For years, there has been rampant speculation that Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) copies the hot products third-party merchants sell on its ubiquitous e-commerce platform, releasing similar products under any number of its private label brands while undercutting the seller. A Bloombe
Teladoc Health (NYSE: TDOC), the leader in virtual healthcare, is slated to report its first quarter 2020 results after the market closes on Wednesday, April 29.
While all things travel, hospitality, and entertainment have been hit especially hard by the coronavirus lockdown, movie theaters are in especially dire straits. Most theater chains are long on debt, short on cash, and dealing with revenue reduced to practically zero. Even befor
One of the key challenges small businesses have faced in this process is not having all the documentation needed to process the PPP application. In fact, CovidLoanTracker.com sees it here through their PPP application: so far only about 50% of businesses who begin the applic
Chipmakers NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) have enjoyed vastly different fortunes on the stock market so far in 2020. NVIDIA stock has beaten the broader market crash thanks to a solid set of earnings results in February, its strong balance sheet, and po
Demand for digital subscription services, such as music listening, news, video, and even gaming, has been increasing in recent years, and Spotify Technology (NYSE: SPOT) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are two of the leading brands that consumers are turning to for their digital fix.
Dividends can be a great way to supplement other retirement income sources like Social Security and a pension plan. These payments, which companies usually distribute quarterly, often grow at a faster rate than inflation. That makes them ideal sources of income, as they can help
The following are today's upgrades for Validea's Value Investor model based on the published strategy of Benjamin Graham. This deep value methodology screens for stocks that have low P/B and P/E ratios, along with low debt and solid long-term earnings growth.
The following are today's upgrades for Validea's Contrarian Investor model based on the published strategy of David Dreman. This contrarian strategy finds the most unpopular mid- and large-cap stocks in the market and looks for improving fundamentals.
The following are today's upgrades for Validea's Growth/Value Investor model based on the published strategy of James P. O'Shaughnessy. This two strategy approach offers a large-cap value model and a growth approach that looks for persistent earnings growth and strong relative
The following are today's upgrades for Validea's Growth Investor model based on the published strategy of Martin Zweig. This strategy looks for growth stocks with persistent accelerating earnings and sales growth, reasonable valuations and low debt.
The following are today's upgrades for Validea's Small-Cap Growth Investor model based on the published strategy of Motley Fool. This strategy looks for small cap growth stocks with solid fundamentals and strong price performance.
In yet another example of how the pandemic is transforming the way people conduct business, U.S. bank customers are no longer limited to the number of withdrawals and transfers they can make to and from their savings accounts. On Friday, the Federal Reserve announced it was scra
By some estimates, you make 35,000 different decisions in a single day. You make choices about what to eat, what to wear, how you spend your time, and, of course, how you spend your money. Across those topics, there's a recurring conflict between the right decision and the most
The strongest companies can provide you with a reliable dividend income stream that you can count on quarter after quarter and year after year. This is true even during times of crisis and economic devastation, such as what we're facing now during the COVID-19 pandemic.
It would be overstating matters to suggest AT&T's (NYSE: T) very survival hinges on HBO Max being a smashing success when it launches in late May. But there's no denying the media and telco name needs a big win on the television front. The company lost nearly 900,000 cable T
Pinterest (NYSE: PINS) is only a year old as a public company. It describes itself as a visual discovery engine, though I would call it more of an online pinboard incorporating social media elements. Regardless, it can serve as a useful tool for generating ideas for projects lik
The emotional toll of divorce is well known, but it also takes a financial toll, particularly on those who did not have a full-time job while married and must now fend for themselves. Divorce requires a complete rethinking of your budget, your goals, and your capabilities. Ever
The auto business may be in the biggest transition period we've seen in decades. Sales in the U.S. and Europe are expected to plunge 60% to 80%, according to LMC Automotive, which follows a more than 40% drop in March. The economic slowdown caused by COVID-19 could also have a l
The investment thesis behind buying railroad stocks got a boost recently with the earnings report from the smallest Class 1 railroad, Kansas City Southern (NYSE: KSU). Let's take a look at what happened, and why investors should be feeling a bit more positive after management's