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2 Tech Companies With Enormous Free Cash Flow
In investing, free cash flow is the good stuff. Defined as a company's cash from operations minus its capital expenditures, free cash flow is the cold, hard cash left over after regular operations....
Will Defense Stocks Soar on Trump's $683 Billion Budget Boost?
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has laid out the bull case for defense stocks, concluding in a report that the full military buildup advocated by the Trump Administration would boost....
Starbucks Opens Its Second Roastery as It Aims to Move Upmarket
Earlier this week, Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) opened its second Starbucks Reserve Roastery. The pilot location opened in Starbucks' hometown of Seattle three years ago. Fittingly, the second....
3 Top Pipeline Stocks to Buy Now
There are more than 2.4 million miles of energy pipelines running through the United States, which is the largest network of oil and gas pipes in the world. This system ensures that there's enough....
Is Gilead Sciences, Inc. a Buy?
With only a few weeks remaining in 2017, Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: GILD) stock price appears to be on course to finish roughly at the same level that it began the year. After getting off to a rocky....
What This Apple Supplier Just Told Us About iPhone X Demand
For quite a while, chipmaker Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) has telegraphed to the investment community that it expects to see a substantial boost in the dollar content within Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) 2017....
3 Growth Stocks I'd Buy Right Now
What's a six-letter word that's guaranteed to make investors happy? Growth. While growth comes in several flavors, they're all interrelated. Growth in revenue helps make earnings growth possible,....
Forget Bitcoin: IOTA Just Partnered With 5 Brand-Name Companies on a New Project
We're just three weeks from turning the calendar on 2017, but cryptocurrency price appreciation has shown absolutely no signs of slowing. While marijuana and cloud-computing stocks have impressed,....
More Marijuana Stock Deal-Making Is on the Way for This 1 Simple Reason
Canopy Growth (NASDAQOTH: TWMJF) rocked the cannabis industry in October when it announced a $245 million deal with Constellation Brands (NYSE: STZ), the maker of Corona beer and a long lineup of....
Better Buy: Pfizer (PFE) vs. AbbVie (ABBV)
For Pfizer (NYSE: PFE), 2017 so far has looked better than the past couple of years in terms of stock performance. However, the stock's 9% year-to-date gain isn't anything to jump up and down....
Lululemon Athletica Pushes Forward With Ambitious Goals for 2020
Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ: LULU) stock was up following a strong earnings report, building off the company's similarly robust second quarter results. The athleisure brand enjoyed solid....
The Individual Mandate: We Hate It, but We Need It
Big change is afoot in Washington, and it has nothing to do with the weather. Republicans in both houses of Congress have passed their respective version of tax reform and now are working on a few....
3 Stocks You Can Safely Own Until 2030
Some stocks force us to keep close tabs on the underlying business. For other investments, you can simply buy the stock and forget about it for the next 10 to 15 years.If you're looking for new....
These 3 Companies Grew at Least 40% in 2017, and They Aren't Slowing Down
2017 has been a great year for the market at large. The S&P 500 index has reached record levels and gained 18% year to date as of this writing, both the Nasdaq Composite and Dow Jones....
CME Bitcoin Futures: A Better Way to Buy (or Short) Bitcoin?
Bitcoin has seen immense gains so far in 2017, and prices have been extremely turbulent, hitting investors with substantial corrections even amid a general upward trend. Bitcoin futures have....
Apple's 2 Biggest Growth Opportunities
For the fiscal year that ended at the end of September, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) reported revenue just shy of $229 billion. While this was nearly $14 billion more than it generated in its prior fiscal....
Is the 3G Capital Model Working for Kraft Heinz?
In this segment from Industry Focus: Consumer Goods, the cast offers a brief history of packaged food conglomerate Kraft Heinz Co (NASDAQ: KHC), before diving into the underlying business model....
Mobileye’s Latest Moves Will Strengthen Intel’s Clout in Autonomous Cars
Intel's (NASDAQ: INTC) acquisition of Mobileye earlier this year has put the chipmaker firmly on track to make a big dent in the autonomous vehicle industry. In fact, Chipzilla now seems to be in....
Why NetEase Stock Jumped 16.6% in November
Shares of NetEase (NASDAQ: NTES) leapt nearly 17% last month, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The Chinese video game company announced plans to expand its....
Negative News Emerges for Apple iPhone X Sales
Per a new report from DIGITIMES, demand for components that go into Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone X came in 30% lower than expected in November, with the publication's sources claiming that demand....
2 Businesses That Broadcom Will Kill if It Buys Qualcomm
Early last month, chip titan Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) offered to acquire fellow chip giant Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) for a total consideration of $70 per share, with $60 in cash and the remaining $10....
A $1.5 Billion Buyback Is Just the Start for T-Mobile
T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) announced a $1.5 billion buyback on Wednesday morning. That $1.5 billion is well below what many analysts were expecting after T-Mobile's bid for Sprint fell through.....
Is Tesla Headed for a Cliff?
This week, JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) made headlines by predicting that Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) would fall a whopping 40% in the next 12 months. Tesla is having its fair share of troubles with....
What Hot New Tech Gadgets Mean for the Companies That Make Them
With the holidays rolling in, new gadgets from companies like Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Nintendo are more popular than ever with consumers. In this week's episode of Industry Focus: Tech,....
Rule Breaker Mailbag: He Gets By With a Little Help From His Friends
In this Rule Breaker Investing podcast, David Gardner pulls the most interesting -- and complimentary -- items out of his mailbag. Among the subjects he covers this month are how to tell when to....