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Does Walt Disney Have What It Takes to Go Head to Head Against Netflix?
Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) has built an impressive library of original content in a very short time. But Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) is one of the few companies with an archive of its own shows and films....
No, Alibaba Isn't a Stock Market 'Reverse Merger' Scam
"The China Hustle," a documentary that premiered this month at the Toronto International Film Festival, starkly details how dozens of Chinese companies allegedly sought to defraud investors via....
How to Invest in Social Media
social media businesses like Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) and Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) have become common platforms for millions of people to socialize and interact with each other every day. Though they're....
Why Paycom Should Be on Your Investing Radar
You may have heard of Paycom (NYSE: PAYC) or seen their tag on your paycheck. Paycom is a disruptor in the human resources and paycheck management industry, and it's growing at a significant....
Will Tencent and Nintendo's Team-Up Hurt Sony and Microsoft?
Nintendo (NASDAQOTH: NTDOY) recently partnered with Chinese tech giant Tencent (NASDAQOTH: TCEHY) to bring the latter's hit game, Honor of Kings, to the Switch console. Honor of Kings is the top....
Why Square, Inc. Stock Climbed 10% in September
Shares of financial technology company Square (NYSE: SQ) increased 10.3% during September, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. At least some of this rise can likely....
Switch IPO: What Investors Need to Know
Although the humble data center is not an exciting aspect of information technology, it's essential to its functionality. After all, it's where organizations store the servers and related....
Paycom Software's Amazing Performance in 3 Charts
Paycom Software (NYSE: PAYC) reported its latest outstanding quarter in August. Investors cheered the results, which included record revenue and adjusted EBITDA, helping propel the stock to recent....
Here's My Top Stock to Buy in October
I realize this is a bold move. But I'm calling Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) my top stock to buy in October -- even after its massive surge in its stock price recently. Shares are up a whopping 350% in the....
Forget AI -- IA Could Make You More Money
Artificial intelligence (AI) is all the rage. It seems as if every big company is racing to figure out how to harness AI for their benefit. And for good reason: AI holds the promise to radically....
2 Stocks You'll Brag About Owning Someday
Buying good companies at good prices and holding on to them for years, if not decades, has proved to be the best way to grow wealthy. So which stocks do we think are great buy-and-hold candidates....
2 Dates for Netflix Inc. Investors to Circle in October
Heading into the final quarter of the year, Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) investors have to like where they stand. The stock is trouncing the broader market with an over 40% gain so far in 2017 as the....
Red Hat Inc. Is on a Roll
This week, Red Hat (NYSE: RHT) delivered another batch of solid proof that its unique business model makes sense. Pairing the concept of open-source software development with high-quality support....
3 Reasons Investors Should Like Accenture Plc's Results
Accenture's (NYSE: ACN) fourth-quarter results for fiscal 2017 have been posted, and they're looking good. Despite the market's muted response to the results, the earnings release gives....
Roku Stock Has Already Doubled From Its IPO. How Does Its Valuation Look?
That went well. Streaming media player maker Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) officially priced its initial public offering on Wednesday night at $14, the high end of the expected range listed in its amended....
3 Reasons Roku Stock May Be Peaking
Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) was a rock-star debutante on Thursday. The IPO was set to price between $12 and $14; it hit the market at the high end of that range, and it still wasn't enough. The stock....
Is Veeva Systems Inc. a Buy?
Shares of Veeva Systems Inc. (NYSE: VEEV) hit an all-time high earlier this year, but the market responded harshly to recent signals suggesting years of blazing-fast growth are coming to an end.....
Why Snap May Continue to Disappoint Investors for Now
Snap's (NYSE: SNAP) troubles growing its daily active user count have been a big focus of investors ever since the company made its initial filing to go public. The biggest reason for the slowdown....
3 Stocks Up 30% or More Year to Date That Could Be Just Getting Started
There's arguably no better feeling in investing than watching one of your stocks deliver exceptional gains over the course of only a few months. But all too often, investors tend to take profits....
What Uber's Problems in London Mean for Its IPO
Uber has tentative plans to file for its initial public offering (IPO) in the next 18 to 36 months, according to the company's new CEO Dara Khosrowshahi. But potential investors may be less....
Best Buy: Facebook, Netflix, or Amazon?
Tech has been on fire for the last few years, and companies at the top of their game have been reaping considerable rewards for investors. Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) has the largest social media....
Twitter's Live Video Plans Get an Important Vote of Confidence
For quite a while, the balance of the news out of Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) has been discouraging, but in this MarketFoolery podcast segment, host Chris Hill, Million Dollar Portfolio's Jason Moser,....
Google Strengthens Cloud Identity Management With Bitium Buy
In recent years, the number of various online services that enterprises have to tap into has proliferated, which has created a market for cloud-based enterprise identity management to help manage,....
Investors Embrace Twitter's 280-Character Limit, Users Revolt
On occasion over the years, I have called Twitter's (NYSE: TWTR) 140-character limit "arbitrary," which didn't make me any friends on the service. Debate surrounding this limit has been polarizing....
Twitter's Got 99 Problems but 140 Characters Ain't One
Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) finally started to loosen post size restrictions on Tuesday night. The social media juggernaut announced that it will double the size of the characters allowed on tweets in....