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2 Dividend Stocks to Buy in October
Two dividend stocks are looking particularly attractive in October. Both stocks are trading well below their all-time highs set earlier this year, yet their recent fundamental performance suggests....
Why bluebird bio, Inc. Stock Gained 10% in September
Shares of bluebird bio, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLUE), a clinical-stage biotech developing cell-based therapies, rose 10% in September according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. Although....
Is This How Drugmakers Will Kill Biosimilars?
Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) has filed a lawsuit accusing Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) of strong-arming insurers into excluding its Remicade biosimilar, Inflectra, from their reimbursement lists. If....
Energy Giants Are Stalking This Prey in Hopes of Bagging a Speedy New Growth Platform
According to a report by Bloomberg, private equity-backed Oryx Midstream Services is weighing its options, including a potential sale or initial public offering. That report noted that several....
2 Growth Stocks for Retirees
Growth stocks are considered to be more volatile than average stocks and, therefore, generally not excellent retirement investments. However, all growth stocks are not in the same boat. Here are....
After Intepirdine Flunked in Alzheimer’s Disease, Is Axovant Sciences a Buy?
Hope was running high at Axovant Sciences (NASDAQ: AXON) that that teaming up their drug intepirdine with the top-selling Alzheimer's disease treatment, Aricept, could improve patients' lives.....
3 Reasons to Sell FedEx Corporation Stock
Given the 26% rise in FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX) stock in the last year, investors should reassess the value proposition of the stock. After all, as you can see below, FedEx has been trading at....
Tesla, Inc. Deliveries Rise, but Model 3 Production Lags
Tesla's (NASDAQ: TSLA) third-quarter vehicle deliveries were both better and worse than expected -- depending on how you look at them. Total deliveries put the company on pace to exceed its....
Losing Sleep Over Your Portfolio? Consider These 3 Stocks
With doomsayers flooding the market with warnings of a looming crash even as the broader indices are hitting all-time highs, I don't blame you if you're losing sleep over your portfolio. But....
Baidu's AI Efforts Could Lift These 3 Companies
Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU), the biggest search engine in China, funnels the information it collects into AI algorithms. That data is processed by its Big Data Lab division, which was founded three years....
3 High-Yield Dividend Stocks You Definitely Want to Consider
With broader market benchmarks like the S&P 500 offering up a less-than-exciting yield of around 2%, I've found a trio of high yielders that offer at least twice that. Better yet, they all....
This Data Point Suggests Gold Stocks Might Crush Wall Street's Q3 EPS Estimates
Very quietly, gold has been a shining star in 2017. Though the lustrous yellow metal is actually lower by 3% from where it stood a year ago, and down 2% over the past month, it's up by more than....
Is Clean Energy Fuels Corp. a Buy?
A few years ago, it seemed obvious that the bus and truck fleets in the U.S. would soon transition to natural gas. The fuel was less expensive than diesel, it's cleaner, and domestic supplies are....
GoPro’s Fusion Could Be a Game Changer
Based on the stock's movement in the past few days, the market doesn't seem to be very bullish on GoPro Inc's (NASDAQ: GPRO) recently announced products, but they may be the most consequential of....
1 Year Later, Wal-Mart's Jet.com Acquisition Is an Undeniable Success
When Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) spent $3.3 billion to take over e-commerce start-up Jet.com, much of the financial media raised its eyebrows.The consensus seemed to be that Wal-Mart....
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....
Is Welltower Inc a Buy?
Dividend investors looking for a safe income stock might find themselves taking a close look at Welltower Inc (NYSE: HCN), one of the largest owners of senior housing and healthcare properties in....
2 International Stocks for Retirees
Companies whose revenue comes from various countries all over the world, as opposed to just one country, can be excellent choices for retirees. An international revenue stream hedges against....
Which Quick-Serve Chains Have the Most Loyal Customers?
The quick-serve restaurant (QSR) industry, which includes both fast food and fast casual eateries, has been doing better than other types of restaurants.That's because consumers have been cautious....
Good News and Bad News for Gilead Sciences: Which Carries More Weight?
You knew it wouldn't take too long for euphoria over Gilead Sciences' (NASDAQ: GILD) planned acquisition of Kite Pharma to wear off. The question was whether the next round of news for the big....
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....
3 Stocks I'm Never Selling
I welcomed Alibaba, Tesla, and American Tower into my personal investing portfolio roughly three years ago. Only one of these stocks has been beating the market by a significant margin since the....
These 3 Stocks Are Up 500% in Just 5 Years
The bull market in stocks has been going strong for almost nine years now, and hundreds of stocks have posted impressive gains. Even with a rising market, some stocks stand out as big winners.....
More Good News for Apple's iPhone Average Selling Prices
With the forthcoming iPhone X starting at $999, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) investors already know the company is about to enjoy a meaningful uplift in iPhone average selling prices (ASPs). After all,....