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A Big Positive for Apple Inc. After the iPhone 8 Launch
Mobile analytics software vendor Localytics (via MacRumors) just shared some data showing the adoption of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) new iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus as percentages of the overall iOS....
How Much Do Retailers Actually Pay Hourly Workers?
Target (NYSE: TGT) made news earlier this week by making public plans to increase its minimum hourly wage for all employees to $11 in October. The chain also pledged to increase wages to a....
Payer Pushback Is Weighing Down Retail Pharmacy Stocks
Prescription volume is climbing at Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ: WBA) and CVS Health (NYSE: CVS), yet growth rates at these pharmacy retailers are slowing. Why aren't retail pharmacies....
Intel's New Desktop Processor Is No Threat to NVIDIA
On Monday, Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) raised eyebrows across the tech world by unveiling its new 8th Gen Intel Core desktop processor family. Perhaps most notably, the central processing....
3 Reasons Ciena Corporation Is Staying Ahead of the Competition
In researching my latest article on Ciena's (NYSE: CIEN) recent quarter, I found a lot to like about the company. As Foolish investors, we are always on the lookout for companies with outstanding....
3 Value Stocks to Hold for a Decade
Long ago, Ben Graham taught me that "Price is what you pay; value is what you get." Whether we're talking about socks or stocks, I like buying quality merchandise when it is marked down.-- Warren....
Finisar Management Hopes to Buy More Time
Finisar (NASDAQ: FNSR) failed to live up to expectations when it released its fiscal first-quarter results on Sept. 8. Finisar's revenue guidance fell way short of Wall Street's estimates of....
McDonald's Corporation Just Increased Its Dividend
Fast-food giant McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) just gave investors another reason to like its dividend. As expected, the company announced an increase to its dividend last week. Even better, McDonald's....
What Could I Realistically Make If I Invested In Apple Today?
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Just as it always does, Apple’s (AAPL) Keynote event generated quite a buzz. In addition to announcing several new products and upgrades, this year’s event inaugurated the Steve....
Why Did Apple Inc. Cancel Its Future 5.28-Inch iPhone X?
The Korea Herald, citing a report from The Bell, just said that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) had originally planned to launch three new iPhones with organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays next year....
Up 50% in 2017, Is Netflix Inc. Stock a Buy?
A soaring stock price recently pushed Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) past $80 billion in market capitalization -- up from $25 billion at the start of 2015. That surge reflects growing investor confidence....
Yes, the Apple Inc. iPhone X Comes at a "Value Price"
On Sept. 12, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced the iPhone X, which Apple calls "the future of the smartphone."Over the past three product cycles, Apple released two new iPhones: a standard iPhone....
This Oil Giant Is Making a Big Bet on the Permian Basin Next Year
The Permian Basin in western Texas has been a gold mine for the oil industry over the years. Initially discovered in 1921, the legacy oil play has churned out a whopping 29 billion barrels of oil....
What if Apple Threw an iPhone Party and Nobody Came?
There was a lot of hype leading up to this past weekend's debut of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) shiny new smartphone, but reality has been somewhat of a buzzkill. Apple Store locations across the....
A Foolish Take: Forget the iPhone X -- People Still Love the iPhone 6
Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) new iPhone models -- the 8, 8 Plus, and X -- are dominating tech headlines. However, a recent report from Newzoo, which tracked global smartphone usage through the end of....
Rite Aid Stock Has a Lot to Prove on Thursday
Regulators finally gave Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD) clearance for an asset sale last week, but it's apparently a case of "too little, too late" for investors who have seen the drugstore operator get....
3 High-Yield Stocks for Aggressive Investors
High-yield dividend stocks often come with an elevated risk profile. Investors that are comfortable with owning risky assets, though, can, on occasion, generate handsome returns on capital by....
3 Warren Buffett Stocks for Retirees
Warren Buffett is arguably the most revered investor on the planet. Over the course of more than six decades he's turned less than $10,000 into a net worth of nearly $79 billion. What's truly....
Why I Love Netflix, Inc.
It's hard to imagine that only a few years ago Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) had barely shifted from competing with Blockbuster Video to producing original content. In fact, the first true, original....
United Continental Buys More A350s: What It Means for Boeing and Airbus
In early September, United Continental (NYSE: UAL) announced a long-anticipated change to its Airbus (NASDAQOTH: EADSY) A350 order book. United deferred its A350 orders by several years and....
Did Apple Just Corner the Smartphone Market in Augmented Reality?
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) CEO Tim Cook has made no secret about his excitement regarding the potential for augmented reality (AR). The technology, which layers computer-generated images into....
2 Rock-Solid Cheap Tech Stocks With a P/E Nearly Half the Industry Average
As strong as the industry has performed this year, several stocks remain incredibly cheap. And two, HP Inc (NYSE: HPQ) and Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO), in addition to their relative value,....
Nike Stock Is Worth a Look Now
Nike's (NYSE: NKE) stock has been flat over the past year, as sales growth has been lower than investors expect, especially given that Nike was valued at a high price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 30....
Report: Apple Inc. iPhone X Production Delayed Even Further
When Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X on Sept. 12, one disappointment was that the iPhone X -- easily the most interesting phone of the bunch -- would come....
3 High-Yield Dividend Stocks to Buy This Fall
Any season is the right season to invest in high-yield dividend stocks. However, which stocks are the best to pick can change. With fall now here, several dividend stocks look especially....