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Record Customer Additions Pace PayPal's Exceptional Quarter
If you're rooting around for vulnerabilities in PayPal Holdings Inc.'s (NASDAQ: PYPL) business model, you'll have to peer closely. So far this year, the company's focus on a few distinct themes,....
Google Finally Drops Its Cut of Subscriptions Fees, Matching Apple
It's now been over a year since Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) reduced its cut of in-app subscriptions. The Mac maker announced the change way back in the summer of 2016, where its traditional 30% cut would....
Why Celgene Corporation Dropped Today
Celgene (NASDAQ: CELG) is down 10.2% at 12:09 p.m. Friday after announcing yesterday after the market closed that it was stopping a clinical trial testing GED-0301 (mongersen) in Crohn's disease....
3 Top Stocks From the Best Performers of the Past 90 Years
Everyone wants to own life-changing stocks like Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) from the beginning. But many are not aware of just how powerful owning one of the few stocks that....
Why Del Taco Restaurants, Inc. Stock Plummeted
Shares of fast-food company Del Taco (NASDAQ: TACO) fell as much as 22.6% on Friday, following the company's third-quarter earnings release. The stock is down about 19% at the time of this....
Stratasys Stock Upgraded on Analyst's Daydream
Every day, Wall Street analysts upgrade some stocks, downgrade others, and "initiate coverage" on a few more. But do these analysts even know what they're talking about? Today, we're taking one....
4 Ways to Be More Assertive at Work
Confidence and assertiveness don't come naturally to everyone, but if you tend to be timid or reserved in work situations, those qualities could end up hurting you. Not only might an excess of....
Why Shares of Atlassian Are Jumping Today
Shares of collaboration software provider Atlassian (NASDAQ: TEAM) surged on Friday after the company's fiscal first-quarter results blew past analyst estimates. Revenue soared more than 40% year....
Why Skechers USA Inc. Stock Skyrocketed Today
Shares of casual-shoe brand Skechers USA (NYSE: SKX) were surging today after the company posted blowout numbers in its third-quarter earnings report. As of 11:02 a.m. EDT, the stock was up....
Ask a Fool: The Dow Just Hit 23,000. What Does It Mean?
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is not only an arbitrary number, but it is a flawed indicator of how well the stock market is performing.For starters, the index only considers 30 large stocks.....
Ask a Fool: Are Leveraged ETFs Ever Good Investments?
Leveraged ETFs are intended to amplify the daily return of their underlying index, not its long-term performance. When the market goes up rapidly, like it has over the past year or so, people who....
Why Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson Shares Jumped 10% Today
Shares of Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) soared on Friday morning, following the telecom infrastructure specialist's release of third-quarter results. As of 9:55 a.m. EDT, Ericsson....
Why Athenahealth Is Soaring Today
Shares of Athenahealth (NASDAQ: ATHN), a provider of software used in the healthcare industry, rose 10% in early-morning trading on Friday in response to the release of third-quarter earnings.Here....
2 Reasons to Buy SINA Stock, and 1 Reason to Stay Away
SINA (NASDAQ: SINA) has been a stock market darling this year. Investors in the Chinese internet specialist are sitting on roughly 90% gains so far in 2017 as it has displayed remarkable revenue....
Dividend Aristocrats in Focus Part 18: Chevron
Published by Nick McCullum on October 20th, 2017
Chevron is one of the largest and most well-known oil corporations in the world.
It is also one of the most stable. In fact, Chevron is a member
Dividend Aristocrats in Focus Part 18: Chevron
Published by Nick McCullum on October 20th, 2017
Chevron is one of the largest and most well-known oil corporations in the world.
It is also one of the most stable. In fact, Chevron is a member
6 Key Metrics From PayPal Holdings Inc.'s Big Third Quarter
PayPal's (NASDAQ: PYPL) breakneck growth continued in its third quarter, exceeding analysts' estimates. Management called the quarter "one of its strongest" since splitting off from eBay in 2015.....
Acquisitions and Restructuring Programs Drive MSA Safety Inc.'s Third-Quarter Results
MSA Safety's (NYSE: MSA) focus in recent quarters has been to use its balance sheet to make acquisitions that create value while managing costs to improve profitability. Both of those efforts paid....
Dividend Aristocrats in Focus Part 17: McDonald’s Corporation
Published by Bob Ciura on October 20th, 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 17: McDonald’s Corporation
Published by Bob Ciura on October 20th, 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
JPMorgan Chase's Full-Year Outlook Looks Promising
When JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) reported third-quarter earnings, the news looked good. The bank earned $6.7 billion, reported an especially impressive efficiency ratio of 55% for a bank its size,....
Tesla's Model S Receives "Above Average" Reliability Rating
Consumer Reports' rollercoaster rating changes on electric-car maker Tesla's (NASDAQ: TSLA) vehicle reliability continued on Thursday. The consumer reporting agency raised its reliability rating....
Like Lithium Stocks? You Might Consider This Lithium ETF
Lithium stocks continue to party like it's 1999. Shares of Albemarle (NYSE: ALB), Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile, or SQM (NYSE: SQM), and FMC Corp. (NYSE: FMC) -- the three largest lithium....
3 High-Yield Pharmaceutical Stocks
Pharmaceutical stocks are generally an outstanding place to look for sustainable sources of passive income. Even though most companies offer fairly modest yields due to the costly nature of....
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB CV Keeps Growing Despite Maria’s Impact
Hurricane Maria slammed into Puerto Rico in late September causing widespread damage. One of the many consequences of that storm was the temporary suspension of operations at Luis Munoz Marin....