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Will Goldman Sachs Raise Its Dividend in 2018?
Wall Street has been on fire in 2017, but the financial industry's success hasn't translated into big gains for Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) shareholders. The investment banking giant is one of the....
Home Depot Stock Upgraded: What You Need to Know
Every day, Wall Street analysts upgrade some stocks, downgrade others, and "initiate coverage" on a few more. But do these analysts even know what they're talking about? Today, we're taking one....
Will Home Depot Raise Its Dividend in 2018?
Home Depot (NYSE: HD) has produced amazing gains in recent years because of the rebound in the housing market after the financial crisis, but that's only been the crowning achievement in a longer....
Apple Inc. Might Be Making a Big Mistake
KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo (via MacRumors) recently said that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is expected to launch two new iPhones next year with advanced organic light emitting diode (OLED)....
iPhone X Production Is Ramping Incredibly Fast
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) continues to pleasantly surprise investors and consumers with the availability of iPhone X. Its latest flagship handset was previously expected to suffer from severe supply....
Why This Apple Inc. iPhone Rumor Probably Isn't True
An analyst with Jeffries & Co. recently published, by way of Barron's, some predictions about Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) 2018, 2019, and even 2020 iPhone lineups. I don't intend to go over those....
What Will the Average American Pay for Obamacare in 2018?
Big changes are in store for consumers who are planning to purchase an Obamacare (officially the Affordable Care Act, or ACA) plan in 2018. Though the enrollment period is ongoing and remains the....
Here's What Apple Inc. Needs to Deliver With the iPhone SE 2
Taiwanese publication Economic Daily News (via MacRumors) says that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) intends to refresh its low-cost, small-screen iPhone, known as the iPhone SE, during the first half of....
Better Buy: American Express Company vs. Square
Nearly two years have passed since I wrote my first article pitting credit card titan American Express (NYSE: AXP) against 21st-century payments processor Square (NYSE: SQ). I tagged AmEx for the....
Wal-Mart and Target Are Finally Finding Their Way Against Amazon.com
The easy narrative over the last decade has been that Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) has been eating Target (NYSE: TGT) and Walmart's (NYSE: WMT) lunch in retail. Consumers are spending more online,....
Will JPMorgan Chase Raise Its Dividend in 2018?
2017 was another solid year for JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM), with the banking giant seeing its stock price climb 14% over the past 12 months. Fundamentally, JPMorgan's prospects have looked strong,....
Will Apple Raise Its Dividend in 2018?
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the stock market's largest company, but what many people don't realize about the tech giant is that it has also become one of the biggest payers of dividend income to its....
2 Big Upgrades to Expect in Apple Inc.’s 2018 iPhones
Although Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) latest smartphones -- the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X -- seem to be doing well in the marketplace, next year's lineup should be even more competitive.The....
Why Is Home Depot Spending $8 Billion on Stock Buybacks?
Home Depot (NYSE: HD) can't seem to get enough of its own stock. Executives a year ago set a target for $5 billion worth of share repurchases, but ended up spending $7 billion after changing their....
Intel Corp. Bringing Core i9 Branding to Laptops
Earlier this year, chip giant Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) announced a new branding scheme for its high-end desktop processors: Core i9. Until that point, Intel's processors were branded in a standard....
Will McDonald's Raise Its Dividend in 2018?
McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) has been one of the best performers in the Dow Jones Industrials in 2017, climbing more than 40% over the past 12 months. Long-term investors know that such performance is....
3 Reasons to Buy the Apple iPhone 8 Plus Instead of the iPhone X
This year, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) introduced three new iPhones: iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X (pronounced "iPhone ten"). The iPhone 8 is the cheapest of the new models, starting at $699, and....
3 Dividend Investing Tips That Could Earn You Thousands
Stock dividends are excellent tools to have in your investment income arsenal. Simply owning an index fund that mimics the S&P 500, for example, would deliver 2% today at a time when most....
7 Key Takeaways From Home Depot's Earnings Call
After Home Depot (NYSE: HD) reported its third-quarter results, its leadership team shared some important information with investors during the subsequent conference call.Here are the highlights....
10 Jaw-Dropping Facts About the Internet of Things
The Internet of Things (IoT), which connects various devices to each other and the cloud, is widely considered to be the next big growth market for tech companies. That's why companies like Intel....
Apple, Inc. Sales and Earnings Are Set to Soar, Thanks to the iPhone X
Since Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) revealed its new iPhone lineup back in September, it has been clear that the company's holiday-quarter performance would depend greatly upon supply and demand for the....
Here's How Caterpillar Inc. Crushed It in 2017
It's not hard to see the overlying reason why Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) stock is up nearly 50% in 2017 at the time of this writing. The simple explanation is earnings expectations have more....
What to Expect From Wal-Mart Stores Inc. in 2018
2017 has been a banner year for Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT). The retail giant, which was considered a dinosaur not long ago, has seen its stock jump 40% this year, besting nearly every other....
Coca-Cola Needs to Lay Off the Booze and Buy This Instead
It's been a tough run for Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) of late. The company has provided investors a 42% return, including dividends, over the past five years, versus the greater S&P's return of 87%.....
Here's Alibaba's Big Plan to Beat Wal-Mart in China
Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) has ambitious plans. Earlier this year, founder Jack Ma compared the company to sovereign nations by noting that the e-commerce giant's goal is to become the fifth largest....