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Report: Apple Inc. iPhone X Production Delayed Even Further
When Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X on Sept. 12, one disappointment was that the iPhone X -- easily the most interesting phone of the bunch -- would come....
Americans Finally Feel Good About Saving -- Even Though They're Pretty Bad at It
Though it's natural to stress about money, in a survey last year, 85% of U.S. adults were found to be suffering from full-fledged financial anxiety, and a big reason boiled down to a general lack....
3 High-Yield Dividend Stocks to Buy This Fall
Any season is the right season to invest in high-yield dividend stocks. However, which stocks are the best to pick can change. With fall now here, several dividend stocks look especially....
5 Fascinating Things You Didn’t Know About Warren Buffett
Did you know that Warren Buffett earns thousands of dollars in dividends per minute? Or that lunch with the Oracle of Omaha is apparently worth millions? These are just a couple of interesting....
Big Changes Could Be Coming From These Industrial Giants
By coincidence, General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE), and United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) are both under significant pressure to undertake far-reaching strategic restructurings. Let's take a look....
The Most Amazing Retirement Chart You'll Ever See
There are few psychological forces more powerful than hedonic adaptation. As former Fool Morgan Housel once described this phenomenon: "What we always dreamed of becomes nothing more than normal....
The Best Acquisition of the 21st Century
Business students know the risks of mergers and acquisitions. There are no perfect numbers on the issue, but according to Harvard Business Review, between 70% and 90% of M&A deals fail. ....
Getting Divorced? Here Are 4 Ways Your Taxes Will Change
Divorce is a time of major change and upheaval, and given everything else that's likely going on in your life, you may not have given much thought to the tax consequences. However, it's important....
What It Takes to Get a Perfect Credit Score
Fewer than 1% of American consumers have a perfect FICO credit score, but that doesn't mean it's impossible. However, a perfect credit score requires a thorough understanding of the FICO scoring....
7 Reasons Your Obamacare Premium Could Soar by a Double-Digit Percentage in 2018
In just over five weeks, open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which is best known as Obamacare, will begin. The upcoming enrollment period could very well rival the first enrollment....
Best Buy: The Coca-Cola Co vs. PepsiCo, Inc. vs. Procter & Gamble Co
They are three of the biggest names among dividend investors. Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO), Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) , and PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) have been offering investors dividend increases for a....
If You Like Dividends, You Should Love These 3 Stocks
Income investors aren't suffering from a lack of stock choices right now. But while generous yields aren't very hard to find today, the combination of steady income and solid growth is much more....
AbbVie's Unfazed by the Risk of Generic Humira
Over 60% of AbbVie Inc.’s (NYSE: ABBV) sales come from demand for Humira -- an autoimmune-disease drug prescribed to patients with a variety of conditions -- that racks up sales of $16 billion per....
Here's Why You Didn't Get the Job
Even in a healthy job market, some people find themselves on the outside looking in. They may look good on paper, have good backgrounds, and seem very employable, but they fail over and over at....
3 Lessons I've Learned From the Bitcoin Boom
Nearly every investor has made bad mistakes with their portfolios, buying losing investments and missing out on explosive growth opportunities. Yet few mistakes can equal my experience with the....
Weibo Alienates its Users with a Baffling Decision
Chinese social network Weibo (NASDAQ: WB) recently updated its terms of service to protect its content, and many users weren't happy. Under the new terms, users are no longer allowed to repost....
The Best Fast-Casual Stock to Buy in 2017
The fast-casual segment -- and the restaurant industry as a whole -- has been in a major slump over the past year. Lower grocery prices are leading more people to choose to eat at home rather than....
3 Stocks to Hold for the Next 10 Years
Legendary investor Warren Buffett once opined that "time is the friend of the wonderful company, the enemy of the mediocre," referring to his preference for buying wonderful businesses, even at....
3 Stocks With Nike-Like Return Potential
Sportswear and athletic-shoe giant Nike (NYSE: NKE) has created a lot of wealth over the years. Early investors have enjoyed an eye-popping 29,500% return in 37 years, or roughly 17% per year.....
Will New Driverless Guidelines Jump-Start the Industry?
The Department of Transportation recently released revised guidelines for driverless cars, relaxing some guidelines put out during the Obama administration last year. For example, a 15-point....
Palo Alto vs. Check Point Software: Which Is the Better Cybersecurity Stock?
Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ: CHKP) has been on a roll this year, winning over investors with its laser-like focus on enhancing earnings by boosting its subscription business. But....
World Leaders Are Taking Investors Down a Dangerous Economic Path
Conditions for investors around the world are getting worse.Let's start with Europe, the world's second-largest economy. The European Union is a collection of states that are vastly different from....
3 Reasons to Avoid NVIDIA Stock (For Now)
Shares of NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) recently dipped from their all-time highs after a CNBC report claimed that AMD's (NASDAQ: AMD) partner GlobalFoundries was developing an autonomous driving chip....
4 Ways to Work From Home After You Retire
Retiring doesn't mean you have to leave the workforce entirely. In fact, about 60% of workers over the age of 60 say they plan on picking up another job after they retire.While some people never....
3 Stocks You Don't Have to Babysit
A mistake many investors make, especially inexperienced ones, is babysitting their portfolios by continuously monitoring them, which can cause them to make too many adjustments. One way to avoid....