Black Friday 2013: How to Game the BF Sales at Wal-Mart
Filed under: Investing "Black Friday is our Super Bowl, and we plan to win." So said Wal-Mart 's chief marketing officer Duncan MacNaughton. And exactly how does Wal-Mart plan to crush the competition...
View ArticleThese 2 Oil Companies Will Be Fine Despite Lower Prices
Filed under: Investing The announcement of a possible deal to lift sanctions on Iran sent Brent crude prices down by $2 on Monday. Many experts believe that supply risks in Libya and Iraq, coupled with...
View Article3 Great Stocks for Your Holiday Shopping List
Filed under: Investing Black Friday marks the beginning of the holiday shopping season. Just as consumers begin targeting items they'd like for their holiday wish lists, investors can take this time to...
View Article3 Products to Never Buy on Black Friday
Filed under: Investing Get those caffeine pills ready because in just a couple of hours retailers will be breaking tradition and opening their doors to the public earlier than at any time in their...
View ArticleHow Halliburton Plans to Expand While Staying on Top
Filed under: Investing Halliburton has plans to diversify away from its North American reliance while still being top dog in the North American unconventional market. Look at the numbersYear over year,...
View ArticleThe Outrageous New Way Big Banks Want to Profit Off Your Money
Filed under: Investing Big banks like Bank of America and Citigroup took extensive bailout packages during the financial crisis, but that hasn't stopped them from trying to boost their income at their...
View ArticleMicrosoft Should Be Scared to Death of Google's Chromebooks
Filed under: Investing In the 1990s, worked hard to undermine Java, Sun Microsystem's programming language. Back then, it was believed that Java would allow programmers to write applications that could...
View ArticlePsst, iPhone Users! You Have a Black Friday Stalker
Filed under: Investing Happy Black Friday, Fool! Good luck shopping tomorrow. And know that if you have a newer iPhone, you won't be alone. Apple will be stalking you throughout, Fool contributor Tim...
View Article1 Stock for Your Grandma, Uncle, and Niece This Thanksgiving
Filed under: Investing When you sit down to have Thanksgiving dinner with your family this evening, make sure you are ready to discuss your favorite companies! In the following video from The Motley...
View Article4 Companies to Give Thanks for This Thanksgiving
Filed under: Investing It's Thanksgiving and the markets are closed for the day, which gives us at The Motley Fool an opportunity to reflect on companies and stocks that have made a big impact on our...
View Article5 Reasons to Bet on This Fertilizer Stock Today
Filed under: Investing The third quarter was a rough one for the fertilizer industry, but CF Industries stood out for a number of reasons. It not only delivered a better set of numbers than peers...
View Article3 Easy Ways to Get Tax-Free Income
Filed under: Investing As the end of the year approaches, smart taxpayers start thinking about ways to reduce their tax bill. One way is to take advantage of the many types of tax-free income that are...
View ArticleCredit Card Companies Want to Bankroll Black Friday
Filed under: Investing Credit card companies such as Discover Financial Services , American Express , and Capital One Financial have a big problem: Americans don't want to carry balances. Just look at...
View ArticleObamacare Confusion: What Medicare Recipients Must Do Now
Filed under: Investing For millions, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, has been extremely difficult to understand. Now, Medicare recipients run the risk of...
View ArticleHow DuPont Crushed Dow Chemical and the Dow Jones Industrials in 2013
Filed under: Investing Chemical giant and Dow component DuPont has had an excellent 2013, posting gains of more than 41% so far this year. Not only is that better than the 23% gain that the Dow Jones...
View ArticleMeet the Technology That Could Forever Change Black Friday
Filed under: Investing We're getting closer to the day when your smartphone replaces your wallet, Fool contributor Tim Beyers says in the following video. How do we know? Earlier this month, mobile...
View Article5 Companies Helping to Fight the After-Thanksgiving Day Bulge
Filed under: Investing D. Sharon Pruitt, Source: Flickr. There a few holidays quite like Thanksgiving. I mean when else do we regularly get a day off toward the middle of the work week, surround...
View ArticleWhy Stocks Made So Many Investors Rich in 2013
Filed under: Investing The market has risen sharply so far in 2013, with the S&P 500 up more than 25% since January. But there's one thing that truly sets this market apart from other high-return...
View ArticleIs Microsoft's Xbox One a Winner for Investors?
Filed under: Investing After years of declining sales, the much-maligned video-game industry is eying a turnaround of sorts coming into the holiday season. Several noteworthy game launches from names...
View Article2 Reasons Tiffany & Co. Will Shine in 2014
Filed under: Investing Tiffany proved it was a diamond in the rough this earnings season, after delivering third-quarter results that trounced analyst expectations and left rivals in the dust. As a...
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