While major wireless carriers have denied it, e-commerce and cloud computing giant Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is reportedly considering adding a free or inexpensive wireless service plan onto its prime membership. Shares of AT&T (NYSE: T) have dropped since the news broke, although the stock has been weak for months. Since peaking in early April, AT&T stock has shed nearly 25% of its value.
Three Fool.com contributors believe they've identified truly magnificent growth stocks to buy right now. Here's why they chose AstraZeneca (NASDAQ: AZN), Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY), and Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VRTX). David Jagielski (AstraZeneca): What makes AstraZeneca a magnificent long-term investment is how broad the business is and the potential it has to generate long-term gains.
Pakistan's health minister said Sunday that an injectable medicine that was causing a severe eye infection and sight loss in diabetic patients in the province of Punjab has been recalled and an investigation ordered while police are looking for the suppliers. Federal Health Minister Nadeem Jan said in Islamabad that a case has been lodged against the two absconding suppliers of locally manufactured injection Avastin. The Punjab government has formed a five-member committee of experts to look into the matter and report in three days.
Upstart has been one of the most volatile stocks on the market in the last few years. Hear both sides of the argument in this bull vs. bear debate.
The actor and his former assistant married in 2016 and share two daughters
Over the past five years, shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have soared 218%, which translates to an annualized gain of 26%. Regardless of what the latest numbers show, it's important to gain a better understanding of Apple. Here's one reason that this top FAANG stock is a no-brainer buy, as well as one reason that investors are better off avoiding it altogether.
Your profit margins are usually vulnerable to rivals both large and small, who are eager to win market share or take advantage of any misstep you might make. Microsoft recently announced that it is raising its dividend by 10% for the second straight year. While its yield remains small compared to other members of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, these double-digit hikes illustrate how Microsoft stands out by having unusually strong finances.
It's been a good year for CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) investors, with shares up big from the January low. In this video, Motley Fool contributors Jason Hall and Jeff Santoro share two reasons why it's worth buying even after the big gains so far.
The Poosh founder set the decorations up early for husband Travis Barker before he goes away on tour next month
Artificial intelligence has been the talk of the market all year and for good reason. Demand for chips is growing like crazy and new products are coming out almost daily. But one of the biggest AI companies, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), is cutting back on chip spending, which may be a sign of slowing demand.
It's hard to find a more noticeable shift among consumers in the past couple of decades than the growth of online shopping. The rise of the internet, coupled with the popularity of the smartphone and proliferation of digital payments, has resulted in a completely new industry that has registered rapid gains. Let's take a closer look at this secular trend.
STORY: Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti described the incident as a terrorist action and the attackers as being heavily armed and wearing masks.Kosovo police said in a statement two heavy vehicles without licence plates were positioned on a bridge in the village of Banjska early on Sunday, blocking the entrance and firing at the police units that arrived "with an arsenal of firearms, including hand grenades and arm launchers".Tensions have run high in Kosovo after clashes in May when more than 90 NATO peacekeeping soldiers and some 50 Serb protesters were injured in northern Kosovo.
If you have at least five years to invest and know what to look for, you have a good chance of doubling your money in the stock market. The trick is to identify growing companies the market is overlooking, or undervalued growth stocks. Two promising candidates right now are SentinelOne (NYSE: S) and Toast (NYSE: TOST).
Keith Richards "still talks" to Charlie Watts. The musician died in August 2021, aged 80, and Keith admit that he's left a big void in the Rolling Stones, even though he's been replaced on the band's new album by Steve Jordan. Keith, 79, told the Daily Telegraph newspaper: "It’s like he came with Charlie’s blessing. "Charlie’s so much a part of me, and we’ve been so much a part of the same thing, that although he’s passed, I still talk to him every time I’ve got a question. I’m like: ‘Now what
Sir Ian McKellen ran out of a plastic surgeon's office after being warned of the dangers of having a facelift. The 84-year-old actor considered going under the knife to alter his appearance - but Ian had a last-minute change of mind after being warned of what it would entail. The acclaimed star told the Sunday Mirror newspaper: "My face looks older than it did 40 years ago … so what? I wouldn’t consider surgery. "I did once - I went to see about getting rid of these jowls. The man began telling
The overall real estate sector is flat so far in 2023, as measured by the Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEMKT: VNQ). However, industrial real estate company STAG Industrial (NYSE: STAG) is a notable outperformer, with shares up by about 15% year-to-date.
If you're a retiree collecting Social Security, you probably know that one of the most important days of the year is just around the corner. The Social Security Administration (SSA) announces the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) every year in mid-October. The COLA is the amount by which your Social Security checks will increase next year, and the size of the increase is based on a specific inflation rate, the CPI-W, or the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers.
Enbridge (NYSE: ENB) made headlines recently with a $14 billion acquisition of natural gas utilities from Dominion Energy (NYSE: D). The problem? It doesn't look like it was a very good deal for shareholders.
Pair danced a tango to The Human League’s ‘Don’t You Want Me’ during week one of ‘Strictly’
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Jason Kennedy and Lauren Scruggs Kennedy are expecting baby No. 2
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