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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....
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Why Ferrari Stock Looks Like a Buy
Let's face it: Unless they look more like tech companies than automakers, a lot of investors have a tough time with automotive stocks. Between crazy-high fixed costs, single-digit margins, mature,....
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3 Top Energy Stocks to Buy in December
Last year, oil and gas was one of the top-performing sectors of the market as the industry slowly clawed back from an oil price of less than $30 a barrel at the beginning of the year. Pending some....
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Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley: A Closer Look Into The 2 Big Investment Banks
Industry Focus: Financials edition host Michael Douglass and Fool.com contributor Matt Frankel look at investment banking and the two largest U.S. investment banks, Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) and....
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Here's Why Ford Needs a Turnaround in China
Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) recently announced a turnaround plan for China. Its November sales showed why it needs one. Ford said its sales in China fell 8% in November from a year ago, as good....
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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....
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4 Must-See Quotes From Netflix's Chief Content Officer
Investors in Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) have been on a thrill ride. In its 2017 third quarter, the streaming pioneer boosted its total subscribers to 109 million, up 26% year over year, and grew....
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Why General Motors Is Beating Ford in China
General Motors (NYSE: GM) said that its sales in China increased 12.5% in November from a year ago, on a huge year-over-year jump in sales of SUVs driven by strong local demand for several all-new....
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AbbVie Makes Progress on Quest to Diversify
AbbVie's (NYSE: ABBV) Humira will face-off against cheaper biosimilars in the coming years, and that's bad news because Humira generates about two-thirds of AbbVie's companywide....
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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....
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A Double Shot of Streaming Media Deals for Verizon and Apple
In this MarketFoolery podcast, host Chris Hill is joined by Million Dollar Portfolio's Jason Moser to discuss some interesting news at the intersection of entertainment and the internet.First,....
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DAX-Informationen für 13.12.2017
DAX-Informationen für 13.12.2017Prognose für die nächsten Tage/Wochen (Basis: Verwendung eines Zyklen-Systems mit optimierten Parametern): abwärts (seit 14.11.17) / Trendwende auf Schlusskursbasis
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Facebook Expands Augmented Reality Features in Messenger
It's now been a few months since Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) made a major push into augmented reality (AR) to complement its virtual reality (VR) efforts. At the social network's F8 developer conference....
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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),....
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Why Shares of Western Digital Corporation Slid Nearly 12% Last Month
Shares of Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ: WDC) tumbled 11.7%in November, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence, after Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty downgraded....
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Billionaire Bill Gates Predicted Netflix's Success 2 Decades Ago
Early in Netflix's (NASDAQ: NFLX) history, the biggest concern was the company's non-conventional business model. In what's become a cautionary tale for lack of vision and missed opportunity, in....
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How Dr Pepper Snapple Can Rebound in 2018
Non-alcoholic beverage companies have rebounded this year against a flat showing in 2016. But to the consternation of shareholders of Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. (NYSE: DPS), its stock has....
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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....
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How Safe Is Cintas Corp.'s Dividend?
No matter how high or low a company's dividend is at any given moment, there is no way for an investor can say that a dividend is a complete certainty. There are simply too many variables -- some....
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Why Ford Is Teaming Up With Alibaba: Online Auto Sales
Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) is gearing up to test online alternatives to the traditional car-buying process via one of the world's largest e-commerce platforms. Ford and Chinese e-commerce giant....
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Why 2017 Was a Year to Remember for NVIDIA Corp.
For any investor following the tech sector, NVIDIA Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA) doesn't need much in the way of an introduction. The graphics processor maker has successfully taken its GPUs, which were....
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MoviePass Wants to Be Netflix to Costco's Lament
The best way to make an unsustainable model even more likely to implode is to make it even cheaper, and that's just what Helios and Matheson's (NASDAQ: HMNY) majority-owned MoviePass is doing by....
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Facebook to Back Off "Double Irish" Tax Strategy
Like many tech giants before it, Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) adopted the controversial (and popular) "double Irish" tax strategy back in 2012. The method is a common way to minimize tax liability,....
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The Best Wearables Stocks of 2017
The wearables market is still rapidly growing, with research firm IDC expecting shipments to rise from 125.5 million this year to 240.1 million in 2021. However, it's also a highly competitive....
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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....