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3 Things to Watch in the Stock Market This Week
Stocks posted significant gains last week as the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) passed 24,000 points for the first time. In fact, both the Dow and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX:....
Costco Wholesale Corporation Just Silenced the Doubters
Two months ago, Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) stock crashed after the company released its fourth-quarter earnings report. Earnings per share came in $0.06 above the average analyst estimate,....
There’s More Than Meets the Eye to Costco
Investors seem to panic about Costco (NASDAQ: COST) every time another retailer adjusts its digital strategy. Whether it's Amazon or Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT), each time a move gets made, shares in the....
3 Stocks That Look Just Like Nike in 1980
Nike (NYSE: NKE) is one of the great investing success stories over the past several decades. Thanks to an iconic brand, the marketing savvy to align itself with sports icons -- Michael Jordan,....
Retail's Holiday Season Is Happy So Far
On this Market Foolery podcast, host Chris Hill and Motley Fool Total Income's Ron Gross start by taking the pulse of retail, which appears broadly healthy at the moment -- both traditional and....
3 Top Cloud Computing Stocks to Buy Now
Cloud computing is big business. Public cloud spending is expected to grow 18% year over year to an estimated $260 billion in 2017, according to market research company Gartner. That growth is....
Could Lowe's Companies, Inc. Be a Millionaire-Maker Stock?
Lowe's (NYSE: LOW) is one of the two biggest home-improvement retailers in the world. Both it and its largest competitor, Home Depot (NYSE: HD), have seen phenomenal returns over the last 10....
Will Amazon Do a Stock Split in 2018?
Stock splits get a lot of attention from investors. They don't affect the underlying economics of a business, but do provide a signal to shareholders that a company anticipates continued success.....
Why 2017 Was a Year to Forget for Costco Wholesale Corporation
Coming into 2017, Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) investors were looking for hints that the warehouse retailer would update its business model to adapt to online competitors....
2 Reasons Why Amazon’s Echo Speakers Will Boost Its Growth in India
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has made a slew of strategic moves in the Indian market this year as a part of its $5 billion investment plan, but the recent introduction of the Echo speaker line-up could....
What Happened in the Stock Market Today
Equity markets were spooked Friday morning following news that former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn had pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI, but major benchmarks ultimately recovered to....
Tiffany & Co. Stock Upgraded: What You Need to Know
Every day, Wall Street analysts upgrade some stocks, downgrade others, and "initiate coverage" on a few more. But do these analysts even know what they're talking about? Today, we're taking one....
Ulta Beauty Affirms Its Outlook as Industry Growth Slows
Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ: ULTA) overcame weak traffic trends in the retailing industry -- and a pullback in its core makeup category -- to post solid third-quarter sales growth this week. The company....
Why Costco Stock Rose 15% in November
Costco (NASDAQ: COST) stock rose 15% last month, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence, and the rally significantly outpaced the 2.8% gain in the broader market.^SPX....
Amazon Reveals the No. 1 Selling Product of the Holiday Weekend
The holiday season is only just getting started, and it's already been a banner one for Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN). The shopping season normally kicks off in earnest with the sales that commence on the....
Ulta Beauty, Inc. (ULTA) Q3 2017 Earnings Conference Call Transcript
Image source: The Motley Fool.Ulta Beauty, Inc. (NASDAQ: ULTA)Q3 2017 Earnings Conference CallNov. 30, 2017, 5:00 p.m. ETOperatorContinue readingSource: Fool.com
Better Buy: Amazon.com, Inc. vs. Microsoft
With market caps of $650 billion and $570 billion, respectively, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) possess a level of size and scale that only a handful of companies in the....
Amazon Web Services Battles Oracle With New Database Products
Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) is introducing a slew of new features for Amazon Web Services at its annual AWS re:Invent conference, which runs through Friday. The company is far and away the largest....
2 Tech Companies That Crushed It on Black Friday Weekend
As 2017's Black Friday and Cyber Monday fade into the past, investors can look back at how some companies performed during the important shopping weekend. While businesses' quarterly earnings....
Department Stores Pick Up Momentum Thanks to Black Friday
Early numbers are in for the Black Friday weekend with strong growth over last year. That momentum has even extended to brick-and-mortar retailers, which saw only small traffic declines during the....
7 Ways to Get More Out of Your Costco Membership
Costco charges an annual membership fee. Image source: Costco.Costco (NASDAQ: COST) makes its money -- at least most of it -- whether its members shop at its warehouses or not. The retailer earns....
Tiffany & Co. (TIF) Q3 2017 Earnings Conference Call Transcript
Image source: The Motley Fool.Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF)Q3 2017 Earnings Conference CallNov. 29, 2017, 8:30 a.m. ETOperatorContinue readingSource: Fool.com
What to Watch for When Ulta Salon Reports Earnings
Shares of Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ: ULTA) have been pummeled since the summer, due to concerns over competitor discounts and a general pessimism about brick-and-mortar retail. The stock's decline is....
3 Stocks That Feel Like Disney in 1957
In 1957, The Walt Disney Company was just two years removed from opening its first theme park. The release of The Little Mermaid was 32 years away and Frozen's theatrical debut was 56 years down....
4 Stocks that Turned $10,000 into More Than $200,000
Stocks that turn $10,000 into $200,000 -- even over the course of 12 years -- are few and far between, but they do exist. I found four tech stocks that have generated returns at least that good....