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3 Stocks You Can Safely Own Until 2030
A lot can happen to a company in 13 years. It's notoriously difficult (many would say impossible) to predict a company's path more than a few quarters out. Things happen: scandals, accidents,....
Snap Stock Just Had Its Best Week Ever
Every dog stock has its day, and sometimes its week. Shares of Snap, Inc. (NYSE: SNAP) soared 19.4% last week, moving higher after a pair of bullish analyst moves and a report that its Snapchat....
I Built an Artificial-Intelligence System for Investing -- and It Showed How Smart Warren Buffett Is
I was curious. The idea of driverless cars has been, and still is, fascinating to me. And so is the technology that makes driverless cars possible -- artificial intelligence (AI). Like many, I....
3 Reasons Obamacare Premiums Are Set to Skyrocket in 2018
The Affordable Care Act (ACA), which is more affably known as Obamacare, is arguably the hallmark legislation of former President Barack Obama. While it's been controversial since its passage, and....
HomeGoods Continues to Excel for Off-Price Giant TJX
Off-price retail giant TJX (NYSE: TJX) still gets the bulk of its revenue and profit from the T.J. Maxx and Marshalls chains, which primarily sell apparel, shoes, and accessories. However, in....
Intuitive Surgical Stock Split: Everything You Need to Know
Robotic surgical pioneer Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISRG) has had quite a run lately. So far this year, shares are up 56%, and over the past three years, the stock has more than doubled.....
Warren Buffett's Top 10 Stocks
Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B) owns the common stock of more than 40 different companies, as of the latest available data, but the majority of the stock portfolio's value is....
Pfizer's Besponsa Is Yet Another Win for the Biopharma Giant
Pfizer, Inc. (NYSE: PFE) scored another cancer drug victory this past week when the FDA green-lighted Besponsa, a drug that battles back against a rare and deadly type of leukemia. The approval....
How Safe Is Colgate-Palmolive's Dividend?
Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE: CL) has been a consumer stalwart for decades, reliably supplying customers with the toothpaste, dishwashing soap, and other household products they need. Reliable....
2 Rules for Investing in the Retail Apocalypse
There's no question that the retail industry is in upheaval. Retailer bankruptcies are soaring, store closings are becoming commonplace, and profits at a wide variety of retail chains are in....
3 Things Activision Blizzard's Management Wants You to Know
With Activision Blizzard's (NASDAQ: ATVI) stock up 70% since the beginning of the year, a lot was riding on the game maker's second-quarter performance. This year is a light one for new game....
7 Fascinating Things You Probably Didn't Know About Nucor Corp.
It's one thing to dig into a company's numbers, but it's another to take a little time and really get to know how it operates. Often that leads to a deeper understanding of how those numbers came....
Here's How Much $10,000 Invested in Pfizer in 1977 Is Worth Now
Forty years is a long time. But it's not an unimaginably long time. For many Americans, 40 years is roughly the length of time they will spend or have spent in the workforce.Those years will end....
NVIDIA CEO: Here's Our Road Map for Growth From Autonomous Cars
NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) reported powerful fiscal second-quarter 2018 results on Aug. 10. The graphics-chip specialist's revenue jumped 56%, earnings per share rocketed 124%, and adjusted EPS soared....
3 Dividend Stocks I'd Buy Right Now
There's nothing more exciting on planet Earth than dividend stocks.OK, I know that's laying it on thick. There are plenty of more exciting things. Still, though, dividend stocks are pretty....
The Little Understood Competitive Advantage That's Propelling Amazon Studios
Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) may vastly outnumber Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) when it comes to Emmy nominations -- 91 to 16 for the current competition -- but there's one thing the streaming king lacks....
The Netherlands Is Taking Aim at One of America's Fastest-Growing Sectors
One of the fastest growing and most important pieces of the American economy is also often one of the most overlooked. Despite accounting for an estimated $324 billion in GDP in 2012 -- over 2% of....
3 Top Dividend Stocks in Big Data
Thanks to the explosive proliferation of smartphones and other mobile devices, as well as the rapid growth of cloud-based computing and the Internet of Things (IoT), the volume of digital....
Better Buy: Corning Incorporated vs. Cirrus Logic
It's easier said than done to find the companies best positioned to take advantage of the biggest technology trends in today's fast-changing world. And even then, investors need to carefully weigh....
Why AMD's Stock Growth is No Sure Thing
AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) mounted a stunning comeback over the past 18 months, surging from less than $2 a share last February to about $13 today. The chipmaker repeatedly defied the bears -- who claimed....
3 High-Yield Dividend Stocks for August
It can be tough for income-seeking investors to find a decent high-yield investment these days that doesn't also come with a high level of risk. That's because most low-risk bank products offer....
How the Solar Eclipse Will Affect the Solar Industry
You've probably heard about the total solar eclipse that's coming this Monday. Solar-energy producers have also heard about it and are planning for the loss of power generation that's set to come....
4 Things EOG Resources Inc.'s CEO Wants You to Know About How It Responds to Lower Oil Prices
EOG Resources (NYSE: EOG) recently reported decent second-quarter results. While it didn't earn as much money as analysts expected due in part to weaker oil prices, its production and costs were....
3 Top Biotech Stocks Under $5
The biotech field is littered with stocks under $5 that probably won't walk away from the crash landings that made them look so cheap. You'll be glad to know that sifting through the wreckage to....
Target Shows How a Traditional Retailer Can Make Progress
Shares of big-box retailer Target (NYSE: TGT) rallied after a good second-quarter report delivered to investors on Wednesday. Management had lots of updates to share as the turnaround strategy....