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Here Are the Big Pharma Stocks to Own Based on R&D Spending
Just because a big pharma company is successful today doesn't mean it will be successful in a few years. Even the biggest blockbuster drugs eventually lose patent exclusivity or face new and....
Better Buy: Procter & Gamble Co vs. PepsiCo, Inc.
If you're nearing or in retirement, dividend-paying stocks like Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) and Pepsi (NYSE: PEP) are likely high on your list of stocks to own. Both have solid business with....
Before Buying Tech Stocks, Know Your Rights
In this segment from Motley Fool Answers, Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp are joined by Dylan Lewis, host of Industry Focus: Tech, who focuses on key things investors should consider before....
Why You Might Want to Avoid This Dividend Aristocrat
Income investors often put Dividend Aristocrats -- companies that have raised their dividends annually for at least 25 straight years -- on a pedestal. Many of those companies certainly deserve....
2 Stocks That Turned $7,000 Into $700,000
It isn't easy to make piles of money on the stock exchange, but it isn't impossible, either. There are a great many examples of companies that either flew under the market's radar or plunged into....
3 Things Extreme Networks, Inc.'s Management Wants You To Know
Networking software and equipment maker Extreme Networks (NASDAQ: EXTR) reported fourth-quarter results earlier this month, and it was a stellar performance. Sales rose 28% year over year,....
Wal-Mart Proves Us Wrong With the Help of Jet.com and Marc Lore
When Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) announced its $3.3 billion acquisition of Jet.com in Aug. 2016, Vincent Shen and Motley Fool contributor Daniel Kline took a skeptical view of the deal on Industry Focus.....
Is the System Rigged Against Biosimilars?
If you think prescription drug costs are high now, imagine what costs would be without generic drugs. Roughly 25% of total prescription drug sales in 2016 were generics. But it's a different story....
Tech Stocks This Week: iPhone 8 Rumors, Samsung's Note Returns, and More
Smartphone news dominated tech headlines this week. Shortly after Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) Google announced its latest Android version, Samsung (NASDAQOTH: SSNLF) brought to life....
3 Stocks the Smartest Investors Are Buying Right Now
Main Street investors shouldn't blindly follow professional investors into their latest stock picks. However, tracking Warren Buffett, Nelson Peltz, and Steven Cohen can be profit-friendly given....
3 Important Numbers About JPMorgan Chase
Because JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) is already the biggest bank in the country, it's not going to grow at the same rate as a smaller bank. Nevertheless, it's the type of bank that performs solidly....
3 High-Yield Stocks Safe for Retirees
"Safe" is a relative term as it relates to stocks. However, investments that offer slow-but-steady growth to help combat inflation, along with industry-leading dividend yields for retirees, are....
3 CEOs and Their Best Career Moves
"I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my....
Looking Back at Our Missteps on Wal-Mart and Amazon
Mistakes will be a part of everyone's experience with investing. To embrace this idea, the Industry Focus team is looking back at some of the instances when they really missed the mark.In....
4 Things Disney World Is Doing to Prop Up Attendance
There's a little more elbow room at Disney's (NYSE: DIS) massive Florida resort. Attendance declined at Disney World in three of the four calendar quarters in 2016, and this year is also shaping....
2 Things This Apple Inc. Supplier Just Revealed About the iPhone 8
On Aug. 24, chip giant Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) reported its fiscal third-quarter results. The company operates in a broad range of segments, but the one that I'd like to focus on here is the....
Here's How Much the Apple iPhone 8 Is Going to Cost
It has been widely reported that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is planning to launch not two new iPhone models this year, but three. The first two are expected to be upgrades to the current iPhone 7 and....
2 Things You Should Know About the Upcoming A11 Fusion Chip
In just a few excruciatingly long weeks, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is set to announce its next-generation trio of iPhones. All three models -- from the direct successor to last year's iPhone 7 all the....
McDonald's Expands Into Delivery With Promising Results
While the idea of eating soggy McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) fries may seem unappetizing, consumers have spoken, and they seem to disagree. The company has been rolling out delivery to thousands of....
Retail Isn't Dead, It Just Smells Funny
The massive shift from brick and mortar retail to online shopping has picked up steam the last few years. Digital sales have been growing at a double-digit rate, and online sales as a percentage....
2 Chip Stocks You Can Buy and Forget
Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ: SWKS) and Cypress Semiconductor (NASDAQ: CY) have captured investors' imagination in recent months thanks to their rapidly growing revenue.CY data by YChartsContinue....
3 Dividend Stocks That Should Pay You the Rest of Your Life
It's been proved time and again that long-term investing is better than short-term trading, and when you're talking long-term, nothing's longer than a lifetime. Dividend-paying stocks come and go,....
Stop the Presses: Amazon.com Will Own Whole Foods on Monday
Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) just got the go-ahead to close its $13.7 billion buyout of Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFM). Wasting no time at all, the merger is now scheduled for Monday, Aug. 28.Let....
Survey Says Most Consumers Won’t Pay $1,000+ iPhone 8 Prices
We’ve been hearing for months that iPhone 8 prices could go as high as $1,000 or even exceed that, and now some new surveys reveal mixed findings on whether Apple can convince enough consumers to....
Splunk Has Exceeded Guidance for 11 Straight Quarters
Splunk Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLK) released impressive fiscal second-quarter 2018 results on Aug. 24 after the market closed, highlighting hundreds of new customers across various disparate industries.....