Are Uber and Lyft a Threat to Medallion Financial Corp?
Filed under: Investing A New York City taxicab medallion can run more than $1 million, according the city's Taxi & Limousine Commission, up from just $450,000 in 2006 and under $200,000 in 2001....
View ArticleHormel and VF Corporation: 2 Companies That Give You Raises
Filed under: Investing Simply stated: dividends add up. Not only that but some companies consistently raise their dividends adding further potential for superior returns on your investment. Companies...
View ArticleWhat is Driving This Stock 7% Higher Today?
Filed under: Investing The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.13% in a quiet Friday afternoon trading session. This follows two consecutive days of losses that left the Dow on track for a down week....
View ArticleIs Investing in Restoration Hardware Post-Earnings a Good Idea?
Filed under: Investing Shares of unique home furnishings retailer Restoration Hardware  soared on Thursday, June 12, after the company reported exceptionally strong quarterly earnings and raised its...
View Article7 Fascinating Reads
Filed under: Investing Here are seven great things I read this week. Strategy Shane Parrish shares a great Buffett story: "He gave us a quiz," Buffett said, "A true-false quiz. And there were all...
View ArticleFreeport-McMoRan Is Not Immune to Copper Downside
Filed under: Investing Is China's shadow banking system bigger than it seems? It might be, as one of China's biggest ports, Qingdao, starts counting copper and aluminum in warehouses. The investigation...
View ArticleWill Microsoft's Xbox One Exclusives Be Enough to Pry Gamers Away from Sony's...
Filed under: Investing When the new Microsoft led by CEO Satya Nadella makes a strategic change, the company fully embraces the revised direction. That is clearly true of the decision to unbundle the...
View ArticleWho Is Winning the Gaming Battle in Las Vegas?
Filed under: Investing Like other real estate, Las Vegas is about location, location, location. But it's also about the markets you serve and the quality of your offering. Wynn Resorts operates a...
View ArticleWinners & Losers: Fresh Coffee, Plus a Chinese Data Breach
Filed under: Company News, McDonald's, Amazon.com, Earnings Diane Bondareff/Invision for Subway/AP There were plenty of winners and losers this week on Wall Street, with one restaurant chain improving...
View ArticleIntel's Jump Leads the Dow Jones Higher Today
Filed under: Investing Intel is leading the Dow Jones Industrial Average  up as the stock market shrugs off rising oil prices from the situation in Iraq. As of 1:30 p.m. EDT the Dow was up 20 points to...
View Article7 Ways to Separate Yourselves from the High Cost of Divorce
Filed under: DivorceUndoing a marriage can be almost as costly as getting hitched in the first place. In a survey reported by CNNMoney, the average nuptials have hit $30,000. Meanwhile, a divorce can...
View Article5 Reasons to Be Optimistic About Nintendo
Filed under: Investing Source: Nintendo.com Nintendo is in a tricky spot. The company's business structure is built around hardware sales, but its latest home console has been a big underperformer and...
View ArticleHow Online Banking Keeps You Prisoner at Your Bank and Why You Choose Not to...
Filed under: Investing In the past, bank promotions meant sign-up bonuses for opening a checking account with minimum opening deposit — a relatively noncommittal agreement in exchange for some extra...
View ArticleAirline Stocks Are Tanking -- Should You Be Worried?
Filed under: Investing Airline stocks enjoyed a huge rally in 2013, and the gains have continued in 2014. At of the beginning of this week, American Airlines had gained more than 70% this year. Delta...
View ArticleAfter Dumping Red Lobster, Does Darden Restaurants Have a New Lease on Life?
Filed under: Investing It has been a difficult last 12 months at restaurant chain Darden Restaurants , epitomized by declining customer traffic volumes at its key brands. These chains have anecdotally...
View Article7 Things Home Buyers Love and Sellers Fail to Mention
Filed under: Investing If your home has commercial-grade European appliances, sits on acres of land, or is in the most prestigious neighborhood in town, it's pretty easy to know what to lead with in...
View ArticleThis Is How Apple Could Dominate China
Filed under: Investing Apple's products already have a huge presence in China, and HomeKit could push demand even higher. There's a lot of anticipation surrounding Apple's upcoming hardware releases,...
View ArticleThe 10 Most Popular Fighter Jets in the World
Filed under: Investing In the 21st century, there are fighter jets, and then there are fighter jets. Which kind you get depends on how much you want to pay. Lockheed Martin's F-22 Raptor stealth...
View Article5 Ways Obamacare Will Succeed, Revisited
Filed under: Investing With a full year of Obamacare enrollments now in the books, it's probably safe to say that some of the predictions offered by supporters of the Affordable Care Act came true -...
View ArticleEuropean Disunion: Can Europe Ever Build a Workable Drone?
Filed under: Investing A couple months ago, a video depicting the (very short) flight of a new Portuguese Navy drone began circling the Internet. I'll pause for a moment and let you take a look: Okay,...
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