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Will 2018 Be Netflix, Inc.'s Best Year Yet?
Shares of Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) have gained 33% so far in 2017. That's an impressive boost on top of an already huge market cap, giving the stock an $81 billion market cap today. Netflix has....
Facebook Wants to Hook Your Kids on Messenger
Though YouTube finds itself embroiled in numerous controversies surrounding children, Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) has apparently decided that now would be a good time to roll out a brand-new product....
Why Walt Disney Co Stock Popped Monday
Shares of media and entertainment giant Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) jumped as much as 7.1% on Monday, following a report from The Wall Street Journal this weekend that the company has "re-engaged in....
Even This Cable Legend Thinks Netflix Has Already Won the Streaming Race
With all the talk of media mergers these days, there's been an ongoing debate as to whether other content producers could potentially catch up to Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) in the streaming races.....
5 Top Energy Stocks to Consider Buying Now
Energy stocks trailed the market by a significant margin in 2017, with most sinking even though it rose nearly 20%. That's despite the fact that oil rebounded about 8% this year and is now well....
3 Reasons Why Aetna Isn't Up 14% Today
It turns out that the rumors were true.Investors learned on Monday that Aetna (NYSE: AET) has officially accepted a takeover bid from pharmacy giant CVS Health (NYSE: CVS). This $69 billion deal....
Analyst Picks: 1 Insurer to Buy, 1 to Hold, and 1 to Sell
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 three....
Why General Electric Company Stock Slumped 9.3% in November
General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) stock fell 9.3% in November, compounding a disappointing year for investors. In a nutshell, GE's investor update on Nov. 13 failed to demonstrate that a quick....
Space Launch System Delay Gives SpaceX Some Room to Breathe
All of a sudden, the moon is looking attractive again.After years of hearing anyone and everyone talk about how America needs to go to Mars, in 2017, talk began shifting back to whether visiting....
2 Bargain Stocks You Can Buy Today
The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 are at record highs right now, and many sectors -- tech in particular -- have seen huge gains as well. But there are some companies that, despite....
DOW DAX im Trendkanal
Der DAX zickt die letzten Wochen rum und bildet keinen vernünftigen Trendkanal aus, den man traden könnte. Zur Zeit kann man den eingezeichneten Seitwärtstrend ausmachen, den man bei einem Ausbruch
This Might Be Apple Inc.'s Second Source for OLED Displays
This year, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) adopted a new type of display technology for the iPhone X called organic light-emitting diode, or OLED. OLED displays have some significant advantages over....
Forget FireEye, Palo Alto Networks Is a Better Cybersecurity Stock
Palo Alto Networks (NYSE: PANW) and FireEye (NASDAQ: FEYE) are often mentioned as "best in breed" cybersecurity companies. Palo Alto, which provides next-gen firewalls, serves over 45,000....
Here's How Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP Crushed It in 2017
By every measure, 2017 was an excellent year for Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (NYSE: BIP). For example, funds from operations (FFO) in the recently completed third quarter rocketed 28.1%....
Better Buy: AT&T Inc. vs. Verizon Communications
The U.S. wireless industry is dominated by AT&T (NYSE: T) and Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ). The two telecom giants account for about 70% of wireless customers and an even larger share of....
Intel Corp. Seems to Be Expecting Server CPU Market Share Loss
At a recent investor conference, the CFO of chip giant Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) offered up some perspective about the company's long-term growth prospects. Intel operates in many different segments,....
Where Will Exact Sciences Corporation Be in 5 Years?
Roughly 18 months ago, Exact Sciences (NASDAQ: EXAS) was in rough shape. Cash was getting tight as the company spent aggressively to commercialize its new colon cancer test. Add in some troubling....
3 Great Stocks Under $10
The stock market continues to trek higher, setting new highs on a regular basis. But not everyone is cheering. The S&P 500's cyclically adjusted P/E ratio, also known as the Shiller P/E ratio....
3 Reasons Pfizer Should Buy Celgene in 2018
You might think it's a crazy idea. Maybe it is a crazy idea. But sometimes crazy ideas are the ones that wind up being the best. So here it is: Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) should buy Celgene (NASDAQ: CELG)....
Northrop Buys Orbital ATK, and All of Space Launch Is Watching
It's official now. Less than three months after Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) announced that it will be buying Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA) for $7.8 billion in cash, Orbital ATK shareholders voted last....
Why Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Shareholders Have Something to Worry About
Surgeons around the globe will perform around 867,000 procedures using Intuitive Surgical, Inc.'s (NASDAQ: ISRG) robots this year, making this company the undisputed champion of robotic surgery,....
Did Vladimir Putin Just Announce a New Arms Race?
TVRain. Kommersant. Gazeta.ru. TASS. Across all of the main Russian media outlets last week, the word went forth: Russia is re-arming.Here's how the story goes, as reported by Russia's TASS....
What to Expect From Veeva Systems Inc. in 2018
You can't really complain about Veeva Systems (NYSE: VEEV) stock performance in 2017. The cloud-based software provider's share price is up more than 45% year to date. However, this impressive....
3 Things to Watch in the Stock Market This Week
Stocks posted significant gains last week as the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) passed 24,000 points for the first time. In fact, both the Dow and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX:....
1 Area Where Apple Inc. Still Falls Behind
One of the features Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) seems most proud of with each new iPhone release is the rear-facing camera. Each year, Apple makes substantial advances in sensor technology, optics, and....