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You Wouldn't Believe the Size of Costco's Membership Fee Income
Costco (NASDAQ: COST) is the second largest retailer in the country, trailing only Wal-Mart in annual revenue. Yet the warehouse giant generates far less profit from its product sales than its....
Solar Cars Are (Almost) Here
Ever since electric vehicles (EVs) became a viable alternative to traditional gasoline cars, there has been a push to make them greener. Rather than fueling EVs with electricity from the grid --....
Best Buy's Great Quarterly Results Get Overshadowed by a Question Mark
Despite posting positive numbers during the second quarter, shares of Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) are down double digits. It has been a great run for investors the last year, but the company warned that....
Strong Pickup Sales Were a Bright Spot for Ford in August
Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) said its U.S. sales fell 2.1% in August. That was a smaller decline than analysts had expected. A big surge in sales of Ford's F-Series pickups helped to offset....
General Motors Posts Record Bolt EV Deliveries
August was an important month for General Motors' (NYSE: GM) all-electric Bolt. It marked the first month the vehicle was available nationwide. On the back of this rollout, Bolt deliveries climbed....
The Simple Reason I Won't Buy Intrexon
"Complexity" is one of the most adequate words that can be used to describe synthetic biology conglomerate Intrexon (NYSE: XON). The company's management team, Wall Street analysts, and even....
Should Expedia Investors Be Worried About Their CEO's Departure?
It's never easy for a company to lose its leader, particularly when that person was on the throne for many years and enjoyed a reputation for level-headedness and calm. That's the situation at....
3 Stocks That Could Soar More Than Amazon
There are few stocks that have been more exciting over the past few years than Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN). Shares of the e-commerce and cloud computing giant have soared nearly 190% over the past....
2 Beaten Up Dividend Aristocrats: Are They Bargains?
Income-seeking investors love buying dividend aristocrats -- stocks that have increased their dividends for more than years -- so when their stock prices fall it's a good idea to look at buying....
Investors Are Still Overlooking Macy's Real Estate Potential
After an extremely weak first quarter, Macy's (NYSE: M) began to steady its sales and earnings performance in the second quarter of fiscal 2017. Adjusted comparable store sales fell 2.5% in the....
4 Reasons General Motors Thinks You Should Buy GM Stock
General Motors' (NYSE: GM) top executives want you to know something: They think GM stock is a strong buy. Lately, they've stepped up their efforts to make the case to Wall Street -- and to....
3 Things Ulta Management Wants You to Know
Shares of Ulta Salon (NASDAQ: ULTA), the "all things beauty" cosmetics retailer, have come under pressure in the wake of its second-quarter earnings report. The sell-off certainly wasn't due to....
Why Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Shoe Carnival, and Hasbro Jumped Today
The major benchmarks all moved higher Thursday, with the Nasdaq Composite producing the biggest gains. The growing devastation left in the wake of Hurricane Harvey still dominated the news. The....
Disney Tries Outdoing "Pokemon Go" for New "Star Wars" Film
Is General Leia Organa this year's Pikachu? In the lead-up to the December release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) plans to unleash a torrent of marketing and sales on a....
3 Reasons Disney Investors Should Toast Epcot's Food & Wine Festival
The Epcot International Food & Wine Festival opens today at Walt Disney's (NYSE: DIS) Florida resort, kicking off a 75-day festival that will feature kiosks selling foodie-approved edibles and....
Why Dollar General Corp. Stock Dropped Today
Shares of Dollar General Corp (NYSE: DG) were down 5.3% as of 1:06 p.m. EDT Thursday after the discount retailer announced mixed second-quarter 2017 results and weaker-than-expected full-year....
Better Buy: The Walt Disney Company vs. Nike
The market's been rallying this year, but two consumer-brand behemoths -- Disney (NYSE: DIS) and Nike (NYSE: NKE) -- are trading closer to their 52-week lows than their highs. Investors looking....
Amazon Wants Its Delivery Drones to Speak
Much like the self-driving car has progressed from science fiction toward reality, the idea of using unmanned flying drones to deliver packages by Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has slowly moved forward.....
3 Cheap Stocks You Can Buy Today
Warren Buffett recently told a group of investors that it was difficult to find bargain stocks at this point in the bull market. That's pretty easy to agree with. One, he's Warren Buffett. Two,....
These 3 Initiatives Will Power Growth at Home Depot Inc for Years to Come
Longtime Home Depot (NYSE: HD) investors can be forgiven if they are a bit spoiled. After all, it's hard to pick a time frame in which the stock price hasn't trounced the market. Over the past....
1 Stock I'm Never Selling
Sure, never is a long time, but we're long-term investors around here, and our Motley Fool investors are happy to play the long game when it comes to investing in Vanguard Information Technology....
Can General Motors Sustain Its 4.3% Dividend?
In the last several months, value investors looking for strong dividend yields have seen Detroit-based giant General Motors (NYSE: GM) turn up more frequently in their searches. With a 4.3%....
The 5 Biggest Summer Blockbusters of 2017
Hollywood had a lousy time at the box office this summer with domestic ticket sales for the season coming in at their lowest level since 2006. But that doesn't mean there weren't some standout....
3 Top Internet of Things Stocks to Buy Now
The Internet of Things (IoT) is still one of the biggest market revolutions on the map. Devices exchanging data with other computer systems are here to stay, and will only play a larger part in....
Shopify Draws Inspiration From Amazon
The e-commerce platform company, Shopify (NYSE: SHOP), has an amazing growth story. Since 2012, the company has grown its customer base 12 times, and its revenues 21 times, which has powered its....