Why Electronic Arts Shares Jumped
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 ArticleDoes Wal-Mart Really Underpay Its Employees?
Filed under: Investing Wal-Mart Stores has received a lot of negative press for the way it treats its employees for years. And the U.S. government just charged Wal-Mart with the violation of the rights...
View ArticleNo, Professor Siegel, the Dow Isn't Worth 18,500
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 ArticleHow Closed-End Funds Work
Filed under: Investing With so many different investments to choose from, it can be hard to know all of them. But with some little-known investments like closed-end funds, the opportunity comes from...
View ArticleUnited Technologies Wins $183 Million Saudi Defense Contract
Filed under: Investing The Department of Defense awarded seven new defense contracts Friday, worth $591.3 million in total. United Technologies didn't win the biggest contract -- but it did win the...
View ArticlePentagon Awards $591 Million in Defense Contracts Friday
Filed under: Investing The Department of Defense awarded seven new defense contracts Friday, worth $591.3 million in total. One of the bigger awards handed out went to "Humvee" manufacturer AM General,...
View ArticleThe All-New 2015 Subaru WRX STI: Is This the Best WRX Yet?
Filed under: Investing Compared to some of the big-name debuts at this week's North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Fuji Heavy Industries' Subaru might seem fairly minor -- but it's a big...
View ArticleThe Biggest Threat to Legal Marijuana
Filed under: Investing At the beginning of 2014, two states opened the floodgates for the marijuana trade, as both Washington and Colorado legalized its sale, possession, and consumption for...
View ArticleWeekend Box Office: 'Ride Along' No. 1, on Pace for $40 Million
Filed under: Investing Ride Along won the Friday Box Office with $13 million, Image source: Comcast Universal Move over, Jack Ryan, because the local police just took your place at the top -- that is,...
View ArticleMcDonald's Weak Earnings Set to Continue
Filed under: Investing Fast-food giant McDonald's is set to release its fourth-quarter earnings on Jan. 23 before the bell, with failed promotions like Mighty Wings and weak sales in the U.S. likely to...
View ArticleHow Bank of America and Others Schemed to Exploit You
Filed under: Investing My idea of New York, and by that I mean the controlling interest there, is that they sit back and look upon the rest of the country much as Great Britain looks upon India....
View ArticleIPO Costs Drag Down Results at The Container Store
Filed under: Investing IPO-related expenses caught up with The Container Store Group in its latest financial release. When the company went public in November with 12.5 million shares priced at $18 per...
View Article3 Retailers With Outstanding Dividend Growth Prospects
Filed under: Investing The retail environment has been notoriously challenging and competitive lately. For this reason, investors need to be particularly selective when investing in the sector....
View ArticleCapital One Trips Up
Filed under: Investing Shares of Capital One fell more than 4% Friday on news that the company missed expectations this quarter both in earnings and revenue. In this video, Fool analyst Brendan Mathews...
View ArticleWhy the Mortgage Crisis Is Far From Over
Filed under: Investing The housing market has recovered sharply from its worst levels following the mortgage crisis. But even five years later, millions of homeowners are still struggling under huge...
View ArticleThe Dow's Biggest Losers Last Week
Filed under: Investing Follow @mthalman5513 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...
View ArticleWhy Investors Should Be Excited About NVIDIA's New Tegra Chips
Filed under: Investing The Fool headed 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...
View ArticleJPMorgan Healthcare Conference Highlights: Sarepta Therapeutics
Filed under: Investing The past four days have brought together pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device makers all under one roof in what is arguably the most important health care conference...
View ArticleIs One of China's "Top Employers" Worth Knowing About?
Filed under: Investing Johnson Controls employs 25,000 people in China, and it was recently one of only 36 companies to be voted a "Top Employer" by the Corporate Research Foundation. Obscure awards...
View ArticleMyth Busting: Insurers Hate Obamacare
Filed under: Investing A common misconception is that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, is bad for the health-insurance business. In reality, however, Obamacare...
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