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How Big a Boost Does Disney Derive From the Fox Deal?
In this segment of the Motley Fool Money podcast, host Chris Hill, Million Dollar Portfolio's Jason Moser and Matt Argersinger, and Total Income's Ron Gross give their views on the biggest media....
How Lowe's Omnichannel Investments Are Delivering Double-Digit Growth
Brick-and-mortar retailers have discovered that not only is it important to have a digital presence, but it's critical to have one that's integrated with their physical footprint as well. This....
Why a Buyout Is the Worst Outcome for Chipotle Investors
Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) could be a case study in reputational risk. After its Initial Public Offering (IPO) price of $22 per share, shares were on a tear for the greater part of a....
10 Reasons to Buy IBM Stock
Under CEO Ginni Rometty, IBM (NYSE: IBM) has been pursuing its "strategic imperatives" for five years now. 2018 just might be the year when Big Blue's dedication pays off in the form of renewed....
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....
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,....
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....
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....
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 Netflix and Amazon Forced Disney's Hand
There's no question that the advent of streaming changed the television landscape. When Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) introduced the concept 10 years ago, few could have predicted the ripple effect that....
Disney World Plays Its Trump Card
Politics and the world's most visited theme park don't often intersect, but that's just what's happening at Walt Disney's (NYSE: DIS) Magic Kingdom with this morning's reopening of The Hall of....
3 Dividend Stocks for in-the-Know Investors
Building an investment portfolio on the foundation of strong businesses that regularly return income to shareholders is one of the most dependable avenues to market-beating performance. Often....
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....
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,....
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....
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....
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....
Guess Who's Gaining on Apple and Spotify in Streaming Music?
The evolution of the music industry began with the introduction of the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPod in 2001. The ability to download songs directly onto a pocket-sized device capable of storing....
The 3 Best Fast Food Stocks of 2017
Fast food stocks delivered a wide range of returns for investors this year as companies battled for customer traffic in this highly competitive industry. A few well-known chains, including....
15 Retailers That Went Bankrupt in 2017
Image source: Getty Images.2017 is set to go down as the year of the retail apocalypse. Brick-and-mortar chains have announced more store closings this year than any other on record, and at least....
Will 2018 Be Target’s Best Year Ever?
It's safe to assume 2017 is a year Target (NYSE: TGT) investors would rather forget. Shares of the retail commerce giant are down 14%, while the greater S&P 500 is up 19%. Even worse, the....