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Roper Technologies: Strong Growth and Lots of Cash
Multi-industry industrial company Roper Technologies, Inc (NYSE: ROP) on Monday reported strong third-quarter earnings that helped illustrate the benefits of its asset-light business model and....
Better Buy: AT&T, Inc. vs. Sprint
AT&T (NYSE: T) and Sprint (NYSE: S) are the second and fourth largest wireless carriers in the United States. While Sprint is primarily focused on the U.S. wireless market, AT&T has seen....
Sequential Declines Scare II-VI Investors
Lasers have become a hot commodity, and users in the industrial sector have found applications for lasers that have stoked demand for the products. II-VI (NASDAQ: IIVI) has been able to cash in on....
In Your 60s? 2 Stocks You Might Want to Buy
As you move through your sixth decade of life, your investment goals shift from capital growth to capital preservation and income generation to reliably supplement your Social Security checks.....
Intel Corp. Doesn't Seem That Serious About Its Contract Chip Building Business
For years, microprocessor giant Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) has been working to try to offer its manufacturing skills, which it applies primarily to its own internally designed products, to third....
Diamond Offshore Drilling Posts Another Better Than Expected Earnings Result
Expectations for rig companies are incredibly low right now, so even the slightest good news is going to lead to some large stock bumps. This was certainly the case when Diamond Offshore Drilling....
Why Cisco Systems Spent $1.9 Billion on BroadSoft
Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) recently announced that it will acquire BroadSoft (NASDAQ: BSFT) -- a cloud-based PBX (private branch exchange), unified communications, team collaboration, and contact center....
3 Must-Read Quotes From Nike's Investor Day Presentation
Confidence is as important in business as it is in your typical sporting competition. That helps explain why Nike (NYSE: NKE) stock jumped last week in response to a presentation from the....
Shutterstock Invests for the Future
Digital-image specialist Shutterstock (NYSE: SSTK) faces the same dilemma that countless other businesses have dealt with in the past: how much of its hard-won sales to reinvest into its business.....
Boardwalk Pipeline Partners Takes a Short-Term Hit for Longer-Term Certainty
I have to imagine that anyone invested in Boardwalk Pipeline Partners (NYSE: BWP) feels like the wait for a distribution increase has been akin to watching paint dry. The company's progress over....
Watch Out, Amazon -- The Mini Is Smarter Than the Dot
Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have led to numerous product enhancements and developments, but one that has significant potential to change how we live is the smart speaker. These....
Will Williams Companies Inc. Keep Its Growth Streak Alive in the Third Quarter?
Williams Companies (NYSE: WMB) has been on quite a roll. Despite a turbulent oil market, the energy midstream giant, through its majority stake in master limited partnership Williams Partners....
Exact Sciences' Earnings Hammer Short-Sellers (Again)
Americans have historically done poorly when it comes to sticking to recommended guidelines for colon cancer screening, but a new test launched by Exact Sciences (NASDAQ: EXAS) may be changing....
Can Trivago Bounce Back After Last Week's 31% Drop?
There have been more outs than "inns" at hotel metasearch specialist Trivago (NASDAQ: TRVG) these days. The stock plunged 31.1% last week, coming undone after posting problematic financial results....
Lasers Heat Up as IPG Photonics Stays in High-Growth Mode
Lasers have become a must-have technology for companies seeking to maximize the efficiency of their manufacturing operations, and IPG Photonics (NASDAQ: IPGP) has worked hard to deliver useful....
GoPro Stock Has a Lot to Prove on Wednesday
If GoPro (NASDAQ: GPRO) is staging a comeback as an investment, it's going to have to get through this week's biggest hurdle to keep its recent rally going. The top dog in wearable cameras reports....
This Is the Real Reason to Love Universal Display Corp. Stock
Universal Display (NASDAQ: OLED) has been on a tear in recent quarters. Trailing sales have increased by 47% over the past two years. At the same time, share prices nearly tripled and EBITDA....
4 Workplace Benefits You Need if You Have Kids
Though having a good set of workplace benefits is crucial regardless of your situation at home, if you have children, there are certain key benefits you shouldn't overlook. If you're in the market....
Mastercard Kicks Into Overdrive
Mastercard (NYSE: MA) is tired of being seen as second fiddle in the payment network industry, and it's striving to become the top dog in payments. With an emphasis on new technology, Mastercard....
Intel Corp. Boosts Research and Development, Slashes Marketing
Chip giant Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) is one of the most profitable chip companies on the planet. Last quarter, it generated about $5.1 billion in operating income -- a figure that many chipmakers would....
Dividend Aristocrats In Focus Part 27: Johnson & Johnson
Published by Bob Ciura on October 31st, 2017
Every year, we review each of the 51 Dividend Aristocrats, a group of companies in the S&P 500 Index, with 25+ consecutive years of dividend
Humans Have the Edge Over Robots in Whole Foods' Hiring Binge
One of the fears expressed when it first became known that Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) planned to buy Whole Foods was that the online retailer would replace human workers with robots. That may be....
Falling Income, Revenue Plague RPX
RPX (NASDAQ: RPXC) has followed an interesting trajectory as a company. Initially set up to provide services to manage patent litigation risk, RPX did its best to flesh out that industry to its....
5 Things First Solar’s Management Wants You to Know
Earnings releases can be a great way to get a snapshot of how a business is doing in a quarter, but they don't usually give a lot of insight into operations. The conference call is where investors....
How to Cope With a Slacker Coworker
Working in a team environment poses its challenges. Not only do you have different personalities to contend with, but you'll often find yourself in situations where you and your colleagues rely on....