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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....
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....
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....
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.....
Elon Musk Is Sending a Tesla to Mars
If Loki, that merry prankster, hailed from South Africa rather than Norway, I suspect he might look a lot like Elon Musk.Earlier this month, founder of start-up space-launch company SpaceX took to....
As Expected, Amazon and Google Dominated the Smart Speaker Market Last Quarter
Last week, Strategy Analytics released its latest estimates on the smart speaker market. Surprising no one, Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) subsidiary Google....
3 Things Costco Wants You to Know
Many retailers are posting improving operating results these days as consumer spending marches higher. But the numbers that Costco (NASDAQ: COST) just announced stand out as particularly strong.....
How Biofuels Will Change the Trucking Industry
Trucking is a $700 billion-a-year industry, but too often investors and media ignore it. And while it's starting to make some headlines with Tesla's (NASDAQ: TSLA) new semi, Tesla is only a small....
Stop Passing Over These 2 High-Yield Dividend Stocks
Not all high yield dividend stocks are created equal. Sometimes a company's dividend yield is inflated because its business is in peril and its stock price has plunged and other times a company....
Why Isn't Walt Disney Paying Cash for the 21st Century Fox Deal?
There are many ways to skin a cat, and even more options when you're financing a $52.4 billion buyout. In the case of Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) acquiring most of 21st Century Fox (NASDAQ: FOX)....
Clean Energy Is Upending Today's Energy Industry
Clean energy has already upended the coal industry, wholesale electricity markets, and utility's monopoly power, but the disruption may only be beginning. Now that wind and solar energy are....
The 5 Best-Selling Cars of 2017
With just one more month to book before the year ends, it appears automakers' U.S. sales will be down year over year for the first time since 2009. Although a solid November performance has put....
3 Fools, 1 Deep Dive Into the Disney/Fox Deal
In this Market Foolery podcast, host Mac Greer, Total Income's Ron Gross, and Million Dollar Portfolio's Jason Moser dig into the details of 21st Century Fox's (NASDAQ: FOXA) (NASDAQ: FOX) massive....
Amazon Ramps Up AI at AWS
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is primarily known for the massive scale of its e-commerce operation and is the undisputed leader in the field. The company is also known for its Amazon Web....
What Happened in the Stock Market Today
Stocks moved strongly higher Friday on rising expectations that the Republican tax bill will pass. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) closed....
Why CSX, Fitbit, and Sirius XM Holdings Slumped Today
Friday was a great day on Wall Street, with the Dow climbing by more than 140 points and broader benchmarks rising even more on a percentage basis. Market participants celebrated the Republicans'....
2 Reasons to Consider Best Buy Stock
There's no comeback story in retail quite like Best Buy's (NYSE: BBY). The stock has surged by more than a factor of five since bottoming out at the beginning of 2013. The consumer-electronics....
Las Vegas Strip News: Steve Wynn Acquires Another Big Plot of Land
Steve Wynn is arguably the most important figure in the history of the Las Vegas Strip, developing the Mirage, Treasure Island, Bellagio, and Wynn Las Vegas. This week, we found out that his days....
5 More Sneaky Ways Marketers Trick You Into Overspending for the Holidays
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....
3 Stocks That Are Absurdly Cheap Right Now
With the stock market at record levels, finding cheap stocks has taken on new layers of difficulty. It has also become increasingly important.To help our readers identify investments that offer....
Dollar General Dreams Big With 2,000-Store Growth Plan
A dollar and a dream might buy you a lottery ticket to riches, but Dollar General (NYSE: DG) is taking a different path to financial glory. The deep discount retailer unveiled a 2,000 store growth....
Target Just Got Serious About E-commerce
Target (NYSE: TGT) is making a big bet on e-commerce.The big-box chain said it would acquire Shipt -- an online grocery marketplace known for same-day delivery -- for $550 million. The move is....
Is Ford's Fusion Factory Moving to China?
Will Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) build the next-generation Fusion sedan in China?That possibility was raised by a surprising report on Wednesday. Ford responded with a carefully parsed Ford....
2 Stocks That Turned $5,000 into $200,000
It's hard to get excited about a stock when it's down in the dumps. Oftentimes when a company's share price falls to hardly a-pulse level, there are good reasons for the fall. It can be hard to....