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The Best Tobacco Stocks of 2017
A year makes a big difference in the tobacco industry, as the cigarette companies that are focused on international markets outperformed domestic players in 2017. Last year, it was the reverse.....
Will Southwest Airlines Raise Its Dividend in 2018?
Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) stands out from its airline peers because of its consistent profitability. Even at times when other players in the industry were going through bankruptcy filings and....
United Airlines' Hawaii Growth Could Lead to More Pain Down the Road
On Wednesday, No. 3 U.S. airline United Continental (NYSE: UAL) significantly expanded its presence in the Hawaiian market. It will operate as many as 11 extra daily roundtrips from the mainland....
Here's Why Apple Will Be the Most Valuable Brand for Years to Come
Analysts are seemingly forever worried that this time, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is going to miss sales projections on the iPhone, only to discover when it reports that it has handily beat them. The....
3 Dividend Stocks That Cut Bigger Checks Than Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola has long been a favorite holding for income investors. With the company's 55-year streak of annual dividend increases, and its yield sitting at roughly 3.2%, it's easy to see why it's....
Better Buy: Ford Motor Company vs. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
Investors on the hunt for value have lately been poking through the automakers. Quite a few auto stocks have lagged the market over the last few years, as investors concerned about technological....
Why 2017 Was a Year to Remember for Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
Stocks of companies with solid business models and products that meet needs tend to perform well over the long run. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISRG) is a good example. The robotic surgical....
3 Great Stocks for Your IRA
Congress has done plenty of dumb things through the years. And that's true regardless of which party was in control. But one of the smartest things passed by legislators was the Individual....
3 Stocks That Could Put Alibaba's Returns to Shame
Coming out of the Great Recession, investors looking to score shares of fast-growing Chinese companies were often left scarred. Accusations -- true or not-- of malfeasance could make a stock drop....
Value Investoren auf der Spur: Warren Buffett
Im Rahmen des Redaktionsplanes ist diese Woche die „Guruwatch-Woche“. In diesem Format wollen wir die wichtigsten Value Investoren und deren Investments besprechen. In der heutigen Ausgabe geht es....
Value Investoren auf der Spur: Warren Buffett
Im Rahmen des Redaktionsplanes ist diese Woche die „Guruwatch-Woche“. In diesem Format wollen wir die wichtigsten Value Investoren und deren Investments besprechen. In der heutigen Ausgabe geht es....
iPhone X Skeptics May Be Underestimating Demand
Two months ago, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) began taking pre-orders for the iPhone X. iPhone fans immediately rushed to get in line (figuratively) for the greatest iPhone yet, driving lead times to as....
Better Buy: Toyota Motor Corporation vs. General Motors
General Motors'(NYSE: GM) stock has a lot going for it: GM is selling huge numbers of high-profit trucks and SUVs today, and it has emerged as a leader in the key technologies (self-driving,....
Will Facebook Start Paying a Dividend in 2018?
Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) has been a leader in the social-media world. The company's namesake site rose to notoriety at a transformative time for the tech industry, as mobile devices made it easier....
3 High-Yield Stocks to Hold Forever
Buying and holding high-quality dividend stocks is arguably the best way to predictably generate wealth over the long term. And the longer you hold, the more pronounced your gains will become with....
Shipt Becomes Target’s Newest Weapon in the E-commerce War
Target (NYSE: TGT) announced last week that it will acquire same-day delivery firm Shipt for $550 million. The latter has developed a national network of shoppers that it can serve with same-day....
Will Visa Raise Its Dividend in 2018?
Dividend investing has soared in popularity in recent years. Income investors have had to find portfolio income from somewhere, and with interest rates on bonds and other fixed-income investments,....
Lockheed Martin Wants to Build World's First Supersonic Business Jet
Fighter-jet manufacturer Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is going commercial, partnering with privately held Aerion to develop what would be the world's first supersonic business jet.The two....
Microsoft's Virtual Reality Attempt Fails to Impress
In October, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) entered the virtual reality business with its Windows Mixed Reality platform and lineup of third-party headsets. The move was seen as an entrance into a....
The Equifax Data Breach: 2017's Most Infamous Financial News Story
Equifax (NYSE: EFX) was the target of a massive data breach in mid-2017, and 143 million Americans' personal information may have been stolen. Here's what this means to investors, and most....
2017 Has Not Been Kind to Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) didn't have a great year in 2017. The fake-accounts scandal affected 1.5 million more people than was originally expected, and the bank faced several other "mini-scandals"....
Why Enterprise Customers Are So Important to T-Mobile
T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) has been pointing to its expansion into the enterprise wireless market as a meaningful growth driver for the better part of a year. Indeed, T-Mobile is well behind its....
Apple Has Returned $234 Billion to Shareholders -- and There's Plenty More to Come
When Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced its three-year capital return program in 2012, the company made it clear that dividends and share repurchases would be a priority in the coming years.....
How Netflix Crushed It in 2017
Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) shareholders beat the market by a wide margin in 2017 as the streaming video giant grew from a $52 billion market capitalization to over $80 billion. A few big things went....
Alibaba Teams Up with Two Media Giants
Alibaba's (NYSE: BABA) streaming video site Youku recently signed new content licensing deals with Comcast's (NASDAQ: CMCSA) NBCUniversal and Sony (NYSE: SNE) Pictures. Recent films and franchises....