to Axios, President Trump is very likely to impose tariffs on solar imports if the International Trade Commission finds "injury" in the Suniva/SolarWorld Section 201 trade case. "I would....