What's Next for Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Durata Therapeutics, Inc.?
Filed under: Investing Cubist Pharmaceuticals and Durata Therapeutics both won this week with nods by the FDA's advisory panels on each company's antibacterial agents. In two unanimous votes, the FDA...
View ArticleBetter Buy: Medtronic, Inc. vs. Edwards Lifesciences Corp.
Filed under: Investing The American College of Cardiology meeting is always good for market-moving news, and this year was no different. A range of companies trotted out their latest innovations and...
View ArticleCoca-Cola and PepsiCo: Diet Soda Volumes in Freefall
Filed under: Investing Coca-Cola and PepsiCo own some of the most durable beverage brands in the world. Both Coke and Pepsi are household names around the globe and few soda drinkers do not have a...
View ArticlePizza Hut Is Ready to Be Sliced and Diced
Filed under: Investing Source: SXC.hu Pizza is going flat. After years of strong growth, pizza sales are expected to widen just 2.3% in 2013, down from the more robust 3.7% expansion it enjoyed the...
View ArticleCan DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc's Run Last?
Filed under: Investing The two largest hemodialysis service providers, Fresenius Medical Care and DaVita HealthCare Partners , may have a lot in common, but the performance of their shares is not one...
View ArticleE-Commerce China Dangdang Inc Is on a Tear: Time to Take Gains?
Filed under: Investing When it comes to investing, it'd be nice to find the next Amazon.com before it became...well...Amazon.com. Don't you think? In Dangdang , many beginning investors believe that...
View ArticleHow Amazon's Media Ecosystem Stacks Up to the Competition
Filed under: Investing By now, you've heard that Amazon.com has officially launched its own set-top box that lets users stream digital video and audio content to their televisions. Priced at $99 a...
View ArticleWith Fire, Amazon.com, Inc. Puts Console Makers on the Defensive
Filed under: Investing Amazon.com, is disrupting the gaming console business with the new Fire set-top box, Fool contributor Tim Beyers says in the following video. Unlike Apple's own Apple TV, or...
View ArticleBlackBerry Ltd.: Now Officially Out of Apple's League
Filed under: Investing In dumping T-Mobile USA as a carrier, BlackBerry Ltd. has left the ranks of major smartphone suppliers. Apple, Google, and Microsoft all sell smartphones through each of the four...
View ArticleThe 1 Thing You Should Never Pay for With a Credit Card
Filed under: Investing Like most people who don't own a home, I pay rent every month. This past Tuesday after I debited my monthly payment directly from my bank account, I got to thinking: How many...
View ArticleBox Office: 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' Starts Strong, on Pace for...
Filed under: Investing "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" will likely set a new April debut record. Credit: Disney/Marvel If its stellar Friday performance is any indication, a new April box office...
View ArticleHere's Why Warren Buffett is Right About Bitcoin
Filed under: Investing In a highly publicized interview on CNBC, Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett dismissed bitcoin as an investment, even going so far as to call it a "mirage". In response, tech...
View ArticleApple vs. Google in Your Living Room, DC vs. Marvel at the Movies
Filed under: Investing Apple and Google are vying your go-to for Internet-delivered entertainment. Which one has the better chance of winning? Then, Kevin Tsujihara talks about a better future for...
View ArticleShould You Bet on Urban Outfitters' Turnaround?
Filed under: Investing Apparel retailer Urban Outfitters has run into difficult times of late. The company's latest results failed to meet consensus estimates as severe winter weather, which hurt many...
View ArticleCould This Much-Maligned Government Loan Program Actually Work to Alcoa's...
Filed under: Investing Photo credit: Alcoa Inc In 2008 the Bush Administration created a $25 billion loan program that was designed to spur innovation within the auto industry. Around that time oil...
View ArticleThis Is Why Coach Won't Make a U-Turn
Filed under: Investing Aspirational brand Coach has been terrible. The appearance of rival affordable luxury bag makers Michael Kors and Kate Spade gave consumers (and investors) an outlet for...
View ArticleExpensive Tax Mistakes to Avoid
Filed under: Investing Tax season is in full swing. Thanks to tax preparation software, a lot of the common mistakes (i.e., missing social security numbers) are now automatically detected. Still, they...
View ArticleAlternative Minimum Tax: Will You Have to Pay AMT?
Filed under: Investing Many think of the Alternative Minimum Tax as something only rich people pay. But even with tax reform having reduced its bite, the AMT still affects many upper-middle income...
View ArticleWill Dominion Resources, Inc.'s MLP Be a Profit Pipeline?
Filed under: Investing Source: Dominion Resources,; Dominion's Cove Point LNG facility will be part of its limited partnership. Dominion Resources is pulling a Spectra Energy Corp. and filing for its...
View ArticleMcDonald's About to Get Waffled at Breakfast
Filed under: Investing It's no joke: Not only is McDonald's getting squeezed by Taco Bell's entrance into the breakfast daypart, but privately held White Castle is about to waffle it with competition...
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