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Forget eBay Inc.: These 3 Stocks Are Better Buys
Over the last few years, online marketplace eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) has performed a somewhat extraordinary feat. As one of the original purveyors of e-commerce, the company has continued to grow its
3 Negative Trends in Amazon.com's Earnings Report
Shares of e-commerce and cloud computing giant Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) dropped following the company's second-quarter report, with strong revenue growth overshadowed by a steep plunge in profits and
Target Trying New Ways to Reach College Students
Target (NYSE: TGT) has two new ways of bringing its store directly to college students. The chain, which has long bused student shoppers to its stores for festive, after-hours events at the beginning
How Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. Stock Rose 58% in July
Shares of Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ: AAOI) gained 58% in July 2017, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. Yes, the stock gained 58% in a single month. That's not a typo.The
3 Earnings Winners, 1 Unappetizing Loser
On this Market Foolery podcast, host Mac Greer is joined by David Kretzmann of Supernova and Rule Breakers, and Matt Argersinger of Million Dollar Portfolio to discuss some remarkable earnings season
3 Value Stocks for Daring Investors
Value stocks sometimes can seem very risky if they're being driven down by the market for a reason. Maybe it's the death of retail, or another PR nightmare that the market is selling, which may leave
What Investors Missed in the Market Last Week
Good news for investors came when gross domestic product figures for the second quarter were announced on July 28: Americans started spending more during the spring months! More specifically, GDP
3 Retail Stocks Everyone is Wrong About
It pays for investors to always be skeptical. They should be skeptical when investors back up the truck on the latest growth stock, and be equally skeptical when they dump the market's most hated
The Simple Reason Why Amazon is Diving into Social Media
Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) made another bold move into an emerging industry last week.The e-commerce giant launched a social media platform called Spark, which the company says "is a place to discover
Lampert's Latest Loan Won't Save Sears Holdings
While Sears Holdings' (NASDAQ: SHLD) agreement with Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) to sell Kenmore brand appliances on the e-commerce leader's site sent the retailer's stock soaring, shares were already
3 Tech Stocks I'd Buy Right Now
Many tech stocks rallied over the past eight years as the market surged to historic highs. As a result, investors who were sitting on the sidelines might be waiting for a pullback before buying tech
Best Buy Shows There Is Life After Amazon Disrupts You
In the past few months, numerous major retailers have seen their share prices undermined by concerns about competition from e-commerce juggernaut Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN).Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:
What Blue Apron Must Do to Turn a Profit
Maybe it's too early to be thinking about profits at Blue Apron (NYSE: APRN). After all, the company isn't even five years old, and it's not uncommon for young companies to go years without making a
Forget Costco: These 3 Stocks Have Doubled This Year
Costco (NASDAQ: COST) stock is underperforming the market lately, with shares down slightly even as the S&P 500 has jumped higher by double digits.Below, we'll look at a few stocks that have delivered
Not Even AWS Could Save Amazon.com's Bottom Line
For a moment there, Jeff Bezos was the richest man in the world. But then Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) reported earnings, and Bezos had to hand the crown back to Bill Gates. Shares are down today after
Disruptor Alert: These 3 Companies are Changing Retail
The retail sector is a tricky one to invest in due to the ever-shifting balance between e-commerce and brick-and-mortar stores. Retailers that are growing often do so at anemic rates, while retailers
Amazon Payments Wants to "Take Out" the Competition
It is getting harder and harder to keep up with Amazon.com, Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN). Just this year the behemoth online retailer already has:Whew! Most companies don't entertain that number of new ideas in
Amazon.com Punts on Profits to Scale Up Faster
Online-retail giant and cloud-computing veteran Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) reported second-quarter results on Thursday night. The company delivered a mixed quarter with strong top-line sales but weaker
Tractor Supply Company Returns to Growth but Lowers 2017 Outlook
Tractor Supply (NASDAQ: TSCO) posted earnings result this week that included a return to growth following last quarter's rare decline. However, the rural lifestyle retailer lowered its sales and
Can GameStop Corp's Dividend Even Survive?
Investors remain sharply divided over video game retailer GameStop (NYSE: GME). The bears think that digital downloads will kill its physical video game sales, while the bulls think that it might
MercadoLibre Is Beating Amazon at Its Own Game
MercadoLibre, Inc. (NASDAQ: MELI), the e-commerce leader in Latin America, was for a time referred to as the "eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) of Latin America," and with good reason. The company was originally
3 Dividend Stocks That Should Pay You the Rest of Your Life
Every income investor dreams about owning a portfolio of "one-decision" stocks, which are businesses that are so strong that they can be purchased with a set-it-and-forget-it mindset. Of course
Why Ulta Beauty Inc Shareholders Have Nothing to Worry About
Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ: ULTA) investors have recently had to deal with an unexpected turn of events -- underperformance. Since hitting all-time highs over $313 per share in early June, the stock is down
Netflix Doesn't Need to Worry About Amazon or Hulu
Over 50 million Americans subscribe to Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) as of the end of last quarter. That number completely dwarfs Hulu and the number of Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Prime subscribers taking
A Potential Negative for Taiwan Semiconductor
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (NYSE: TSM) is the world's leading contract chip manufacturer by revenue. It manufactures chips for a broad range of clients, with its products spanning from