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3 Growth Stocks for Retirees
Think fast: Which category of stocks, value or growth, has been the better bet for investors? While both have delivered significant gains, value stocks have outperformed over the past 90....
Will Hurricane Headwinds Slow ONEOK, Inc.'s Dividend Growth Momentum?
ONEOK (NYSE: OKE) believes it can deliver significant dividend growth for investors over the next several years thanks to the growing stream of cash flow it generates from its expanding portfolio....
3 High-Yield International Stocks
Because of the generally more favorable corporate tax rates abroad, international stocks can, on occasion, offer enormous yields that are sustainable in the long term. The international investing....
Affiliated Managers Group Keeps Riding the Bull
Asset managers like it when bull markets push the value of their holdings higher, as it typically means more fee revenue for them. Affiliated Managers Group (NYSE: AMG) has made strategic moves to....
2 Top Pharma Stocks on Sale This Week
Like most investors, I love a good bargain. So when the top pharma stocks Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ: CELG) and GlaxoSmithKline plc (NYSE: GSK) both crashed last week, it definitely caught my....
Chevron Is Quietly Transforming Into a New Company
Shares of Chevron (NYSE: CVX) took a considerable hit when the company recently announced earnings. The loss came from production numbers that were lower than the prior quarter.While Wall Street....
Phillips 66 (PSX) Q3 2017 Earnings Conference Call Transcript
Image source: The Motley Fool.Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX)Q3 2017 Earnings Conference CallFri., Oct. 27 2017, 12:00 p.m. ETOperatorContinue readingSource: Fool.com
The Biggest Social Security Change in 2018 Is Flying Under the Radar
For tens of millions of Americans, Social Security is a financial lifeline that they simply couldn't live without. Data from the Social Security Administration finds that of the more than 42....
Will Hurricane Harvey Slow Down Devon Energy Corp.'s Growth Engine?
Devon Energy's (NYSE: DVN) drilling operations have been firing on all cylinders this year. Consequently, the diversified shale driller exceeded the high end of its production guidance during....
3 Things CEO John Flannery Wants to Change at GE
General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) CEO John Flannery will outline his strategy for the company at the GE Investor Update event on Nov. 13. There's plenty of anticipation about the event from....
Raytheon Stock Retreats After Earnings Beat
Shares of defense contractor Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) got routed in Thursday trading and then continued falling on Friday. By the time the week drew mercifully to an end, Raytheon stock was down....
3 Reasons I've Been Aggressively Buying Intercept Pharmaceuticals
I admit it: I love trying to catch a falling knife. Sometimes you get sliced in the process, while at other times you leave vindicated by having gone against the grain. My belief is that small-cap....
The 3 Best Diabetes Stocks to Buy in 2018
Diabetes is a chronic condition that occurs when the body loses its ability to properly metabolize sugar. Without treatment, people with diabetes end up with too much sugar flowing through their....
Starbucks, McDonald's Put the Squeeze on Dunkin' Donuts
Dunkin' Brands' (NASDAQ: DNKN) Dunkin' Donuts faces high-end competition from Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) and lower-end, price-driven pressure from McDonald's (NYSE: MCD). That puts the company in an....
How to Invest in Healthcare
Ten thousand Americans will turn 65 years old every day from now through 2029. As those Americans age, they will transform our country's healthcare system -- to the tune of a 5.8% annual increase....
Axon Enterprise Is Under SEC Scrutiny. Should Investors Be Worried?
A spam filter plunged Taser maker Axon Enterprise (NASDAQ: AAXN) into an SEC inquiry, a falling stock, and numerous class action lawsuits. It could've been an otherwise humorous development, but....
iPhone X: Apple Investors Are Asking the Wrong Question
Demand for Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) new iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus devices has been lackluster, according to multiple independent research outlets. Slow adoption of these models, however, is not....
ResMed's Sales and Profits Rise
ResMed (NYSE: RMD), a medical device marker focused on continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machines and accessories, reported its fiscal first-quarter results on Thursday, Oct. 26. The....
3 Brand-Name Companies That Could Benefit in a Big Way If Marijuana Keeps Expanding
Few industries have investors seeing green like the legal marijuana industry at the moment. According to "Marijuana Business Factbook 2017," a report released by Marijuana Business Daily earlier....
Procter & Gamble Co. in 3 Charts
One of the main benefits of selling consumer staples is that your business tends to improve even during market downturns. That simple fact helps explain why Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG), the company
3 Takeaways From Newmont Mining's Q3 Earnings
On the surface, Newmont Mining (NYSE: NEM), the largest gold miner by market cap, gave investors cause for celebration by beating analysts' earnings estimates. Evidently, though, the market wasn't....
Lockheed Martin Could Lose Altitude While Waiting for F-35 to Soar
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) delivered an unpleasant third-quarter surprise, missing on both sales and profit estimates. Much of the issue appears to be timing, and after dropping 2.36% on Tuesday....
20 Retirement Stats That Will Blow You Away
"Retirement is like a long vacation in Las Vegas. The goal is to enjoy it the fullest, but not so fully that you run out of money."-- Jonathan ClementsThe quip above is amusing, but it also points....
How Big Could Square's Lending Business Get?
Square's (NYSE: SQ) primary business is facilitating credit and debit card transactions for small businesses, but there's a lot more to the company than that. One relatively new component of....
This Industrial Stock Is Up 50% in a Year, but Can Its Run Continue?
Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK) is well known as a backdoor way to play growth in the industrial internet of things (IIOT). However, its 50% stock-price surge in the past year is probably more a....