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Hollywood Studios Are Forcing Movie Theaters to Rethink Their Traditions
Friday morning, Bloomberg reported that several Hollywood studios are planning to launch a premium video streaming service without asking movie theater chains for a thumbs-up first.In an age of....
Disney and Hulu Finally Becoming Real Competitors to Netflix
Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) has sucked almost all of the air out of the room in the streaming business, building a $72 billion market cap in the process. And for good reasons. The company has 104....
Better Buy: HP Inc. vs. Cisco Systems
HP (NYSE: HPQ) and Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) are generally considered mature technology plays, which implies they offer income instead of growth. But over the past 12 months, HP has bucked expectations....
How to Invest in SpaceX Stock? There's Just 1 Way
Everyone wants a piece of SpaceX. But how can you invest in SpaceX stock?Last year, Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) "competitive intelligence tools" subsidiary Alexa (yes, Alexa has a side job) reported....
You Wouldn't Believe the Size of Facebook, Inc.'s Data Center Spending
The scale of Facebook's (NASDAQ: FB) business ensures that many of its operating figures are stunningly large.Here are just a few from its most recent quarterly report: Revenue jumped 45% to $9.3....
Investors Should Look Past F5 Networks' Disappointing Results
F5 Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIV), which specializes in the secure delivery of applications for large enterprises, reported a disappointing June quarter. While non-GAAP earnings per share was in....
3 Stocks Every Retiree Should Consider Buying
For many people, the prospect of putting money to work in stocks after they retire sounds daunting. After all, individual stocks tend to be more volatile -- both as they climb and fall -- than....
Up 187% in 2017, Is Exact Sciences Corp. Stock Still a Buy?
Exact Sciences (NASDAQ: EXAS) investors are having a year to remember. Shares of the colon cancer detection company have been on an absolute tear in 2017, rising more than 187%. But after the....
5 Things You Didn't Know About Whole Foods Market
Whole Foods Market's (NASDAQ: WFM) story as a stock may be coming to an end with Amazon's $13.7 billion acquisition, but the company's influence will only continue to grow. With Amazon's reach and....
2 Signs That Big Retail's E-Commerce Explosion Is Accelerating
On this MarketFoolery podcast, host Chris Hill and Aaron Bush of Motley Fool Rule Breakers check on two of the largest retailers in the world: Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT), which boosted its e-commerce....
In Retail, We've Lowered the Bar for What We Consider Good News
On this MarketFoolery podcast, host Chris Hill and Motley Fool Funds' Bill Barker discuss a couple of retailers' earnings reports, neither of which was unequivocally good -- which should come as....
Here's What Investors Need to Know Before Buying Tech Stocks
In this episode of Motley Fool Answers, Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp are joined by Dylan Lewis, host of Industry Focus: Tech, who offers some insights into the tech sector and what....
Are These Upgrades Proof Tesla's Decision to Raise Debt Was the Correct Move?
Nothing can defy logical Wall Street valuations like a good story stock. And you'd be hard pressed to find a better story stock, and story teller, than Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) and its CEO Elon Musk.....
salesforce.com, inc. Earnings: 4 Key Metrics for Investors to Focus On
On Tuesday, Aug. 22, salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) will report results for its second quarter of fiscal 2018. The company has outperformed the S&P 500 so far this year, rising about 32% year to....
Netflix Just Showed Why the Disney Divorce Doesn't Matter
Netflix Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX) shares sold off last week after Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) said it would launch its own streaming service in 2019 and pull its movies from Netflix. Disney, which owns....
3 Great Stocks You Can Buy on Sale
While the stock market has been riding high this year, there are still pockets of value. Among those, the market's rally seems to have forgotten top-tier energy infrastructure companies Kinder....
What Investors Need to Know About Ford's Less-Than-Impressive Month in Europe
Despite turning profits over the past couple of years in Europe, which followed years of and billions in losses, Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) is again facing serious headwinds overseas. Brexit....
3 Stocks to Buy With Dividends Yielding More Than 4%
Smart dividend investors balance the desire for high yield against the need for safety and attractive business prospects in the dividend stocks they buy. It takes some effort, but there are ways that
3 Stocks at 52-Week Highs Still Worth Buying
Investors are often wary of stocks trading at or near new highs. That's natural: If a stock has recently had a big run-up in price, it's easy for investors to feel that they've missed the boat --....
Free Apple Watches? Aetna's Considering It
Last week, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Aetna (NYSE: AET) employees sat down to discuss an interesting idea: provide free or low-cost Apple watches to everyone covered by an Aetna....
These Stocks Have Tripled This Year
The stock market has made a lot of people rich since 2009, as several major benchmarks have tripled or even quadrupled during the past eight years. Yet for individual stocks, gains can come a lot....
How Safe Is Kimberly-Clark's Dividend?
Kimberly-Clark (NYSE: KMB) is a consumer products giant, producing well-known brands like Kleenex and Huggies. The reliable nature of demand for Kimberly-Clark's products has made the stock a....
Fall Comes Early at Disney World
It may still be hot as blazes outside, but Disney's (NYSE: DIS) ready to leave summer behind at the world's most visited theme-park resort. Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party kicks off next....
3 Top Stocks You Can Buy on Sale
The investing advice to "buy great companies and hold forever" seems a lot easier when the rest of the market isn't losing its head over short-term concerns. That seems to be the case right now....
How to Invest in Sports
In 2011, fans of the Green Bay Packers were offered the chance to buy shares in their favorite professional sports team. This was the first time Packers "stock" had been opened to investment in 15....