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Intel Stock Mailbag: 3 Things You Need to Know
Today, I'm going to answer three reader questions about Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) stock. Intel is one of the world's largest and most profitable chip companies, commanding a market capitalization of....
Forget Bitcoin: Stellar Lumens Is Up 6,300% Since March and Is Aiming for Big Blockchain Partners
What a year it's been for cryptocurrencies. With just over two weeks left before we turn the page on 2017, the aggregate market cap of nearly 1,340 cryptocurrencies combined, as of Dec. 10,....
2 Top Stocks You Can Buy and Hold for the Next Decade
"Buy and hold" is a great axiom on Wall Street, but it can be harder to pull off than many investors expect. That's because human nature has a bad habit of giving in to the temptations of the....
McDonald's New Value Menu Keeps the Pressure on Rivals
McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) opted for variety in its latest value menu launch. The fast-food titan this week announced over a dozen new dining choices for 2018 that are priced at either $1, $2, or $3.....
Could Microsoft Be the First $1 Trillion Company?
If you had wondered out loud five years ago whether Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) could be the first public company to reach a $1 trillion valuation, you would have been laughed out of the room. The....
Why This 2018 Apple iPhone Rumor Makes Perfect Sense
Ahead of the launch of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone X, there was some expectation that the iPhone maker would introduce a version of its iPhone X with 512GB of storage. This rumor wasn't too hard....
Boeing's Big Dividend Increase Delights Investors
U.S. aerospace giant Boeing (NYSE: BA) has been a big winner for investors over the past five years. In addition to delivering massive capital appreciation -- the stock price has nearly quadrupled....
3 Dividend Stocks You'll Wish You'd Bought 10 Years From Now
Investing in stocks is one of the very best ways for most of us to grow our wealth. The simplest strategy is also the one that works the best: buying the best stocks you can and holding them as....
1 Feature Apple Will Likely Bring to Its 2018 iPhones
Wireless-chip giant Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) recently announced a new mobile processor known as the Snapdragon 845. The chip is likely to power most of the major Android-based flagship smartphones....
Apple, Inc. Is Making a Massive -- and Brilliant -- Bet on 3D Sensing
When Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) decides to bet on a technology, it bets big.The Mac maker has just announced that it is awarding Finisar (NASDAQ: FNSR) a $390 million investment out of its $1 billion....
Is IBM a Buy?
Has International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) officially turned the corner? In the recently reported third quarter, the company beat analyst estimates on revenue and earnings per share....
Intel Might Be Trying to Make Up for Lost Time
Just recently, word emerged that chip giant Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) was planning to introduce another product seemingly based on a derivative of its 14-nanometer chip manufacturing technology known....
5 Things I Hate About Apple
Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are closing in on the all-time highs they hit last month, and Citi analyst Jim Suva feels that the good times will continue. He offers up five reasons to own Apple....
Here's Where Things Went Wrong For Coca-Cola in 2017
Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO), one of Warren Buffett's favorite stocks, is widely considered a safe income play for long-term investors. However, Coca-Cola's 9% gain over the past year underperformed both....
Why This Apple Inc. Analyst Might Be Right About a 2018 Supercycle
A little while ago, generally reliable analyst Ming-Chi Kuo with KGI Securities, whose Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) analysis and predictions have typically been quite accurate, said that while "the market....
Windows on ARM Is Back, and It Makes Sense This Time
Chip giant Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) and perpetual runner-up Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) have benefited greatly from the fact that Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) Windows, the overwhelmingly dominant....
What Will Happen to Costco's Digital Business?
You can't look at Costco's (NASDAQ: COST) digital business without examining its delivery efforts. Even for the warehouse club, which has been more or less immune to the impact the internet has....
Why 2017 Was a Year to Forget for Pfizer Inc.
The S&P 500 index soared 19% in 2017 (so far). The healthcare sector performed even better, with year-to-date gains of close to 21%. Several major drugmakers completed significant....
This Isn't Why Apple Is Building a 6.1-Inch LCD iPhone
Nikkei Asian Review, which regularly publishes accurate information about future Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) products in advance of their introductions, said Apple is planning a new iPhone with a liquid....
Better Buy: CenturyLink Inc. vs. Verizon Communications Inc.
Telecoms are the bread and butter of solid retirement portfolios. Because the capital requirements to building out nationwide networks are so onerous -- and the service these companies provide so....
3 Beaten-Up Tech Stocks: Are They Bargains?
The tech sector has performed well this past year, for the most part, but that doesn't mean there aren't a few companies that are suffering. Take for instance Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ),....
What Investors Need to Know About Verizon's Mammoth NFL Deal
Football fans and cord-cutters rejoice, because Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) just kicked off the week with some great news. On Monday, the telecom giant announced a new five-year distribution....
Wal-Mart Wants to Eat Blue Apron's Lunch (and Dinner)
Blue Apron (NYSE: APRN) may have pioneered the meal-kit business, but brick-and-mortar grocery stores aren't going to let it steal its business. Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT), the nation's largest grocery....
Intel Corp. Expects to Sample 10-Nano FPGAs in 2018
In 2013, chip giant Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) and programmable logic chip vendor Altera announced a collaboration whereby Intel would manufacture chips Altera designs. This move, Altera hoped, would....
Is Apple Catching Up to Google and Tesla in Self-Driving Technology?
While Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been arguably the most dominant tech company of the past decade, some regard it as a laggard in the race for self-driving cars. Its Project Titan initiative has been....