Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), PepsiCo, Inc. (PEP): Investments for the Rest of Your Life
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Bank of America Corp (BAC), JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM), Wells Fargo & Co (WFC): Will the Fed Send Stocks Soaring Next Week?
Make no mistake about it: Next week is all about the Federal Reserve.
Time Warner Inc (TWX) Releases Prisoners
The plot may seem like another Hollywood retread.
Apple Inc. (AAPL)’s Saving Grace
The smartphone battle is as heated as ever. Apple Inc.
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT): Xbox Is The New Honey Mustard
The Zune Music Pass is now marketed as the Xbox Music Pass.
Becton, Dickinson and Co. (BDX), Diageo plc (ADR) (DEO), Spectra Energy Corp. (SE): Rock-Solid Stocks Growing Their Dividends Well Above Inflation
Dividend investors would be wise to focus not just on a stock's current yield, but also on the long-term growth potential of its dividends.
Vera Bradley, Inc. (VRA): Earnings Recap
Trading around its two year low -- down 55% from its October 2011 highs -- fashion retailer Vera Bradley, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRA) delivered estimate-beating results on Wednesday on...
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.B): Why Warren Buffett Is a Better Heisenberg Than Bryan Cranston
Both dominate their respective businesses from relatively obscure areas of the country -- Albuquerque, N.M., and Ohama, Neb. Both have battled cancer.
Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM), Chesapeake Energy Corporation (CHK), CONSOL Energy Inc. (CNX): Natural Gas Is Poised to Displace King Coal
Natural gas is on pace to displace coal as the world's second favorite fuel by 2040. According to the nation's No.
Duke Energy Corp (DUK), Dominion Resources, Inc. (D), SunPower Corporation (SPWR): The U.S. Army is Going Green to Save Money and Lives
The U.S. Army is going green. No, it's not getting new uniforms again. Instead, it has now awarded the third of four contracts focused on renewable energy technology.
Bank of America Corp (BAC), American International Group Inc (AIG): When a Crisis Became a Catastrophe
Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy protection early in the morning on Sept. 15, 2008, after failing to find any company willing to acquire its immense liabilities.
Toll Brothers Inc (TOL), D.R. Horton, Inc. (DHI), Wells Fargo & Co (WFC): Three Reasons to Be Optimistic About the U.S. Recovery
Jerome Powell thinks there are three major reasons to be optimistic about the U.S. economic recovery.
Wall Street Loves Ford Motor Company (F), General Motors Company (GM) Comeback
Recent news regarding the resurgence in automobile sales often cites how automakers such as Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F), Toyota Motor Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:TM), and General...
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS), Novo Nordisk A/S (ADR) (NVO), Seaspan Corporation (SSW): Five Stocks Growing Their Dividends by 25% Per Year
Dividend investors would be wise to focus not just on a stock's current yield, but also on the long-term growth potential of its dividends.
Tibco Software Inc. (TIBX), Adobe Systems Incorporated (ADBE), Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (GMCR): Three Predictions for the New Week
I predicted that Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (NASDAQ:GMCR) would close higher on the week.
Apple Inc. (AAPL), QUALCOMM, Inc. (QCOM): Is Universal Display Corporation (OLED) Destined for Greatness?
Investors love stocks that consistently beat the Street without getting ahead of their fundamentals and risking a meltdown.
Douglas Dynamics Inc (PLOW): One Great Dividend You Can Buy Right Now
Dividend stocks are everywhere, but many just downright stink. In some cases, the business model is in serious jeopardy, or the dividend itself isn't sustainable.
Wells Fargo & Co (WFC), Citigroup Inc (C): A Mixed Blessing for Banks
Motley Fool analyst Matt Koppenheffer sits down with Rick Engdahl for a side-of-desk interview about banks.
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP (KMP), Kinder Morgan Inc (KMI): House of Cards
On Wednesday, Sept. 4, an email sent out by research firm Hedgeye, along with the author's comments on Twitter , caused shares of Kinder Morgan Inc (NYSE:KMI) to fall 6% .
How Will Adobe Systems Incorporated (ADBE) Earnings Read This Quarter?
Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ:ADBE) will release its quarterly report on Tuesday, and if analysts are correct, the report could look ugly on its face.
The Walt Disney Company (DIS), Hewlett-Packard Company (HPQ), Dell Inc. (DELL): Last Week’s Worst Performing Dow Components
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...
Model N Inc (MODN), EZchip Semiconductor Ltd. (EZCH), Glu Mobile Inc. (GLUU), Protalix BioTherapeutics Inc. (PLX): Last Week’s Biggest Losers
Let's start with Model N Inc (NYSE:MODN).
Raytheon Company (RTN), Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC), Lockheed Martin Corporation(LMT) – Defense News Roundup: Air Force Dodges Fake Rockets, Army Tilts at Windmills
The U.S. military has a reputation as a somewhat secretive organization. But in one respect at least, the Pentagon is one of the most "open" of our government agencies.
Pfizer Inc. (PFE), Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ): Top Risk Factors for Heart Disease
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. In 2010, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 597,689 people in the U.S.
The Boeing Company (BA), Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMT): Wheels Up for Textron Inc. (TXT)’s Next-Generation Super Helicopter
As of March, four companies, and teams of companies, had submitted proposals to the Army to build a new "Future Vertical Lift," or FVL, aircraft to replace the hodgepodge of Kiowa...
Cheniere Energy, Inc. (LNG), ConocoPhillips (COP): Is Dominion Resources, Inc. (D) Destined for Greatness?
Investors love stocks that consistently beat the Street without getting ahead of their fundamentals and risking a meltdown.
