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Raytheon Wins Another European Patriot Missile Customer
Add Sweden to the growing list of customers for Raytheon's (NYSE: RTN) Patriot air defense missile system, a fresh shot in the arm for the defense contractor as it searches globally for new....
NVIDIA Corp. Tries to Cash In on "Star Wars" Hype
Graphics specialist NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA), which dominates the market for graphics processors used in personal computers used for gaming, recently announced a product called the NVIDIA Titan Xp....
Fitbit's Real Reason to Partner With Adidas
Fitness tracker company Fitbit (NYSE: FIT) announced a partnership with adidas (NASDAQOTH: ADDYY) as part of its Ionic smartwatch launch in September, promising a device and training programs next....
3 Easy Ways to Start Saving More Money Now
Sticking to your financial goals is hard -- really hard. It's so hard, in fact, that 27% of adults in the U.S. stick to their New Year's dieting resolutions longer than they stick to their....
How to Enjoy the Holidays Without Falling Behind at Work
Like it or not, the holiday season will soon be upon us, and once it is, we'll no doubt see a massive workplace exodus of sorts. Thanksgiving and the December holidays are among the most popular....
3 Things to Watch When Target Reports Q3 2017 Results
Shares of Target (NYSE: TGT) are down roughly 20% so far this year as the big-box store works to update its selling model for the digital age. Shares have been showing renewed signs of life since....
3 Things I Like About the Apple iPhone X
I recently went down to my local Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) store to test out the company's new flagship iPhone, the iPhone X. The device is Apple's most advanced iPhone and its most expensive device.....
Ubisoft Entertainment Tries to Fend Off Takeover
French media conglomerate Vivendi (NASDAQOTH: VIVHY) has interests in various entertainment assets, including Universal Music Group, and its recently acquired mobile game maker Gameloft, which was....
What to Never Say When Networking
Networking used to be organic. You went to a gathering of like-minded people in your community, or to lunch with individuals the host thought might like to get to know each other. Now it's a job.....
2 Stocks That Pay You Each Month
Normally, dividend-paying stocks hand out their disbursements once every quarter. For those who just can't wait that long, there exists a handful of issuers that pay their shareholders every....
2 Reasons Why Cypress Semiconductor Is Still a Good Bet
Cypress Semiconductor (NASDAQ: CY) showed once again why it is one of the hottest-performing semiconductor names on the stock market with an impressive third-quarter report in late October. The....
Mulesoft Reports a Strong Quarter, but Is the Stock a Buy?
Recent IPO Mulesoft (NYSE: MULE) just released its third earnings report as a public company, and the results were impressive. Mulesoft makes a software platform called Anypoint, upon which IT....
2 Wildly Overvalued Tech Stocks
It's been nothing short of an outstanding 2017 for the tech sector. Up nearly 43%, tech stocks have nearly doubled the Standard & Poor's (S&P) returns of 24% this year. Given the strength....
Amazon Is Winning the Battle for the Connected Household
There are several ways a company can achieve an economic moat. One way is to become a leading platform or ecosystem, such as Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) app store. Application developers usually write....
Tech Stocks This Week: Roku Soars, Square Impresses, and Snap Falls
As earnings season continued this week, three tech companies' earnings reports stood out. Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) and Square (NYSE: SQ) both impressed investors with surging business growth, and Snap....
Marijuana Stock Investing Goes "Big Time"
A big knock against investing in marijuana stocks has been valuation. However, the decision by Constellation Brands (NYSE: STZ) to pay up for a 10% stake in Canopy Growth (NASDAQOTH: TWMJF)....
3 Biotech Stocks That Soared This Week: Are They Buys?
Earnings season continued to be in high gear this week. Positive quarterly results helped propel several biotech stocks higher over the last few days. Others jumped because of good news for their....
Are You a Super Saver? Find Out Here
The average American is notoriously bad about saving money. In fact, as of August 2017, the average household savings rate was 3.6% -- nowhere near enough to finance retirement, let alone save for....
4 Reasons to Use Your Credit Cards This Holiday Season -- and One Major Reason Not To
Love 'em or hate 'em, you can't argue with the fact that credit cards play a major role in fueling the holiday shopping season. Last year, an estimated 50% of Americans used major credit cards, or....
Will Social Security Cover You if You Become Disabled?
Typical American workers face around a 20% chance of becoming disabled for at least a three month period during their working life. Far too few workers have disability insurance policies, and a....
Why the Gap Is Widening Between Sprint and T-Mobile
In this segment from Industry Focus: Consumer Goods, Vincent Shen and Fool.com contributor Daniel Kline break down the current state of Sprint (NYSE: S) and T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS). While the....
Zoe's Kitchen Weathers the Storm
Hurricanes and dining out don't go so well together. That was evident in Zoe's Kitchen's (NYSE: ZOES) third-quarter results, which it released on Nov. 9. Yet with these storms now behind it, the....
Netflix Doesn't Have to Lose for Disney to Win in Streaming
Disney's (NYSE: DIS) otherwise lethargic quarterly report on Thursday had a few encouraging nuggets about the streaming service that it plans to roll out in the second half of 2019. Unlike the....
Converse Has Been a Big Win for Nike Stock Since 2003
If you bought Nike (NYSE: NKE) stock around the time that the sports apparel titan purchased Converse, you'd be sitting on massive long-term gains today. Nike is up over 700% since mid-2003,....
How to Sell Yourself in an Interview When Switching Careers
If you've made the decision to leave your current career in favor of a brand-new one, you're not alone. More than half of workers are interested in a career change, according to a recent....