Thanks to the immense amount of leverage inherent in a bank’s business model, the biggest banks in the country also tend to be the biggest companies. You can see this by looking at JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM), the largest bank in America. Continue Reading Below Measuring a bank’s size A […]
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3 Stocks You’ve Been Ignoring
While our access to financial information is greater than it ever has been, there’s a sad truth that remains the same: A few popular stocks dominate all of the headlines. Continue Reading Below At a recent conference for Motley Fool writers, Pulitzer Prize winning columnist Steven Pearlstein mused that, “If Tesla farts,” […]
Apple, Inc. Has Nothing to Worry About With Its New iPhone
All those people worrying Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) wouldn’t be able to move a $1,000 iPhone can relax. Demand is apparently “off the charts” for the iPhone X with pre-orders for the device selling out within minutes of being made available last week. Continue Reading Below The problem may not be […]
3 Value Stocks Retirees Should Consider Buying Today
Retirees need to take good care of their meticulously assembled nest eggs. One way to do that is by investing in deep-discount value stocks, pairing low market risks with a high probability of rising share prices. Continue Reading Below So we asked a panel of your fellow investors here at […]
Chinese Consumers Really Want iPhone X, but Can They Afford It?
Apple‘s (NASDAQ: AAPL) business in China has languished in recent years following many years of strong growth. Local smartphone manufacturers continue to chip away at Apple’s market share, thanks largely to lower prices. The company’s Greater China segment is often a soft spot in quarterly earnings releases these days. Continue […]
Car shoppers paid record prices in October
The price tag on new vehicles raced to a record high in October, fueled by a seismic shift to pricier SUVs and trucks. Continue Reading Below Average transaction prices climbed to $35,428 last month, according to data from car-shopping website Edmunds. That reflects a 2% increase versus October 2016. Consumers […]
Better Buy: Ambarella vs. Qualcomm
Chipmakers Ambarella (NASDAQ: AMBA) and Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) have a lot of common ground between them. Both companies have been troubled this year due to rising competition, though Qualcomm has arguably had it worse because of its feud with Apple over royalties. Not surprisingly, the business of both chipmakers has […]
Hawaii group wants to defend licenses for foreign fishermen
HONOLULU – A group representing Hawaii commercial fishermen has filed a court motion to defend the state’s practice of giving fishing licenses to foreign workers. Continue Reading Below The Hawaii Longline Association sought court permission last week to argue its side after a Maui resident asked a judge to declare […]
Yelp shares fall on outlook for fourth quarter
SAN FRANCISCO – Yelp’s stock tumbled in extended trading Wednesday after its revenue outlook for the fourth quarter fell below Wall Street expectations. Continue Reading Below The San Francisco online review website said it expects revenue of $211 million to $216 million in the final three months of the year. […]
Check Point Software Technologies’ Earnings Good, but Guidance Raises Questions
From a headline perspective, there wasn’t a lot wrong with third-quarter earnings from network security company Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), but management’s commentary and guidance may well have disappointed some corners of the market. Let’s take a closer look at a mixed quarter. Continue Reading Below Check […]