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Valuations Explain a Lot — But Not Everything
Valuation-Informed Indexing #356 on the topic of why stock investing works and the Shiller PE ratio
by Rob Bennett
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Is Your Home Really a Safe Investment?
Buying a house is widely considered to be one of the best investments you can make. If you own your home, then your housing payments are being put to use to pay off your mortgage and eventually....
7 Ways to Improve Your Chances of Getting Hired
Getting hired often means being more prepared than other candidates. Image source: Getty Images.Even in an improving job market, competition for top positions has in many cases not lessened. There....
How Expedia Makes Most of Its Money
The first step on many journeys these days is a visit to an Expedia (NASDAQ: EXPE) website. Operating in a de facto duopoly with Priceline Group (NASDAQ: PCLN), Expedia's many sites covering....
2 Things to Watch in Analog Devices' Upcoming Earnings Report
Analog Devices (NASDAQ: ADI) has been rocked by rumors of the loss of its spot in Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) upcoming iPhone. Its shares have underperformed the NASDAQ 100 Technology Sector index by a....
Time to Buy Costco Wholesale Stock as Investors Panic About the Amazon-Whole Foods Deal
Last week, federal regulators and Whole Foods shareholders both approved Amazon.com's (NASDAQ: AMZN) acquisition of the natural foods giant. With those hurdles out of the way, Amazon quickly....
1 Thing GoPro Is Doing Right
Customers can buy a GoPro (NASDAQ: GPRO) camera in any one of 45,000 retail outlets globally. While this a great convenience for its consumers, it has been a significant supply chain challenge for....
Can Tesla, Inc.'s Model X Sales Keep Marching Higher? Probably.
Citing production challenges with its recently introduced 100 kilowatt-hour battery, electric-car maker Tesla's (NASDAQ: TSLA) second-quarter vehicle deliveries fell sequentially. Even after....
Why Netflix Investors Have Nothing to Worry About
Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) delighted investors with better-than-expected subscriber growth in the second quarter. The streaming-video service continues to attract new subscribers both domestically and....
8 Reasons to Buy Alibaba Group and Never Sell
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group (NYSE: BABA) is a legend in the making. The company combines start-up-like business growth with a mature financial platform, and founder and executive....
General Electric Is Pulverizing United Technologies in This Hot Niche Market
Both General Electric (NYSE: GE) and United Technologies (NYSE: UTX) have invested billions of dollars in developing next-generation jet engines that they hope will be game-changers.And the game....
We Got It Wrong With OPKO Health -- Now What?
In our "These Legendary CEO's Could Catch Lightning in a Bottle – Again" episode, Motley Fool Industry Focus: Healthcare contributor Todd Campbell picked OOKO Health (NASDAQ: OPK) as a stock to....
We Got It Wrong With Rite Aid -- Now What?
In our 2015 "Walgreens Shows Its Hand, Scoops Up Rite Aid" episode, Motley Fool analyst Kristine Harjes speculated that regulators would give the nod to Walgreens Boots Alliance's (NASDAQ: WBA)....
Young People Still Love Snapchat
Snapchat's strength has always been its popularity among young people. But that popularity has been called into question since Snap (NYSE: SNAP) went public and showed slowing user growth while....
Why the Bears Might Be Right About RH Stock
One of the most dangerous things a beginning investor can do is sell a stock short -- especially when it appears to be popular among others. Not only are your gains capped and losses open-ended,....
The Economic Indicator That’s Most Interesting Right Now
The economy doesn't make any sense right now.Even though unemployment is a low 4.3%, there is no sign of inflation. Normally, these two things are inversely correlated -- when one is high, the....
What Happened in the Stock Market Today
Stocks were mixed in a quiet session on Monday, despite concerns over the financial fallout of Hurricane Harvey as the formerly Category 4 storm batters the Texas coast. The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX:....
Why Expedia, Chesapeake Energy, and Genesco Slumped Today
The major benchmarks were mixed today, though the indexes barely budged from where they began. Sentiment was muted as investors digested the devastation wrought on the U.S. Gulf Coast by Hurricane....
3 Ways Home Depot Inc. Trounced Lowe's in the Second Quarter
It's not easy living under the shadow of a more efficient retailing giant. Just ask Lowe's (NYSE: LOW).The home-improvement industry's second-biggest company recently posted a strong uptick in its....
Why Thor Industries, IXYS Corporation, and Kite Pharma Jumped Today
Activity on the stock market was muted today as investors focused on the damage left by Hurricane Harvey. The major benchmarks showed mixed results, but stayed close to where they started the day.....
Amazon and Whole Foods Seize a Prime Opportunity
Today Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) closed its much-heralded purchase of Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFM), and it's entered the grocery market with guns blazing. Effective immediately, Whole....
3 High-Yield Dividend Aristocrat Stocks
High-yield dividend stocks can produce exceptional returns on capital. At the same time, these stocks can also present unacceptable levels of risk for average investors. One way to lower your....
Here's Why Immunomedics Rose as Much as 14.2% Today
Shares of preclinical biopharma Immunomedics (NASDAQ: IMMU) gained over 14% today without any company-specific news. However, earlier in the day, the nearly $12 billion buyout of Kite Pharma by....
Baidu Stock: Next Stop, $305?
Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU) shares hit fresh two-year highs earlier this month, and one Wall Street pro sees the Chinese dot-com darling heading even higher. Wendy Huang at Macquarie is boosting her....
3 Things to Expect From Intel Coffee Lake
On Aug. 21, Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) announced the first of its eighth-generation Core processors for the personal computer market.Those chips, formerly code-named Kaby Lake-Refresh, are aimed....