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Better Buy: Procter & Gamble Co vs. PepsiCo, Inc.
If you're nearing or in retirement, dividend-paying stocks like Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) and Pepsi (NYSE: PEP) are likely high on your list of stocks to own. Both have solid business with....
Why You Might Want to Avoid This Dividend Aristocrat
Income investors often put Dividend Aristocrats -- companies that have raised their dividends annually for at least 25 straight years -- on a pedestal. Many of those companies certainly deserve....
Wal-Mart Proves Us Wrong With the Help of Jet.com and Marc Lore
When Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) announced its $3.3 billion acquisition of Jet.com in Aug. 2016, Vincent Shen and Motley Fool contributor Daniel Kline took a skeptical view of the deal on Industry Focus.....
3 Stocks the Smartest Investors Are Buying Right Now
Main Street investors shouldn't blindly follow professional investors into their latest stock picks. However, tracking Warren Buffett, Nelson Peltz, and Steven Cohen can be profit-friendly given....
The First Craft Brewer Just Got Bought Out. Can the Industry Still Survive?
Is nothing sacred? America's "first and oldest" craft brewer is no more. Anchor Brewing, which was founded in San Francisco in 1896, agreed to be bought out earlier this month by Japan's Sapporo....
2 Reasons Altria Group Inc. Stock Could Rise
In a previous article, I laid out the bear case against Altria Group (NYSE: MO). Today, let's take a look at some ways the tobacco titan's stock could trend higher in the coming years.As the....
Retail Isn't Dead, It Just Smells Funny
The massive shift from brick and mortar retail to online shopping has picked up steam the last few years. Digital sales have been growing at a double-digit rate, and online sales as a percentage....
Stop the Presses: Amazon.com Will Own Whole Foods on Monday
Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) just got the go-ahead to close its $13.7 billion buyout of Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFM). Wasting no time at all, the merger is now scheduled for Monday, Aug. 28.Let....
3 Dividend Stocks That Thrive in Both Bull and Bear Markets
Many investors prefer dividend stocks because they offer a nice balance of capital appreciation and income. The best dividend payers, though, also boast a long history of increasing their payouts,....
Why J.M. Smucker Co. Stock Plunged Today
Shares of J.M. Smucker Co. (NYSE: SJM) fell 9.5% on Thursday after the company announced weaker-than-expected fiscal first-quarter 2018 results.Smucker's revenue declined 3.7% year over year to....
Boy, Were We Wrong About Rite Aid and Opko Health
Everyone makes mistakes, and this week's Industry Focus theme week is all about celebrating (and cringing) at some of the biggest mistakes we've made on the show.In today's Healthcare episode,....
Coca-Cola's Refranchising Effort Shows Early Signs of Success
After several quarters of steady deal-making, The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) can see the finish line in its goal of selling nearly all of its bottling operations to bottling partners. The....
Why J.M. Smucker, Hormel Foods, and The Toro Company Slumped Today
The stock market meandered on Thursday, with no noteworthy news to give it direction. Major benchmarks never moved very far from where they began, while investors were distracted by the inability....
How Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Makes Most of Its Money
Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) is the biggest retailer on the planet. A ruthless competitive strategy focused on offering the lowest possible prices has yielded a business that generates nearly $500 billion....
Which Companies Might Amazon and Wal-Mart Buy Next?
A number of analysts, journalists, pundits, and investors have spent a lot of time trying to guess which companies Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) may buy next. In fact, you could....
3 Key Metrics Mondelez International Inc Investors Need to Focus On
Consumers around the world are making healthier choices about the snacks they eat. According to Nielsen, 70% of those survey respondents make dietary choices to prevent health problems like high....
Will Wal-Mart Make a Shopping Giant Out of Google Express?
Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE: WMT) just teamed up with Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL). The Google Express service already featured 46 retail partners, but none with the market heft of Sam....
3 Reasons Altria Group Inc. Stock Could Fall
For nearly half a century, Altria (NYSE: MO) has delivered a steadily rising stream of income to its shareholders. In fact, the tobacco titan has increased its dividend 50 times in the past....
A Struggling Iconic Food Company Readies For a Shake Up
Share prices for food company Mondelez International (NASDAQ: MDLZ) have been flat the last couple of years. It's no mystery why as business has been in a downward slide, and the recent quarterly....
3 "Amazoned" Retail Stocks I'd Hate to Buy
Being "Amazoned" means that Amazon.com's (NASDAQ: AMZN) ever-expanding e-commerce ecosystem is steamrolling a company. That list is growing by the day, with sluggish brick-and-mortar traffic....
The Most Impressive Part of Wal-Mart's Second-Quarter Report
In this MarketFoolery podcast segment, host Chris Hill and Aaron Bush of Motley Fool Rule Breakers discuss the latest report from the world's largest physical retailer, which featured 2% revenue....
3 Things Mondelez International Management Wants You to Know
Mondelez International's (NASDAQ: MDLZ) second quarter was mostly within management's expectations, with the exception of one negative surprise. There was a cyberattack which disrupted the....
How Safe Is PepsiCo's Dividend?
PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) has an appetizing array of products for consumers and investors alike. The company's namesake cola heads up an attractive line of beverages, while the Frito-Lay unit focuses on....
How Safe Is Colgate-Palmolive's Dividend?
Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE: CL) has been a consumer stalwart for decades, reliably supplying customers with the toothpaste, dishwashing soap, and other household products they need. Reliable....
2 Rules for Investing in the Retail Apocalypse
There's no question that the retail industry is in upheaval. Retailer bankruptcies are soaring, store closings are becoming commonplace, and profits at a wide variety of retail chains are in....