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Can Ctrip and Despegar.com Bounce Back After Last Week's Drop?
It was a rough week for a couple of international travel portals. Shares of China's Ctrip (NASDAQ: CTRP) and Argentina's Despegar.com (NYSE: DESP) declined 12% and 11%, respectively, last week,....
Should Retirees Have Life Insurance?
The primary purpose of life insurance is to protect your dependents financially when you're gone. By the time you reach retirement, it's unlikely that you'll have many people depending on your....
3 Healthcare Stocks for Your Radar
The healthcare sector is one the most exciting and volatile industries out there, with clinical trial results and administrative changes having the potential to make or break so many companies.....
3 Stocks for Whipping Inflation
Despite an unemployment rate barely higher than 4%, a situation that should induce wage and price growth, inflation has been chronically low for years. While it may seem as if this period of....
Big Blue's Big Bounce, and What Blew Housing Starts Down in September
In this Market Foolery podcast, Chris Hill, Jim Mueller of Stock Advisor and Motley Fool Options, and David Kretzmann of Motley Fool Rule Breakers and SuperNova consider just what in its quarterly....
Is the New Kohl's Partnership With Amazon.com Suicidal?
Earlier this week, Kohl's (NYSE: KSS) officially launched its recently implemented partnership with e-commerce juggernaut Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN). Ten Kohl's locations in the Los Angeles and....
Why This REIT Stock Is a Dividend Investor's Dream
If you're a dividend investor, you'd probably consider an ideal dividend stock to be one that pays a higher-than-average yield, with the dividend likely to steadily grow over time, right?For a....
3 Arguments for and Against Legalizing Marijuana
There's arguably no industry in the U.S. that's growing at a faster, more consistent pace than legal marijuana. Marijuana Business Daily's latest report, "Marijuana Business Factbook 2017,"....
Better Buy: Yamana Gold Inc. vs. GoldCorp
Gold prices are up nearly 13% year to date, but some of the biggest gold-mining stocks are struggling to keep up with the prices of the precious metal. Goldcorp (NYSE: GG), one of world's top....
OPEC Says the Thirst for Oil Will Lead to 100 Million Barrels a Day by 2020
It wasn't all that long ago when fears started growing that the world was about to hit a peak in oil supply, which would lead to a devastating spike in prices. However, the shale boom seems to....
Netflix Rises, Then Falls; Harley-Davidson Falls, Then Rises
In this Market Foolery podcast, Chris Hill and Seth Jayson from Motley Fool Hidden Gems discuss the earnings reports for a pair of beloved companies: Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) and....
Can Select Comfort Stock Keep Going After Last Week's 11% Pop?
Sometimes the difference between a good and bad report is just a matter of giving Mr. Market a night to sleep on it. Shares of Select Comfort (NASDAQ: SCSS) initially moved sharply lower after the....
3 Non-Scary Ways to Get Started With Investing
More than half of Americans avoid the stock market at all costs, even though it's one of the most effective means of accumulating wealth. And while some of that avoidance boils down to a lack of....
Is Bank of America Stock Still a Bargain?
It's been a good year for bank stocks, and Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) is no exception.Since this time last year, shares of the Charlotte, N.C.-based bank have risen 61%. That's more than triple....
Facebook, Inc. Earnings: What to Watch
If you've followed Facebook's (NASDAQ: FB) expectation-crushing quarterly earnings reports over the last several years, you'll know why the social network's earnings release garners so much....
Can Skechers Stock Keep Going After Last Week's 37% Pop?
Last week's biggest gainer on the New York Stock Exchange was Skechers (NYSE: SKX), soaring 36.9% after posting better-than-expected financial results. At least three analysts followed Skechers'....
5 Must-Read Quotes for Robotic Surgery Investors
Something big just happened in the robotic surgical industry. Last week, a small company called TransEnterix (NYSEMKT: TRXC) won FDA approval for its Senhance Robotic Surgical System. The....
401(k) Contribution Limits Are Going Up for 2018 -- but That Won't Affect the Average American
Though there are several vehicles out there to help you save for retirement, one of the most effective is none other than the 401(k). The appeal of the 401(k) is twofold. For one thing,....
You've Got to See What the CEOs of JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo Just Said About Bitcoin
To put it mildly, cryptocurrencies are redefining "investment gains" for folks in 2017. Whereas the stock market has traditionally returned 7% a year, inclusive of dividend reinvestment, the....
Here Are the 2017 and 2018 Social Security Earnings Test Limits
Can you work and collect Social Security at the same time? The short answer is "yes, it's possible," but it depends on your age and how much you earn.The Social Security earnings test sets annual....
Artificial Intelligence Investments Aren't Just a Pipe Dream -- Here's Why
Technology stocks often get a lot of attention in a bull market because investor sentiment is high and people are searching for the next big idea that will bring huge gains. Some of that....
This Marijuana Stock Could Be the Biggest Comeback Story of 2018
Insys Therapeutics (NASDAQ: INSY) is one of the most hated biotech stocks on the market today. That's the case, at least, if you use short interest as a proxy for how much investors hate a given....
No Joke: You Can Now Legally Invest in Your Political Party
Life can sometimes be a lot like a Las Vegas casino -- money is bet on everything. Throughout the presidential campaigning of 2016, oddsmakers were taking bets on everything from who would become....
Best Buy Successfully Turned Itself Around, but New Blue Is the Future
Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) shareholders have had reason to cheer lately. Unlike competitors HH Gregg, Circuit City, and Radio Shack, the company has survived the retail shake up, and its stock has....
The Southwest Effect May Not Be All It's Cracked Up to Be
The so-called "Southwest Effect" has been back in the news lately, after Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) announced that it plans to begin flying to Hawaii next year. This phrase was first coined in....