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Why Plug Power Inc Shares Popped as Much as 19% Today
Shares of hydrogen forklift specialist Plug Power Inc (NASDAQ: PLUG) rose as much as 18.9% on Friday after the company announced an expanded agreement with Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE: WMT). As of 12:42
Lower Prices Alone Won't Help Retailers Fight Amazon
Retailers remain heavily concerned that the low prices offered by Wal-Mart as well as Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and other digital retailers hurt their business, according to a new research report. The
Sears' Deal With Amazon.com Isn't Going to Save the Company
Sears Holdings Corporation's (NASDAQ: SHLD) deal to sell its Kenmore appliances on Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) gives it a huge new distribution partner. The company noted the significance of the
3 Stocks Your Children Will Brag About Someday
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Don't Try to Catch a Falling Apron
Less than three weeks after Blue Apron Holdings Inc. (NYSE: APRN) debuted on the public markets on June 29, Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) stunned the meal-kit company's new investors by filing a patent
3 Stocks That Look Just Like eBay in 1998
One of the early movers in the internet revolution, eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) lives on today as an example of a company that survived the dot-com bubble and thrived. Investors who bought in 1998 and
Why Sears Soared Today and Best Buy, Lowe's, and Home Depot Fell
Shares of Sears Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: SHLD) were surging today after the retailer made a deal with Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) to sell Alexa-enabled appliances including the Kenmore brand on Amazon. As
Hanesbrands: Value Play or Value Trap?
Hanesbrands Inc. (NYSE: HBI), manufacturer and marketer of popular apparel brands such as Hanes, Champion, and Playtex, has been on a bit of a roller-coaster ride the last couple of years. Its stock
Snap Stock: Next Stop, $11?
Snap, Inc. (NYSE: SNAP) finally became a busted IPO last week, and now it seems like it's on a race to the bottom. Shares of Snapchat's parent company fell in 10 of 12 trading days before bouncing
3 Top Stocks in Retail
The so-called retail apocalypse has laid waste to a number of well-known brands.Chains that were once strong have struggled, and a shocking number of them sit on the verge of bankruptcy. You can blame
Target Says Things Aren't as Bad as You Think
Shares of big-box store Target (NYSE: TGT) have been getting beat up in the last year, and rightfully so. The company's same-store sales -- a measure combining foot traffic and dollars spent to show
Why Investors Might Want to Avoid Grocery Stores
Grocery stores aren't going away any time soon, but growth in the space is being strangled by competition and commoditization.In this Industry Focus segment, Motley Fool analysts Dylan Lewis and
How 3 Billionaires Feel About Amazon.com
Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) has been one of the greatest all-time growth stories in the stock market. Since going public in 1997, Amazon's stock price has climbed about 66,700%, and founder Jeff Bezos
Shopify Is Turning Another Competitor Into a Partner
Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) sells a software package that helps small businesses open online storefronts. At that most basic level, it competes with eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), which also
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This Is Blue Apron's Biggest Problem
As far as initial public offerings go, something close to the worst-case scenario is playing out for meal-kit delivery company Blue Apron (NYSE: APRN). Originally expected to price its shares between
Fool Mailbag: What's to Stop Amazon From Crushing MercadoLibre?
In this segment from the Motley Fool Money radio show, host Chris Hill asks Million Dollar Portfolio's Matt Argersinger and Supernova and Rule Breakers' David Kretzmann to break down their views on
Earnings Season Preview: What the Fools Are Curious About Now
In this segment from the Motley Fool Money radio show, host Chris Hill asks Million Dollar Portfolio's Jason Moser and Matt Argersinger and Supernova and Rule Breakers' David Kretzmann what most
3 Growth Stocks for the Long Term
Time is one of the most valuable assets an investor has -- if used wisely, that is. With that in mind, here are three stocks for investors with time on their side. Read on to learn why our Foolish
Why Best Buy Stock Is Up 31% So Far This Year
Shares of consumer electronics retailer Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) have surged 31% year to date, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The stock rose along with the market during the first
Amazon Just Took Another Step Toward Destroying Blue Apron
Well, that didn't take long.Just a few days after agreeing to acquire Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFM), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) filed a trademark with the USPTO for a meal-kit delivery service. There
Netflix Now Has Another Way to Keep Theatergoers at Home
Since it rolled out its streaming service a decade ago, Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) has become the global leader in that area, with more than 100 million subscribers worldwide. The company continues
Should You Buy Into the Hype Surrounding These Stocks?
The "hype cycle" is something all investors need to be aware of. The process kicks off whenever the media gets overly excited about a new technology or business advancement, which ends up driving
Retailers Fight for a Slice of the $27 Billion Back-to-School Shopping Pie
Back-to-school can mean big bucks for retailers, but consumers have become more savvy in how they shop making the competition during the second-biggest shopping season of the year even more intense.On
3 Stocks With Dominating Business Advantages
If you are a long-term, buy-and-hold investor, there's nothing more important to analyze than the sustainable business advantage -- or "moat" -- of the company you are investing in.Of course, there's