Why Visa, AT&T, and Verizon Communications Were the Dow's Big Losers Last...
Filed under: Investing The Dow Jones Industrials looked like they'd have another winning week until Friday, when triple-digit losses pushed the Dow to a small decline for the week. Earnings were an...
View Article2 Warren Buffett Stocks You Can Buy Today
Filed under: Investing Photo:Ā HomeServicesAmerica Berkshire Hathaway has over $100 billion in common stock investments. Much of that capital is tied up in Berkshire's top 4 holdings, but the company...
View ArticleKimberly-Clark: 6 Themes to Watch for the Rest of the Year
Filed under: Investing Earlier this year, I singled out Kimberly-Clark as a stock that would likely outperform the S&P 500 index,Ā especially should the broader market decline. I also praised the...
View ArticleConocoPhillips' Huge Opportunity in the Eagle Ford
Filed under: Investing At a recent analyst meeting at the New York Stock Exchange, ConocoPhillips , the world's largest independent exploration and production company based on output and proved...
View ArticleShould You Get a Credit Card After Bankruptcy?
Filed under: Investing If you've recently had a bankruptcy discharged, your mailbox may be filling with new credit card offers. Although it seems counterintuitive, some companies actually seek out and...
View ArticleBad-Tasting McD's Earnings, but Fun Ones From Hasbro -- Plus, Russia and...
Filed under: Investing Get hungry -- Wall Street's getting into the meat and potatoes of the first-quarter earnings season. Stocks rose all week long as headline corporations dropped earnings reports...
View ArticleWith 'Game of Thrones,' HBO Seeks to Slay Cable's Other Dragons
Filed under: Investing The war for Westeros will go on at least another two years. Earlier this month, HBO reupped Game of Thrones for two more seasons. Fool contributor Tim Beyers explains the...
View Article12 Ways to Save Greenbacks by Going Green
Filed under: Energy, Green, How to Save MoneyBy Cameron Huddleston How are you going green to help protect the planet -- and help your wallet? That's right -- you can save money by reducing your energy...
View ArticleHow to Select Investments For Your Retirement Accounts
Filed under: Bonds, Index Funds, Money Market Funds, Dividend Stocks, Retirement Plans Ariel Skelley/Getty Images By Timothy McCarthy Often, when investing in a retirement account, people end up...
View ArticleWill Cable and Satellite Drop WWE Pay Per Views?
Filed under: Investing smashed a chair over the collective heads of its cable and satellite pay-per-view partners -- instead of crumpling to the ground, the aggrieved companies might fight back with a...
View ArticleCan Shoes Drive This Athletic-Apparel Market Higher?
Filed under: Investing Under Armour has been a fantastic pick for investors. Shares are up nearly 1,000% over the last five years. The company came through with another solid quarter during the fourth...
View ArticleWhich Vital Metric Do Chipotle Mexican Grill's Shareholders Frequently Overlook?
Filed under: Investing Chipotle Mexican Grill places a great deal of emphasis on its customer experience, but it recognizes that part of increasing its brand relevance includes anticipating what the...
View ArticleWhat's the Deal With Stock Splits?
Filed under: Investing In this edition of The Motley Fool's "Ask a Fool" series, Motley Fool analysts Jason Moser and Brendan Mathews take a question from a reader who writes: "Under Armour announced a...
View ArticleHave Dollar Stores Lost Their Charm?
Filed under: Investing The dollar stores are having a really bad time. Family Dollar , which recently released its second-quarter results, is the latest casualty in a highly competitive retail...
View ArticleHere's Why Amazon's Fire TV Shouldn't Scare Sony's PlayStation 4
Filed under: Investing Amazon.com has a chance to provide a console option for millions of households with its Fire TV. The console may not replace high-end devices, but it could steal market share...
View ArticleWhy Wal-Mart and Target Won't Hurt Whole Foods' Profits As Much as You Think
Filed under: Investing On April 10, Wal-Mart StoresĀ announced plans to introduce a line of organic items into its stores. Wal-Mart is making a growing effort to compete with specialty grocery...
View ArticleBest of DailyFinance: The Week in Review (April 21-27, 2014)
Filed under: Personal Finance Simon Belcher/Alamy Missed out on this week's hot stories? Our readers' favorite stories of the past week are shown below, starting with our news story on the fungus...
View ArticleTaper on Track, Fed Freed Up to Tackle Bigger Questions
Filed under: Unemployment Rate, Economic Recovery, Federal Reserve, Interest Rates, Investing Susan Walsh/APFederal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen By Ann Saphir and Jonathan Spicer Federal Reserve...
View ArticleU.S. Consumer Confidence Slips on Jobs, Economy
Filed under: Economic Indicators, GDP, Economic Recovery, Investing Joe Raedle/Getty Images By JOSH BOAK WASHINGTON -- U.S. consumer confidence fell in April over concerns about hiring and business...
View ArticleHow Our Family of 3 Will Fly Free for the Next 2 Years
Filed under: Travel, Credit Cards, Deals, Airfare, Vacation Planning Hero Images/Getty Images In our household, air travel usually plays the role of sacrificial lamb on our budgeting altar. Most years,...
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