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First American Financial Inches Ahead Despite Rising Rates
If you need a mortgage, you'll almost certainly need title insurance, and First American Financial (NYSE: FAF) specializes in offering title coverage and related services to those buying....
Dividend Aristocrats In Focus Part 24: Medtronic
Published by Bob Ciura on October 26th, 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
Dividend Aristocrats In Focus Part 24: Medtronic
Published by Bob Ciura on October 26th, 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
Tractor Supply Posts Broad Third-Quarter Sales Gains
The aisles at your local Tractor Supply (NASDAQ: TSCO) store have gotten more crowded lately. The rural lifestyle retailer this week announced robust sales growth for its fiscal third quarter....
Suncor Energy Resolves Operational Issues and Soundly Beats Expectations in Q3
After a string of unfortunate events, it appears that Suncor Energy (NYSE: SU) is getting back to normal. The company's third-quarter results were a vast improvement from the prior quarter as it....
How Streaming Made Netflix Inc. an $85 Billion Business
Netflix's (NASDAQ: NFLX) streaming service has come a long way in the 10 years since its launch. Back then, executives predicted that video discs would continue to dominate the entertainment....
New Oriental Education & Tech Grp (ADR) Focuses on Long-Term Market Share
While New Oriental Education (NYSE: EDU) got its start in tutoring prospective Chinese college students for English language tests, it has firmly made the transition into tutoring for younger....
Express Scripts (ESRX) Q3 2017 Earnings Conference Call Transcript
Image source: The Motley Fool.Express Scripts (NASDAQ: ESRX)Q3 2017 Earnings Conference CallOct. 25, 2017, 8:30 a.m. ETOperatorContinue readingSource: Fool.com
Apple Inc.'s Brilliant Apple Watch Series 3 Pricing Strategy
During Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) Sept. 12 product launch keynote, the company introduced the Apple Watch Series 3. The watch includes many cool improvements over its predecessor, such as a much....
3 Topics to Watch When Intel Corp. Reports Earnings
Chip giant Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) will be reporting its earnings results after market close today. Here are three topics I'll be paying close attention to during management conference call with....
Better Buy: International Business Machines vs. Oracle
Though these two tech industry behemoths share a number of similarities, Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) shareholders have certainly enjoyed 2017 more than IBM (NYSE: IBM) owners. If not for IBM's recent....
Happy Holidays! The 2018 Gift Tax Exclusion Is Heading Higher
The holidays are coming up, and most people are starting to think about gift-giving for the season. Yet what many people don't realize is that technically, gifts you give for birthdays, holiday....
Is It Time to Buy iRobot Corporation Stock?
While the approximately 12% drop in iRobot's (NASDAQ: IRBT) stock on Wednesday, following the company's earnings release, might not imply that the consumer cleaning robot company had a good....
Better Buy: Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP vs. Ashland Global Holdings
At the start of 2016, specialty chemical manufacturer Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP (NASDAQ: CLMT) was a toxic stock. It had a balance sheet overloaded with debt, sky-high expenses, and....
Is Verizon Communications a Buy?
Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) is the largest consumer wireless service provider in the United States. It also owns a wireline business, providing phone, internet, and video service to the....
Fox, Warner, and Universal Join Disney's Digital Push Against Netflix
Disney (NYSE: DIS) could soon add content from 21st Century Fox (NASDAQ: FOX), Time Warner (NYSE: TWX), and Comcast's (NASDAQ: CMCSA) Universal to its Movies Anywhere service, which stores all of....
Apple Inc.'s Post-iPhone X Super Cycle
Over the course of the next year, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is expected to enjoy what some refer to as a "super cycle." The idea behind a super cycle is simple: Thanks to a large leap in features and....
4 Reasons Bitcoin Could Hit $10,000 (and Why It's Still Not Worth Buying)
When the calendar changes to 2018, it's very possible that 2017 will go down as the year of the cryptocurrency. This past weekend, bitcoin, the kingpin of all digital currencies, logged yet....
2 Big Money Moves to Make in Your 40s
I'm not in my 40s quite yet, but as I quickly approach the next decade (a bit faster than I want), I've been thinking about what important financial decisions will need to be made in the coming....
When Will I Be Able to Buy Pinterest Stock?
Pinterest has been one of the biggest internet start-up success stories of this decade and has a current estimated valuation of more than $12 billion. While it's likely that the company will....
Lockheed Martin Loses $2.2 Billion in Market Cap After a Big Sales Miss
If you'll pardon the expression when speaking about a defense contractor, Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is sticking to its guns.Three months ago, after reporting an earnings beat for its fiscal....
Third-Quarter Bank Earnings: 7 Things Investors Need to Know
The largest U.S. banks have now reported their third-quarter earnings, and the results were generally positive. Investment banks Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) and Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) reported....
The 4 Best Tax Breaks for Savers
If you regularly save money (whether for retirement or other purposes), you've made a smart financial choice. What's more, the government wants to reward responsible people like you by offering....
3 Companies Tackling the Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Crisis
Antibiotics have saved countless lives since they were discovered nearly 90 years ago. However, decades of overuse have caused some bacteria to evolve antibiotic resistance, which poses a huge....
What Investors Should Take Away From General Motors' Third Quarter
Although light-vehicle sales in North America are plateauing, General Motors (NYSE: GM) has managed to craft a story that Wall Street is buying. The story is simple: Shed operations in....