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Sears Holdings Corp.: This Train Wreck Is Going Off of the Rails
Last week, Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD) released one of its dreaded financial updates. Not surprisingly, the news was ugly. Sears narrowed its loss relative to the prior-year period, but the....
Why Sprint's Search for a Dance Partner Will Need to Continue
Heading into its merger talks with T-Mobile, Sprint (NYSE: S) needed a deal more than its rival. The No. 4 carrier has slowed its bleeding and reduced expenses, but it's still struggling to show....
Another Utility Bets Billions on Renewable Energy
The number of utilities betting their futures on renewable energy seems to be growing by the day. Giants like NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE), Southern Company (NYSE: SO), AES (NYSE: AES), and Duke....
Social Security Cuts May Be Coming. Here's How to Protect Your Retirement
Raise your hand if you're planning on relying on Social Security benefits during retirement. If so, you'll likely be among the 50% of married retirees (or 71% of unmarried retirees) whose Social....
3 Things to Watch in the Stock Market This Week
Stocks ticked lower last week, with both the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) shedding less than 0.5%. The indexes remain close to all-time....
Here's Where Things Went Wrong For Axon Enterprise in 2017
It's tempting to say things began going downhill for Axon Enterprise (NASDAQ: AAXN) in 2017 when it decided to change its name from TASER International. It took what was a widely known and....
Should You Contribute to Retirement Accounts After 65?
Once you reach retirement age, it's time to quit dumping money into your retirement savings accounts and start spending it. Or is it? If you're in your late 60s or even early 70s, it may make....
Snap's Top 3 Priorities for 2018
In Snap's (NYSE: SNAP) first-quarter earnings call, its first as a public company, CEO Evan Spiegel briefly mentioned the company's priorities: performance, quality, and automation. The mention....
3 Ways to Save Money on Holiday Travel
Millions of Americans travel each November and December to spend time with loved ones. And while there's nothing like returning home for the holidays, doing so inevitably comes at a cost. If you'd....
Hawaii Is Proving Renewable Energy’s Bright Future
I've long seen Hawaii as the solar industry's proving grounds, and that's true now more than ever -- particularly for the island of Kaua'i. Earlier this year, electricity generator AES Corp.....
U-Haul Parent Amerco Had Another Challenging Quarter on the Earnings Front
Amerco (NASDAQ: UHAL) reported its fiscal second-quarter 2018 earnings after the market closed on Wednesday. The parent company of the do-it-yourself moving leader and growing self-storage player....
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.: New App, New Problems
Earlier this year, I wrote about my terrible experience with Chipotle Mexican Grill's (NYSE: CMG) mobile app. Chipotle's poorly rated app has been a major headwind as the company tries to get....
Over 50 and Still Behind on Your Savings? 3 Ways to Catch Up
About half of Americans who are near retirement age haven't even gotten out of the gate yet: 46% of baby boomers have nothing saved for retirement, according to a study by the Insured Retirement....
T-Mobile's Latest Announcement Is Bad News for Sprint
Last week, T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) announced that it had added an additional 430 markets to its LTE Advanced network. The new LTE Advanced signals allow phones equipped with Qualcomm's Snapdragon....
These 3 Stocks Just Raised Their Dividends
We're still a few weeks shy of the holiday season, so why not gift your loved ones a stock with an increasing dividend?Last week gave us a fresh collection of potential raisers to choose from,....
California Could Tax the Daylights out of Marijuana Consumers
You'll have to pardon the apropos pun, but the marijuana industry is truly budding. Marijuana Business Daily's newest annual report, "Marijuana Business Factbook 2017," predicts annual legal weed....
How Risky Is Take-Two Interactive Stock?
Take-Two Interactive (NASDAQ: TTWO) is the maker of popular gaming franchises Grand Theft Auto (GTA), Red Dead Redemption, and NBA 2K. The stock price has skyrocketed 850% over the last five....
4 Tax Myths That Can Cost You Some Serious Moolah
The federal tax code is hideously complicated. Even tax experts aren't always sure what some of the more obscure provisions really mean. So it's no surprise that a number of myths have sprung up....
3 Reasons to Buy This Dividend Aristocrat Stock
In a stock market in which it's getting harder to and harder to find good value stocks, diversified industrial manufacturer Dover Corporation (NYSE: DOV) might just fit the bill. It's a dividend....
Can The Trade Desk Bounce Back After Last Week's 21% Drop?
The Trade Desk (NASDAQ: TTD) may be on the leading edge of programmatic advertising, but last week it was more on the bleeding edge for its investors. Shares of The Trade Desk plunged 21.1% on the....
Disney Shares More Info on its Netflix-Like Streaming Service
Investors are very interested in Walt Disney's (NYSE: DIS) plans for its upcoming streaming service -- so much so that Disney stock initially traded about 3% lower following the company's....
3 Terrible Reasons to Take Social Security at 62
More Americans take Social Security at 62 than at any other age. For most people, it's the earliest opportunity they have to claim their benefits, and whether it's because they've been forced into....
5 Takeaways From Plug Power's Disappointing Q3 Earnings
Reporting a $0.04 loss per share adjusted for non-recurring costs, Plug Power (NASDAQ: PLUG) met analysts' estimates for the third quarter. The company, an industry leader in fuel-cell solutions,....
3 Dividend Stocks That Thrive in Both Bull and Bear Markets
Consistency. At its core, that's what the vast majority of dividend investors are looking for. Many such investors are nearing retirement and want to sleep well at night know that their....
To Grow Virtual Reality, Facebook Needs Its Own Oculus Store
Facebook's (NASDAQ: FB) Oculus division thinks it can get virtual reality in the hands of over 1 billion people around the world, an ambitious goal any way you look at it. It could make strides to....