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Why Kohl's Corporation Popped 14.8% in September
Shares of Kohl's (NYSE: KSS) jumped nearly 15% last month, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence.Investors cheered as the department store chain announced a surprise....
What Investors Should Know About This Leading Luxury Brand
Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF) lays claim to one of the most bankable global luxury brands on the planet. While the company's stock has posted impressive gains over the past 12 months, shareholders....
1 Major Takeaway From Ford Motor Company's Strategic Update
Investors had waited anxiously to hear what Ford Motor Company's (NYSE: F) newly appointed CEO, Jim Hackett, would lay out in his strategic plan after 100 days on the job. Unfortunately, the plan,....
Why It's Time to Pay Attention to China's Largest Restaurant Chain
Yum China (NYSE: YUMC), spun off from Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM) late last year, has been faring just fine on its own. The controller of Kentucky Fried Chicken, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell in the....
Netflix Loses Yet Another Emmy-Nominated Drama to Hulu
Fresh off of winning the Emmy award for Outstanding Drama for The Handmaid's Tale, Hulu won the rights to stream fellow nominee This Is Us. Hulu and its part-owner NBC paid $3.5 million per....
3 Things Costco Management Wants You to Know
Every time something shifts in the retail space, people question whether Costco (NASDAQ: COST) can continue its success.It happened again when Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) bought Whole Foods.....
Wal-Mart Adds Parcel to Its E-commerce Portfolio
In this episode of Industry Focus: Consumer Goods, the cast breaks down Wal-Mart's (NYSE: WMT) logic in buying Parcel, a New York City-based delivery logistics start-up that enables urban dwellers....
How Tiffany & Co. Is Adapting to a Shifting Luxury Market
After two years of lackluster sales, Tiffany (NYSE: TIF) installed new CEO Alessandro Bogliolo in early October to revitalize its top line.The Industry Focus: Consumer Goods cast continues its....
Amazon Is Bringing the Echo to India and Japan. Here's Why It Matters
Just after announcing a slew of new Echo devices, Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) said last week that the new Echo, Echo Plus, and Echo Dot are now available in India by invitation-only, and that the....
The Best Growth Stock in Gaming
Most of the major gaming companies trading in the U.S. have been in expansion mode for most of the last two decades. MGM Resorts (NYSE: MGM), Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS), and Caesars Entertainment....
Better Buy: Costco Wholesale Corporation vs. Target
Costco (NASDAQ: COST) and Target (NYSE: TGT) are among the nation's biggest retailers. And given the customer traffic slowdown that's pinching the industry today, both companies have been posting....
Investors Are Giving Up on Costco Wholesale Corporation
There's a retailer that just posted a 5.7% increase in adjusted comparable sales, along with a 17.5% jump in earnings per share and a 15.8% increase in revenue, albeit aided by an extra week in....
Kohl's Stock Upgraded: What You Need to Know
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 one....
A Foolish Take: Disney's Theme Park Attendance Dips as Universal Gains Ground
Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS), the biggest theme park operator in the world, owns 12 parks across three continents. That's why it wasn't surprising when the Themed Entertainment Association (TEA)....
3 Stocks Set to Drop
It's been a great year for owning public companies. The S&P 500 has gained 13% this year and continues to set new record highs. Nearly everywhere investors look -- infrastructure, energy,....
Warehouse King Costco Is Making Online Shopping Work
As recently as the middle of 2016, Costco (NASDAQ: COST) considered the internet a minor sideline. The membership-based warehouse club had a website, but it sold very few things as the company....
3 Major Income Stocks Just Upped Their Dividends
Most income investors are looking for strong and reliable investments with an excellent track record. This is why I take notice when some of the stock market's most established dividend stocks....
3 Winning Companies You Didn't Know Were in the Internet of Things
Make no mistake, the Internet of Things is kind of a big deal. The Internet of Things is not really one industry, but rather the ability of devices and machines to communicate with each other over....
Better Buy: PayPal Holdings, Inc. vs. American Express
PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) and American Express (NYSE: AXP) both make money by processing payments, but the two companies have very different business models. PayPal's platform facilitates online....
Better Buy: McDonald's vs. Restaurant Brands International
In today's restaurant stock matchup, I've got Restaurant Brands International (NYSE: QSR) facing off against McDonald's (NYSE: MCD).Restaurant Brands International -- which owns the Tim Hortons,....
Disney World's Top Rival Shrinks to Grow
Comcast's (NASDAQ: CMCSA) Universal Orlando is closing down another attraction tonight. Terminator 2: 3-D, one of the oldest existing attractions at Universal Studios Florida, will end its 21-year....
Is Starbucks Corporation a Buy?
If you've been waiting for a better price before buying Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) stock, your patience has been rewarded. The coffee giant's shares have lost ground in 2017 even as the broader....
Best Buy: CVS Health, Walgreens, or Rite Aid?
Three pharmacy retailers combined make more than 40% of all revenue from prescriptions in the U.S. CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) and Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ: WBA) are the nation's largest....
Will Google's AI Investment in Beijing Bear Fruit?
Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) has a checkered history when it comes to China. In 2010, the company shut down its search engine after years of fighting government censorship and a....
When Bad Things Happen to Good Markets: Part 1 of Our Series on U.S. Downturns
October may not be the cruelest month for investors -- based on the averages, that's September. But when Wall Street stumbles at this point of the year, it stumbles extra hard. And that's why, in....