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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....
3 Scorching-Hot Industrial Stocks -- Are They Buys Right Now?
Industrial stocks have been on a tear since Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election. Wall Street figured pro-business stances and deregulation would aid everything from construction to....
4 Hollywood Franchises That Suffered Major Setbacks in 2017
It's been a bit of a rough year at the movies, and while franchise entries like Wonder Woman, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and Despicable Me 3 proved to be big hits, 2017 has seen a surprising....
The Hidden Gold Mine in ExxonMobil's Q2 2017 Earnings
You'd never think that anything about oil industry giant ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) would be overlooked. As an oil major, and a Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 component, the company has....
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....
3 Stocks to Hold for the Next 50 Years
The easiest, and often best, way to invest is to buy a company and hold it long term. And if you're holding a stock for the next 50 years, that's very, very long term. We asked three Motley Fool....
IBM Tackles Food Safety With Blockchain
With the price of bitcoin, the first and most prominent cryptocurrency, soaring this year, the underlying blockchain technology has gotten a lot of attention. A blockchain is a digital ledger of....
Forget Sunoco LP: These 3 Stocks Are Better Buys
While Sunoco LP (NYSE: SUN) currently yields a jaw-dropping 10.9%, that payout is on shaky ground. Not only does the company distribute nearly all its available cash flow to unitholders, since its....
Lowe's Companies Reduces Earnings Outlook
Lowe's (NYSE: LOW) investors had modest expectations heading into this week's earnings report, given that the retailer has consistently trailed Home Depot (NYSE: HD) on key growth and....
3 Reasons Why Disney Stock's Next Stop Could Be $99.99
Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) is flirting with the double digits again. Shares of the media giant traded as low as $100.53 on Monday, its lowest level of the year. You would have to go to late last year....
Can Intel Corporation Launch Ice Lake in 2018?
On Aug. 21, microprocessor giant Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) announced the first wave of its eighth-generation Core processors for the personal computer market, known as Kaby Lake Refresh.These chips are....
3 Scorching Hot Dividend Stocks -- Are They Buys Right Now?
Big gains and healthy dividends are the investing world's version of good looks and a great personality, but there are stocks out there that fit the bill. A reasonable payout doesn't eliminate the....
T-Mobile CEO John Legere Goes After Verizon, Again
T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) CEO John Legere loves tweaking Verizon (NYSE: VZ) and does so frequently on social media. He has relentlessly used his popular Twitter account (4.46 million followers) to....
1 Problem With the Enthusiasm for This Apple Inc. Supplier
In about a month, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is expected to unveil a trio of iPhones that are expected to help boost Apple's iPhone business -- by far its largest and most important -- over the next....
Another Key Intel Corp. Executive Plans Departure
On Aug. 22, Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) revealed that executive Stacy J. Smith -- who served as the company's chief financial officer from 2006 to 2016 and most recently as the company's group president....
5 Must-See Quotes From Home Depot Inc.'s Earnings Call
Home Depot (NYSE: HD) recently announced second-quarter earnings results that were marked by accelerating sales growth and double-digit profit gains during the key spring selling season.Here are a....
4 Things Frontier Communications' CEO Wants Shareholders To Know
Frontier Communication (NASDAQ: FTR) finished another quarter where it saw its subscriber count fall. That has become normal operating procedure for the company since it spent $10.54 billion....
Apple Inc. Deserves More Respect
Respected technology reporter Mark Gurman recently published an article in Bloomberg, in which he goes over the key new features to expect in Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) upcoming iPhone with OLED....
3 Great Income Stocks that Could Double their Dividends
When searching for income stocks, investors should always study their payout ratios -- the percentage of a company's earnings or free cash flow (FCF) that it spends on dividends. If those ratios....
How Johnson & Johnson Makes Most of Its Money
As you might expect, Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) makes a lot of money. Last year, the healthcare giant generated revenue totaling nearly $72 billion. Over the past decade, J&J raked in....
3 "Amazoned" Retail Stocks I'd Hate to Buy
Being "Amazoned" means that Amazon.com's (NASDAQ: AMZN) ever-expanding e-commerce ecosystem is steamrolling a company. That list is growing by the day, with sluggish brick-and-mortar traffic....
Why Things Look Good for Broadcom
Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) has been a stock market darling this year -- up roughly 45% -- thanks to consistent financial growth and rumors of windfall gains from Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) next iPhone....
iPhone 8: Is This Feature Its "Crown Jewel"?
Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) upcoming iPhone is important. Investors are looking to the next flagship version of the device to help the segment return to more meaningful growth. Raising the stakes ahead....
3 Stocks With Microsoft-Like Return Potential
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) investors enjoyed nearly a 100-fold return in the 1990s. Shares bought at the start of the decade had delivered a stunning 9,300% gain when the Y2K bug was dodging the....
3 Top Dividend Stocks on Sale
With the market still near all-time highs, finding quality dividend stocks that aren't overpriced is a real challenge. One strategy is to look for a good company going through a rough patch, buy....