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Amazon's Takes Aim at Apple and Alphabet With its Barrage of Echo Devices
Amazon.com's (NASDAQ: AMZN) Echo speaker debuted in late 2014 and has since taken the smart-home speaker market by storm. Research firm eMarketer says Amazon will take a whopping 70.6% of the....
3 More Things I Love About the Apple Inc. iPhone 8 Plus
About a week ago, I went over three things I love about the new Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 8 Plus. The display, the ultra-zippy A11 Bionic processor, and the beautiful glass back are all things....
Why Roku Shares Doubled 2 Days After the IPO
In this segment of the Motley Fool Money radio show, host Chris Hill, Million Dollar Portfolio's Jason Moser and Matt Argersinger, and Aaron Bush of Supernova and Rule Breakers examine the hottest....
3 Dividend Stocks Should Thrive in a Recession
The market's been booming and things have been going well since the end of the Great Recession, but that doesn't mean things are going to be sunny forever. Another recession is bound to happen and....
2 Incredibly Cheap Healthcare Stocks Right Now
Healthcare stocks have been surging ever since Donald Trump took office last January. As a result, there aren't too many attractive bargains remaining in this high-flying sector. Even so, vaccine....
The Simple Reason Why I Won't Buy Roku Inc.
Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) went public on Sep. 28, its stock surging nearly 70% from its IPO price of $14 per share. The stock hit almost $30 the following day, but subsequently pulled back to the low....
Microsoft Is Bailing on Music Streaming
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has never been a particularly prominent player in the music business. Sure, it had the Zune for about six years, but hardly anyone would consider that product a success;....
Spotify and Apple Music Kill Again
The cutthroat market for premium on-demand music streaming keeps claiming casualties. Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced on Monday that it will be shutting down Groove Music, the former Xbox Music....
2 Dividend Stocks to Buy in October
Two dividend stocks are looking particularly attractive in October. Both stocks are trading well below their all-time highs set earlier this year, yet their recent fundamental performance suggests....
Is This How Drugmakers Will Kill Biosimilars?
Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) has filed a lawsuit accusing Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) of strong-arming insurers into excluding its Remicade biosimilar, Inflectra, from their reimbursement lists. If....
2 Growth Stocks for Retirees
Growth stocks are considered to be more volatile than average stocks and, therefore, generally not excellent retirement investments. However, all growth stocks are not in the same boat. Here are....
Baidu's AI Efforts Could Lift These 3 Companies
Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU), the biggest search engine in China, funnels the information it collects into AI algorithms. That data is processed by its Big Data Lab division, which was founded three years....
3 High-Yield Dividend Stocks You Definitely Want to Consider
With broader market benchmarks like the S&P 500 offering up a less-than-exciting yield of around 2%, I've found a trio of high yielders that offer at least twice that. Better yet, they all....
2 International Stocks for Retirees
Companies whose revenue comes from various countries all over the world, as opposed to just one country, can be excellent choices for retirees. An international revenue stream hedges against....
Which Quick-Serve Chains Have the Most Loyal Customers?
The quick-serve restaurant (QSR) industry, which includes both fast food and fast casual eateries, has been doing better than other types of restaurants.That's because consumers have been cautious....
Good News and Bad News for Gilead Sciences: Which Carries More Weight?
You knew it wouldn't take too long for euphoria over Gilead Sciences' (NASDAQ: GILD) planned acquisition of Kite Pharma to wear off. The question was whether the next round of news for the big....
How to Invest in Social Media
social media businesses like Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) and Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) have become common platforms for millions of people to socialize and interact with each other every day. Though they're....
More Good News for Apple's iPhone Average Selling Prices
With the forthcoming iPhone X starting at $999, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) investors already know the company is about to enjoy a meaningful uplift in iPhone average selling prices (ASPs). After all,....
Walt Disney Prepares to Launch Its ESPN Streaming Service With 10,000 Live Events
In a shrinking cable universe, Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) has been losing millions of dollars in carriage fees for ESPN and its other cable networks. To combat the declining subscriber base, the....
Chipotle Wrestles With Its Own Logic
Now that social-media tastemakers have rendered an overwhelmingly negative opinion of Chipotle Mexican Grill's (NYSE: CMG) queso offering, and some financial analysts project that the new menu....
Samsung to Reportedly Earn $110 per iPhone X, Lower Than Prior Estimates
We're now just about a month away from Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone X launch; the product will go on sale Nov. 3. Once the new flagship launches, supplies are still expected to be severely....
Hulu Just Skunked Netflix and Amazon at the Emmy's -- but Here's Who Really Won
The recent Emmy awards were historic for a number of reasons. Four of the seven programs nominated for the top award, Outstanding Drama Series, hailed from video streaming services. While many....
3 Unknown but Amazing Dividend Stocks
Not all dividend stocks are household names, even for investors. Many companies chug along year after year, paying stable dividends from businesses with durable competitive advantages.We asked....
Will Tencent and Nintendo's Team-Up Hurt Sony and Microsoft?
Nintendo (NASDAQOTH: NTDOY) recently partnered with Chinese tech giant Tencent (NASDAQOTH: TCEHY) to bring the latter's hit game, Honor of Kings, to the Switch console. Honor of Kings is the top....
Why VirnetX Holding Corp. Shares Jumped 63% Higher Today
Shares of VirnetX Holding (NYSEMKT: VHC) soared in Monday morning's trading session. Stock prices for the secure communications technologist jumped as much as 62.8% higher just before noon EDT,....