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More Banks Join IBM's Blockchain Trade-Finance Project
While International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) is not typically viewed as a tech company at the bleeding edge, blockchain is one area where Big Blue is leading the way. A recent survey of....
Apple Inc. Probably Didn't Tell Us the Truth About This iPhone 8 and 8 Plus Feature
When Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) introduced the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus, it explicitly said the liquid crystal displays used in the devices were "new."At the time, I said I was skeptical that the displays....
Why Rite Aid's Shares Crashed 19% in September
Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD) and Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ: WBA) were forced by regulators to reduce the number of stores Rite Aid is selling to Walgreens and that news, plus Rite Aid's lackluster....
Better Buy: Ambarella Inc. or Advanced Micro Devices?
Chipmakers Ambarella (NASDAQ: AMBA) and AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) had dramatically diverging fortunes over the past year. Ambarella, which makes image processing chips for a wide range of cameras, shed....
Is PayPal Holdings, Inc. a Buy?
Shares of PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) have surged more than 60% this year, fueled by a streak of double-digit sales and earnings growth at the online payments platform provider. But with the stock now....
Apple Inc.'s HomePod Will Not Be Enough
Despite initially unveiling HomeKit way back in 2014, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is still meaningfully behind in the smart-home arena, and rivals Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG)....
Microsoft Stock Upgraded: 3 Things You Need to Know
Every day, Wall Street analysts upgrade some stocks, downgrade others, and "initiate coverage" on a few more. But do these analysts even know what they're talking about? Today, we're taking one....
Intel Corp. Reportedly Prepping Ice Lake Server Chips for First Half of 2019
Earlier this year, chip giant Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) launched a new data center platform known as Purley and, at the heart of the platform, was a new family of processors based on the Skylake Server....
What Does the Future Hold for Tiffany & Co.?
Tiffany & Company (NYSE: TIF) has a 180 year history as a luxury brand, and the stock has jumped 30% in the last year.In this episode of Industry Focus, Vincent Shen is joined by Asit Sharma....
6 Years Later, 6 Charts That Show How Far Apple, Inc. Has Come Since Steve Jobs' Passing
It was six years ago today that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) co-founder Steve Jobs passed away after losing a very public battle with pancreatic cancer. In the years since Jobs' untimely death, CEO Tim....
Disney Buying SeaWorld Wouldn't Be Crazy
Shares of SeaWorld Entertainment (NYSE: SEAS) are moving higher on Thursday after Bloomberg reported that Merlin Entertainments Plc has approached the theme park operator about acquiring some of....
This Apple Inc. MacBook Pro Rumor Is Probably False
NotebookCheck.net recently spotted an entry in the result database of popular processor performance test Geekbench 4 that appears to indicate Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is preparing a next-generation....
The 2 Surprising Reasons Exelixis, Inc. Lost 17% in September
Shares of Exelixis (NASDAQ: EXEL), a biotech company focused on the development of therapies to treat cancer, plunged 17% during the month of September, according to data from S&P Global....
Can the Apple Watch Save Your Life?
At Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) recent product launch, the company unveiled a number of impressive reboots to its most popular products. It was no surprise that the flagship iPhone took center....
Apple, Inc. Earnings: Mark Your Calendar
Tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) just put a date on its fiscal 2017 fourth-quarter earnings release. On Thursday, Nov. 2, after market close, Apple will update investors on its latest quarterly....
Retired? 3 Stocks You Should Consider Buying
Ideally, a person can expect their retirement to stretch on for decades. That kind of time horizon gives you flexibility to own at least some stocks because you can ride out those inevitable down....
With Pixel 2, Google Is Borrowing a Page Out of Apple's Playbook
Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) subsidiary Google hosted its big product event yesterday, and it was chock-full of new products that all feature Google Assistant. The Pixel 2 smartphone....
Intel Corp.'s New Gaming Chips Aren't a Threat to NVIDIA Corp.
Late on Sept. 24, microprocessor giant Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) announced a new family of processors for the desktop personal computer market, based on its new Coffee Lake architecture.These chips are....
You'll Never Guess Which Giant Investment Firm Has Begun Mining Bitcoin and Ethereum
This year may very well go down in the books as the year of the cryptocurrency. After beginning the year with an aggregate market cap of $17.6 billion for all cryptocurrencies combined, the more....
Will Apple Pay Cash Steal PayPal's Crown Jewel?
Over the last couple of years, PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) has enjoyed something of a renaissance. Since being spun off from eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) in 2015, PayPal stock has risen over....
Russia and U.S. May Team Up to Build Moon Base
It cost us $100 billion to build the International Space Station (ISS). Up until very recently, it was looking like that investment would soon be lost, after Russia pulls out of the ISS consortium....
Can IBM Make a "Quantum" Leap?
We've all heard the narrative by now: IBM (NYSE: IBM) is in terminal decline, having fallen prey to younger, leaner companies such as Amazon. And even former cheerleader Warren Buffett is ditching....
3 High-Yield Hedge Fund Stocks to Buy
It can work out poorly to try copying the big-money investors, and for a number of reasons. But at the same time, it can pay off to at least study what successful investors buy and sell, looking....
3 Value Stocks for Wise Investors
With the stock market still pushing all-time highs, value investors might feel like there are no opportunities to be found. But the reality is that's not the case. Furthermore, the economy has....
5 Personal Finance Tips From Billionaires
Image source: The Motley Fool.You may be looking for an edge in your personal finances -- something that can help you rethink your approach to money and start getting ahead financially. If so, you....