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Well, That Was Fast: Intel Scraps Project Alloy
The virtual reality (VR) market is just starting to take off, but Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) is already winding down its plans to develop an all-in-one VR headset, called Project Alloy, just a year....
Why I Love Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Investors are a bit down on Kimberly-Clark (NYSE: KMB) these days. Shares are trailing the market as the consumer goods giant struggles through a period of slowing growth. Step back and take a....
Intel Corporation Reportedly Snatches Tesla Inc. Biz Away From NVIDIA Corp.
One market segment that many chip-makers have been rushing to capitalize on is automotive.The car market is mature, but the computing content inside the average car continues to climb, driven by....
Cintas Starts Fiscal 2018 on an Encouraging Note
The U.S. economy has been strong recently, and job growth has played a key role in the recovery since the 2008 recession. Cintas (NASDAQ: CTAS) has benefited from an improved job market, and....
How to Protect Yourself Against Identity Theft
Oh, Equifax (NYSE: EFX)! Would Alanis Morissette consider it "ironic" that a company that sells credit monitoring products put so many consumers at risk with a data breach? If you're one of the....
Disney Is Just the First of Many to Abandon Netflix
Last month, Disney (NYSE: DIS) announced its intention to take its films off Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) in 2019 and start its own streaming service. I wrote that Disney could be just the first of many....
NVIDIAs Quadro Business Is Starting to Take Off
Quadro is the name for NVIDIA's (NASDAQ: NVDA) graphics processing units (GPUs) that cater to professionals who do various levels of design work across many fields, including transportation,....
Is Take-Two Interactive Just Getting Started?
Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) and Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA) are the bellwether video game stocks, thanks to their leadership positions in the industry. And both have a major size advantage....
A Wall Street Wedding (and a Divorce)
On this podcast of Market Foolery, host Chris Hill, Million Dollar Portfolio's Jason Moser, and Stock Advisor Canada's Taylor Muckerman open the week with a trio of relationship stories: The No. 3....
Google Strengthens Cloud Identity Management With Bitium Buy
In recent years, the number of various online services that enterprises have to tap into has proliferated, which has created a market for cloud-based enterprise identity management to help manage,....
Which Pipeline Company Is the Best Dividend Stock?
Pipeline companies typically offer investors enticing dividend yields. Fueling those payouts is the relatively predictable cash flow these companies generate from their predominantly fee-based....
5 Key Highlights From FedEx Corporation's Q1 Earnings Call
FedEx (NYSE: FDX) exited its 2017 fiscal year with strong earnings momentum, posting 14% growth in adjusted earnings per share for the full year. However, the package delivery giant stumbled out....
Investors Embrace Twitter's 280-Character Limit, Users Revolt
On occasion over the years, I have called Twitter's (NYSE: TWTR) 140-character limit "arbitrary," which didn't make me any friends on the service. Debate surrounding this limit has been polarizing....
Twitter's Got 99 Problems but 140 Characters Ain't One
Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) finally started to loosen post size restrictions on Tuesday night. The social media juggernaut announced that it will double the size of the characters allowed on tweets in....
3 Stocks for Warren Buffett Fans
Warren Buffett is well known for his long-term investment perspective, and Berkshire Hathaway's portfolio includes a number of stocks worth consideration for retail investors' buy-and-hold....
Facebook Is Bringing the NFL to Its 2 Billion Users
As I was watching Monday Night Football, I couldn't help but notice the advertisements for Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) Watch, the new video platform found within its flagship app. It might not be a....
3 High-Yield Stocks to Own in a Market Crash
Even after a six year bull run, the broader markets don't appear to be showing any signs of slowing down. Even so, income-seeking investors who have been riding this market to new all-time highs....
The Economics of Intel Corp.’s Coffee Lake Chip
Late on Sept. 24, chip giant Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) announced a new processor family, known as Coffee Lake, for the desktop personal computer market. These chips are notable because they offer....
Would You Pay $100 a Year for ESPN?
A battle that Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) can't afford to lose continues to heat up. The media giant is threatening to pull ESPN, Disney Channel, ABC, and its other networks from the country's....
The Worst Mistake Encana Corp. Investors Can Make Right Now
Canadian shale driller Encana (NYSE: ECA) has engineered a remarkable turnaround over the past couple of years. The company sold low-margin, growth-constrained gas assets and used that cash to buy....
3 Stocks That Look Just Like Salesforce in 2002
As one of the first software-as-a-service (SAAS) companies, Salesforce.com started out as a humble supplier of one basic customer relationship management (CRM) software. That product is still its....
Facebook's Instagram Continues to March Towards 1 Billion Users
Five months after reaching 700 million monthly active users (MAUs), Facebook's (NASDAQ: FB) Instagram service has achieved a new milestone: 800 million MAUs. Of those, 500 million are daily active....
Want Free Coffee? Here's How to Get Some Friday
While every day seems to be some sort of fake holiday, a few of these less-than-official celebrations have become events championed by the business world.You can get free pancakes on National....
Why Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Could Be a Gold Mine for Growth Investors
Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: AUPH) stock has already tripled this year, on renewed hopes of success for an experimental lupus treatment. Despite this year's big run-up, this....
3 High-Yield Stocks You Missed
The best things in life aren't always right in front of you. Sometimes you have to hunt for them. That's true for many things, including high-yield dividend stocks. Some of the best dividends come....