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CarMax Earnings Preview: 3 Trends to Watch
CarMax (NYSE: KMX) will post its third-quarter earnings report before the market opens on Thursday, Dec. 21. And despite positive business trends lately, investors are cautious about the used-car....
Why 2017 Was a Year to Remember for Johnson & Johnson
With less than two weeks remaining in 2017, Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) is on track to have its second-best year of the century so far for stock performance. The healthcare giant's share....
What We're Watching In 2018
We're just a few weeks off from 2018, and the tech industry is buzzing with potential change.In this week's episode of Industry Focus: Tech, hosts Dylan Lewis and Dan Kline talk about a few things....
A Price War Is Brewing Between Oracle and AWS
Oracle's (NYSE: ORCL) cloud computing business is a fraction of the size of market leader Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Web Services. While AWS produced $4.6 billion of revenue in Amazon's latest quarter,....
Southwest Airlines Could Order Hundreds More Boeing 737s
After facing a sales slowdown last year, Boeing (NYSE: BA) has benefited from a rebound in order activity in 2017. As usual, the popular 737 family of narrowbody jets has led the way.Last week,....
Facebook Wants to Reduce Engagement. Huh?
Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) announced today that it is cracking down on "engagement bait," which is when a post specifically calls for users to act on posts through actions such as liking, commenting,....
Has Apple, Inc.'s iPhone X Already Reached Supply-Demand Balance?
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) continues to make dramatic progress with ramping production of its new iPhone X flagship. New orders placed through the company's online store are now offering next-day....
How to Invest in Casino Stocks
Anyone who's ever been to Las Vegas knows that the only sure winner is the house. That's why many investors like casino stocks so much, because over the long run, they've been highly profitable....
Better Buy: Philip Morris International (PM) vs. Coca-Cola (KO)
Philip Morris International (NYSE: PM) and Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) are two of the most well-known consumer staples stocks in the world. PMI sells top cigarette brands like Marlboro. Coca-Cola sells....
Why Twitter, Inc. Stock Jumped Monday
Shares of social network Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) jumped as much as 11.3% on Monday (and is still up over 11% as of market close). The stock's rise follows two bullish notes from analysts.J.P. Morgan....
Why Macy's Inc. Stock Climbed Today
Shares of Macy's Inc. (NYSE: M) moved higher today. Not only were they riding a broader wave in the retail sector, but also OTR Global upgraded the stock to neutral and Guggenheim reaffirmed its....
Why Twitter, Akamai Technologies, and Boyd Gaming Jumped Today
The stock market continued its run upward on Monday, responding favorably to positive comments over the weekend that suggested that the Republican tax plan is likely to get through Congress and....
Twitter Stock Pops to Fresh 52-Week High on Analyst Upgrade and Expanded Harassment Policies
Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) is kicking off the week with a bang, with shares popping in the wake of an analyst upgrade. Meanwhile, the company is also beginning to enforce new rules that it announced....
Here's How Hewlett-Packard Company Crushed It in 2017
It's difficult to believe HP (NYSE: HPQ) is reporting the kind of fourth-quarter 2017 earnings that it shared in late November. Not only did the king of PCs end the year in style compared to 2016,....
3 Top Cash-Rich Stocks to Buy
One of the first rules of business is the maxim, "Cash is king." And that's because cash provides optionality. Companies with large cash (and cash-equivalent) piles can more easily invest in....
Why Akamai Technologies, Inc. Stock Popped Today
Shares of Akamai Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) were up 13.6% as of 12:30 p.m. EST Monday after news that an activist investor has acquired a large stake in the internet bandwidth efficiency....
1 Sign This Small Apple Segment Looks Poised for More Strong Growth
While growth has returned to Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone segment, the growth is slow. Even if the tech giant's recent launch of the iPhone X spurs an unusually large upgrade cycle, meaningful....
3 Dividend Stocks That Cut Bigger Checks Than Mastercard
Investors looking for solid dividend plays may have come across MasterCard at some point in their stock research. The company has a trailing dividend yield of 0.58%, which is fairly low compared....
T-Mobile's John Legere Has Found Another Industry to Disrupt
Love him or hate him, you must respect T-Mobile's (NASDAQ: TMUS) John Legere. One thing that's undisputed is his well-known penchant to disrupt entire industries. Shortly after taking over....
Shares of Amplify Snack Brands Soar 70% on Hershey Acquisition Agreement
Shares of Amplify Snack Brands (NYSE: BETR), a food company focused on developing and marketing "Better-For-You" snacks, are soaring 70% higher Monday morning after The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY)....
3 Companies Dominating Virtual Reality (The Leader May Surprise You)
Virtual reality could be one of the most disruptive technologies under development today, with the potential to impact education, training, and entertainment. But the percentage of Americans who....
3 Retailers Hitting 52-Week Highs Right Now
Traditional retailers are dying, they say. The days of brick-and-mortar stores are numbered as consumers flock to cost-cutting online merchants. Things have gotten so dreary in the retail world....
Here's How Corning Incorporated Crushed It in 2017
Shares of Corning (NYSE: GLW) rallied 31% this year, easily outperforming the S&P 500's 18% gain. The specialty glass and ceramics maker, perhaps best known as the maker of Gorilla Glass for....
3 Stocks That Could Put NVIDIA's Returns to Shame
NVIDIA shareholders likely have a permanent grin on their faces enjoying what has been nothing short of a stellar year. The graphics processing unit (GPU), artificial intelligence, and Internet of....
Twitter Stock Wins 2 Buy Ratings: What You Need to Know
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....