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Where Does Roku Stock Go After Its IPO
Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) had a great first day of trading, opening high and closing even higher. The stock closed at $23.50 per share, 68% above its $14 IPO price. That gives the video streaming device....
Apple Inc. Reportedly Planning a Huge LCD iPhone for Next Year
Early rumors about Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) 2018 iPhone lineup claimed that the company would launch three new iPhones, each with the same organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display technology....
Apple Inc. Blogger May Have Unveiled a Key Detail of a 6.46-Inch iPhone X
Anybody who follows Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is probably familiar with John Gruber and his Apple-focused website, Daring Fireball. Ahead of the iPhone X launch, Gruber called into question a key....
Is the New Apple Watch DOA?
When Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) had its product launch event in early September, the iPhone X took center stage. Several other revelations, such as upgraded artificial-intelligence capabilities and....
Can Rite Aid Stock Bounce Back After Last Week's 18% Drop?
Things keep getting even harder for investors in one of this year's biggest sinkers. Shares of Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD) tumbled 18% last week after putting out disappointing quarterly results. Shares....
3 Stocks You Can Buy and Hold Forever
As the late, great musician Prince once said, forever is "a mighty long time."So when you're looking for stocks to buy and hold forever, you can't settle for just any stock. That's true even if....
Does Under Armour Need Another Big Endorsement Deal?
NBA superstar and Nike (NYSE: NKE) pitchman Kevin Durant recently took shots at Under Armour (NYSE: UA)(NYSE: UAA) when he said "nobody wants to play in Under Armours." The comment hurts,....
Forget AI -- IA Could Make You More Money
Artificial intelligence (AI) is all the rage. It seems as if every big company is racing to figure out how to harness AI for their benefit. And for good reason: AI holds the promise to radically....
The iPhone 8 Has a Slow Start: So What?
Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) new iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus smartphones hit store shelves on Sept. 22, as expected. They didn't create the kind of splash associated with previous iPhone launches,....
3 Stocks That Put Starbucks' Returns to Shame
Investors in coffee chain Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX), particularly those who bought in years ago, have plenty to be happy about. The stock has soared nearly 16,000% since its IPO and more than 300%....
The Unbearable Righteousness of Chipotle
Though it may not seem like it, the Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG) of today is much different than the Chipotle of 20 years ago.While the menu and minimalist decor at its restaurants....
3 Stocks to Buy for the Next 75 Years
Where will you be in 2091? It's safe for most of us to assume we won't be around. So here's a better question: What companies that exist today will still be around in 2091? Even if money won't....
Pfizer Exposes the Sordid Underbelly of Drug Prices
Johnson & Johnson's (NYSE: JNJ) one of the largest drugmakers in the world, and according to a lawsuit Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) has filed, it's leveraging its size to negotiate contracts that....
3 Finance Gurus Who Believe Bitcoin May Be Worthless
If 2017 goes down in the books as anything, it'll probably be "the year of the cryptocurrency." Headed by bitcoin, the aggregate cryptocurrency market cap grew by more than 800% at one point this....
Why Leveraged Oil Stocks are Bad Investments
This week's Industry Focus episodes are all about looking back on our mistakes and learning from them, and what better mistake to look back on than recommending a soon-to-be bankrupt company?In....
1 More Clue That Disney World Hasn't Turned Things Around
There's no point in ending a birthday party when everyone's still hungry for cake. Disney (NYSE: DIS) is extending a dining discount for annual passholders at its Florida resort that was supposed....
3 Dividend Stocks That Thrive in Market Crashes
Dividends are an important component of a fully thought out investment strategy during the best of times, but a critical one when things turn south and markets crash. They can be the lifeline that....
2 Stocks You'll Brag About Owning Someday
Buying good companies at good prices and holding on to them for years, if not decades, has proved to be the best way to grow wealthy. So which stocks do we think are great buy-and-hold candidates....
Better Buy: Starbucks Corporation vs. Coca-Cola
Few stocks have created more wealth for their long-term investors than Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) and Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO). The coffee king and soda giant excel at turning caffeine into cash,....
1 Reason to Buy Apple Stock, and 1 Reason to Stay Away
Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are up nearly 12,000% since the launch of the very first iPod in 2001. With that wildly successful product, Apple began its transformation from a niche computer....
How the Walt Disney Company Makes Most of Its Money
The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) is well known for its movies and theme parks. It consistently puts out the highest-grossing blockbusters. It took four of the top five spots for....
Intel Corp. Prepping New Optane Solid State Drives for Enthusiasts
One technology that Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) has been promoting for quite some time is 3D XPoint, a new non-volatile memory technology that it co-developed with memory specialist Micron (NASDAQ:....
JPMorgan Chase's Stock Could Soon Pass a Major Threshold
Shares of JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) have climbed considerably over the past year and are now closing in on $100. When it eventually crosses that threshold, it will be the first time in the bank's....
What Will These 5 Companies Do With Half a Trillion Dollars?
Cash is one of the most valuable assets a company can have. Smart businesses can deploy cash to take advantage of opportunities for expansion and growth, while also wooing investors by offering....
Can Rite Aid’s C-Suite Shake-Up Be Good News?
Only months after Rite Aid's (NYSE: RAD) planned merger with Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ: WBA) disintegrated, Rite Aid's CEO Ken Martindale left the company to become the CEO of GNC Holdings,....