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You Wouldn't Believe the Size of Coca-Cola's Advertising Budget
Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) sells some of the most widely-used products on the planet. The soda giant collects a profit from delivering 1.9 billion servings -- or about 3% of all beverages consumed....
Better Buy: Procter & Gamble Co vs. PepsiCo, Inc.
If you're nearing or in retirement, dividend-paying stocks like Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) and Pepsi (NYSE: PEP) are likely high on your list of stocks to own. Both have solid business with....
Why You Might Want to Avoid This Dividend Aristocrat
Income investors often put Dividend Aristocrats -- companies that have raised their dividends annually for at least 25 straight years -- on a pedestal. Many of those companies certainly deserve....
Wal-Mart Proves Us Wrong With the Help of Jet.com and Marc Lore
When Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) announced its $3.3 billion acquisition of Jet.com in Aug. 2016, Vincent Shen and Motley Fool contributor Daniel Kline took a skeptical view of the deal on Industry Focus.....
3 Stocks the Smartest Investors Are Buying Right Now
Main Street investors shouldn't blindly follow professional investors into their latest stock picks. However, tracking Warren Buffett, Nelson Peltz, and Steven Cohen can be profit-friendly given....
What Investors Missed in the Market This Week
Both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 posted decent gains for the week, moving 0.64% and 0.72% higher, respectively. While investors were hoping for potential hints from Federal....
The First Craft Brewer Just Got Bought Out. Can the Industry Still Survive?
Is nothing sacred? America's "first and oldest" craft brewer is no more. Anchor Brewing, which was founded in San Francisco in 1896, agreed to be bought out earlier this month by Japan's Sapporo....
2 Reasons Altria Group Inc. Stock Could Rise
In a previous article, I laid out the bear case against Altria Group (NYSE: MO). Today, let's take a look at some ways the tobacco titan's stock could trend higher in the coming years.As the....
These Healthcare Stocks Are for the Dogs -- but They're Barking Up the Right Tree for Investors
PetMed Express (NASDAQ: PETS) and Zoetis (NYSE: ZTS) are two healthcare stocks for the dogs -- and the cats, too. PetMed Express is one of the largest pet pharmacies in the U.S., while Zoetis is a....
Retail Isn't Dead, It Just Smells Funny
The massive shift from brick and mortar retail to online shopping has picked up steam the last few years. Digital sales have been growing at a double-digit rate, and online sales as a percentage....
Stop the Presses: Amazon.com Will Own Whole Foods on Monday
Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) just got the go-ahead to close its $13.7 billion buyout of Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFM). Wasting no time at all, the merger is now scheduled for Monday, Aug. 28.Let....
3 Dividend Stocks That Thrive in Both Bull and Bear Markets
Many investors prefer dividend stocks because they offer a nice balance of capital appreciation and income. The best dividend payers, though, also boast a long history of increasing their payouts,....
Why J.M. Smucker Co. Stock Plunged Today
Shares of J.M. Smucker Co. (NYSE: SJM) fell 9.5% on Thursday after the company announced weaker-than-expected fiscal first-quarter 2018 results.Smucker's revenue declined 3.7% year over year to....
Boy, Were We Wrong About Rite Aid and Opko Health
Everyone makes mistakes, and this week's Industry Focus theme week is all about celebrating (and cringing) at some of the biggest mistakes we've made on the show.In today's Healthcare episode,....
Coca-Cola's Refranchising Effort Shows Early Signs of Success
After several quarters of steady deal-making, The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) can see the finish line in its goal of selling nearly all of its bottling operations to bottling partners. The....
Why J.M. Smucker, Hormel Foods, and The Toro Company Slumped Today
The stock market meandered on Thursday, with no noteworthy news to give it direction. Major benchmarks never moved very far from where they began, while investors were distracted by the inability....
How Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Makes Most of Its Money
Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) is the biggest retailer on the planet. A ruthless competitive strategy focused on offering the lowest possible prices has yielded a business that generates nearly $500 billion....
3 Stocks You Can Buy and Hold for the Next Decade
Investing over a multidecade time frame can be incredibly difficult because we don't know what the future holds. Need proof? Three of the market's beloved FANG stocks weren't even public companies....
Which Companies Might Amazon and Wal-Mart Buy Next?
A number of analysts, journalists, pundits, and investors have spent a lot of time trying to guess which companies Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) may buy next. In fact, you could....
Can Oprah Help Turn This Buffett Stock Turn Around?
Two weeks ago, The Kraft Heinz Company (NASDAQ: KHC) made a blockbuster deal with Oprah Winfrey to become the face of the company's new line of branded soups and side dishes. The landmark deal is....
3 Key Metrics Mondelez International Inc Investors Need to Focus On
Consumers around the world are making healthier choices about the snacks they eat. According to Nielsen, 70% of those survey respondents make dietary choices to prevent health problems like high....
Will Wal-Mart Make a Shopping Giant Out of Google Express?
Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE: WMT) just teamed up with Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL). The Google Express service already featured 46 retail partners, but none with the market heft of Sam....
Why Petmed Express Inc's Shares Plunged 19% Today
Shares of Petmed Express Inc (NASDAQ: PETS) dropped as much as 19% in trading Wednesday after short-seller Aurelius Value laid out how it thinks the company is using opiates to fuel growth. At....
3 Reasons Altria Group Inc. Stock Could Fall
For nearly half a century, Altria (NYSE: MO) has delivered a steadily rising stream of income to its shareholders. In fact, the tobacco titan has increased its dividend 50 times in the past....
A Struggling Iconic Food Company Readies For a Shake Up
Share prices for food company Mondelez International (NASDAQ: MDLZ) have been flat the last couple of years. It's no mystery why as business has been in a downward slide, and the recent quarterly....