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5 Key Numbers From Best Buy's Blockbuster Earnings Report
While many retailers are struggling to attract shoppers to their stores, consumer electronics retailer Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) seems to have cracked the code. Best Buy blew past analyst estimates for....
2 Reasons eBay Inc. Stock Could Fall
Since its IPO in 1998, eBay's (NASDAQ: EBAY) shares have soared by more than 4,000%. The company quickly became one of the largest winners during the Internet boom, survived the bust, and went on....
Why Best Buy Stock Slumped Today
Shares of consumer electronics retailer Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) tumbled on Tuesday despite an overwhelmingly positive second-quarter report. The company beat analyst estimates on all fronts, raised....
4 Signs Ulta Beauty's High-Growth Days Are Over
Shares of Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ: ULTA) stumbled 9% on Aug. 25 after the beauty retailer released its second quarter earnings report. That decline was surprising, since Ulta beat analyst expectations....
Costco Is Stronger Than You Think
Seemingly every time Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) makes a move in the grocery space, Costco (NASDAQ: COST) stock falls.That happened again recently, when the online retailer announced that its deal....
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....
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....
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....
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....
What's Different at Whole Foods Starting Now?
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has closed its acquisition of Whole Foods and the online retailer plans immediate changes for the upscale supermarket, including lowering prices on some items. That's good....
3 Stocks That Are Up 125% or More in 2017
Your company would have to do something seriously wrong to not do well in this market. Both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 are up about 10% so far this year, so they should....
3 Reasons Costco Wholesale Corporation Stock Could Fall
Out of all the traditional retail businesses in the U.S., Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) is considered by many to be best in class. The warehouse-club chain has delivered impressive growth for....
Look at Amazon's Newest Prime Benefit
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has packed Prime full of new benefits year after year. What started an unlimited two-day shipping program has quickly expanded into video and music streaming, digital photo....
Is It Too Late to Buy That Hot Tech Stock?
In this video from Motley Fool Answers, the team addresses the challenge of determining whether a tech stock is overpriced. Why does the sector often command such high valuations? And how do you....
Wal-Mart Is Proving People Want to Buy Their Groceries Online
Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) reported another quarter of strong year-over-year online sales growth. Net sales increased 60% in the second quarter, following a 63% increase in the first quarter. And while....
Amazon Is Going After Prime Subscribers in Europe With More Sports
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has expressed interest in investing in live sports rights for about a year, and it made a big splash when it won the streaming rights to Thursday Night Football in 2017. At....
Costco Wholesale Corporation in 6 Charts
As an investor, you'll be well served by identifying the major drivers of the businesses in which you invest. That way, you can spend your time following the metrics that matter most, and....
How Amazon Surprised Everyone With Its Official Debut in Brick-and-Mortar Retail
Late last year, buzz was building that Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) would be diving headlong into a brick-and-mortar store network that would eventually add up to as many as 2,000 locations. And on....
3 Stable Stocks for Conservative Investors
Not every investor is after the next home run stock. In fact, plenty simply want to own companies that have stable operations and offer up predictable returns.So which stocks do we think are a....
Whole Foods Market, Inc. to Lower Prices: What You Need to Know
Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) has all of the permissions in order to close on its acquisition of Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFM), which was first announced in May. The acquisition will close on....
Why Ulta Beauty's Shares Are Down 10% Despite a Strong Quarter
Wall Street gave investors another case of "when good isn't good enough" this morning as shares of Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ: ULTA) traded roughly 10% lower as of 11:00 a.m. EDT despite the beauty....
Ulta Beauty Inc. Second-Quarter Earnings Spike 28%
Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ: ULTA) announced sales results this week that hit the high end of management's guidance. The spa and beauty supplies retailer also raised its growth outlook for the second time....
Best Buy Stock Has a Lot to Prove on Tuesday
One of retail's most surprising success stories is Best Buy (NYSE: BBY). Consumer electronics chains big and small have faltered, but Best Buy is going where no Circuit City or RadioShack has gone....
My Top Stock to Buy in August
Imagine this: you own shares of a multi-national e-commerce company. The outfit has been growing like a weed: in the most recent quarter, revenue jumped by 65% in local currencies, and it....
3 Things Alibaba Group Holding's Management Wants You to Know
China-based e-commerce titan Alibaba Group (NYSE: BABA) absolutely crushed its first-quarter earnings report. Sales rose 53% year over year to $7.4 billion, adjusted earnings jumped 58% to $1.17....