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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....
3 Top Stocks Wall Street Is Overlooking
The stock market has been on a once-in-a-generation run. The Nasdaq Composite Index, for instance, is up 425% since March 2009. While that has been great for investors, it leaves those with money....
Can Intel Dominate This Market by Overcoming This Smaller Rival?
Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) placed a big bet on the future of programmable chips by spending $16.7 billion to acquire Altera a couple of years ago. Chipzilla believed that Altera's field-programmable....
Intel Corp.'s Gemini Lake May Have Been Delayed
On Sept. 28, 2017, website Gamers Nexus published what appeared to be an official document from Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) indicating that the chip giant intended to launch its next-generation low-cost....
Is Bitcoin a Good Investment at Today's High Price?
People who invest in bitcoin would be excused for disliking Jamie Dimon, the chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM), who called the crytocurrency a "fraud" earlier this year and intimated....
Home Depot Gets With the PROgram
In what is becoming old hat for the giant home-improvement retailer, Home Depot Inc (NYSE: HD) posted another solid quarterly earnings report earlier this month. The company's revenue rose to $25....
Hankering to Invest in Subway? Here's the Thing...
Sandwich chain Subway has more locations than any other quick-service or fast-food restaurant chain in the United States, but an investment in the company is impossible. The parent company,....
Cisco Systems Inc. Earnings: The 3 Things That Really Matter
For Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) fans, fiscal 2018's first-quarter earnings results were a long time coming. Not all tech watchers were impressed, but considering Cisco stock is up 7% since the....
4 Takeaways from Coca-Cola’s Investor Day
Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) recently held its first investor day since 2009. That's a long time compared with many other companies, which usually have an annual or biannual investor day. However, the....
How to Diversify Your Healthcare Investments
On this week's episode of Industry Focus: Healthcare, analysts Kristine Harjes and Todd Campbell get back to basics and explain what you need to know about diversifying your portfolio, especially....
Move Over, Bitcoin and Ethereum -- Make Way for Ripple
Traditionally, the stock market is the greatest creator of long-term wealth. Over time, stocks have returned an average of 7% annually, inclusive of dividend reinvestment and adjusted for....
Is Black Friday Still the Day Retailers Move From Loss to Profit?
While it's not the only meaning behind the name, one of the reasons Black Friday gained that nickname comes from the idea that the rush of shoppers moved retailers from a loss (the red) to a....
Will 3M Split Its Stock in 2018?
3M (NYSE: MMM) is one of the most wide-ranging conglomerates among the 30 stocks of the Dow Jones Industrials (DJINDICES: ^DJI). Many investors know 3M for its office supply products, but the....
Invest Alongside Warren Buffett in These Black Friday Stocks
If you're interested in buying top stocks that benefit from consumer spending over the holidays, you might want to follow in Warren Buffett's footsteps. Buffett is famous for picking stock market....
Drillisch: Goldman hebt Einstufung und Kursziel an
Die Experten bei der US-Investmentbank Goldman Sachs haben ihre Einschätzung beim Telekommunikationsanbieter Drillisch angepasst. Wie Analyst Joshua Mills in seiner aktuellsten Studie schreibt,....
8 Hot Products Your Tech-Savvy Friends Will Love
Image source: Getty Images.There's no shortage of amazing tech gadgets available these days, but narrowing down which one's your tech-savvy friends will like can be tough -- especially if you want....
1 Safe Bank Stock for Retirement
When people are in, or on the verge of, retirement, they're often advised to avoid stocks and to buy bonds. Bonds tend to be safer, so the story goes, because they take priority over stocks in the....
3 Big Focus Areas for Apple Inc.'s 2018 Premium iPhones
Next year, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is expected to launch three new iPhones. Two of those three are expected to target the premium portion of the smartphone market, with a third expected to have a....
The 3 Dividend Stocks You'll Wish You'd Bought 10 Years From Now
Almost all investors will encounter that sting of regret as they watch from the sidelines a promising stock generate great returns. But they can avoid the disappointment of missing out by keeping....
Coca-Cola Tweaks Its Financial Strategy
During Coca-Cola's (NYSE: KO) investor day conference last week, CFO Kathy Waller used the final speaking spot to tie various strategic threads together, describing changes in Coca-Cola's....
The Narrative Structure Coca-Cola Is Using to Dominate Beverage Markets
When you hold a global market position like The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO), with products in over 200 countries, it's imperative to learn to think small if you want to remain competitive. In the....
Coca-Cola Outlines New Priorities
Last week, The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) held its first investor day conference in seven years. The forum gave CEO James Quincey an opportunity to discuss broad changes he's implemented since....