Brazil Snubs Boeing and Ford Continues to Improve Technology
Filed under: Investing The Dow Jones Industrial Average is trading 100 points higher, up 0.6%, just before 3 p.m. after U.S. gross domestic product was reported to have grown a healthy 4.1% in the...
View ArticleWhy BlackBerry Ltd Shares Bounced Today
Filed under: Investing Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
View ArticleIs Kate Spade Ready to Rumble or Tumble?
Filed under: Investing Retailer Fifth & Pacific has finally shed Lucky Brands, selling it to private equity firm Leonard Green & Partners for $225 million. This comes just months after losing...
View ArticleWhy Tibco Software, Inc. Shares Tanked
Filed under: Investing Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
View ArticleWhy Is Darden Selling or Spinning Off Red Lobster?
Filed under: Investing Red Lobster may serve 395 million Cheddar Bay Biscuits each year, but apparently that hasn't been enough for Darden Restaurants to deem it worthy to stay under the parent...
View ArticleBoeing Gives Birth to the Jet Age
Filed under: Investing On this day in business and aviation history... December might just be Boeing's favorite month. Many December aviation milestones have helped lay the foundations for its...
View Article3 Underrated Dividend Stocks to Watch in 2014
Filed under: Investing Bigger isn't always better when it comes to dividend. Investors often happily find a company that pays a huge dividend but are soon disappointed when it's cut. Instead of...
View ArticleThis State Will See an Avalanche of Energy Investments in 2014
Filed under: Investing Photo credit: Anadarko Petroleum Noble Energy recently announced its 2014 capital-spending plans. The company is planning to spend $4.8 billion in 2014, which is 23% ahead of...
View ArticleWhy Nike is Lagging the Dow Today
Filed under: Investing The economy grew even faster than we thought in the third quarter, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average is hitting new highs as a result. This morning, the Commerce Department...
View ArticleWeekend Box Office Preview: 'Anchorman 2' to Vie for Top Spot Over 'Smaug'
Filed under: Investing Anchorman 2 could secure the top spot at this weekend's box office. Image source: Viacom Move over, Bilbo Baggins, because Ron Burgundy is kind of a big deal. At least, that's...
View ArticleWhere the Money Is: December 20
Filed under: Investing Our favorite books of 2013. Join Motley Fool analysts Matt Koppenheffer and David Hanson as they discuss the latest GDP reading, Annaly Capital Management's dividend cut, and why...
View ArticleSave on Last Minute Hotel Rooms -- Savings Experiment
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View ArticleGoogle's Latest Step Towards World Domination
Filed under: Investing In the immortal words of Yoda, "begun the Clone War has." While it has not yet come to war, and actually doesn't even involve clones, several major tech firms are starting to...
View ArticleChristmas Comes Early for Ariad
Filed under: Investing Follow @biologyfool Christmas came early for one of my Black Friday biotech bargain picks. Ariad Pharmaceuticals said today that the Food and Drug Administration will allow...
View ArticleRetailers Desperately Seeking Sales
Filed under: Investing Is this a sign of desperation? Toys R Us will be running a shopping marathon, keeping its doors open for 87 hours straight leading up to Christmas Day. It marks the fourth...
View ArticleWhy CarMax Shares Dipped
Filed under: Investing Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
View ArticleFourth Quarter Retail Guidance Remains Rough
Filed under: Investing With the end of the retail earnings season, we can take a quick look back at the mixed third quarter. Heading into the holiday season a number of retailers on both the high and...
View Article5 Winners and Losers of the Week in Business
Filed under: Company News, Stock Picks, Restaurants, Target, InvestingGetty Images From a popular multiplex operator going public to a retailer getting hacked at the worst possible time, here's a...
View ArticleFertilizer Stocks: Their Big Drops Mean Big Growth Potential
Filed under: Investing Exchange-traded funds offer a convenient way to invest in sectors or niches that interest you. If you'd like to add some fertilizer stocks to your portfolio, but don't have the...
View ArticleBig Tobacco Is Not Worried about Quitters
Filed under: Investing Aside from the ethical argument, one of the things that concerns investors most about investing in tobacco is the declining number of smokers within the United States. In...
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