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Why iRobot Stock Fell Nearly 10% on Wednesday
Roomba robotic vacuum cleaner maker iRobot (NASDAQ: IRBT) saw its stock sell off hard on Wednesday, with the shares falling as far as 9.7% in early trading before bouncing back to close the day....
Coca-Cola Tweaks Its Financial Strategy
During Coca-Cola's (NYSE: KO) investor day conference last week, CFO Kathy Waller used the final speaking spot to tie various strategic threads together, describing changes in Coca-Cola's....
The Narrative Structure Coca-Cola Is Using to Dominate Beverage Markets
When you hold a global market position like The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO), with products in over 200 countries, it's imperative to learn to think small if you want to remain competitive. In the....
Coca-Cola Outlines New Priorities
Last week, The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) held its first investor day conference in seven years. The forum gave CEO James Quincey an opportunity to discuss broad changes he's implemented since....
Why Qudian Inc. Stock Dropped Another 16% on Wednesday
Things took a turn for the worse for investors in Chinese online small consumer credit provider Qudian Inc. (NYSE: QD) on Wednesday, with the shares closing down 16.4%. Coming on the heels of....
Better Buy: The Walt Disney Company vs. Netflix Inc.
Sometimes, there's no wrong answer. Both Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) and Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) are high-quality investments, but for different reasons that fit different roles in your portfolio.I own....
GameStop's Results Don't Deserve Celebration
A surprise jump in comparable sales and a big earnings beat sent shares of video game retailer GameStop (NYSE: GME) higher on Wednesday, but below the surface all is not right with the company.....
Salesforce.com Delivers Broad-Based Growth
Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) reported fiscal 2018 third-quarter results on Nov. 21. The global leader in customer relationship-management software is enjoying strong demand for its cloud-based....
The Biggest Satellite Constellation in the World Just Got Bigger
Call it a Halloween "treat" -- as opposed to a trick.On Oct. 31, an Orbital ATK Minotaur-C rocket blasted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Its cargo: a payload of 10 imaging....
Will Caterpillar Raise Its Dividend in 2018?
Heavy-equipment manufacturer Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) has been one of the greatest success stories in the Dow Jones Industrials in 2017. After enduring a painful multiyear cyclical downturn that....
Will Priceline Group Split Its Stock in 2018?
The online travel industry has grown by leaps and bounds over the years, and Priceline Group (NASDAQ: PCLN) has been one of the biggest beneficiaries of the rise in popularity in booking travel....
Medicare Fraud Is More Common Than You May Think. Here's What You Need to Know
Medicare open enrollment time is here, and it brings with it an important warning for older Americans: Beware of fraud.Around 37% of adult caregivers say the seniors they care for have been....
13 Amazon Products on Sale This Holiday Season
As the largest online retailer on the planet, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) will be one of the most visited sites during the annual holiday shopping extravaganza, and it's already kicked things off with a....
5 Stats You Ought to Know if You're Pursuing a Healthcare Career
Whether you're new to the job market or are a seasoned professional in search of a career change, working in the healthcare industry could be a rewarding experience. Health eCareers recently put....
3 Stocks That Feel Like Netflix in 2002
No one could have predicted back in 2002 that Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) would go on to bankrupt much larger DVD rental competitors before pivoting to internet-delivered TV, and then pioneering....
This Isn't Your Father's Wal-mart
Wal-mart (NYSE: WMT) continues to defy expectations. In the recently reported third quarter, it posted EPS (excluding items) of $1 a share and revenue of $123.18 billion, topping analyst....
3 Growth Stocks That Could Put Netflix's Returns to Shame
If you asked investors for either their biggest winner or a stock they wished they'd purchased in recent years, there's a good chance Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) would enter the mix. Shares of the....
2 Terrible Stocks I'd Avoid
Investing pundits tend to focus on stocks that they're recommending. But it's just as important to know which ones to shun. And when I ask myself which stocks I would avoid like the plague, two....
What Happened in the Stock Market Today
Stocks had a quiet Wednesday, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) ended the session with small losses.Data source: Yahoo! Finance.Rising....
Why Guess?, Inc. Stock Fell Wednesday
Shares of apparel retailer Guess? (NYSE: GES) fell as much as 14.9% on Wednesday, following the company's earnings release for its third quarter of fiscal year 2018. The stock is down 13.4% at the....
3 Things TransCanada Corporation Wants You to Know About the Safety of Its Dividend Growth Plan
TransCanada (NYSE: TRP) seemed to stumble backward in the third quarter, considering that cash flow plunged more than 29% on a per-share basis versus the year-ago period. At first glance, that....
Why Deere, GameStop, and Axalta Coating Systems Jumped Today
Millions of Americans are already traveling to their Thanksgiving destinations, and that left Wall Street largely listless on Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrials gave up ground, pulling back from....
Why Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Qudian, and Movado Group Slumped Today
Wednesday was a quiet day for the stock market, with major benchmarks seeing relatively little movement overall in advance of the day off that investors will get for Thanksgiving. With Congress on....
Why Collegium Pharmaceutical Shares Are Tumbling 12.9% Today
After FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb issued a statement suggesting an easier path to winning approval for generic opioids that are abuse deterrent, shares in Collegium Pharmaceutical's (NASDAQ:....
How Apple's 6.1-Inch iPhone Can Solve This Key Issue
Analyst Jun Zhang with Rosenblatt Securities (via Barron's), citing proprietary research, claims that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) recently boosted production of its iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus by 3....