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How Much Do Retailers Actually Pay Hourly Workers?
Target (NYSE: TGT) made news earlier this week by making public plans to increase its minimum hourly wage for all employees to $11 in October. The chain also pledged to increase wages to a....
Payer Pushback Is Weighing Down Retail Pharmacy Stocks
Prescription volume is climbing at Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ: WBA) and CVS Health (NYSE: CVS), yet growth rates at these pharmacy retailers are slowing. Why aren't retail pharmacies....
2 Tesla Talking Points: A Vegas Forecast and a Potential Win for AMD
In this Market Foolery podcast segment, host Chris Hill gets the lowdown from Motley Fool Asset Management's Bill Barker about the Deutsche Bank Technology Conference he attended last week in Las....
The Creative Ways Drugmakers Are Delaying Generics
Drugmakers are increasingly embracing new tactics to protect billions of dollars in sales from generic competition. These strategies often involve patent trials, but that's not the only way....
With GM’s President Selling Shares, What Should Investors Do?
In this Market Foolery podcast segment, host Chris Hill and Motley Fool Hidden Gems' Abi Malin take a listener query about General Motors (NYSE: GM) and broaden it: Are stock sales from in and....
Early Evidence That the Amazon-Whole Foods Merger Is a Picture Perfect Marriage
Amazon.com's (NASDAQ: AMZN) purchase of Whole Foods Market looks like a match made in heaven. The first indication the two could be on an extended honeymoon comes from the immediate boost in sales....
Expect Higher Dividends Before 2017 Ends From These 3 Stocks
Many of the best dividend stocks in the market have impressive track records of growing their payouts over time. A select few have even gotten to the point at which investors can predict exactly....
3 Reasons to Buy the Dip With Exelixis
In just two days, Exelixis (NASDAQ: EXEL) has lost over 15% of its market cap. The tumble for the once-hot biotech stock started last week with a downgrade of the stock by an analyst at Leerink....
Experts Are Watching This Number at Enbridge Inc
Enbridge Inc (NYSE: ENB) is a Canadian oil and gas midstream giant that sports an impressive 4.6% yield -- well more than twice what the broader market is offering investors today. It has big....
Caveat Emptor When Buying High-Yield Drug Stocks
Income investors seemingly have hundreds of stocks to choose from that currently pay a dividend. The telecom and utility sectors often generate some of the most robust payouts for investors, with....
3 High Dividend Yields That Are Here to Stay
The oil and natural gas midstream industry is filled with high yields. But not all high yields are created equal, as the 40% distribution cut at Enbridge Energy Partners in 2017 and the 75%....
Intel's New Desktop Processor Is No Threat to NVIDIA
On Monday, Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) raised eyebrows across the tech world by unveiling its new 8th Gen Intel Core desktop processor family. Perhaps most notably, the central processing....
Has Anheuser-Busch Finally Had Its Fill of Craft Beer?
Too much of a good thing can be, well, too much. Anheuser-Busch InBev (NYSE: BUD) has been chugging down so many pint-sized craft breweries that it is giving itself a bad hangover from the binge,....
PQ Group Holdings IPO: What Investors Need to Know
Is the second time the charm? PQ Group Holdings, a sprawling company that produces a wide range of inorganic chemicals, undoubtedly hopes so. It's about to launch an IPO, not long after it....
5 Numbers That Should Get MannKind Investors Excited
MannKind (NASDAQ: MNKD) hasn't exactly given investors a whole lot to get excited about in recent years. That could be changing, though. Since May, MannKind stock has soared more than 130% and now....
3 Bargain Biotech Stocks You Can Buy Today
You might have heard that the stock market is overpriced after years of solid gains. And it is. That doesn't mean every stock is overpriced, though.Actually, several biotech stocks look....
3 Reasons Ciena Corporation Is Staying Ahead of the Competition
In researching my latest article on Ciena's (NYSE: CIEN) recent quarter, I found a lot to like about the company. As Foolish investors, we are always on the lookout for companies with outstanding....
3 Value Stocks to Hold for a Decade
Long ago, Ben Graham taught me that "Price is what you pay; value is what you get." Whether we're talking about socks or stocks, I like buying quality merchandise when it is marked down.-- Warren....
Taco Bell Sets Its Sights on Urban Areas
Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM) Taco Bell plans to expand its city-based "Cantina" concept, opening 300 to 350 more locations of the higher-end eatery by 2022.These locations, which serve alcohol and....
Finisar Management Hopes to Buy More Time
Finisar (NASDAQ: FNSR) failed to live up to expectations when it released its fiscal first-quarter results on Sept. 8. Finisar's revenue guidance fell way short of Wall Street's estimates of....
Texas Instruments, Inc. Just Boosted Dividends and Buybacks: What You Need to Know
Analog and embedded microchip giant Texas Instruments (NASDAQ: TXN) is keen on delivering value to its shareholders. Last week, the company raised its quarterly dividend payouts by 24% and more....
3 Game-Changing Small-Cap Technology Stocks to Buy
Small companies must navigate more risks than large companies have to, especially when they're disrupting mature markets dominated by deeply embedded and well-heeled competitors. Nevertheless,....
McDonald's Corporation Just Increased Its Dividend
Fast-food giant McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) just gave investors another reason to like its dividend. As expected, the company announced an increase to its dividend last week. Even better, McDonald's....
2 Ways You Could Have Identified NVIDIA Stock as a Potentially Huge Winner Before It Soared
NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) stock has been red-hot. Shares of the graphics-chip specialist have returned 450% since the start of 2016, and 68.2% so far in 2017 through Friday, Sept. 22. The S&P 500....
Instagram's Advertiser Growth Might Be More Impressive Than Its User Growth
Instagram announced it's surpassed 800 million monthly active users at an advertising event in New York on Monday. Of those users, 500 million log in every day. It took just five months for the....