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Why Calgon Carbon Corporation Stock Just Soared 62%
Thanks to a well-timed buyout from a Japanese suitor, shares of Calgon Carbon Corporation (NYSE: CCC) are soaring 61.9% as of 11:45 a.m. EDT Thursday.Thursday morning, Calgon Carbon Corporation....
What the Emmys Told Us About the Business of Television
In this MarketFoolery podcast segment, host Chris Hill and Stock Advisor Canada's Taylor Muckerman consider the state of the small-screen universe as reflected by the 2017 Emmys: HBO took home 29,....
Roku Sets Its IPO Price at $14 a Share
In this MarketFoolery podcast segment, host Chris Hill and Stock Advisor Canada's Taylor Muckerman discuss the soon-to-be public Roku, maker of its eponymous line of digital media player set-top....
3 High-Yield Renewable Energy Stocks
The renewable energy market is growing at a scorching pace these days, driven by climate change fears and favorable government policies. That's allowing project developers to lock up renewable....
Northrop Grumman's Wise Move to Pick Up Orbital ATK
In this MarketFoolery podcast segment, host Chris Hill and Stock Advisor Canada's Taylor Muckerman discuss the big deal in the aerospace and defense sector: Northrop Grumman's (NYSE: NOC) cash bid....
3 Stocks That Could Have Doubled Your Money
Investors have generally had a good year. The S&P 500 is up a hearty 12% so far in 2017, and as good as your portfolio has fared year to date, someone who's never satisfied can argue that....
What Is a Credit Card Finance Charge and How Can I Avoid Paying It?
Finance charge simply refers to the interest that you are charged on a debt that you owe, and is generally used in the context of credit card debt. A finance charge is calculated using your annual....
Ask a Fool: Should I Set Price Targets When I Buy Stocks?
I'm not a fan of price targets, and I'll share a personal story of why.A couple of years after Tesla's (NASDAQ: TSLA) initial public offering, I bought shares of the then-unproven company for just....
Here's Why Third Point Reinsurance Is Soaring Today
Bermuda-based reinsurer Third Point Reinsurance (NYSE: TPRE) will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 index on September 26, 2017, replacing food producer Sanderson Farms. Sanderson Farms is....
Intel Corp. Now Has an Apple Inc. Problem
Over the years, there has been a lot of talk and speculation that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) would transition its Mac line of personal computers away from Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) processors and toward....
Bank of the Ozarks No Longer Submits Regulatory Filings to the SEC
Bank of the Ozarks (NASDAQ: OZRK) has taken a number of interesting steps over the past year, but nothing is more interesting than its decision to no longer submit regulatory filings to the....
Why Investors Might Want to Check Out Delta Air Lines
While the airline industry has infamously been a death trap for investors for decades, the last few years have really seen that turn around.In this segment from Industry Focus, analyst Sarah....
The 2 Biggest Reasons Enterprise Products Partners L.P. Is a Better Dividend Stock Than Kinder Morgan Inc
Kinder Morgan Inc (NYSE: KMI) and Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (NYSE: EPD) are two of the largest oil and natural gas midstream players in the United States. Kinder Morgan is set to see....
3 Top Oil Stocks to Buy Before September Ends
After languishing below $50 a barrel for most of the year, crude has snapped back in recent weeks. Fueling those gains are draining oil stockpiles and accelerating demand. Because of this, oil....
Better Buy: Alcoa Inc. vs. Wheaton Precious Metals
It's hard to compare an aluminum producer like Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) to a precious metals company like Wheaton Precious Metals (NYSE: WPM) as the commodities they sell are inherently different.....
Are These 3 High-Flying Stocks Still a Good Value?
Investors in industrial companies Parker-Hannifin Corp (NYSE: PH), Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE: SWK) and Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE: EMR) have all seen their stocks rise strongly in....
3 Top Dividend Stocks in the Chemicals Industry
Chemicals can sometimes seem like a risky business. Markets that were hot one day can cool off the next, and suddenly a manufacturer of, say, nitrogen, can't sell its product, and its stock price....
Why Tesla, Inc. Hired Jim Keller Last Year
Back in January 2016, Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) confirmed to Electrek that it had hired famous chip architect Jim Keller. Keller's most prominent accomplishments were helping Apple kick off its own....
The Better Buy in Airlines
While the airline industry used to be decried as a death trap for investors, airlines have been gaining more and more attention recently as the industry seems to be turning around.In this Industry....
This 10.9% Yield Is Safer Than It May Seem
Gathering and processing company Summit Midstream Partners (NYSE: SMLP) currently yields an eye-popping 10.9%. Typically, when a payout grows into the double digits, it's because the market....
Could Sierra Wireless, Inc. Be a Millionaire-Maker Stock?
Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR) is often mentioned as a "pure play" on the Internet of Things (IoT), which connects billions of devices to each other and the internet via the cloud. That's because....
Kohl's Is Going to Regret Selling Amazon Devices in Its Stores
Kohl's (NYSE: KSS), are you really sure you want to do this? Retailers never seem to learn: Letting Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) into your stores is not going to end well. It's not a case of keeping....
Apple Inc.'s iPhone X Delays Are Getting Worse
Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone X is suffering from production delays. This we know. Unfortunately for Apple, consumers, and investors, it appears that the delays have only gotten worse.Raymond....
Blue Apron May Not Be Worthless After All
There may be an exit strategy that doesn't end badly for Blue Apron (NYSE: APRN) and its shareholders. Supermarket giant Albertsons revealed on Wednesday afternoon that it's acquiring meal-kit....
3 Great Stocks Under $10
Low-priced stocks are an active playground for speculators, but it can also be fertile ground for investors. There are plenty of stocks trading in the single digits that have strong prospects or....