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5 Things You Need to Know About Pre-Qualified Credit Cards
American banks spent $17.1 billion on marketing in 2016, according to EMI Strategic Marketing, much of it spent putting pre-qualified or pre-approved card offers in the hands of its ideal....
3 High-Yield Dividend Stocks I'd Buy Right Now
"Yield" means to give in or give up when the term is used outside the investing world. That definition isn't too far off when it comes to some dividend stocks. Those stocks might pay high yields,....
Shopify CEO Says He Doesn't Manage to Financial Statements
Investors who listened to the most recent earnings call from the e-commerce platform company Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) were in for a treat. Tobi Lutke, Shopify's CEO, was particularly pointed in....
Disruptor Alert: These 4 Companies Are Changing Video Games
The video game industry is constantly evolving. PC and console games are becoming more graphically advanced, digital distribution platforms are displacing brick-and-mortar players, and the number....
3 Stocks I'd Never Touch
There are some stocks that seem to be in everyone's portfolio, like big blue chips that most everyone can agree provide a reasonable measure of safety and appreciation. The "slow and steady wins....
Will MercadoLibre Finally Split Its Stock?
Stock splits don't matter in terms of changing the value of a company, but many investors still see stock splits as a positive sign of a company's confidence in its long-term prospects. Some....
How to Succeed in the Gig Economy
The 9-to-5 workweek is a staple in American culture, but times are changing. More than 53 million people currently work as freelancers, and an estimated 50% of the U.S. workforce will follow suit....
2 Ways Okta Inc Is Powering Future Growth
One of the hotter IPOs this year was the April debut of Okta (NASDAQ: OKTA). Cybersecurity and cloud-based environments are major opportunities these days, and Okta's Identity Cloud offering is....
3 Value Stocks for Nest-Egg Growth
Stock investing can be volatile, creating short-term risk. But if you invest in stocks at their best value points, you can reduce some of the risk and set yourself up for better long-term returns.....
3 Tech Stocks You Can Buy on Sale Now
Sometimes, even well-respected stalwarts of industry wind up in Wall Street's bargain bin. The question for long-term investors is whether they belong there.Case in point: IBM (NYSE: IBM), Intel....
3 Value Stocks to Dive Into Now
It's not always easy to distinguish great value investments from failing businesses. Many of their features are often the same, and the attributes that will turn some such companies into long-term....
3 Reasons to Bet on Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks' (NYSE: PANW) latest fourth-quarter results clearly indicate that its sales strategy reorganization and product updates are working well, helping it add a record 3,000 customers....
Dead Stock Walking: Snap Has Nowhere to Go but Down
The old saying "just because you can doesn't mean you should" would seemingly apply to vanishing-message platform Snap (NYSE: SNAP), a once highly anticipated tech IPO that has since crumbled.It's....
Here's Why Facebook Could Spend $1 Billion on Video Content Through 2018
Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) hasn't been shy about its plans to become a video-first platform -- CEO Mark Zuckerberg said as much last year, and the company has been in a yearslong push to focus on more....
This Long-Term Trend Makes Square an Awesome Buy
Payment-processing company Square (NYSE: SQ) has grown impressively in recent years, and its stock price has more than doubled over the past year as a result. And despite its impressive record so....
Why NetEase Stock Fell 11% in August
Shares of NetEase (NASDAQ: NTES) declined 11.4% last month, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence, after the Chinese internet technology company's second-quarter....
3 Reasons to Buy Micron Technology Stock
Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) has beaten the stock market hands-down over the past year. The rapid increase in the prices of dynamic random access memory (DRAM) and NAND memory has led to....
Why Shares of Shopify Popped 20% in August
Shares of Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) popped 20.1% last month, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence, after the company reported 75% year-over-year revenue growth and 83%....
Here's Why Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Shares Rose 11% in August
Shares of China-based e-commerce giant Alibaba Group (NYSE: BABA) gained 10.8% in August, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The company released a rock-solid earnings....
Love Dividends? Here's 2 Stocks You Might Want to Buy
Dividends are a key feature of my investment approach. They not only provide a return on my investment (without the need to sell my stock holdings), but they also give me an indication of when it....
Will IBM Stock Ever See $200 Again?
It's been four years since shares of International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) sat above $200. A post-financial crisis rally drove IBM stock to new all-time highs, but a seemingly endless....
HPE CEO Whitman Didn't Leave for Uber -- but She Still Might Depart This Fall
Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE) investors may have relaxed too soon.While HPE CEO Meg Whitman won't be the new Uber CEO, sources told the Wall Street Journal that she is making arrangements....
Why Splunk Inc. Stock Jumped 11.8% in August
Shares of Splunk Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLK) rose 11.8% in the month of August, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence, after the operational intelligence platform company....
Shopify Stock Soars to New High -- 5 Metrics Driving It Higher
It was just over six months ago when I wrote about Shopify's (NYSE: SHOP) mind-boggling 200% rise in just 12 months. Now the e-commerce platform company's stock has climbed 89% higher. It's been....
3 Stocks With Facebook-Like Return Potential
Since hitting a post-IPO low of $18 five years ago, shares of Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) have rallied an impressive 850%. Those are the types of returns that can single-handedly create generational....