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A Foolish Take: Twitter and Presidential Politics
It's fair to say that Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) has become a much larger part of the conversation in the United States over the past two years as a result of politics.But just how wide of a reach does....
Square's Disappointing Earnings Guidance Is Good for Long-Term Investors
Square's (NYSE: SQ) third-quarter earnings report beat expectations on both the top and bottom lines. Its fourth-quarter revenue outlook was also better than expected, but management's....
MercadoLibre Shows Why It's Still the King of Latin American E-Commerce
The past three months have been tumultuous ones for MercadoLibre, Inc. (NASDAQ: MELI). The company reported fabulous results for its second quarter, and the stock promptly fell 10% on the....
Should You Follow Bullish Analysts Into Adobe Stock?
It's been a fantastic year for Adobe (NASDAQ: ADBE) shareholders. Considering its stock is up 75% in 2017, it would be logical to assume concerns regarding Adobe's relative value may give bullish....
Expedia: Buy the Dip?
The online travel agency (OTA) sector has taken a sudden plunge toward Earth. Market darlings until only a few months ago, the top stocks in the industry started to head south after they....
Better Buy: Facebook Inc vs. Google
It's hard to imagine, but just over twenty years ago neither Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) nor Google -- now Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) -- existed. Combined, these behemoths are worth over....
To Grow Virtual Reality, Facebook Needs Its Own Oculus Store
Facebook's (NASDAQ: FB) Oculus division thinks it can get virtual reality in the hands of over 1 billion people around the world, an ambitious goal any way you look at it. It could make strides to....
2 Wildly Overvalued Tech Stocks
It's been nothing short of an outstanding 2017 for the tech sector. Up nearly 43%, tech stocks have nearly doubled the Standard & Poor's (S&P) returns of 24% this year. Given the strength....
Tech Stocks This Week: Roku Soars, Square Impresses, and Snap Falls
As earnings season continued this week, three tech companies' earnings reports stood out. Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) and Square (NYSE: SQ) both impressed investors with surging business growth, and Snap....
Netflix Doesn't Have to Lose for Disney to Win in Streaming
Disney's (NYSE: DIS) otherwise lethargic quarterly report on Thursday had a few encouraging nuggets about the streaming service that it plans to roll out in the second half of 2019. Unlike the....
1 Hot China Stock to Buy in November (Hint: It’s not Alibaba)
Co-founder and Chief Rule Breaker David Gardner is one of the great investors of our day. No investment better personifies his venture capital-esque approach to picking stocks than his decision in....
Alibaba's Singles Day Is About to Put Amazon Prime Day to Shame
Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) crushed analyst expectations for its second quarter last week but the company has barely had time to celebrate as it preps for its biggest sales day of the year on November....
Facebook Is Coming After Yelp Now
Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) has unveiled a new app today called Local, which is essentially a rebranded version of the Events app that the social network launched last year. Events listed various types....
What Really Happened With Facebook's Ad Impressions?
Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) CFO Dave Wehner has been warning about an ad revenue slowdown in the second half of 2017 for over a year. Facebook is simply running out of room to place ads as it saturates....
Better Buy: Shopify Inc (US) vs. Paypal Holdings Inc
The world of retail is changing before our eyes. One-time stalwarts of the mid-20th century are going out of business, and e-commerce is taking their place. While that means massive upheaval for....
Why Atlassian Corporation Plc Stock Gained 37.6% in October
Shares of Atlassian Corporation Plc (NASDAQ: TEAM) gained 37.6% in October, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The movement was primarily driven by the company's....
Ignore the Hype: Twitter Inc. Stock Is Not a Buy
Anyone who read the statement Twitter's (NYSE: TWTR) part-time CEO Jack Dorsey put out after its third-quarter earnings release might logically assume the company's rough days are all in the....
Square, Inc. (SQ) Q3 2017 Earnings Conference Call Transcript
Image source: The Motley Fool.Square, Inc. (NYSE: SQ)Q3 2017 Earnings Conference CallNov. 8, 2017, 5:00 p.m. ETOperatorContinue readingSource: Fool.com
Have Fun Storming the Netflix Castle
It seems as if everybody's gunning for Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) these days. Media giants are in various stages of shacking up. Tech behemoths are investing in original content. Hulu is winning....
Square Earnings: Rapid Growth With Even Better Long-Term Potential
Payment-processing company Square (NYSE: SQ) recently reported quarter earnings that surpassed expectations for the fifth time in a row. In addition to beating estimates on the top and bottom....
Media Mergers Are Bad News for Netflix
Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) has been a thorn in the side of major media companies for years now, but only recently have TV and movie studios started fighting back. Disney (NYSE: DIS) announced plans to....
Who Will Win From Alibaba's Singles Day Sales Event?
Although Singles Day isn't widely known outside of China, it has quickly become the biggest sales event in the world, outstripping Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales combined. Chinese e-commerce....
5 Top Stocks for November
The stock market might be at yet another all-time high, but long-term investors have seen this story play out before. With average historical gains of 7% a year, inclusive of dividend....
3 Growth Stocks for Forward-Looking Investors
None of us has a crystal ball, but when it comes to investing success, one of the most important -- and often most difficult -- things to do is to identify companies that have a clear path of....
Here's What You Need to Know About Salesforce's Einstein
This week Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) is holding its 15th annual Dreamforce conference in San Francisco -- and expectations are high for its prized AI machine, Einstein. The event organizers are....