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Better Buy: Facebook, Inc. vs. Google
Few businesses are as dominant in their respective industries as Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) and Google. Facebook dwarfs other social media platforms with its more than 2 billion users, while Google is....
Tesla Model 3 Production Falls Short in Third Quarter
Electric-car maker Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) reported vehicle delivery and production figures yesterday, and while the company posted a quarterly record in total deliveries, it also fell far short of....
Walt Disney Prepares to Launch Its ESPN Streaming Service With 10,000 Live Events
In a shrinking cable universe, Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) has been losing millions of dollars in carriage fees for ESPN and its other cable networks. To combat the declining subscriber base, the....
Qualcomm's NXP Deal Could be in Big Trouble
Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) has been a tough stock to own over the past few years. Its chipmaking business ceded market share to cheaper rivals like MediaTek and first party chips from big OEMs like....
General Motors Gets Serious About Electric Cars
General Motors (NYSE: GM) announced on Monday that it will launch 20 new all-electric vehicles by 2023 -- with the first two due within 18 months.It's no surprise that GM, which became the first....
How Ford Will Join the Electric-Car Revolution
Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) is gearing up for a bigger push into electric vehicles. It's setting up a new electric-vehicle team led by a veteran Ford executive, it said on Monday, and it will....
Why Paycom Should Be on Your Investing Radar
You may have heard of Paycom (NYSE: PAYC) or seen their tag on your paycheck. Paycom is a disruptor in the human resources and paycheck management industry, and it's growing at a significant....
Why MannKind Corporation Popped Today
Shares of MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ: MNKD), a commercial-stage biopharma focused on inhaled insulin, rose as much as 13% in afternoon trading on Monday. Shareholders can largely thank two....
Chipotle Wrestles With Its Own Logic
Now that social-media tastemakers have rendered an overwhelmingly negative opinion of Chipotle Mexican Grill's (NYSE: CMG) queso offering, and some financial analysts project that the new menu....
Why J.C. Penney, Genworth Financial, and MGM Resorts International Slumped Today
Monday was a good day for the stock market, as the Dow Jones Industrials hit another record high and major market benchmarks were generally up modestly. Despite several tragic events in the news,....
Why Dollar General Stock Rose 12% in September
Discount retailer Dollar General (NYSE: DG) gained 12% last month, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence.The rally put the stock back into positive territory for the....
Samsung to Reportedly Earn $110 per iPhone X, Lower Than Prior Estimates
We're now just about a month away from Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone X launch; the product will go on sale Nov. 3. Once the new flagship launches, supplies are still expected to be severely....
3 Cheap, High-Yield Tech Stocks to Buy
The technology industry hasn't historically been a great place to turn to if you were looking for stocks that provided high yields and dependable dividend growth, but that's changed over the....
Why General Motors' Shares Jumped on Monday
Shares of General Motors (NYSE: GM) jumped on Monday, after the Detroit auto giant announced that it had an expanded electric-vehicle development program well underway. GM said that it will launch....
Will Kinder Morgan Inc's Canadian Troubles Derail Dividend Growth?
This past July, Kinder Morgan (NYSE: KMI) announced plans to significantly increase cash returns to shareholders starting next year. The pipeline giant said it would raise its dividend 60% in 2018....
3 High-Yield Stocks for Retirees
Someone's investment goals in retirement are often different from those in his or her early years of investing. You don't want to bet on the moonshot in retirement, but would want to protect the....
Hulu Just Skunked Netflix and Amazon at the Emmy's -- but Here's Who Really Won
The recent Emmy awards were historic for a number of reasons. Four of the seven programs nominated for the top award, Outstanding Drama Series, hailed from video streaming services. While many....
Sarepta Therapeutics Stock Soars Despite Adverse Event Worries
Late last week, some Sarepta Therapeutics (NASDAQ: SRPT) investors were worried. Now the weekend is over, and all of those worries seem to have dissipated.Concerns arose after the U.S. Food and....
3 Unknown but Amazing Dividend Stocks
Not all dividend stocks are household names, even for investors. Many companies chug along year after year, paying stable dividends from businesses with durable competitive advantages.We asked....
Will Tencent and Nintendo's Team-Up Hurt Sony and Microsoft?
Nintendo (NASDAQOTH: NTDOY) recently partnered with Chinese tech giant Tencent (NASDAQOTH: TCEHY) to bring the latter's hit game, Honor of Kings, to the Switch console. Honor of Kings is the top....
3 Consumer Stocks That Turned $3,000 Into $30,000
In investing, the biggest gains often come from the unlikeliest of places. But while huge rallies are usually a surprise, we do know that eye-popping returns take many years to develop.Below,....
Why VirnetX Holding Corp. Shares Jumped 63% Higher Today
Shares of VirnetX Holding (NYSEMKT: VHC) soared in Monday morning's trading session. Stock prices for the secure communications technologist jumped as much as 62.8% higher just before noon EDT,....
A Foolish Take: How the Equifax Mess Compares to Other Data Breaches
Americans were stunned when Equifax (NYSE: EFX), one of the nation's three largest credit reporting firms, disclosed that a data breach had potentially exposed the personal records of 143 million....
Kohl's Deepens Its Unlikely Partnership With Amazon
In just the past few months, Kohl's (NYSE: KSS) has expanded its relationship with Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN). First, the apparel store chain unveiled a store-within-a-store concept for Amazon devices,....
AbbVie 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....