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Here's Why Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.'s 16-Nano Shipments Dropped
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (NYSE: TSM) is the world's largest contract chip manufacturer by revenue. The company builds chips for a broad set of customers across a range of....
How Apple Inc. Can Justify a $1,200 iPhone X in 2018
Next year, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is expected to launch three new flagship iPhones. The lowest end of the bunch is expected to be a version with a six-inch liquid crystal display (LCD), while the....
3 Top Stocks Wall Street Insiders Love
What do "Wall Street insiders" love? For starters, they like a lot of the same things other investors like: great growth stories, value-priced shares, and promising turnarounds. But there are some....
Why iPhone X Is Apple Investors' Worst Nightmare Come True
Over the past decade, Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) financial performance has become increasingly reliant on a single product: the iPhone. This is not news. These days, the iPhone typically comprises....
Apple, Inc. Reportedly Compromised on Face ID Accuracy to Increase Production
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is having an awfully hard time ramping production of its forthcoming iPhone X, the 10th anniversary edition of its flagship product. There has been a nonstop string of reports....
More Evidence That Apple's $1,150 iPhone X Will Sell Well -- if Apple Can Build Them
Ever since the unveiling, many have been balking at the $1,000 starting price tag for Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) forthcoming iPhone X. At a time when smartphone commoditization already has a firm grip....
If You're in Your 50s, Consider Buying These 3 Stocks
Back when I had a financial-services practice, it was common for my clients in their 50s to lean toward ultra-conservative investments such as investment-grade bonds. However, with five to 10....
1 Reason to Buy FireEye Stock, and 1 Reason to Stay Away
FireEye (NASDAQ: FEYE) has turned out to be a terrific investment this year. The cybersecurity specialist's stock hit a 52-week high earlier this month and has gained 40% so far in 2017. The....
Apple Could Split A13 Chip Orders Between 2 Chip Giants in 2019
In a previous article, I went over how Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (NYSE: TSM) has a somewhat risky dependence on smartphone giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), particularly to support its....
Why This Acquisition Makes Delphi Automotive a Self-Driving Beast
Giant auto-industry supplier Delphi Automotive (NYSE: DLPH) said that it has agreed to acquire nuTonomy, a Massachusetts-based self-driving start-up, for $450 million.This is a significant deal,....
Another Big, Expensive Acquisition for Cisco Systems
Networking hardware giant Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) has always been an acquisitive company. From fiscal 2013 through fiscal 2017, Cisco spent a whopping $16.2 billion buying up companies. That....
Apple, Inc. Earnings: 3 Key Metrics to Watch
It's that time of the year again when Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) brings the spotlight to earnings season. The world's most valuable publicly traded company is scheduled to report its fiscal....
Apple, Inc. Might Only Ship 20 Million iPhone X Units This Year
Another day, another report of iPhone X production challenges. The latest comes from The Nikkei Asian Review, which says that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may only ship 20 million iPhone X units in 2017.....
Is Cypress Semiconductor a Good Buy Going Into Q3 Earnings?
Investors will be eagerly looking forward to Cypress Semiconductor's (NASDAQ: CY) upcoming fiscal third-quarter results on Oct. 26, hoping that the chipmaker will be able to extend its terrific....
Why IBM Shares Jumped 9% in a Day
In this segment from the MarketFoolery podcast, host Chris Hill, Jim Mueller of Stock Advisor and Motley Fool Options, and David Kretzmann of Motley Fool Rule Breakers and Supernova consider the....
Can Facebook Really Reach One Billion VR Users?
Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently set a long-term goal of reaching a billion users with its virtual reality business. That ambitious target would make VR rival smartphones, which....
3 Dividend Stocks That Are Minting Money
There are two things a company can do that are guaranteed to make investors happy. One is to make a lot of money. The other is to give a nice chunk of that money back to shareholders in the form....
Better Buy: Apple Inc. vs. Microsoft
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) versus Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). These archrivals have battled against each other for decades, all the while rewarding their shareholders with the spoils of war.But which is....
AMD Needs a Big Quarter to Keep Its Stock Afloat
Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) beat analyst estimates when it last reported quarterly results in July, with that performance driven by its Ryzen CPUs (central processing units), and GPU....
Some Great News for Apple Inc. iPhone X Production
In a new research note from respected KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, summarized by MacRumors, Kuo says that Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone X production difficulties appear on track to be....
3 Top Stocks for Risk-Averse Investors
Whether you are a retiree or simply an investor who doesn't want to toss and turn all night worrying about your portfolio, you have plenty of investment options that offer growth, and possibly....
Google Launches Pay With Google for the Mobile Web
Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) subsidiary Google announced in May at its annual I/O developer conference that it was working on a new payment service for mobile devices. The search giant....
Here's How the 3rd Quarter Should Shape Up for Intel Corp.
Semiconductor giant Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) is gearing up for another quarterly report. The company will publish its third-quarter earnings after the market close on Thursday, October 26. Here's what....
Stop Panicking About Poor Apple Inc. iPhone 8 Sales
Demand for Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 8 series of devices has been poor, according to some reports.Image source: Apple.For example, the Economic Daily News claims that once the iPhone X is....
Did Intel Just Fire a Shot Across the Bow of AMD and NVIDIA?
Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) launched its latest generation desktop central processing unit (CPU) in September and made some pretty bold claims about its capabilities. In a press release,....