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Target Just Got Serious About E-commerce
Target (NYSE: TGT) is making a big bet on e-commerce.The big-box chain said it would acquire Shipt -- an online grocery marketplace known for same-day delivery -- for $550 million. The move is....
2 Stocks That Turned $5,000 into $200,000
It's hard to get excited about a stock when it's down in the dumps. Oftentimes when a company's share price falls to hardly a-pulse level, there are good reasons for the fall. It can be hard to....
Costco Builds Momentum on Early Holiday Strength
The holiday shopping season is an important one for retailers, and Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) is one of the first companies to provide a firm reading on how the holidays have gone. Thanks to....
Casey's General Down Big on Weak Numbers
In today's episode of the MarketFoolery podcast, Chris Hill talks with Bill Barker from Motley Fool Asset Management about the day's market news. Hasbro (NASDAQ: HAS) is up 4% today for no....
Why Tractor Supply Company Rose 13% in November
Shares of rural lifestyle retailer Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ: TSCO) rose 13.2% last month, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence .Tractor Supply stock continued to benefit....
Target to Launch Same-Day Delivery -- What You Need to Know
Just as Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced a major expansion of its one-day and same-day shipping ahead of Christmas, Target (NYSE: TGT) shared its own announcement about bolstering its....
Tiffany & Co. Stock Upgraded
Every day, Wall Street analysts upgrade some stocks, downgrade others, and "initiate coverage" on a few more. But do these analysts even know what they're talking about? Today, we're taking one....
Dollar General Q3: Good Dollar Figures as Results Meet Estimates
You might consider spending a few dollars on shares of Dollar General (NYSE: DG). The deep-discount retailer put up some good numbers in its just-reported Q3.Like its archrival Dollar Tree....
3 Top Stocks to Buy for 2018 and Beyond
The new year represents a great time to invest in stocks. Not only is it when many people are setting New Year's resolutions, but it's also a good reminder of the limited-time investors have to....
Is This Whole Foods Supplier the Real Winner in the Amazon Buy?
In this segment of the MarketFoolery podcast, host Chris Hill and Million Dollar Portfolio's Jason Moser discuss an apparent beneficiary of Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) Whole Foods acquisition. United....
Amazon.com's Catalyst for a Massive Holiday Quarter
In a timely move to capture more Christmas orders from customers, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced a major expansion of its free same-day and one-day shipping for Prime members. In....
Forget Lowe's -- Home Depot Is the Better Dividend Stock
As the home improvement industry's second-largest retailer, Lowe's (NYSE: LOW) can't escape comparisons with Home Depot (NYSE: HD), whose annual sales footprint is a whopping 40% greater than....
3 Reasons Amazon.com, Inc. Stock Could Fall
I'm no doomsday prophet, nor am I pessimistic about the future -- especially when it comes to Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) stock. In fact, few investors would lose as much of their portfolio as I would....
IoT Stocks: What to Watch in 2018
The Internet of Things (IoT) market, which includes various gadgets connected to each other and the cloud, is expected to grow rapidly over the next few years. Research firm IDC expects global....
A Double Shot of Streaming Media Deals for Verizon and Apple
In this MarketFoolery podcast, host Chris Hill is joined by Million Dollar Portfolio's Jason Moser to discuss some interesting news at the intersection of entertainment and the internet.First,....
MoviePass Wants to Be Netflix to Costco's Lament
The best way to make an unsustainable model even more likely to implode is to make it even cheaper, and that's just what Helios and Matheson's (NASDAQ: HMNY) majority-owned MoviePass is doing by....
Home Depot Stock Beats Apple in This Key Investor Metric
On the surface, Home Depot (NYSE: HD) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have nothing in common. One's a high-flying technology company that redefined communications with its smartphones, and the other is a....
This Chinese Chatbot Company Could Win Big
Investors all over the world have been discovering Chinese stocks this year, and why not? The leading Chinese tech companies, Alibaba, Tencent, Baidu, and JD.com have all been on incredible runs.....
Why AutoZone Is a Top-Yielding Stock -- Without Paying a Dividend!
Dividend stocks are great because they provide much-needed income for investors. So you might think I'm crazy to call AutoZone (NYSE: AZO), which makes no payments to shareholders at all in the....
Is Jeff Bezos About to Launch a New Rocketship?
Prepare for liftoff?On Friday, in a surprise announcement, the Federal Aviation Administration published an official "notice to airmen" (NOTAM) warning pilots to avoid the vicinity of Van Horn,....
Amazon Wants to Eat Etsy's Lunch: Here's Why It Won't
Two years ago, Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) launched its so-called Etsy (NASDAQ: ETSY) killer: Amazon Handmade. It promised a crafts marketplace of goods that were "handmade or hand-manufactured,"....
3 Stocks the World's Best Investors Are Buying Now
Picking winning stocks is a difficult task, even for experienced investors. But the most successful folks on Wall Street have resources the rest of us don't, and (by definition) a reasonably good....
A Foolish Take: Retailers Lowered Black Friday Discounts
Retailers usually promote significant discounts for Black Friday. That trend continued this year, with pricing firm Market Track (via eMarketer) reporting an average discount of 44% in Black....
How Important Is Switch to Nintendo?
Nintendo's (NASDAQOTH: NTDOY) Switch gaming console has been one of the big hits of the holiday season. The innovative gaming system, which also works as a portable gaming device, promotes family....
Will Costco Have Reason to Celebrate This Holiday Season?
The holiday season is an essential one for retailers across the industry, and even businesses such as Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) that have extensive grocery operations still see a huge bump....