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3 Blue-Chip Dividend Stocks You Can Keep Forever
With the market at all-time highs, it's tempting to sell some stocks and lock in profits. But unless you need the cash, it's often smarter to hold your winners for decades instead of quarters.....
3 Reasons I Just Bought Pandora Stock
It's fair to say that Pandora (NYSE: P) is out of favor these days. The digital-music pioneer hit all-time lows earlier this week, after posting uninspiring quarterly results. With its user base....
The Good News and the Bad News In Target’s Q3 2017 Report
Shares of big-box store Target (NYSE: TGT) dropped nearly 10% on the day this week that it reported its third quarter of 2017. It was a good progress report, but investors were disappointed with....
3 Dividend Stocks for in-the-Know Investors
Dividend stocks are every retiree's best friend. By owning a small portion of a company, you get paid every quarter for doing nothing! All you have to do is continue to hold your shares. There are....
Is This the Easiest Way to Beat the Stock Market?
As an investor, you're always looking for a way to outperform the overall stock market. If not, why even attempt active investing? You can pick your choice of indexed funds, passively take what....
Electronic Arts Drops $455 Million on Respawn Entertainment
Top video game company Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA) recently announced the acquisition of game development studio Respawn Entertainment, the maker of the popular Titanfall franchise, which EA has....
Wal-Mart's Overnight Boost From Huge E-Commerce Growth
In this Market Foolery podcast, Chris Hill and Bill Barker from Motley Fool Asset Management discuss how retail behemoth Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) managed to pop a whopping 8% on its third-quarter....
Pandora's Future Depends on These Key Metrics
Pandora (NYSE: P) is trying to get its groove back. And it may be on the right track, but one key component in its business model could put a halt to any rebound. In March 2017, Pandora unveiled....
Tech Stocks This Week: Tesla's New Vehicles, Apple Delays Its HomePod, and More
Despite its manufacturing-laden business model, Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) occasionally makes a splash in tech -- and this was one of those weeks. The electric-car maker showed off some futuristic new....
Amazon Has Bad News for Cord-Cutters
If there's one business strategy that defines Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), it's the company's well-known penchant to sacrifice profit in the relentless pursuit of market share. CEO Jeff Bezos has....
Coming Soon: The First Department Store Bankruptcy Since the Great Recession?
Department stores have been particularly hard hit by changes in consumer behavior over the past few years. However, one of the curious things about the so-called "retail apocalypse" is that not a....
GameStop Corp. Earnings: What to Watch
Investors could hardly be less optimistic about GameStop's (NYSE: GME) upcoming earnings results. Shares are trailing the broader market by over 50 percentage points this year, the retailer's....
Best Buy: Coca-Cola, McDonald's, or Verizon?
Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO), McDonald's (NYSE: MCD), and Verizon (NYSE: VZ) each reported lower revenue through the first nine months of 2017. Yet investors have had dramatically different responses to....
3 Reasons The Roku Channel Is So Important to Roku's Future
Streaming media player maker Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) utterly crushed its first public earnings release last week as the company executes well on its transition to becoming more of a platform company....
A Close Look at Starbucks Corporation's Double-Digit Dividend Increase
Last December, I wrote that Starbucks' (NASDAQ: SBUX) dividend could double in four years. After announcing its most recent annual dividend increase earlier this month, the coffee giant is on....
3 Heirloom Stocks to Hold Forever
Buying and holding high-quality stocks is the best way to predictably generate wealth over the long term. But truly life-changing returns are reserved for investors who recognize great businesses....
Another Good Day for the Disruptors
In this Market Foolery podcast, host Mac Greer is joined by David Kretzmann and Aaron Bush of Motley Fool Rule Breakers and Supernova to discuss a trio of interesting stories from Wall Street:....
How Major Theater Companies Are Reacting to MoviePass
During the summer, moviegoing subscription service MoviePass dropped its monthly price from $19.95 to $9.95. Interest in the service surged, with the company signing up 400,000 people in the first....
Off-Price Retail Is Turning Into a Bad Bet
For years, off-price chains were the "sweet spot" in retail as discount brands put up steadily growing comparable sales as they opened new stores. As department stores floundered, analysts said....
Will 2018 Be Polaris Industries' Best Year Yet?
Polaris Industries Inc. (NYSE: PII) has been up and down over the past few years as manufacturing flaws and product design challenges have eaten into the company's financials. But the third....
Is J.C. Penney Company, Inc. a Buy?
Shares of JC Penney (NYSE: JCP) recently rebounded from historic lows after the company's third-quarter numbers unexpectedly beat analyst expectations on the top and bottom lines. Its revenue fell....
5 Things Home Depot Wants You to Know
Home Depot (NYSE: HD) executives were thrilled with the third-quarter performance they recently announced, and not just because natural disasters pushed sales growth to its highest rate in years.....
3 Value Stocks for Retirement
Investing in stocks during retirement might sound risky at first. However, you can minimize that risk by focusing on the highest-quality stocks selling at a discount to their true long-term....
4 Scams to Avoid While You Do Your Holiday Shopping
During the holiday shopping season, there are so many good deals that sometimes it's hard to know what's too good to be true. When actual retailers have legitimate 50% off sales, that makes it....
3 Dividend Stocks to Fund Your Nest Egg
Every American needs to build a rock-solid retirement fund to ensure they can enjoy the good life once they exit the workforce. One way to do just that is to buy a basket of strong dividend stocks....