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Better Buy: Wheaton Precious Metals vs. Franco-Nevada Corp
Wheaton Precious Metals (NYSE: WPM) and Franco-Nevada Corp (NYSE: FNV) are both great ways to get exposure to silver and gold. While their basic business models are similar, there are some....
3 Retiree Stocks You'll Want to Buy Now
Building a strong base of dependable dividend-paying stocks can drastically cut down on financial sources of stress in your nonworking years and help you get the most out of your retirement.With....
3 Things to Expect From Apple Inc.'s A11X Bionic iPad Pro Chip
Back in June, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) refreshed its iPad Pro line of tablets with an all-new 10.5-inch model and a heavily upgraded 12.9-inch model. At the heart of these devices is Apple's A10X....
How Good Is AbbVie's Humira Deal With Amgen?
One major cloud that has been hanging over AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) is how long the company will be able to hold off biosimilar competition for its top-selling drug Humira. Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) won FDA....
3 High-Yield Stocks for Building a Nest Egg
Dividend stocks can be an excellent long-term way to build your nest egg. Finding solid high-yield stocks -- or stocks with big dividend growth that could turn into high yields down the road --....
Everything We Know About Walt Disney’s Upcoming Streaming Services
Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) recently announced that, within the next few years, it’ll launch separate streaming services for ESPN sports and Disney content.In this episode of Industry Focus: Consumer....
A Major Bank Rates Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway a Buy. Should You Pull the Trigger?
Analysts at investment banks cover a great many stocks, but some big names aren't as widely tracked as you might expect. Such is the case with Warren Buffett's investment vehicle Berkshire....
Is Equifax's Pain Symantec's Gain?
Equifax's (NYSE: EFX) data breach disaster, which potentially exposed the personal data of 143 million consumers in the U.S., seems to be getting worse each day. The credit reporting firm only....
Better Buy: Apple Inc. vs. Google
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) versus Google.These tech titans have battled against each other for over a decade, all the while rewarding their shareholders with the spoils of war.But which is the better....
Does Intel Corp. Have a Chance of Winning Apple Inc. A-Series Business?
A little while back, I argued that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) made the right decision to bet on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (NYSE: TSM) for the manufacture of its A10 Fusion and A11....
China's WhatsApp Ban Hurts Facebook but Helps Tencent
Chinese regulators recently blocked Facebook's (NASDAQ: FB) WhatsApp amid a sweeping crackdown on social media and mobile messaging platforms. The Chinese government started censoring WhatsApp's....
Wal-Mart's Biggest Advantage Over Amazon
Over the past year, Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) has been stocking up on online retail outlets. It closed its acquisition of Jet.com about a year ago, and it's since bought four other small online....
Is Veeva Systems Inc. a Buy?
Shares of Veeva Systems Inc. (NYSE: VEEV) hit an all-time high earlier this year, but the market responded harshly to recent signals suggesting years of blazing-fast growth are coming to an end.....
Better Buy: Intel Corp. vs. NVIDIA
So far, shareholders of chipmakers Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) and NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) have been experiencing very different 2017s. NVIDIA's successful forays into cutting-edge markets such as the....
3 Stocks That Turned $7,000 Into $130,200
The meteoric rise of Netflix over the past decade has been nothing short of phenomenal, with its stock rising nearly 7,000% in that time period. The S&P 500 component also surpassed the index....
Forget Qualcomm, Micron is the Better Semiconductor Stock
The semiconductor industry has posted solid growth this year, with the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index (NASDAQ: SOXX) rallying almost 30% and outperforming the NASDAQ's overall 20% gain. The....
The Best-Performing Big Bank Stock in September
September has been a good month for bank stocks. The KBW Bank Index, which tracks two dozen large-cap bank stocks, has climbed almost 6% since the beginning of the month -- four times better than....
Apple Music Now Has 30 Million Paid Subscribers, as Apple's Content Ambitions Grow
It's been a few months since Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) updated investors regarding its Apple Music paid subscriber base, but the company has now done just that. In an interview with Billboard, Apple....
Artisans, Hipsters, and Suits
Earlier this month, consumer packaged-goods giant Nestle SA (NASDAQOTH: NSRGY) announced a deal to snap up a controlling stake in upscale coffee-purveyor Blue Bottle Coffee Company for a sum....
Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures
On this MarketFoolery podcast, host Chris Hill and Motley Fool Asset Management's Bill Barker put Nike's (NYSE: NKE) bad quarter into context (because it could be worse); consider what....
Why BlackBerry, AbbVie, and bluebird bio Jumped Today
Thursday was a quiet day on Wall Street, with major benchmarks remaining close to the unchanged level. Sentiment among market participants remained relatively favorable in the aftermath of the....
Accenture Plc Ends Fiscal 2017 on a High Note
Consulting and outsourcing provider Accenture (NYSE: ACN) reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings on Thursday morning. Here's what you need to know.MetricQ4 2017Continue readingSource: Fool.com
How the Bronco Will Affect Ford's Sales
The Bronco was discontinued in 1996, but recently Ford (NYSE: F) announced a new line of Broncos that are set to come out in 2020 -- and consumers are excited.In this segment from Industry Focus:....
Why GM's New Crossovers Are Selling Like Hotcakes
While many of the biggest automakers experienced declines last quarter, General Motors (NYSE: GM) saw a 7.5% boost in August, and that's in no small part because of its new crossovers.In this....
Automakers' Record Highs Are Coming to an End
The auto industry is cyclical, and this year is showing the end of years of growth. In this segment from Industry Focus: Industrials, analyst Sarah Priestley and senior auto specialist John....