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3 Dividend Stocks That Pay You More Than McDonald's Does
As perhaps the most ubiquitous fast-food company in the world, McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) has managed to raise its dividend every year since it started paying investors in 1976. And even with....
Apple, Inc. Reportedly Looking to Add EKG Heart Monitor to Apple Watch
Focusing on health and fitness has yet to unlock meaningful mainstream demand for smartwatches overall, but that isn't going to stop Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) from betting even bigger on health. The....
Why Embraer, Voya Financial, and Hovnanian Enterprises Jumped Today
Thursday was a good day for the stock market, with Wall Streets major benchmark indexes climbing by as much as half a percent. Government reports showed that the U.S. economy grew at its fastest....
Forget Wearables -- Smart Speakers May Be More Popular This Holiday Season
The booming smart speaker market has been one of the big tech trends of 2017, as tech giants all scramble to jump in and address growing consumer demand for voice-controlled speakers. Meanwhile,....
Why Embraer SA Stock Just Popped 31%
Shares of Brazilian airplane manufacturer Embraer (NYSE: ERJ) are soaring Thursday afternoon after a Wall Street Journal report broke mid-day, revealing that Boeing (NYSE: BA) has entered talks....
Better Stock: The Walt Disney Company (DIS) vs. Mattel (MAT)
While the world around us is constantly changing, some things will always remain the same. One of those things is this: we love being entertained. Two companies that are at the forefront of this....
Why McDonald's Is the Best Buy in the Fast-Food Sector
If you're seeking exposure to the fast-food industry, you'll find no shortage of variety on the market. You could purchase a large, diversified company like Yum! Brands (owner of KFC, Taco Bell,....
Here's Why Apple Will Be the Most Valuable Brand for Years to Come
Analysts are seemingly forever worried that this time, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is going to miss sales projections on the iPhone, only to discover when it reports that it has handily beat them. The....
iPhone X Skeptics May Be Underestimating Demand
Two months ago, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) began taking pre-orders for the iPhone X. iPhone fans immediately rushed to get in line (figuratively) for the greatest iPhone yet, driving lead times to as....
Will Visa Raise Its Dividend in 2018?
Dividend investing has soared in popularity in recent years. Income investors have had to find portfolio income from somewhere, and with interest rates on bonds and other fixed-income investments,....
Microsoft's Virtual Reality Attempt Fails to Impress
In October, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) entered the virtual reality business with its Windows Mixed Reality platform and lineup of third-party headsets. The move was seen as an entrance into a....
Apple Has Returned $234 Billion to Shareholders -- and There's Plenty More to Come
When Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced its three-year capital return program in 2012, the company made it clear that dividends and share repurchases would be a priority in the coming years.....
How Much Is the NFL Really Worth to Verizon?
In this segment of the Motley Fool Money podcast, host Chris Hill, Million Dollar Portfolio's Jason Moser and Matt Argersinger, and Total Income's Ron Gross weigh in on Verizon's (NYSE: VZ) deal....
Apple Stock: Headed to $190?
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock has been on a tear recently, rising about 50% in the past 12 months on the back of a strong fiscal year 2017. But one analyst believes there's still room to run, and the....
Intel Corp.'s Risky Business
For years, chip giant Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) has touted the fact that it develops its own chip manufacturing technologies and builds its own chips using those technologies as a significant....
Intel Corp. May Have Canceled Another Product
For a while, it was widely expected that chip giant Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) would launch the first processors built using its upcoming 10-nanometer chip manufacturing technology by the end of the....
3 Top Generic Drug Stocks to Consider Buying Now
Brand-name drugs tend to capture all the headlines, but did you know that nine out of every 10 prescriptions filled in the U.S. each year are generic? When added together, Americans spend spent....
How Will Changes in the Tax Code Affect the Biggest Tech Companies?
While the details of the likely-to-pass tax plan have not fully been decided -- at least as of when this was taped -- the revised tax rates are going to have a big impact on the technology....
Apple Inc. Seemingly Catches Up With iPhone X Demand
Ahead of the launch of the iPhone X, there was widespread expectation that it would be a while before Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) could catch up to the demand for the new device. The iPhone X did indeed....
Augmented Reality Stocks: What to Watch in 2018
Augmented reality made some huge strides in 2017. On the mobile side, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) updated iOS so that developers could build augmented reality (AR) apps and games, which instantly gave....
Intel's CEO Just Sold a Lot of Stock
On Nov. 29, Brian Krzanich, the CEO of chip giant Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), reported several transactions in Intel stock in a Form 4 filing with the SEC. Most of the transactions involved Krzanich....
Walmart and Amazon Compete for the $5 Billion Meal-Kit Market That's Slipping Away From Blue Apron
Walmart (NYSE: WMT) was either bored or feeling left out. The retailer, which has been fighting to compete with Amazon in online sales, has officially started selling meal kits. This comes....
How Safe Is Walgreens Boots Alliance's Dividend?
The drugstore industry saw big changes in 2017, with Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ: WBA) finally agreeing to acquire a massive portion of Rite Aid's (NYSE: RAD) store network. Dividend....
Disney's Bob Iger Gets Another Treasure Trove of Assets
Bob Iger's tenure as Disney (NYSE: DIS) CEO may be one of the most successful and consequential for any U.S. company in the last two decades. He managed to collect some of the best media assets in....
New Gene Therapies Could Change Hemophilia Forever
At last week's American Society of Hemophilia conference, Spark Therapeutics (NASDAQ: ONCE) and BioMarin (NASDAQ: BMRN) presented promising data for gene therapy drugs that could change the way....