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3 Stocks for Retirees in the 21st Century
You've built up a respectable nest egg for your golden years, and now it's time to take that gold watch and leave the old career behind. That doesn't make you any less of an investor, of course --....
Boeing Setting Bad Precedent With Risky Pension Scheme
Boeing (NYSE: BA) retirees and investors should be very worried that the aerospace giant is stuffing its pension plan with company stock. With the plan suffering from a massive $20 billion....
Why Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. Could Be a Gold Mine for Conservative Investors
With its stock up 38% this year and share price bumping up against 52-week highs, Check Point Software (NASDAQ: CHKP) may not be one of the first investments a conservative investor would look at....
3 Stocks That Could Be Life-Changers
We Fools believe that picking stocks is a worthwhile endeavor since companies can generate life-changing wealth for their investors.But which stocks, in particular, do we think are capable of....
3 High-Yield Stocks to Own for the 21st Century
The definition of an awesome income stock can change over time. What does it take to build a truly impressive income stock here in the early days of the 21st century?We posed that question to a....
Has AMD Become a Significant Threat to NVIDIA?
Over the last few years, graphics processing pioneer NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) has been riding high on its growing success in the area of artificial intelligence (AI). Scientists found....
Should You Keep a Stash of Cash at Home?
Having an emergency fund in a savings account is a basic part of personal finance, but what about the traditional "cash under the mattress" approach? Is there still a place for a stash of paper....
Better Buy: Frontier Communications Corporation vs. AT&T
When you look at Frontier Communications (NASDAQ: FTR) and AT&T (NYSE:), you see two companies with very similar problems. Even though Frontier's issues are more obvious than its sort-of....
Oil and Gas Stock Roundup: Oil Catches Its Breath as Investors Eye Another Storm
Oil prices took a breather this week after rising in each of the past four weeks. During this time, they were pushed up more than 20% from the most recent bottom.This week, however, the U.S. oil....
Apple Inc.'s Touch ID Might Come Back in the Next iPhone X After All
There's been some debate on whether the lack of Touch ID in this year's Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone X was due to a decision to forgo the technology in favor of the nifty new Face ID....
3 Top Stocks Wall Street Insiders Love
One way to come up with new stock ideas is to listen closely when Wall Street insiders speak. After all, analysts and fund managers often have decades of experience working for them and unlimited....
Costco Earnings Point to Growth Struggles Ahead
Costco (NASDAQ: COST) recently closed the books on a mixed 2017 fiscal year. On the plus side, the warehouse retailer extended its streak of above-average sales growth even as membership fees....
Why an Emergency Fund Should Be a Top Financial Priority
If you're like most Americans, you have lots of demands on your money. You may have student loans to pay, a down payment to save for, and high interest debt you're trying to pay off. Prioritizing....
Discover Financial's Credit Problems Get Personal
When Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) reported its second-quarter results in late July, the stock price was once again hit over fears of credit risks and loan loss rates. Unfortunately,....
Why ExxonMobil Rose More Than 7% in September
Shares of oil industry behemoth ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) were up 7.4% for the month of September, helped along by rising crude oil prices and broad gains across the oil sector.However, it wasn't all....
Why Herbalife Ltd. Stock Popped More Than 10%
Shares of Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) were surging today after the company announced the results of a self-tender offer, or an offer to buy back its stock from investors.The nutritional supplement....
What Happened in the Stock Market Today
The stock indexes ended a strong week quietly on Friday, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) closed with small losses.Data source: Yahoo!....
Why 22nd Century Group, Inc. Are Climbing Higher Today
Shares of plant biotechnology company, 22nd Century Group, Inc. (NYSEMKT: XXII) hit a new 52-week high Friday, gaining 12.1% as of 3:52 p.m. EDT. Recently presented results from a big clinical....
3 Things Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. Management Wants You to Know
One company with huge potential that may fly under the radars of some investors is Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: IBKR). Interactive Brokers began as an electronic options market maker....
TripAdvisor, Inc. Slides 5%
Shares of travel booking website TripAdvisor (NASDAQ: TRIP) fell as much as 5.5% on Friday. The stock is down 4.6% at the time of this writing. Without any new and notable SEC filings, press....
Amazon's Echo Strategy Is All About Creep
When Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) rolled out its voice-activated Echo in November 2014, it couldn't have imagined the response the smart speaker would get from the public. Driven by its Alexa....
Why Sanderson Farms, Noble, and Gigamon Slumped Today
The stock market had a relatively uneventful day on Friday, and major benchmarks were able to celebrate an extremely strong week that included several record highs. Investor sentiment got a bit of....
Why Herbalife, Synchronoss Technologies, and Omega Protein Jumped Today
Friday was a quiet end to the trading week on Wall Street, with major benchmarks generally easing slightly lower. The far-reaching impacts of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma became apparent to market....
Better Buy: FireEye vs. Check Point Software
Cybersecurity specialists Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ: CHKP) and FireEye (NASDAQ: FEYE) have enjoyed divergent fortunes on the stock market after their latest set of results. While....
Here's Why Darling Ingredients Dropped as Much as 10.7% Today
Shares of natural ingredients supplier Darling Ingredients (NYSE: DAR) fell nearly 11% Friday after analysts at JPMorgan Chase updated their opinion of the stock. The previous view from the firm....