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Apple Inc. Says It Never Planned to Include Touch ID on iPhone X
Ahead of the launch of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone X, there were many reports from numerous sources in both the press and financial-analyst community that Apple was trying to integrate a....
Disney Earnings: What to Watch on Thursday
Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) is slated to report its fourth-quarter and full-year results for fiscal 2017 after the market closes on Thursday, Nov. 9.Investors should keep expectations in check, as....
Here's How Much Debt Apple, Inc. Ended Up Raising Yesterday
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) filed a preliminary prospectus for a bond offering yesterday morning. It wasn't clear at the time how much Apple was raising, but the company has now filed a final pricing....
Walt Disney Stock Has a Lot to Prove on Thursday
Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) shares may have crept back into the triple digits after spending nearly a month below $100, but if they're going to stay there, the media giant will need to come through....
Intel’s Latest AI Platform Takes Aim at Financial Crooks
Two years ago, Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) spent an undisclosed sum of money to acquire artificial intelligence (AI) start-up Saffron. The start-up's cognitive computing platform had attracted the....
Surprise! iPhone X May Be More -- Not Less -- Profitable Than iPhone 8
A couple months ago, Susquehanna estimated that Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone X would have a bill of materials (BOM) of $581, which suggested that the hardware margin on the 10th-anniversary....
Here's Why Disney Would Want a Big Piece of Fox
Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) has built its recent success on the back of the intellectual property (IP) it owns. Since the company spent $7.4 billion buying Pixar, and $4 billion each for Marvel and....
Visa's Very Real Catalyst for Growth
In what has surely become a familiar story for shareholders, Visa Inc (NYSE: V) once again reported a stellar quarter late last month. Looking over the company's numbers from its fiscal....
Better Buy: Novavax, Inc. vs. Pfizer Inc.
Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) ranks as one of the giants of the pharmaceutical market, with a blockbuster vaccine franchise. Novavax (NASDAQ: NVAX) is only a fraction of Pfizer's size and is still at least a....
Better Buy: Advanced Micro Devices Inc. vs. Intel
Though there were some similarities in their third-quarter earnings releases, shares of Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) and Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) have taken dramatically different turns since....
Disney Earnings: What to Watch
It's been six years since Disney (NYSE: DIS) posted a decline in annual operating results, but that streak could end when the company announces its fiscal fourth-quarter numbers this week. Its....
Apple's Eye-Popping Q4 Results Leave Nothing to Criticize
In this segment of the Motley Fool Money radio show, host Chris Hill, Million Dollar Portfolio's Jason Moser and Matt Argersinger, and Total Income's Ron Gross weigh in on the world's biggest....
Apple Expects Fiscal 2018 Capital Expenditures of $16 Billion
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) only provides outlook for capital expenditures on an annual basis in its 10-K filings. With fiscal 2017 now in the rearview mirror, the Mac maker has now provided investors....
4 Must-See Takeaways From Apple, Inc.'s Earnings Call
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) earned a straight A from investors when it reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter results last week. Accelerating revenue growth and massive guidance highlighted strong....
Why 3M Company Stock Surged Higher in October
Shares of 3M Company (NYSE: MMM) popped 9.7% in October, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence, after the company reported a surprisingly a good third quarter. The....
Apple, Inc. to Tap Debt Markets Yet Again
Like clockwork, every time Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) domestic cash position dwindles to near $15 billion, it promptly conducts a bond offering in order to fill its coffers to continue its aggressive....
Caterpillar Inc. Stock Surged 8.9% in October: Here's What You Should Do
October proved to be yet another bumper month for Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) Shares of the construction-and-mining equipment giant jumped 8.9%, extending their year-to-date gains to nearly 47%....
Best Buy: Verizon, Sprint, or AT&T
Verizon (NYSE: VZ), Sprint (NYSE: S), and AT&T (NYSE: T) are three of the big names in the U.S. wireless industry. In recent years, Sprint has been putting pressure on the economics of the two....
3 Big Developments From American Express' Latest Quarter
The American Express Company (NYSE: AXP) recently reported its third-quarter earnings, and at first glance, there seems to be a lot for current investors to like. The company's total revenue, net....
The New McDonald's Value Menu Could Be Bigger Than All-Day Breakfast
A good case can be made that when McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) eliminated its Dollar Menu, it was the root cause of all the problems that followed. By bringing back the deep-discount menu, it could be....
Fiscal 2018 Will Be Apple Inc.'s Best Year Yet
A little more than three years ago, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) released the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, its first large-screen phones. These devices helped power Apple to a $51 billion (or 28%) year-over-year....
Oversaturation Is Killing Restaurant Stocks
2017 has been a banner year for stocks. The S&P 500 is up more than 15%, and the Dow Jones Industrials and the Nasdaq have climbed even faster. However, one industry has been left out in the....
Affordable Care Act Enrollment: 5 Money-Saving Tips for 2018
It's that time of the year again: Open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which you probably know better as Obamacare, is in full swing. Enrollment began on Nov. 1, as it has in recent....
The Mystery of Apple, Inc.'s One-Time Services Boost
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) reported fiscal fourth quarter earnings last week, and it was a blockbuster release both in terms of the September quarter as well as guidance for the December quarter.....
How to Invest in Computers
Even though the market has changed, when it comes to how to invest in computers, there's still one obvious answer.When it comes to the desktop market, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) still has a....