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3 Things You Need to Know About Intel Corp.'s New Gaming Chips
Late on Sept. 24, chip giant Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) announced a new family of chips code-named Coffee Lake, targeted at the desktop personal-computer market. This volley of chips, which seem....
3 Stocks to Hold for the Next 20 Years
Twenty years is a very long time. On average, it's a period of time that will include a handful of bear and bull markets, several elections, major wars and conflicts, and periods of economic....
Better Buy: Synaptics vs. Cypress Semiconductor
Investors in chipmakers Synaptics (NASDAQ: SYNA) and Cypress Semiconductor (NASDAQ: CY) have a different story to tell this year. These two semiconductor specialists have enjoyed varying fortunes....
Better Buy: Wal-Mart Stores Inc. vs. Target
In one corner stands Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE: WMT), heavyweight champ of the U.S. retail industry with nearly $500 billion in annual sales. In the other corner is Target (NYSE: TGT) -- an underdog....
3 Reasons Investors Should Like Accenture Plc's Results
Accenture's (NYSE: ACN) fourth-quarter results for fiscal 2017 have been posted, and they're looking good. Despite the market's muted response to the results, the earnings release gives....
Found: 3 Stocks Retirees Should Consider Adding
A well-constructed retirement portfolio should help preserve and grow your base of wealth so that you're free to enjoy other pursuits in your non-working years.To help find stocks that could help....
The Chinese Buyout of Imagination Is Bad News for Qualcomm
Imagination Technologies, which once supplied Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) with GPU designs, recently agreed to sell itself to Canyon Bridge, a Silicon Valley-based private equity firm backed by the....
1 Great Biotech Stock You Have Never Heard Of
About 90% of drug candidates that enter clinical trials never make it to market. That brutal fact makes the small-cap biotech sector a tough place for investors to put their money to work.However,....
A Big Surprise From the Apple Inc. iPhone 8 Teardown
Shortly after Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 8 went up for sale, iFixit got hold of one, tore it down, and, with some help from the chip experts at TechInsights, managed to identify many of the key....
Here's How Chipotle Plans to Save Its Burger Chain
Chipotle (NYSE: CMG) has struggled at recreating its own success with other fast-casual concepts.It seems like dozens of companies have been trying to create the Chipotle of whatever niche they....
How Risky Is ExxonMobil Corporation?
Oil prices peaked at over $100 a barrel in mid-2014 and then fell sharply to around $30 a barrel in January of 2016. Although prices have rebounded since that low, they remain range bound at about....
3 Retiree Stocks You'll Want to Buy Now
Building a strong base of dependable dividend-paying stocks can drastically cut down on financial sources of stress in your nonworking years and help you get the most out of your retirement.With....
3 Things to Expect From Apple Inc.'s A11X Bionic iPad Pro Chip
Back in June, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) refreshed its iPad Pro line of tablets with an all-new 10.5-inch model and a heavily upgraded 12.9-inch model. At the heart of these devices is Apple's A10X....
Everything We Know About Walt Disney’s Upcoming Streaming Services
Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) recently announced that, within the next few years, it’ll launch separate streaming services for ESPN sports and Disney content.In this episode of Industry Focus: Consumer....
A Major Bank Rates Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway a Buy. Should You Pull the Trigger?
Analysts at investment banks cover a great many stocks, but some big names aren't as widely tracked as you might expect. Such is the case with Warren Buffett's investment vehicle Berkshire....
Better Buy: Apple Inc. vs. Google
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) versus Google.These tech titans have battled against each other for over a decade, all the while rewarding their shareholders with the spoils of war.But which is the better....
Does Intel Corp. Have a Chance of Winning Apple Inc. A-Series Business?
A little while back, I argued that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) made the right decision to bet on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (NYSE: TSM) for the manufacture of its A10 Fusion and A11....
Better Buy: Intel Corp. vs. NVIDIA
So far, shareholders of chipmakers Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) and NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) have been experiencing very different 2017s. NVIDIA's successful forays into cutting-edge markets such as the....
Apple Music Now Has 30 Million Paid Subscribers, as Apple's Content Ambitions Grow
It's been a few months since Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) updated investors regarding its Apple Music paid subscriber base, but the company has now done just that. In an interview with Billboard, Apple....
Apple Music Subscribers Climb to 30 Million
In a new interview with Billboard, Apple Music lead Jimmy Iovine said the tech giant's streaming service subscriber count has hit a fresh high of over 30 million subscribers, climbing from 27....
Amazon.com Just Expanded Its Smart Home Lead Over Apple and Google
Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) has emerged as a somewhat unexpected leader in the smart home market, thanks to Alexa and its growing portfolio of Echo devices. Rivals like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and....
This Drug Pricing Scheme Could Be Making Your Medicine More Expensive
Biosimilars that are as safe and effective as expensive brand-name biologics could significantly reduce drug prices and healthcare spending, but only if they win support from insurers.....
Anemic Earnings Sent Rite Aid's Shares Down Today
After Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD) released a fiscal second-quarter report Thursday morning showing sales and adjusted net income that were lower year over year, shares of the drugstore chain tumbled, and....
5 Key Things You Need to Know From Rite Aid's Q2 Results
Just when you thought things couldn't get any worse for Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD), they did.The pharmacy chain's stock has taken a beating throughout 2017 with increasing uncertainty over a....
Better Buy: Phillips 66 vs. Chevron Corporation
While Chevron (NYSE: CVX) and Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX) both operate in the oil industry, they have entirely different focuses. Chevron, for example, makes most of its money exploring for and....