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The Phenomenon Blindsiding Shopify's Detractors
Two months ago, Citron Research's Andrew Left made waves when he said Shopify's (NYSE: SHOP) 500,000 merchants were the result of false promises and dirty recruitment tactics. He backed his claim....
3 Stocks That Feel Like Wal-Mart in 1970
Want to know what a dynastic wealth maker looks like in real life? Take a look at what Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) has done for investors who have been patient enough to hold for over 40 years.A simple....
3 Top Dividend Stocks With Yields Over 4%
Seasoned investors know that big dividend yields usually come with trade-offs. In exchange for hefty payouts, shareholders can typically expect to take on risks associated with a struggling....
How to Invest in E-Cigarettes
It's clear to everyone that Philip Morris International (NYSE: PM) was correct when it declared the future was going to be "smoke free." The number of smokers declines every year, and while....
3 Stocks That Look Just Like Nike in 1980
Nike (NYSE: NKE) is one of the great investing success stories over the past several decades. Thanks to an iconic brand, the marketing savvy to align itself with sports icons -- Michael Jordan,....
Retail's Holiday Season Is Happy So Far
On this Market Foolery podcast, host Chris Hill and Motley Fool Total Income's Ron Gross start by taking the pulse of retail, which appears broadly healthy at the moment -- both traditional and....
TransCanada Up on Pipeline Approval News
TransCanada's (NYSE: TRP) Keystone pipeline has been making headlines for a decade now. This week, the XL pipeline gained a 3-2 approval to run through Nebraska.In this week's episode of Industry....
This High-Yield Stock Just Gave Investors a 10% Raise for 2018 (There's More on the Way, Too)
Enbridge (NYSE: ENB) announced this week that it would increase its dividend 10% for 2018. This move will push the Canadian energy infrastructure giant's yield well past 5%. Furthermore, that....
3 Top Cloud Computing Stocks to Buy Now
Cloud computing is big business. Public cloud spending is expected to grow 18% year over year to an estimated $260 billion in 2017, according to market research company Gartner. That growth is....
Shopify Scores a Black Friday and Cyber Monday Win
E-commerce solutions provider Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) recently announced that it processed over $1 billion in gross merchandise volume (GMV) on its platform from more than 500,000 merchants in 175....
Is it Time to Get Greedy With Priceline Group Stock?
Priceline (NASDAQ: PCLN) rallied nearly 20% this year, easily outpacing its rival Expedia's (NASDAQ: EXPE) 8% gain. However, Priceline remains down nearly 10% over the past month after its fourth....
Could Lowe's Companies, Inc. Be a Millionaire-Maker Stock?
Lowe's (NYSE: LOW) is one of the two biggest home-improvement retailers in the world. Both it and its largest competitor, Home Depot (NYSE: HD), have seen phenomenal returns over the last 10....
Move Over Tesla: Lockheed Martin's Autonomous Driving Product Could Soon Guide Military Convoys
While tech companies and automakers race to put autonomous vehicles on U.S. highways, Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is making steady progress in its own effort to bring driverless trucks to the....
Why 2017 Was a Year to Forget for Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.
Coming into 2017, expectations were high for Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG). The company had put the E. coli crisis behind it and comparable sales were set to jump following a sharp dive....
Better Buy: CalAmp Corp. vs. Cisco
Upstart Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity provider CalAmp (NASDAQ: CAMP) and veteran tech powerhouse Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) have a lot in common. Both are fully committed to expanding their....
2 Top Gas Stocks to Buy Now
After a relatively stagnant year in 2016, where gas consumption fell, and production barely rose, U.S. natural gas demand appears poised to accelerate over the next several years. According to an....
3 Internet of Things Stocks to Buy Now
Artificial intelligence, augmented reality, driverless cars, and myriad other tech trends fill up the news feeds these days. But there's a more subtle tech transformation that's happening right....
When This Happens, Bitcoin Could Be Doomed
What's more powerful than a speeding locomotive and can leap tall buildings in a single bound? No, it's not Superman – it's bitcoin. Seemingly nothing can stop the world's most valuable and....
Is a Dividend Cut Coming From GlaxoSmithKline plc?
One of the attractions of investing in British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline plc (NYSE: GSK) is its generous dividend yield, which lately has hovered at just a bit less than 6%. A yield that's so far....
Why Warren Buffett Sold Some Wells Fargo Stock
Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) has fallen out of favor among investors. One of the "big four" incumbent U.S. banks, the company has recently been dogged by scandal and dinged by fundamental....
1 Thing General Motors and Ford Motor Co. Had in Common Last Month
Whether it's in sports, in business, or in comic books, the world loves a good rivalry -- and few can match the longtime crosstown competition between General Motors (NYSE: GM) and Ford Motor Co.....
VMware's Growth Businesses Are Booming
Virtualization solutions-provider VMware (NYSE: VMW) reported its third-quarter results after the market closed on Nov. 30. It was more of the same from the company, with double-digit revenue....
Now Is Not the Time to Get Greedy With Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Stock
If this sounds like a broken record, it's because it is. Palo Alto Networks (NYSE: PANW) reports better-than-expected revenue growth, and its stock jumps close to double digits. However, within....
Capital Gains Tax Changes Hurt Mom and Pop Investors
The GOP's tax bill would hit individual investors with next capital gains tax rules, while allowing mutual funds and exchange-traded funds to operate under the old rules. The proposed changes will....
Tech Stocks This Week: Amazon's Big Weekend, Improving iPhone X Supply, and More
This week featured some interesting stories in tech, including Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) big success with its tech products, Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) strategy to respond to Amazon's....