Toyota Motor Corporation (ADR) (TM), Honda Motor Co Ltd (ADR) (HMC): Crunch Time for Ford Motor Company (F) in China
One of the most important long-term growth drivers for Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) is the Chinese market, which is already the largest auto market in the world.
Nintendo Co., Ltd (ADR) (NTDOY), Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), The Walt Disney Company (DIS): Three Hits That Made August a Turning Point for Video Games
For the first time in nearly two years, the video-game industry is growing.
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NLY), American Capital Agency Corp. (AGNC): What to Watch this Week
While every week offers a unique set of economic reports and company events that affect the S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX), some weeks are bigger than others.
EOG Resources Inc (EOG), Continental Resources, Inc. (CLR): Peak Oil Is Not Here Yet
Many people have heard about the "shale revolution" in oil production. However, from a practical perspective, it has been easy to miss.
Apple Inc. (AAPL), Microsoft Corporation (MSFT): Survival of the Biggest Phablet
The latest research from IDC shows that phablet smartphones -- you know, the ones with 5-inch screen sizes and even larger -- are outpacing small tablet shipments.
Google Inc (GOOG), Apple Inc. (AAPL): Does This Mean The 5S Will Boost Shares?
We'll need some time to judge whether Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)'s iPhone 5s is the winner the Mac maker wants it to be.
China Mobile Ltd. (ADR) (CHL), AT&T Inc. (T), Apple Inc. (AAPL): More Carriers, More Sales
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) shocked observers on Tuesday by pricing the iPhone 5c at $549 rather than the $300-$400 price point many people expected.
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), Apple Inc. (AAPL): The Case For Bundling
First, iWork was free on iCloud, and now it's free on iOS, too. But there's one crucial component missing to Apple Inc.
Carmike Cinemas, Inc. (CKEC), Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (CNK), Regal Entertainment Group (RGC): 1 More Surprising Way to Profit From the Comic-Book Movie Boom
Are there any investors left who like theater stocks? Not judging by the data in Motley Fool CAPS. I think that's a mistake.
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), Apple Inc. (AAPL), Pandora Media Inc (P): This Week in Sirius XM Radio Inc (SIRI)
Things never get dull for the country's lone satellite-radio provider.
Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN), eBay Inc (EBAY): Four Nearly Painless Ways to Save on College Costs
If the idea of putting yourself into indentured servitude in order to obtain a college degree galls you, you should know there are alternatives to those gargantuan levels of debt...
GlaxoSmithKline plc (ADR) (GSK), Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc (INO), ISIS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ISIS): This Week in Biotech
With the SPDR S&P Biotech Index up 40% over the trailing-12-month period, it's evident that investment dollars are willingly flowing into the biotech sector.
Tesla Motors Inc (TSLA), Netflix, Inc. (NFLX), Apple Inc. (AAPL): How to Pick a Stock
Financial news can be pretty intimidating for the uninitiated.
Stratasys, Ltd. (SSYS), 3D Systems Corporation (DDD) & Printable Food
If you thought the consumer-centric 3-D printing possibilities from Stratasys, Ltd.
Duke Energy Corp (DUK), NRG Energy Inc (NRG), Exelon Corporation (EXC): Nuclear Power is on Life Support in U.S.
This was supposed to be a time for a nuclear revival in the U.S. The U.S.
ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. (ARR), Microsoft Corporation (MSFT): OPEC Rises, the Birth of REITs, and More
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, better known as OPEC, was formed at the conclusion of the Baghdad Conference on Sept. 14, 1960.
Bank of America Corp (BAC), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM): It’s Harder to Get a Mortgage, but That’s a Good Thing
After eight full months of debate, it appears that regulatory framework introduced earlier this year will come into effect by January 10, 2014, according to a new manual from ...
Aratana Therapeutics Inc (PETX), Geron Corporation (GERN), Kythera Biopharmaceuticals Inc (KYTH): Humongous Health-Care Stocks This Week
The only news from Aratana Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:PETX) this week, though, stemmed from the company's presentation at the Stifel Nicolaus Weisel Healthcare Conference in Boston...
Amgen, Inc. (AMGN), Impax Laboratories Inc (IPXL): Keryx Biopharmaceuticals (KERX)’s Stifel Conference Presentation
There were definitely some good parts in what Keryx Biopharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:KERX) had to say at this week's Stifel Nicolaus Weisel Healthcare Conference in Boston.
Halliburton Company (HAL), V.F. Corporation (VFC), Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. (MMP): Stocks Growing Their Dividends by 15% Per Year
Dividend investors would be wise to focus not just on a stock's current yield, but also on the long-term growth potential of its dividends.
ARM Holdings plc (ARM), Randgold Resources Limited (RRS): FTSE Shares That Soared and Plunged This Week
LONDON -- The FTSE 100 (FTSEINDICES:^FTSE) didn't move much last week, putting on a modest 37 points to end the week at 6,584.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Wells Fargo & Co (WFC), BofI Holding, Inc. (BOFI): Banks Turn Wary of Congress-Controlled Mortgage Backers
A long-standing love affair between Federal National Mortgage Association (OTCBB:FNMA), Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (OTCBB:FMCC), and the American banking system may be ...
Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ), Dominion Resources, Inc. (D): Friday’s Top Upgrades (and Downgrades)
This series, brought to you by Yahoo! Finance, looks at which upgrades and downgrades make sense, and which ones investors should act on.
The Boeing Company (BA), Intel Corporation (INTC), The Walt Disney Company (DIS): Thank These Stocks for Friday’s Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) Gains
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...
