Humana Inc.: The Way To Play Medicare Advantage
Filed under: Investing If you want to play the graying of America, Humana is a name to consider. This managed care provider may be as close as you can find to a pure play on Medicare Advantage, as this...
View ArticleWhy Johnson & Johnson is a More Attractive Stock Than its Rivals
Filed under: Investing As the markets keep ripping higher, you might be reluctant to commit new capital. After all, the stock market closed 2013 at record levels. In fact, the S&P 500 just wrapped...
View ArticleWhy End of Net Neutrality Is a Game Changer For Netflix
Filed under: Investing Shares of Netflix tumbled almost 5% on Jan. 15, as the Street worries about a federal appeals court's decision to strike down the Federal Communications Commission's net...
View Article3 Reasons Exelixis, Inc. Could Excel in 2014
Filed under: Investing Follow @leokornsun Shares of Exelixis , a biotech company focused on small molecule treatments for cancer, have performed exceptionally well over the past 12 months, rallying...
View ArticleWall Street Is Wrong About Citigroup - Here's Why
Filed under: Investing There's no question Citigroup was a mess coming out of the financial crisis. The bank seemingly carried more toxic assets on its books than any investor could even imagine. Fast...
View ArticleWill McDonald's Start 2014 With a Bang?
Filed under: Investing After lagging the market badly in 2013, McDonald's has a chance next week to kick the new year off on a higher note. The fast-food giant is set to announce quarterly earnings...
View ArticleWhy Google's Nest Acquisition Should Worry iRobot
Filed under: Investing When Google acquired rugged robot maker Boston Dynamics last month -- its 8th robotics acquisition over the last year - iRobot CEO Colin Angle speculated Google may have been...
View ArticleWho Will Impress This Earnings Season: Schlumberger, Halliburton, or Core...
Filed under: Investing Earnings season for the energy sector kicks off this week with Schlumberger leading the way on Friday morning, before the market opens. Analysts looking into their crystal balls...
View ArticleJust How Big of a Win Is "Frozen" for Disney?
Filed under: Investing Source: Disney. Move over, Simba. There's a new king of Disney's movie studios. With its $15 million draw last weekend, Frozen just surpassed The Lion King to become Disney's...
View ArticleWhat's Really Going on With 3D Systems Right Now?
Filed under: Investing It's safe to say that 3D Systems has started 2014 off with a bang. In the last week alone, the company revealed its new entry into the 3-D food printing world at CES and enlisted...
View Article2 Dow Stocks to Watch on Friday: American Express and Intel
Filed under: Investing Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
View ArticleWhy J.C. Penney's Latest Initiative Still Isn't Good Enough
Filed under: Investing Source: J.C. Penney. Heads-up, J.C. Penney investors, because your company just announced what it's calling a "strategic initiative to advance [its] turnaround." So why was J.C....
View ArticleToday's 3 Worst Stocks in the S&P 500
Filed under: Investing Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
View ArticleWhy ArQule Inc. Shares Surged in After-Hours Trading
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 ArticleThese Results Prove PNC's Strategy Is Working
Filed under: Investing PNC's CEO William Demchak has made it no secret that he thinks the face of banking is changing. Demchak is devoted to embracing technology to serve the bank's customers and...
View ArticleHere's Why Investors Were Disappointed With Goldman Sachs
Filed under: Investing Investors weren't overly impressed with the quarterly results reported by Goldman Sachs on Thursday morning. Trading revenue was down; a theme seen across the banking industry...
View ArticleNintendo Could Be the Next Netflix
Filed under: Investing Though beloved, Nintendo has fallen on hard times. In 2012, the video-game maker reported its first ever annual loss as a public company. The Wii was a sensation, leading the...
View ArticleBoeing Issues First New Plane Sales Update of 2014
Filed under: Investing On Thursday, Boeing released its first report on airplane orders received -- and canceled -- in 2014. Covering the first two weeks of this New Year, it shows Boeing off to a...
View ArticleWhat Does One of the Greatest Minds Ever Known Think of Bitcoin?
Filed under: Investing Source: BTC Keychain on Flickr. The acceptance of Bitcoin as a form of currency is most certainly a modern dilemma. And while retailers and governments alike need to determine...
View ArticleMerck & Co., Inc. Reinvigorates R&D With Emphasis On Cancer...
Filed under: Investing Troubled Merck has been revamping its R&D strategy since the latter part of last year. In the midst of cuts, establishing new global innovation hubs, and narrowing its...
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