Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) announced second-quarter earnings results in early August that modestly outpaced management’s forecast. The video game developer continues to expect robust growth in 2018, although an unusually large portion of those gains won’t come until the fiscal fourth quarter, after the release of a surge of new […]
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9 Ways to Invest in Marijuana Stocks
At one time, “marijuana” would have been considered a taboo term — but no longer. Cannabis acceptance has grown with each passing year, with 2018 on pace to be a truly banner year for the legal pot industry. To our south, Mexico legalized medicinal cannabis in June 2017. In the […]
EP Energy (EPE) Q2 2018 Earnings Conference Call Transcript
EP Energy (NYSE: EPE) Q2 2018 Earnings Conference CallAug. 10, 2018 10:00 a.m. ET Contents: Continue Reading Below Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: Operator Good morning, and welcome to the EP Energy second-quarter 2018 results conference call. [Operator instructions] Please note, today’s event is being recorded. […]
Jury awards $289M to man who blames Roundup for cancer
Image 1 of 2 ▼ A jury’s $289 million award to a former school groundskeeper who said Monsanto’s Roundup left him dying of cancer will bolster thousands of pending cases and open the door for countless people who blame their suffering on the weed killer, the man’s lawyers said. Continue […]
Reflecting on the Tenure of PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi
In this segment from the Market Foolery podcast, host Chris Hill is joined by senior analyst Jason Moser to discuss the pending departure of longtime PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP) CEO Indra Nooyi. She led the company through a diversification into somewhat healthier fare, to complement its sodas and salty snacks. Nooyi […]
Berkshire Hathaway’s New Buyback Plan — Here’s What Investors Need to Know
Berkshire Hathaway‘s (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B) board just decided to give CEO Warren Buffett and Vice Chairman Charlie Munger quite a bit more freedom when it comes to buying back stock. Here’s a rundown of the amended buyback plan and what it could mean to Berkshire’s shareholders. A full transcript […]
Berkshire Hathaway’s Second-Quarter Earnings
Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B) recently reported strong earnings, but the headline earnings-per-share number doesn’t tell the whole story. In this Industry Focus: Financials clip, host Shannon Jones and Fool.com contributor Matt Frankel discuss why Berkshire’s earnings number is deceiving and what metrics investors should focus on instead. Continue […]
Berkshire Hathaway’s Business: An Overview
Many investors know Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B) as “Warren Buffett’s company,” but they aren’t sure exactly how it makes money. And the answer is a bit complicated, as Berkshire is a collection of subsidiary businesses and a massive stock portfolio. In this Industry Focus: Financials clip, host Shannon […]
GlycoMimetics (GLYC) Q2 2018 Earnings Conference Call Transcript
GlycoMimetics (NASDAQ: GLYC) Q2 2018 Earnings Conference CallAug. 10, 2018 8:30 a.m. ET Contents: Continue Reading Below Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: Operator Good morning, and thank you all for joining the GlycoMimetics call. [Operator instructions] I would now like to turn the call over to […]
PepsiCo Is Losing a Great Leader; Facebook Is Losing Its Common Sense
In this Market Foolery podcast, host Chris Hill is joined by senior analyst Jason Moser to discuss a trio of news items. First, they reflect on the soon-to-end tenure of Pepsico (NASDAQ: PEP) CEO Indra Nooyi, who has done a strong job leading the company through a rough period in […]