Are the Days of Cash Numbered? These Companies Hope So
Filed under: Investing A 2013 study by Tufts University notes that the cost to society of using cash -- coins and dollar bills -- is over $200 billion per year in terms of fees, theft, and lost...
View ArticleDisney's Star Wars and Marvel Comics Team Up
Filed under: Investing The Force had been strong with Dark Horse Comics, the third-largest comic book publisher in the United States. Since 1991, Dark Horse had been responsible for creating every...
View ArticleWhy Intuitive Surgical, Zale, and Abercrombie & Fitch Soared Today
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 ArticleBitcoin: Have Volatility, Will Travel
Filed under: Investing Follow @TMFZahrim Bitcoin is a big deal. It's almost impossible to turn on the TV without seeing the virtual currency discussed from yet another angle. Even noted economist Paul...
View ArticleWhatever Happened to the Fed Model?
Filed under: Investing What happened to the so-called Fed model? Although it was never actually endorsed by the Federal Reserve, the idea of comparing the 10-year Treasury yield and the earnings yield...
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 Sears Holdings, MannKind, and Synnex Tumbled Today
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 ArticleJim Cramer's Crystal Ball Is Busted
Filed under: Investing Photo credit: Flickr/Tulane Public Relations Last month, Jim Cramer peered into his crystal ball and saw two American energy giants, EOG Resources and Pioneer Natural Resources ,...
View ArticleCSX Earnings: Will Railroad Stocks Keep Soaring Higher?
Filed under: Investing CSX will release its quarterly report on Wednesday, and like peers Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern , CSX shares have hit their best levels ever recently. Yet among its...
View ArticleThis Late Billionaire's Most Interesting Holding
Filed under: Investing Renowned takeover artist and financier Harold Simmons passed away recently. Thanks to a savvy investing instinct, he was able to amass a multi-billion dollar empire during his...
View Article10 Fastest Growing Jobs Over the Next Decade
Filed under: Investing If you're likely to be in the job market at some point over the next decade, then I have some good news and some bad news. The good news is that a number of occupations are...
View ArticleBig Changes and Small Moves for Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
Filed under: Investing Teva Pharmaceuticals has been engulfed with turmoil. Its blockbuster MS franchise is facing a new competitive thereat, and the company is staring down the barrel of its patent...
View ArticleConsidering Investing in Robotics Stocks in 2014? Here Are 4 Key Things You...
Filed under: Investing You're likely aware that robots -- once the sole domain of futuristic cartoons, films, and literature -- are exploding onto the scene. While a Jetsons-like Rosie, who will do all...
View ArticleLG Makes Its Move Over Roomba
Filed under: Investing Can't make it to the 2014 International Consumer Electronics Show? Never fear: The Fool is there to check out the tech and report back on who's there and what's new. With...
View Article5 Reasons 2014 Could Be the Year Microsoft's Windows Finally Dies
Filed under: Investing Once a virtual monopoly, Microsoft's Windows business is but a shell of its former self. Apple's iOS and Google's Android have exploded in popularity in recent years, and the...
View ArticleThe Hidden Partner in Audi's Driverless Car Revolution
Filed under: Investing Get a glimpse of what's on the tech horizon with Foolish reports from the field at the 2014 International Consumer Electronics Show. Companies ranging from start-ups to Fortune...
View ArticleCan Corning Make Apple's iWatch Dreams Come True?
Filed under: Investing Follow @andrewtonner If tech giant Apple has any hopes of making its much-rumored iWatch a reality (and I, for one, hope it does), it will need a little help from its friends....
View ArticleThe U.S. Senate is Holding 1 Million Jobs Hostage
Filed under: Investing Photo credit: Flickr/Phil Roeder Still looking for a job? Blame the U.S. Senate. At least that's what the House Natural Resource Committee is saying. The committee has produced a...
View Article35 Trillion Reasons Why Israel Could Be a Game Changer
Filed under: Investing Source: Noble Energy Not all of us can be born into riches, most of us have to go out and create our own wealth. Turns out we are in luck, as one company's namesake may just be...
View ArticleNetflix Goes Beyond HD
Filed under: Investing The Fool heads out to Vegas to check out the 2014 International Consumer Electronics Show. With more than 3,200 exhibitors, including 88% of the top retailers in consumer...
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