There are about 6,000 companies trading on the U.S.
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March 26 - Lists
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISRG) has helped save millions of lives with its surgical systems and instruments.
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March 25 - News
Although I am unaware of the Galactic Republic having a Kenobi Skywalker Industrial Average, wouldn't it be cool if you could invest like a Jedi? Well, here's a couple of Jedi...
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March 25 - News
Today, let's look at Lone Pine Capital, founded by Steve Mandel in 1997. Prior to that, Mandel was a managing director at Tiger Management.
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March 24 - Hedge Funds
Back on Jan. 22, Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISRG), maker of the da Vinci robotic surgical system, came out with earnings that pleased investors.
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March 22 - News
Stock buybacks are generally considered a bullish signal on Wall Street.
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March 22 - News
In a down market, some stocks pushed higher as analysts provided reasons to buy.
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March 20 - News
The turning point came late last month, when the FDA launched a safety probe by surveying surgeons at some hospitals using da Vinci machines.
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March 19 - News
If you put a group of economists in a room together about three months ago and asked them which country might cause the next global calamity, I'm nearly 100% certain that not ...
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March 18 - News
"What are your top two stock holdings?"
The question strips away opinion, growth projections, and hypotheticals, and shows you a small truth about how you're investing your money.
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March 18 - News
Stocks can sell off for numerous reasons, but sometimes the drops are way overdone.
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March 18 - News
A recent wave of criticism toward robotic surgery had caused the stock to fall 19% from recent January highs.
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March 18 - News
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISRG) is widely known for its successful da Vinci robotic surgical system, which is used for a wide variety of minimally invasive surgeries.
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March 18 - News
If you're a science fiction fan, or married to one, you've probably watched Terminator, Battlestar Galactica, and I, Robot.
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March 18 - News
Falling slightly, the S&P 500 Index reacted to unexpectedly declining consumer confidence numbers as it headed into the weekend.
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March 16 - News
Just two points from all-time closing highs, the S&P 500 Index latched onto falling jobless claims today, rallying 8.7 points, or 0.56%, to close at 1,563.
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March 14 - News
First, iRobot Corporation (NASDAQ:IRBT) announced the appointment of Alison Dean as its new CFO.
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March 13 - News
I'm an unabashed growth investor. Not just any old growth, but the kind of earth-shaking hypergrowth that comes with disrupting traditional business ideas.
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March 12 - News
When you seek out compelling candidates for your stock portfolio, there are lots of numbers you can assess -- price-to-earnings ratios, debt-to-equity ratios, free cash flow, ...
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March 12 - News
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is well known for its huge cash pile.
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March 12 - News
Losing money is always painful.
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March 5 - News
It's been almost 22 months since I introduced the World's Greatest Retirement Portfolio to Foolish readers.
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March 4 - News
An analyst’s call can be a major swing in momentum for a stock, creating a domino effect of revised outlooks and either buying or selling.
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March 4 - News
Today started off bleak, with the sequester threatening to put a monkey wrench in the markets' four-year long rebound.
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March 1 - News
Today, let's look at investing giant Gabelli Funds, the mutual fund and closed-end fund arm of GAMCO Investors and familiar to many because of Mario Gabelli, the well-known value...
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February 26 - Hedge Funds
If you are a woman and you have the choice between a doctor removing your uterus with her own hands, or having a robot perform the procedure that allows for more precise movements...
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February 22 - News
Earnings season is now starting to wind down, with most companies already having reported their quarterly results.
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February 22 - News
I admit it's sometimes difficult to look too far down the road when the market continues to head higher regardless of the economic news.
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February 22 - News
Yesterday, I broke out my handy-dandy valuation metric known as TMFULOI and, utilizing the Motley Fool CAPS Screener as well as data from Morningstar and Yahoo! Finance, concluded...
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February 21 - News
After pre-announcing selected results last month, MAKO Surgical Corp. (NASDAQ:MAKO) is set to report its fourth-quarter and full-year earnings on Tuesday.
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February 20 - News
I am well into my 12th year of investing and have a passion for investing in dividend paying companies.
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February 14 - News
When considering any stock for your portfolio, don't be swayed by just the positives. Examine its pros and cons, and decide whether it's possible upside outweighs its risks.
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February 14 - News
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISRG) is one of the great growth stocks of this new millenium, rising over 4,700% in the past ten years.
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February 13 - News
“When I go long, the price of the instrument starts moving in the other direction.” I’m sure, at some point in time, every investor has complained about this.
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February 8 - News
What's gotten into these stocks? Two stocks in the health-care sector have been on solid run-ups in recent weeks. Hansen Medical, Inc.
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February 5 - News
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISRG), appears to be amongst todays best examples of how to separate a great company from a great investment.
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February 4 - News
Ka-ching! That's the sound of the government's cash register after the first tax bill from the Affordable Care Act's medical device tax hit the industry for $97 million this week...
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February 1 - News
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
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January 25 - Stock Analysis
SAC Capital Advisors isn’t going to let the current speculation and investigation into insider trading by past employees of the fund interfere with its investing activities.
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December 3 - Hedge Funds
The investment takeaway from this earnings season is unmistakable: Growth is slowing as companies do their best to ensure that current sales don't fall below the levels seen...
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November 2 - Stock Analysis
During the past five years, engineers at Apple Inc.
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October 31 - Stock Analysis