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A Huge Risk to Intel Corp.'s Cellular Modem Business
In recent years, chip giant Intel's (NASDAQ: INTC) stand-alone cellular modem business -- which had been struggling mightily due to plunging revenue and significant financial losses -- got a huge....
Is Target Hastening the Decline of Department Stores?
Target (NYSE: TGT) has been working on a rebound this year as the overall retail industry struggles with changing consumer trends. Target has had success promoting its online store and offering....
10 Jaw-Dropping Facts About the Internet of Things
The Internet of Things (IoT), which connects various devices to each other and the cloud, is widely considered to be the next big growth market for tech companies. That's why companies like Intel....
Apple, Inc. Sales and Earnings Are Set to Soar, Thanks to the iPhone X
Since Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) revealed its new iPhone lineup back in September, it has been clear that the company's holiday-quarter performance would depend greatly upon supply and demand for the....
Here's How Caterpillar Inc. Crushed It in 2017
It's not hard to see the overlying reason why Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) stock is up nearly 50% in 2017 at the time of this writing. The simple explanation is earnings expectations have more....
What to Expect From Wal-Mart Stores Inc. in 2018
2017 has been a banner year for Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT). The retail giant, which was considered a dinosaur not long ago, has seen its stock jump 40% this year, besting nearly every other....
Has Amazon Killed Value Investing?
It's been a tough time for value investors. Earlier this year, a research report from Goldman Sachs noted that value investing -- selling higher-valued stocks and buying undervalued ones -- no....
Coca-Cola Needs to Lay Off the Booze and Buy This Instead
It's been a tough run for Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) of late. The company has provided investors a 42% return, including dividends, over the past five years, versus the greater S&P's return of 87%.....
How Dividend Investors Can Thrive Despite Cuts
Industrial titan General Electric (NYSE: GE) recently slashed its dividend in half, marking its second dividend cut since the financial crisis. As General Electric's previous dividend wasn't well....
If You're Retired, Consider Buying These 2 High-Yield Stocks
Income generation becomes even more important in your portfolio once you're retired. The big goal, of course, is to supplement your Social Security while outdistancing the ravages of inflation.....
Big Winners From President Trump's Trade Mission to China
President Trump's plans to readdress the trade deficit got a boost from his trade mission to China, with Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announcing around $250 billion in trade deals for U.S....
Here's Alibaba's Big Plan to Beat Wal-Mart in China
Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) has ambitious plans. Earlier this year, founder Jack Ma compared the company to sovereign nations by noting that the e-commerce giant's goal is to become the fifth largest....
3 Top Stocks Wall Street Is Overlooking
The stock market has been on a once-in-a-generation run. The Nasdaq Composite Index, for instance, is up 425% since March 2009. While that has been great for investors, it leaves those with money....
5 Cancer Types With the Poorest Long-Term Outlook
There's arguably no scarier diagnosis a patient can receive from their doctor than cancer. But the grim reality, based on data from the National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology, and....
3 Top Smart-Home Stocks to Buy in 2017
The world is becoming more connected every day.One area where this can be seen is the trend toward smart homes. A growing number of internet-connected devices are allowing homeowners to control....
Twitter's 280-Character Limit Seems Like a Momentary Distraction
Twitter's (NYSE: TWTR) recent announcement that it was doubling the character limit on tweets to 280 characters for almost everyone may have temporarily distracted investors from another round of....
Can Intel Dominate This Market by Overcoming This Smaller Rival?
Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) placed a big bet on the future of programmable chips by spending $16.7 billion to acquire Altera a couple of years ago. Chipzilla believed that Altera's field-programmable....
Five “Choose Both” Stocks to Hold for the Next Three-Plus Years
On this week's Rule Breakers podcast, Motley Fool co-founder David Gardner picks another set of five stocks he recommends putting in your portfolio -- this time, with the idea that they'll be....
Intel Corp.'s Gemini Lake May Have Been Delayed
On Sept. 28, 2017, website Gamers Nexus published what appeared to be an official document from Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) indicating that the chip giant intended to launch its next-generation low-cost....
Is Bitcoin a Good Investment at Today's High Price?
People who invest in bitcoin would be excused for disliking Jamie Dimon, the chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM), who called the crytocurrency a "fraud" earlier this year and intimated....
What Happened in the Stock Market Today
Stocks rose in a shortened trading session on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) made small gains, and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) set a new high, closing above 2,600....
Is HP Inc. a Buy After its Post-Earnings Plunge?
Shares of HP (NYSE: HPQ) dropped 6% on Nov. 22 after the PC and printer maker reported its fourth quarter earnings. That decline was surprising, since HP's numbers looked solid -- its revenue....
Home Depot Gets With the PROgram
In what is becoming old hat for the giant home-improvement retailer, Home Depot Inc (NYSE: HD) posted another solid quarterly earnings report earlier this month. The company's revenue rose to $25....
Is Bank of America Stock a Buy Before the End of 2017?
If you have an interest in bank stocks, then you've probably thought a time or two about Bank of America (NYSE: BAC). The nation's second-biggest bank is one of the most widely held bank stocks in....
Hankering to Invest in Subway? Here's the Thing...
Sandwich chain Subway has more locations than any other quick-service or fast-food restaurant chain in the United States, but an investment in the company is impossible. The parent company,....