5 Reasons Apple Inc. Is Looking Good
Filed under: Investing Apple has a lot to prove on Monday afternoon. The consumer-tech giant reports its fiscal first-quarter results, and there's plenty riding on the report. The stock hit a fresh...
View ArticleFacebook's Next Big Threat to Google
Filed under: Investing Facebook has been riding high on mobile success recently, and the company is now preparing to roll out a broader mobile ad network, which shows that the company's ad business is...
View ArticleAmerican Airlines Group Inc. Earnings: How Will the Newly Merged Airline Fare?
Filed under: Investing American Airlines Group will release its quarterly report on Tuesday, and investors are anxious to see the airline's results after its recent merger with US Airways. Even as...
View ArticleForget the Aluminum F-150, Ford's Next Move is Truly Eco-Friendly
Filed under: Investing Real wood interior? Photo credit: Flickr/Nicholas A. Tonelli Automakers are racing to meet an aggressive deadline for future fuel efficiency standards. By 2025 automakers are...
View ArticlePick the Right IRA Before Year's End
Filed under: Investing Flickr source As the end of the year approaches, many Americans may be in a rush to complete year-end financial tasks that will help them to save a little money. One of those...
View ArticleWhy 2014 Could Be a Huge Year for M&A Activity
Filed under: Investing Mergers and acquisitions -- M&A -- are a key part of the health-care sector, with companies routinely buying other companies, as well as entering into joint ventures and...
View ArticleIf You're Bullish on America, Then You're Bullish on This Stock
Filed under: Investing Analyzing the prospects for banking stocks like Wells Fargo isn't really as hard as many people think. The fortunes of the banking sector tend to follow the direction of its...
View ArticleStarbucks Corporation Bakes Growth Into Its Future
Filed under: Investing While the markets liked Starbucks' caffeinated first-quarter results the other day even though its growth trajectory slowed, the real place to look to see where the java slinger...
View Article3 Reasons to Tune In to Health Care in 2014
Filed under: Investing This year has kicked off with a bang for a number of health-care stocks! Just last week, Intuitive Surgical saw its shares fall by around 7% when it announced that revenue and...
View ArticleWhat Happens After the Shale Revolution?
Filed under: Investing This article was written by Oilprice.com -- the leading provider of energy news in the world. Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi said he viewed the increase in U.S. oil production...
View ArticleThe One Fact About CES That Will Astonish You
Filed under: Investing The International CES is the world's largest consumer electronics show, and a showcase each year for the biggest new things in consumer tech. This year, The Motley Fool's Rex...
View ArticleHere's How Forest Laboratories, Inc. is Surviving in the Post Lexapro World
Filed under: Investing In anticipation of the patent expiration for its best selling anti-depression drug Lexapro, investors knocked 30% off Forest Labs market value in the final six months of 2011....
View Article3 Crazy Plans to Save Nintendo
Filed under: Investing How much has Nintendo been struggling since the Wii peaked in popularity? Well, a picture (or... chart) is worth a thousand words. Data from S&P CapitalIQ The most recent...
View ArticleJohnson & Johnson's Prospects in 2014
Filed under: Investing The recent earnings results from Johnson & Johnson were met with a near 2% sell-off on the day. As ever, a lot of journalists and commentators immediately searched for a...
View ArticleHow to Think About 2014
Filed under: Investing Last year was nothing short of astonishing for the major indexes. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 26.5%, while the S&P 500 ended the year 29.6% higher and the...
View ArticleTexas Industries, Inc. May Be Cementing a New Growth Plan
Filed under: Investing Driven by a recovery in the housing market that saw builders start work on more than 900,000 homes in 2013, up 18.3% from the year period and the most since the 1.36 million...
View ArticleC'mon, Smartphone Designers, Step It Up!
Filed under: Investing After several years of dramatic growth, high-end smartphone makers are struggling to find new approaches to stimulate demand. From quirky form factors to questionable features,...
View ArticleRichard Sherman's Rant: Millions in Endorsements, and Eyeing a Record Contrat
Filed under: Investing The entirety of Richard Sherman's rant after last week's Seahawks and 49ers game lasted no more than 25 seconds, and that's a generous count of the time that includes a confused...
View Article3 Reasons to Seek Out More Stable Stocks
Filed under: Investing Stability is something that's arguably not at the forefront of investors' minds at the moment. With 2013 being such a great year for the stock market, it seems as though many...
View ArticleVolatility Explodes -- Is the "Old Normal" Back for the VIX?
Filed under: Investing Volatility, as measured by the CBOE Volatility Index , jumped more than 40% over Thursday and Friday, as turmoil in emerging markets began to rattle investors globally. The...
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