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Speculative Stocks Fall Again While Financials Get All Shook Up
Filed under: Investing The jobs report for March was released this morning, and while it wasn't what economists expected, it wasn't terrible, either. The jobs number came in at 192,000, below the...
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Dividends and Brands Are a Powerful Combination
Filed under: Investing Successful investing doesn't need to be too complex or sophisticated. On the contrary, investing in companies with valuable brands and growing dividends can be a simple and...
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Why Starbucks Could Beat Yum! Brands and McDonald's in the War for Breakfast
Filed under: Investing The war for breakfast is getting hotter than ever, with big fast-food companies such as Yum! Brands , McDonald's , and Burger King intensifying their competitive pressure in that...
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I'm Buying Prudential Bancorp
Filed under: Investing I really like to invest in bank demutualizations, and my Special Situations portfolio is back to buy another one: Prudential Bancorp . In October, the bank completed its...
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Here's Why Warren Buffett is Right About Bitcoin
Filed under: Investing In a highly publicized interview on CNBC, Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett dismissed bitcoin as an investment, even going so far as to call it a "mirage". In response, tech...
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Apple vs. Google in Your Living Room, DC vs. Marvel at the Movies
Filed under: Investing Apple and Google  are vying your go-to for Internet-delivered entertainment. Which one has the better chance of winning? Then, Kevin Tsujihara talks about a better future for...
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Should You Bet on Urban Outfitters' Turnaround?
Filed under: Investing Apparel retailer Urban Outfitters has run into difficult times of late. The company's latest results failed to meet consensus estimates as severe winter weather, which hurt many...
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Could This Much-Maligned Government Loan Program Actually Work to Alcoa's...
Filed under: Investing Photo credit: Alcoa Inc In 2008 the Bush Administration created a $25 billion loan program that was designed to spur innovation within the auto industry. Around that time oil...
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This Is Why Coach Won't Make a U-Turn
Filed under: Investing Aspirational brand Coach has been terrible. The appearance of rival affordable luxury bag makers Michael Kors and Kate Spade gave consumers (and investors) an outlet for...
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Expensive Tax Mistakes to Avoid
Filed under: Investing Tax season is in full swing. Thanks to tax preparation software, a lot of the common mistakes (i.e., missing social security numbers) are now automatically detected. Still, they...
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Alternative Minimum Tax: Will You Have to Pay AMT?
Filed under: Investing Many think of the Alternative Minimum Tax as something only rich people pay. But even with tax reform having reduced its bite, the AMT still affects many upper-middle income...
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Will Dominion Resources, Inc.'s MLP Be a Profit Pipeline?
Filed under: Investing Source: Dominion Resources,; Dominion's Cove Point LNG facility will be part of its limited partnership. Dominion Resources is pulling a Spectra Energy Corp. and filing for its...
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McDonald's About to Get Waffled at Breakfast
Filed under: Investing It's no joke: Not only is McDonald's getting squeezed by Taco Bell's entrance into the breakfast daypart, but privately held White Castle is about to waffle it with competition...
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Short-Term Investors: Groupon Inc. Isn't for You
Filed under: Investing It's rarely been easy for Groupon or its shareholders since going public about two and a half years ago. Even before Groupon became a publically traded company, the first of what...
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New UN Report Released This Week Supports Nuclear Energy
Filed under: Investing No increased cancer risk from Fukushima. That was the finding by the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation in a report titled "Levels and effects...
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5 Biotechs With Prostate Cancer Treatments Worth Watching
Filed under: Investing In the United States, prostate cancer is now the most common type of malignancy detected in men. Even more concerning is that prostate cancer has crept up to the second-leading...
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Where Do I Plug In My Electric Car?
Filed under: Investing For electric vehicles to gain mass acceptance, there must be a seamless charging infrastructure in place. Some countries are well ahead of the U.S. in this space, but...
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Google Fiber: Could Google Inc Be Your Next Wireless Carrier?
Filed under: Investing If you're lucky enough to have access to Google Fiber, you may soon see a new offer from Google. The web search giant is reportedly in talks with Verizon to offer mobile phone...
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Is Yahoo! Inc. Destined for Greatness?
Filed under: Investing Investors love stocks that consistently beat the Street without getting ahead of their fundamentals and risking a meltdown. The best stocks offer sustainable market-beating...
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Intel Gets Booted Out of Samsung's Tablets
Filed under: Investing Samsung , the second largest vendor of tablets, just announced an update to its mainstream Galaxy Tab lineup. While it's known that Intel wasn't going to be included in the...
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