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Better Buy: Celgene Corporation vs. Bristol-Myers Squibb
By most metrics, Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ: CELG) is smaller than Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY). Celgene has fewer employees, lower revenue, and lower earnings than BMS does. In one key way,....
Over Its 111-Year History, This Approval Marks a First for the FDA
Since the passage of the Pure Food and Drugs Act back in 1906, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been the regulatory agency that's stood between drug developers and pharmacy shelves.....
6 Industries Amazon Failed to Disrupt
Over the past year, the notion that Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) could disrupt, well, everything prompted many analysts to declare that vulnerable businesses and sectors would be "Amazoned." Some of....
3 Stable Stocks for Conservative Investors
Not every stock investor wants to swing for the fences. In fact, plenty of shareholders just want to own dominant businesses that crank out predictable returns in good times and bad.Which stocks....
This Dirt-Cheap Biotech Stock Is a Bargain to Buy
Gilead Sciences' (NASDAQ: GILD) sliding hepatitis C revenue has taken a toll on its share price since 2015 and new competition from AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) poses an even bigger risk to its future....
3 Beaten-Up Gold Stocks: Bargains or Value Traps?
Historically speaking, gold stocks and gold miners haven't exactly been great investments over long periods of time, especially when compared to the returns of the S&P 500. Tahoe Resources....
Why I (Finally) Bought Shares of General Electric
General Electric (NYSE: GE) just can't seem to catch a break from the stock market. Shares of the industrial conglomerate were hit hard during the Great Recession, thanks to its GE Capital....
Baidu Wants to IPO the Netflix of China
Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU) is primarily known as the leader in online search in China, but the company has also made big bets in the areas of artificial intelligence (AI) and self-driving cars.....
3 Stocks that Pay You to Own Them
If you're looking for stocks that pay you well to own them, then ExxonMobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM), Enterprise Products Partners LP (NYSE: EPD), and Duke Energy Corp (NYSE: DUK) should all be on....
Did Apple Just Overtake Google in Smartphone AI?
For several years, Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) has been one of the acknowledged leaders in artificial intelligence (AI). Its Google Brain project was pioneering work in deep....
General Electric Company's Most Important Product Faces Competition
Power matters to General Electric Company (NYSE: GE). The segment generated more than 28% of industrial profit in 2016 and is GE's best-known activity, with gas turbines being its most important....
A Sneak Peek at Apple Inc.'s Q4 Earnings Report
As spotted by the various Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL)-focused sites, Apple just updated its investor-relations website to say that it will be announcing its earnings results for the fourth and final....
Is Japan's Casino Gambling Plan About to Come Undone?
Japan's plan to legalize casino gambling was already facing mounting odds, and now the odds that the enabling legislation will get passed are getting astronomical.Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has....
Tesla, Inc. Delays Its Semi Truck Unveiling
For a third time, Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk has delayed the electric-car maker's unveiling of its all-electric semi-truck. "Tesla Semi unveil now Nov 16. Diverting resources to fix Model....
Boeing Setting Bad Precedent With Risky Pension Scheme
Boeing (NYSE: BA) retirees and investors should be very worried that the aerospace giant is stuffing its pension plan with company stock. With the plan suffering from a massive $20 billion....
Why Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. Could Be a Gold Mine for Conservative Investors
With its stock up 38% this year and share price bumping up against 52-week highs, Check Point Software (NASDAQ: CHKP) may not be one of the first investments a conservative investor would look at....
3 Stocks That Could Be Life-Changers
We Fools believe that picking stocks is a worthwhile endeavor since companies can generate life-changing wealth for their investors.But which stocks, in particular, do we think are capable of....
3 High-Yield Stocks to Own for the 21st Century
The definition of an awesome income stock can change over time. What does it take to build a truly impressive income stock here in the early days of the 21st century?We posed that question to a....
Has AMD Become a Significant Threat to NVIDIA?
Over the last few years, graphics processing pioneer NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) has been riding high on its growing success in the area of artificial intelligence (AI). Scientists found....
Better Buy: Frontier Communications Corporation vs. AT&T
When you look at Frontier Communications (NASDAQ: FTR) and AT&T (NYSE:), you see two companies with very similar problems. Even though Frontier's issues are more obvious than its sort-of....
Apple Inc.'s Touch ID Might Come Back in the Next iPhone X After All
There's been some debate on whether the lack of Touch ID in this year's Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone X was due to a decision to forgo the technology in favor of the nifty new Face ID....
3 Top Stocks Wall Street Insiders Love
One way to come up with new stock ideas is to listen closely when Wall Street insiders speak. After all, analysts and fund managers often have decades of experience working for them and unlimited....
Costco Earnings Point to Growth Struggles Ahead
Costco (NASDAQ: COST) recently closed the books on a mixed 2017 fiscal year. On the plus side, the warehouse retailer extended its streak of above-average sales growth even as membership fees....
Discover Financial's Credit Problems Get Personal
When Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) reported its second-quarter results in late July, the stock price was once again hit over fears of credit risks and loan loss rates. Unfortunately,....
Why ExxonMobil Rose More Than 7% in September
Shares of oil industry behemoth ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) were up 7.4% for the month of September, helped along by rising crude oil prices and broad gains across the oil sector.However, it wasn't all....