Can Honda Motor Co. Grow Without the Yen Effect?
Filed under: Investing Japanese automaker Honda reported respectable numbers in the fiscal year ended March, with both revenue and profit thriving from the weak yen. But as its effect wanes, how's the...
View ArticleMore Casualties to Come in the War on Fossil Fuels
Filed under: Investing Coal is the ugly stepchild of the energy world. And, right now, natural gas, the pretty child, is increasingly taking coal's place. However, both are still the children of...
View ArticleWhy Tim Cook Was Right to Bash Microsoft Corporation at Apple Inc's WWDC
Filed under: Investing Source: apple.com. Apple released a smorgasbord of new information Monday during WWDC 2014, the company's annual developer conference. CEO Tim Cook made passing criticisms of...
View ArticleAnother Reason Why Boston Beer Continues Its Craft Domination
Filed under: Investing Source: Wikimedia Commons Yesterday I strolled over to Red Robin Gourmet Burgers for the first time in nearly several months. As I was walking up to the entrance, I noticed a...
View ArticleISM Signals Slightly Better Economic Recovery Underway
Filed under: EconomyThe ISM Non-Manufacturing Index rose to 56.3 in May from 55.2 in April. The gain might not look like that much, but investors and economic watchers need to consider that this was...
View ArticleA Guide to Creating Your Ideal Household Budget
Filed under: Family Money, Personal Finance, Budgeting, Consumer Issues, Financial Education Getty ImagesTargeting specific spending areas is a great way to shape your budget. By Geoff Williams The...
View ArticleOur Solar Trade War With China Just Took Another Turn
Filed under: Investing The solar trade war between the U.S. and China escalated yesterday, and now the debate is starting to hit installers and investors where it hurts. When the U.S. first imposed...
View ArticleIntel's New PC Concept Could Benefit Another Dow Jones Component
Filed under: Investing If it wasn't for the PC, it's likely that neither Microsoft nor Intel would be in the Dow Jones Industrial Average . The once-dominant "Wintel" paradigm elevated both tech...
View ArticleWhy Isn't Anyone Buying Volkswagens?
Filed under: Investing SUVs may once again be hot, but VW's Touareg is not: VW sold just 552 in the U.S. last month. Source: VW Group U.S. auto sales rose 11% in May -- better than expected -- and most...
View Article3 Reasons Commercial Real Estate Gives Annaly Capital Management an Edge Over...
Filed under: Investing The greatest businesses and the best investments have one thing in common, competitive advantage. Whether it's a strong brand name, a vast network, or cost advantages, every...
View ArticleBuy America? Not So Fast...
Filed under: Investing Editor's note: A previous version of this article referenced the "Buy American" program rather than "Buy America." The Fool regrets the error. AK Steel CEO James Wainscott...
View ArticleIs Nintendo's YouTube Affiliate Program Just a Tax on Loyal Fans?
Filed under: Investing Nintendo recently signed a deal with Google 's YouTube to allow players to directly upload gameplay videos from their Wii U consoles, as long as they split their ad revenues with...
View ArticleWhy Verizon Communications Inc. Is a Fan of Kiip
Filed under: Investing At 19 years of age, Brian Wong was one of the youngest people to ever receive venture capital funding. With the money, he co-founded Kiip -- and mobile advertising was changed...
View ArticleGeneral Mills Gives a Hearty Cherrio! to GMOs
Filed under: Investing Source: General Mills You just knew General Mills' support for GMO-free cereals was simply a thin veneer, a sop to activists agitating for removing genetically modified...
View ArticleWhy Microsoft Corporation Shares Could Fly to $50
Filed under: Investing While Fools should generally take the opinion of Wall Street with a grain of salt, it's not a bad idea to take a closer look at particularly stock-shaking analyst upgrades and...
View ArticleShares of Ciena Corporation Soar on Huge Q1 Earnings Surprise
Filed under: Investing Source: Ciena. Telecom-grade networking equipment maker Ciena reported results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2014 this morning and shares jumped as much as 17% higher on...
View ArticleI'm Back to Buy More Hertz
Filed under: Investing It was just a couple weeks ago that my Special Situations portfolio was buying shares in Hertz Global , and now I'm back to add to my position. While there's nothing truly new to...
View Article3 Reasons GasLog's Rally Isn't Over
Filed under: Investing GasLog (NYSE: GLOG) has been flying high lately, with the stock surging by 42% so far in 2014. The strong upside has been fueled by robust fundamentals, and this article...
View ArticleSnow Didn't Put Growth on Ice at These 5 Restaurant Chains
Filed under: McDonald's, Earnings, Restaurants, Stocks, Investing www.buffalowildwings.com Snowy weather doesn't put our appetites in a deep freeze, but it apparently makes people less likely to want...
View ArticleHow to Think About Semiconductor Stocks
Filed under: Investing There's money in those chip wafers! Source: Intel Thanks to the personal computing and mobile revolutions, the semiconductor market has made a bushel of millionaires already. For...
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