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Why Qualcomm, Inc. Isn't Building 7-Nanometer Chips
In a recent report, DIGITIMES said that mobile chip giant Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) adopted Samsung's (NASDAQOTH: SSNLF) 10-nanometer LPP manufacturing technology to build its recently announced....
What's Going on With Amazon Web Services in China?
In the United States, Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) dominates its respective industries. The company enjoys an enviable lead in e-commerce, boasting 44% of U.S. e-commerce spending in 2017. In the....
Micron Technology’s Q1 Earnings: What to Watch
Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) stock has tumbled more than 10% since a late November analyst report raising concerns about a potential decline in NAND memory prices. But the stock has had a....
Oil Prices: No Happy New Year in 2018?
Oil companies and their investors were downright giddy heading into 2017. Crude prices were finally back over $50 a barrel, which would give most producers the cash needed to return to growth....
The 3 Top Performing Restaurant Stocks of 2017
2017 was the second year running for the so-called "restaurant recession," and many restaurant brands struggled as a result of industry over-expansion. Consumers have been presented with many new....
9 Things You Need to Know About Lasers and Electromagnetic Railguns
Two years ago, I predicted the development of 21st Century whiz-bang weaponry -- laser cannons and electromagnetic railguns -- would change the face of the U.S. Navy, making it better, more....
Nike Earnings: What to Watch
Nike (NYSE: NKE) shareholders are hoping for an early Christmas present this year. The sports apparel giant posts its quarterly results after the market closes on Thursday, Dec. 21, right in the....
3 Hated Dividend Stocks to Buy Now
There are two ways a stock's dividend yield can rise. The company can raise its dividend, or the stock can tumble. International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM), General Motors (NYSE: GM), and....
Delta Picks the Airbus A321neo Over Boeing's 737 MAX
In conjunction with its investor day last Thursday, Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) announced its first order for next-generation single-aisle planes. The airline giant chose to order 100 Airbus....
12 Lessons I Learned From Black Monday
By Charles Fournier on December 17th, 2017
Charles retired in his mid 50s in May 2016 from a career in Canadian banking. He relies exclusively on income from rental properties and a dividend
Danger Lurks for These 3 High-Yield Dividend Stocks
Buying dividend stocks is a time-tested way to build wealth, but investors often chase stocks with high yields without doing their homework. High payout ratios -- or the percentage of a company's....
Apple's Impressive Fiscal 2017 in 4 Charts
Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) 53-week fiscal 2017, which ended on Sept. 30, was packed with news, including a significant increase to its capital return program, double-digit earnings growth, and lots of....
Why Are Stock Valuations So High Right Now?
If you look at stock prices right now, you'd be excused for thinking they're high. That's because they are. The bigger question is: Why are they so high?You can get a sense for just how pricey....
Intel's Processor Price List vs. Reality
On chip giant Intel's (NASDAQ: INTC) investor relations page, the company provides a link to a price list for its wide range of processor offerings. These prices are what Intel refers to as....
Top Marijuana Stocks to Buy in 2018
Investing in marijuana stocks seems practically stuffy in comparison with buying bitcoin. But at least with some marijuana stocks, your investment buys part of a business that is growing, both....
Forget Canada: Boeing Needs to Ensure Its Trade Dispute Doesn't Spill Into Europe
Canada, as expected, has fired back at Boeing (NYSE: BA) over the aerospace giant's trade complaint against Canadian manufacturer Bombardier (NASDAQOTH: BDRBF). It's a drop in the bucket for....
Can Big Oil Survive the Threat of Electric Vehicles?
As you may have heard, electric vehicles are catching on. It's to the point where several of the world's largest countries have announced tentative dates for when the last gas-powered vehicles....
3 Things to Watch in the Stock Market This Week
Stocks posted strong gains last week as investors reacted to positive earnings news and the increasing likelihood that Congress will pass a tax bill that includes significant corporate tax cuts.....
3 Artificial-Intelligence Stocks You Probably Overlooked
You can't have a conversation about investing in artificial intelligence (AI) without having companies like Google parent Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) and chipmaker NVIDIA (NASDAQ:....
3 Top Dividend Aristocrats to Buy for 2018
It's quite an honor for a stock to land on the list of Dividend Aristocrats. Income investors like the stability of large-cap stocks that have not only paid out but also increased their dividends....
3 Attractive Income Stocks Whose Dividends Could Double
Dividends are good. Growing dividends are even better. But dividends that double in only a few years? They're great. Or at least some of them are.There are some stocks with fast-growing dividends....
3 REITs to Buy for 2018
Although the stock market had an excellent year in 2017, the real estate sector did not. Thanks to a combination of rising interest rates and headwinds that affected a broad range of equity REITs,....
Canada's Fighter Jet Saga Just Got Weirder
Pity Boeing's (NYSE: BA) shareholders. It's starting to look like they bought stock in the gang that couldn't shoot straight.As a founding member of the nine-nation international coalition that....
3 Stocks Investing the Most Money in Blockchain
Traditionally, mid-December is the time of the year when investors reflect on how well, or poorly, the stock market treated them during the year. But that's not the case this year. In 2017, all....
Tech Stocks This Week: Apple's Acquisition, Twitter's Threads, and More
Despite being in the middle of earnings seasons, several major headlines in tech surfaced this week. Some of the most interesting news was Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) acquisition of music-discovery....