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These 2 Big Oil Stocks Are Ridiculously Cheap...Again
Back when oil prices started to climb out from the abyss in February of 2016, it would have been reasonable to think that oil and gas stocks wouldn't get that cheap ever again. That is especially....
7 Things the Samsung Galaxy S8 Has That the New iPhone X Doesn't
Image source: Samsung.Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) just unveiled the much-anticipated iPhone X (pronounced "iPhone 10"). It represents the next leap forward for Apple with its all-screen design, Face ID....
3 Tech Stocks You Can Buy on Sale Now
Sometimes, even well-respected stalwarts of industry wind up in Wall Street's bargain bin. The question for long-term investors is whether they belong there.Case in point: IBM (NYSE: IBM), Intel....
Good News: Apple Has Ruined Its Numbered iPhone Naming Convention
I'm not a fan of numbered iPhones. The naming convention wore out its welcome a long time ago; Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) just somehow hasn't realized it yet. Using numbers is simply unsustainable and....
3 Value Stocks to Dive Into Now
It's not always easy to distinguish great value investments from failing businesses. Many of their features are often the same, and the attributes that will turn some such companies into long-term....
3 Top E-Commerce Companies to Buy in 2017
No discussion of e-commerce can take place without mentioning the mighty Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN). The company dominates online retail -- and, increasingly -- retail as a whole.Yet there are....
Should You Buy Apple Shares After the iPhone X Launch?
Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone X has been so hyped up that CEO Tim Cook said in May that iPhone sales were lower because customers were holding out for this 10th-anniversary edition of the....
Why Apple Finally Embraced Dolby Vision
Thanks to Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), it's been a great week for Dolby Laboratories (NYSE: DLB) investors. Dolby shares are up more than 15% over the past four days, including a nearly 10% pop on....
Hate Risk? You'll Love These 3 Stocks
Risk is unavoidable -- however, several stocks have positioned themselves in a way that still offers growth potential while mitigating risk, unlike high-growth stocks that are years away from....
3 Dividend Stocks Ideal for Retirees
If you're near or in retirement, owning dividend stocks can be a great way to create a consistent stream of cash flows to fund your living expenses or even travel the world. But not all dividends....
3 Value Stocks for Conservative Investors
Value can be measured in a lot of ways, depending on the nature of the company you're analyzing. A low price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio may be a good measure, book value may be used, or sometimes,....
Apple, Inc.'s Epic Face ID Fail: Not a Fail After All?
If you were watching the live stream, you probably cringed. The very first action performed on Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) new iPhone X totally -- and embarrassingly -- failed during Apple's Sept. 12....
Apple, Inc.'s iPhone X Event: What Analysts Are Saying
While the media seems to have mixed feelings about Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) new $999 iPhone X, there's less disparity among analysts. Overall, analysts seem optimistic after Apple's Sept. 12....
When Will ExxonMobil Corporation Split Its Stock Again?
Oil giant ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) is no stranger to stock splits, having completed seven of them over the course of its history. Many of those occurred after its stock price had risen into the....
Exelixis, Inc. and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. Gear Up for Round 2 of the Kidney Cancer Drug Battle Royale
Take your seats, investors: The battle in first-line advanced renal cell carcinoma, the most common type of kidney cancer, is about to begin.In one corner, weighing in at a market cap of $8....
Apple Likely Dreamed Up 3D Sensing Five Years Ago
The headline feature of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) new iPhone X is its 3D-sensing capability, which enables improved augmented reality (AR) experiences as well as the Face ID facial recognition....
Debunking Common Arguments Against Dividend Investing
Published September 14th, 2017
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Apple Inc.’s Brilliant Low-Cost iPhone Strategy
Although Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) unveiled a new, premium iPhone (called the iPhone X) starting at $999 (significantly more expensive than previous flagship iPhones), one thing that people don't seem....
These 3 Stocks Just Raised Their Dividends
Now, that's a little better.After a few sluggish weeks with only the occasional dividend raise, the market started to wake up last week with a slightly higher number of increases. We're still some....
1 Apple Inc. iPhone 8 Mystery Remains
Even though Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) lifted the curtain off the iPhone 8, 8 Plus, and X (pronounced "ten") at its special event on Sept. 12, there's one thing about two of the models -- iPhone 8 and....
Apple Stock: Next Stop, $182?
Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may have closed lower in back-to-back trading days since Tuesday's iPhone X event, but it doesn't mean that all of Wall Street is down on the stock. Hilliard Lyons....
Apple Just Raised the Price to Buy a New iPhone
There's been a lot of rumors circling about a $1,000 dollar iPhone coming out this fall. Indeed, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced the new iPhone X at its first event at the Steve Jobs Theater on....
Did This Epic Growth Stock's Next $1 Billion Opportunity Just Open Up?
You may think any business built around water heaters is destined to be pretty boring (and you may be right), but A.O. Smith (NYSE: AOS) doesn't care much for flair. You may not either after....
Here's Why the Best Is Yet to Come for Opko Health Inc.
There's not a whole lot that looks good for Opko Health Inc. (NASDAQ: OPK) right now. The stock has dropped more than 30% so far in 2017. Several large institutional investors have reduced their....
Apple Inc. Has a Tough iPhone Problem to Solve in 2018
On Sept. 12, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) lifted the curtain off a trio of new iPhones: iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X (pronounced "iPhone ten").The first two phones include traditional liquid....