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5 Reasons Baozun is a Better Growth Stock than Shopify
Baozun (NASDAQ: BZUN) is often called the "Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) of China," since both companies bring smaller retailers online with digital storefronts, marketing campaigns, and fulfillment....
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3 Top Stocks to Buy in December
It might seem difficult to find attractive stocks to buy right now, with the S&P 500 up by more than 17% so far in 2017 and the market hovering near record-high levels. However, there are some....
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4 Top Smart-Home Stocks to Buy Now
The smart home, or connected home, industry has seen explosive growth over the last few years, as advances in the technology have made it much more intuitive and user-friendly. According to Zion....
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Are These Cheap Tech Laggards Worth a Buy?
Technology led the stock market out of the Great Recession. Since it officially ended in June 2009, the Nasdaq 100 -- widely considered the broadest technology-focused index -- has increased by....
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Will 2018 Be McDonald's Corp.'s Best Year Yet?
There's no denying that McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) is having a heck of a year. The fast-food giant has seen its shares hit new all-time highs every single day this week, trading 46% higher so far in....
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Citi Could Soon Report Its Largest-Ever Quarterly Loss
If the Senate's tax reform bill becomes law, Citigroup (NYSE: C) would be a $20 billion loser -- at least on paper.At a conference on Wednesday, the bank's chief financial officer, John Gerspach,....
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Is Exact Sciences Corporation (EXAS) a Buy?
Some investors look at a stock that has nearly quadrupled in price within less than 12 months and are excited about buying it. Others look at the same stock and are afraid that the momentum could....
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3 Growth Stocks to Buy and Hold for 25 Years
When we talk about buying stocks at The Motley Fool, we generally do so with at least a five-year time frame in mind. After all, buying and holding strong businesses for the long term and letting....
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2 Horrible Stocks for Retirees
Some investors are more comfortable than others when it comes to risk. However, many retirees prefer stocks less likely to suffer from the wild price swings that commonly plague companies with....
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Can Kroger Stock Keep Climbing After Last Month's 25% Spike?
While they're increasingly shopping online for electronics and other home supplies, people aren't skipping their supermarket shopping trips. Kroger (NYSE: KR), one of the biggest industry players,....
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Move Over, Bitcoin: This 2,700-Year-Old Currency Is Going Digital
Despite the broad-based S&P 500 having nearly quadrupled since hitting its trough in March 2009, this year belongs to cryptocurrencies. Since beginning the year with an aggregate market cap of....
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Here's What Caused Sarepta Therapeutics to Shoot 13% Higher In November
A month full of news related to the progress it's making toward helping patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) sparked a 12.9% rally in Sarepta Therapeutics (NASDAQ: SRPT) shares last....
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Kinder Morgan Is Set to Ride This Massive Wave
Kinder Morgan (NYSE: KMI) is ideally positioned for one of today's most significant secular trends -- rising natural gas consumption.It's not often that investors can ride a huge economic wave.....
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Why 2017 Was a Year to Remember for McDonald's Corp.
The first step in McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) business turnaround was admitting that it had a problem. Following three straight years of shrinking sales, executives began fiscal 2017 fully aware that....
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What to Expect From Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. in 2018
AMD (NASDAQ: AMD), one of the hottest chip stocks of 2016, slumped more than 10% this year as rivals Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) and NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) struck back with new chips. On the surface,....
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3 Top Defense Stocks to Consider Buying Now
It has been a fantastic year for defense stocks, as the promise of a post-election pickup in Pentagon spending coupled with increasing threats from North Korea and elsewhere has caused investors....
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3 Top Stocks Billionaires Love
It makes sense that lots of investors watch the stock investments billionaires make. Many of these people made fortunes based on their stock-picking ability, so it seems like a good place to get....
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These 3 Healthcare Stock Dividends Could Soar If Trump Signs a Tax Reform Bill
Now that tax reform bills featuring 20% tax rates have passed the House and Senate, it looks like companies across the country will get to distribute a lot more of the profits they generate. Of....
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SpaceX Set to Launch Mysterious Zuma Satellite Next Month
Zuma really isn't living up to its name, is it?Expected to launch into orbit from NASA's Kennedy Space Center on the evening of Wednesday, Nov. 15, Zuma has kept space watchers waiting for nearly....
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Is Netflix a Streaming Provider or a Major Movie Studio?
Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) pioneered the concept of binge-viewing by releasing entire seasons of television programs at once. Watching multiple episodes at a sitting, or an entire season has....
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Twitter Is Still Struggling to Attract Advertisers
At a recent investor conference, Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) CFO Ned Segal twice noted the company's ad business is "demand constrained." In other words, Twitter's struggling to grow ad revenue because....
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3 Dividend Stocks to Fund Your Nest Egg
When looking for stocks to fund your retirement nest egg, it's not enough to just pick stocks with strong dividend yields. Sure, a high dividend yield is nice, but a stable, growing dividend....
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Is NVIDIA’s Automotive Business Losing Its Wheels?
There has been a great deal of hype over how NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) has been one of the pioneers in the self-driving car space, developing cutting-edge technology and partnering with marquee....
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Why 2017 Was a Year to Forget for Merck & Co. Inc.
Better luck next year. That's what Merck & Co. (NYSE: MRK) is hoping for after a disappointing 2017. Merck stock is down year to date by 7%, while the S&P 500 index is up close to 18%.Will....
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Symantec Investors Shouldn’t Miss the Bigger Picture
Symantec's (NASDAQ: SYMC) second-quarter report, released on Nov. 1, has set the cat among the pigeons. Shares of the cybersecurity specialist have sunk over the past month after its earnings came....