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The 3 Reasons Amazon, Tesla, and Netflix Have Crushed the Market -- Take 2
My Foolish colleague Jeremy Bowman recently wrote a great article on three reasons for the amazing performance of Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), and Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) stocks. It....
3 Stocks That Turned $8,000 Into at Least $138,000 in 5 Years
In a rising market, it's easy for the tide to lift all boats, but it takes a special company and business to far outperform all others. When one stock can soar much further than its rivals, that's....
3 Things Hortonworks Management Wants You to Know
Hadoop technology distributor Hortonworks (NASDAQ: HDP) had a positive earnings report this month, sending the stock up roughly 25% since its Aug. 3 release. The company operates as one of only a....
Better Buy: CalAmp Corp. vs. NVIDIA
Investors looking to get in on some of the latest tech trends would be wise to consider NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) and CalAmp (NASDAQ: CAMP). NVIDIA makes most of its money from selling....
When Buying Tech Stocks, Mind the GAAP
In this Motley Fool Answers video, Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp welcome Dylan Lewis, host of Industry Focus: Tech, to the show to offer his thoughts on the difference between the profit and....
3 CEOs and Their Best Career Moves
"I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my....
3 Stocks That Could Soar More Than Netflix
Few companies have done more for their shareholders over the last decade than Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX). The streaming giant has provided investors with a total return of 6,740%, which is big enough....
Salesforce.com Surpasses $10 Billion Run Rate
Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) reported fiscal 2018 second-quarter results on Aug. 22. The leading provider of customer relationship management solutions is enjoying sharp gains in sales and profits....
3 Insightful Quotes From salesforce.com, inc Management
Customer relationship management (CRM) king salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) posted yet another solid quarter of growth in its fiscal second quarter of 2018. Both revenue and adjusted earnings per share....
Facebook's Teen Problem Is Finally Showing Up
Shortly after Facebook's (NASDAQ: FB) initial public offering (IPO), many investors started expressing concerns about the social network's cachet with teenagers. Former CFO David Ebersman added....
9 Must-See Metrics That Highlight salesforce.com, inc.'s Second Quarter
Enterprise cloud company salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) just posted its results for its second quarter of fiscal 2018, and they didn't disappoint. Thanks to continued rapid top-line growth during the....
IBM Tackles Food Safety With Blockchain
With the price of bitcoin, the first and most prominent cryptocurrency, soaring this year, the underlying blockchain technology has gotten a lot of attention. A blockchain is a digital ledger of....
Intuit Caps a Year of Solid Top-Line Growth
Intuit (NASDAQ: INTU) released fiscal fourth-quarter 2017 earnings on Tuesday after the markets closed, concluding a healthy fiscal year in which it overcame a rocky start to tax season. In the....
Losing Sleep Over Your Portfolio? Consider This Stock
Some investors prefer stability. The more volatility in their portfolios, the less they sleep at night. Sound like you? If so, I've got good news: One of the world's best businesses is still....
3 Stocks With Microsoft-Like Return Potential
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) investors enjoyed nearly a 100-fold return in the 1990s. Shares bought at the start of the decade had delivered a stunning 9,300% gain when the Y2K bug was dodging the....
3 Top Dividend Stocks on Sale
With the market still near all-time highs, finding quality dividend stocks that aren't overpriced is a real challenge. One strategy is to look for a good company going through a rough patch, buy....
Why Macy's, Farmer Brothers, and Snap Jumped Today
The major benchmarks jumped markedly higher Tuesday, as investors appeared to shake off the uncertainty related to geopolitical concerns. The stock market gained more than three-quarters of a....
Why Shares of Snap Inc. Popped Today
Shares of Snap Inc. (NYSE: SNAP) rose on Tuesday, potentially driven higher by a report suggesting that Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) is losing appeal among younger users, and that Snapchat could benefit.....
Microsoft Hits a Speech Recognition Milestone
One of the biggest problems facing voice assistants like Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Echo, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Siri, and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) Cortana is their struggles with conversational speech....
3 Growth Stocks for Retirees
Risky stocks and retirees don't mix. But growth stocks aren't necessarily risky. They tend to be more expensive, relative to earnings, than their slower-growing peers, but that doesn't mean they....
Snap Inc. Isn't the Next Twitter -- It's Much Worse
When Snap Inc. (NYSE: SNAP), the company behind the wildly popular Snapchat app, went public in March, the overarching question was whether Snap would be the next Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) or the next....
3 Value Stocks for Smart Investors
While the market seems full of investors looking for the next go-go growth stock, smart investors know to look at the value side of the equation. They also realize value and growth are....
GameStop Has a Lot to Prove on Thursday
Things are buzzing at GameStop (NYSE: GME) theses days. The leading retailer specializing in video games began taking pre-orders for Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) Xbox One X on Sunday. Microsoft's....
Why Disney Is Going Over-the-Top With Sports Streaming
Disney (NYSE: DIS) ruffled a few feathers earlier this month when the magical media empire announced it would be splitting ties with Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) for content distribution. Disney....
PayPal's Plans to Monetize Venmo Are on Schedule
PayPal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: PYPL) investors had plenty of reasons to cheer when the company recently reported its second quarter earnings.Revenue for the payment platform increased 18% year over....