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Better Buy: Himax Technologies vs. Qualcomm
Chipmakers Himax (NASDAQ: HIMX) and Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) both experienced big price swings this year. Himax shares surged more than 70% on optimism about its growth potential in the augmented....
Why Novavax, Inc. Could Be a Gold Mine for Growth Investors
If you had the misfortune to buy Novavax (NASDAQ: NVAX) stock in July 2015 and held on, around 90% of your investment would have been wiped out. Ouch. Even if you had bought the biotech stock at....
EV Range Anxiety May Be a Thing of the Past
When electric vehicles like General Motors' (NYSE: GM) Chevy Volt and the Nissan Leaf came on the scene about a decade ago, the biggest challenge for EVs was driving range. GM and others answered....
These 3 Dividend Stocks Pay Out Over $8 Billion Each Year
Dividend investors rely on the stocks they own to provide the portfolio income they need. Many companies have responded to the increasing appetite for strong dividends by boosting their payouts....
3 Biotech Stocks That Skyrocketed This Week: Can They Go Higher?
One great thing about the biotech industry is that there are nearly always some winners. Regardless of what's going on in the world or in the broader market, at least a few biotech stocks are....
Amazon Admits Video Isn't Carrying Its Own Weight
Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) CEO Jeff Bezos is ordering a strategic revamp at Amazon Studios, its original video division. The e-commerce giant is cancelling shows like Season 2 of "Z: The Beginning....
3 Oil Stocks to Buy at the Bottom of the Cycle
While crude oil bottomed out early last year below $30 a barrel and is now in the low $50s, the market isn't in recovery mode just yet. As a result, investors still have the chance to buy oil....
3 Stocks to Watch Heading Into October
For various reasons, there will be several things to monitor in the weeks ahead for Adobe (NASDAQ: ADBE) as well as both Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) and IBM (NYSE: IBM), the latter two of which will....
The 2 Safest High-Yield Dividend Stocks in Energy
Investing in a high-yield stock isn't worth it if the dividend winds up getting cut. The fat yield, in that case, was little more than an illusion. The energy industry has been plagued by this....
Why GMO Crops (Probably) Can't Compete for This $22 Billion Ingredient Opportunity
You may not realize it yet, but the bioeconomy is at a historic crossroads. The world's largest agricultural companies are on the cusp of developing genetically engineered crops capable of....
3 Top Dividend Aristocrats to Buy Today
In a frothy market, increasing your holdings in dividend stocks is a smart way to fortify your portfolio for long-term wealth creation, however simply buying stocks that offer high-yield is a....
3 Top Dividend Growth Stocks to Buy
Chasing yield might be enticing, but it can also lead you right to the investing equivalent of quicksand. Stocks that offer high yields often do so because the underlying company is declining or....
This Will Be a Major Test for Wells Fargo's CEO
The new CEO of Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) will face a major test next month that his predecessor struggled to pass last year. On Thursday, the Senate Banking Committee announced that Tim Sloan will....
Why I Sold Apple
When I bought Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) in early 2012, the stock was in the midst of a remarkable rise. Anticipation built that it would soon pay a dividend for the first time since 1995. Apple shares....
SpaceX Swipes Boeing's Military Space Shuttle Business
The scoreboard this month reads Boeing (NYSE: BA) -- 5: SpaceX -- 1.* So why is SpaceX grinning, and Boeing is groaning?On Sept. 7, Boeing's X-37B military "drone" space shuttle lifted off from....
3 Dividend Investing Tips That Could Earn You Thousands
For investors who purchased shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) back in 2012, the company's dividend was probably an afterthought. After all, the company was growing earnings like gangbusters, and it....
Some Companies Have Growth Stories -- and Some Don't
On this Market Foolery podcast, host Chris Hill and Motley Fool Asset Management's Bill Barker discuss where Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) sees its sales curve going, as well as its alleged talks with AMD....
Tech Stocks This Week: Apple's Pullback, Google's Hardware Bet, and More
Though it was a flat week for the S&P 500, tech stocks saw a bit more volatility as the heavily technology-weighted Nasdaq composite index pulled back about 0.4%. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) was....
3 Top Stocks With High Dividend Yields
Buying and holding solid high-yield dividend stocks is arguably the best way to predictably generate wealth over the long term. But finding the best dividend stocks our market has to offer is....
The Simple Reasons I Won't Buy Ubiquiti Networks, Inc. Stock
Despite the nearly 17% run-up following fiscal 2017's fourth-quarter earnings report, Ubiquiti (NASDAQ: UBNT) stock is still down 11% this year. But higher-than-expected revenue, earnings per....
3 Stocks That Could Soar More Than Netflix
Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) has generated jaw-dropping returns for early investors, with shares of the video-streaming giant climbing more than 15,000% from its initial public offering just 15 years....
3 High-Yield Stocks on Sale
High-yield stocks are a great way to generate cash whether you're new to investing or in retirement. But high yields can sometimes be a sign of risk for investors because the market doesn't think....
Will Apple, Inc. Hit Its Guidance After All?
When Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced its iPhone earlier this month, investors braced for a possible delayed launch for the company's important new flagship iPhone X. The ever-active Apple rumor....
1 Tech Stock to Avoid and 1 to Buy Today
The tech sector is a volatile place, but investors who pick the right stocks can sometimes benefit from outsized returns. Of course, this also means that some stocks plummet. While this can happen....
This Week in Solar
There's a lot going on in the solar industry this week, including the International Trade Commission's decision to find "injury" in Suniva's Section 201 trade case. I'll cover that and its impacts....