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3 Top Generic Drug Stocks to Consider Buying Now
Brand-name drugs tend to capture all the headlines, but did you know that nine out of every 10 prescriptions filled in the U.S. each year are generic? When added together, Americans spend spent....
2 Stocks I'll Hold Forever
Warren Buffett's wisdom is often shared in short quips that straddle the line between jokes and deep investment insight. For example, the Oracle of Omaha has noted that his preferred holding....
Will 2018 Be Welltower's Best Year Yet?
Despite a 20% rise in the S&P 500 so far in 2017, real estate hasn't performed well at all. Leading healthcare REIT Welltower (NYSE: HCN) is an excellent example of this, down by nearly 4% for....
Can Kohl's Stock Keep Rallying in 2018?
Back in June, shares of department-store giant Kohl's (NYSE: KSS) fell to around $35, near the stock's multiyear low. Investors were extremely worried that the rapid growth of off-price and....
3 Dividend Stocks With Better Yields Than Verizon
When it comes to investing in retirement, there's nothing quite so enticing as buying stocks with outsized dividend yields. If those payouts come from companies with strong and reliable business....
What Will the Cable Business Look Like in 2018?
Cord-cutting has been slowly growing, and that has begun to change how people consume television. The trend is speeding up, and a number of companies have become established in the space, while a....
How Will Changes in the Tax Code Affect the Biggest Tech Companies?
While the details of the likely-to-pass tax plan have not fully been decided -- at least as of when this was taped -- the revised tax rates are going to have a big impact on the technology....
Netflix's 2017 Data on Most Binged Shows Proves Its Content Strategy Is Working
Netflix's (NASDAQ: NFLX) reign was established back in 2015 when Collins' dictionary named "binge-watch" as its official word of the year. And that reign has continued this year, as Netflix....
Apple Inc. Seemingly Catches Up With iPhone X Demand
Ahead of the launch of the iPhone X, there was widespread expectation that it would be a while before Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) could catch up to the demand for the new device. The iPhone X did indeed....
Instagram Will Be a $10 Billion Business by 2019
Instagram is growing its user base rapidly and its advertiser base even faster. In September, Instagram announced it surpassed 800 million monthly active users, but the fact that it surpassed 2....
Augmented Reality Stocks: What to Watch in 2018
Augmented reality made some huge strides in 2017. On the mobile side, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) updated iOS so that developers could build augmented reality (AR) apps and games, which instantly gave....
Tax Reform Won't Hurt Intuit or H&R Block, but This Will
The tax reform bill making its way through Congress was originally billed as a simplification of the tax code. President Donald Trump said back in February: "We're going to simplify very greatly....
Why Darden Restaurants Inc. Stock Popped Today
Shares of Darden Restaurants (NYSE: DRI) climbed 6.7% Tuesday after the company announced stronger-than-expected quarterly results. More specifically, for the second quarter of its fiscal 2018,....
Intel's CEO Just Sold a Lot of Stock
On Nov. 29, Brian Krzanich, the CEO of chip giant Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), reported several transactions in Intel stock in a Form 4 filing with the SEC. Most of the transactions involved Krzanich....
Walmart and Amazon Compete for the $5 Billion Meal-Kit Market That's Slipping Away From Blue Apron
Walmart (NYSE: WMT) was either bored or feeling left out. The retailer, which has been fighting to compete with Amazon in online sales, has officially started selling meal kits. This comes....
5 Top Financial Sector Stories of 2017
Industry Focus: Financials host Michael Douglass and Fool.com contributor Matt Frankel take a look back at the five most newsworthy financial sector stories of 2017, and what each one means to....
What to Expect From Twitter, Inc. in 2018
Despite its struggles to compete with other social networks, Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) has had a surprisingly strong 2017. It regularly surpassed earnings expectations, management is about to make good....
Why Darden Restaurants, Zimmer Biomet Holdings, and Applied Optoelectronics Jumped Today
Tuesday was a fairly quiet day on Wall Street, with major benchmarks largely pausing after huge gains in recent sessions. The tax reform package took a key step toward becoming law, with an....
Why Movie Stocks Won't Recover This Year
Star Wars: The Last Jedi absolutely trounced the box office this week, but movie stocks across the board are still down.In today's MarketFoolery podcast, Chris Hill talks with Taylor Muckerman....
More Holiday Marketing Tricks: Helping You Feel Like Part of the Crowd
In this episode of Motley Fool Answers, Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp are back with more warnings about the mind games that advertisers and retailers play on us -- and they play with extra....
How Safe Is Walgreens Boots Alliance's Dividend?
The drugstore industry saw big changes in 2017, with Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ: WBA) finally agreeing to acquire a massive portion of Rite Aid's (NYSE: RAD) store network. Dividend....
Disney's Bob Iger Gets Another Treasure Trove of Assets
Bob Iger's tenure as Disney (NYSE: DIS) CEO may be one of the most successful and consequential for any U.S. company in the last two decades. He managed to collect some of the best media assets in....
Costco Wholesale Corporation Earnings Soar, Thanks to Strong Sales
Following a sales slowdown that lasted for most of 2016, Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) has come roaring back this year. Comp-sales growth has been accelerating in recent months, culminating in a....
How Safe Is Sysco's Dividend?
It takes a huge network of logistical assets to get food to the restaurants, dining facilities, and other food services providers that need it, and Sysco (NYSE: SYY) has made it its business to do....
How Healthcare Can Become Big Business for NVIDIA
Healthcare is turning out to be a potentially fertile ground for the application of artificial intelligence (AI). According to a report by Markets and Markets, application of AI in healthcare is....