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5 Things to Watch This Week: Schools, Sex, Seeds and FedEx
7:00AM 1/01/2012
By Rick Aristotle Munarriz, The Motley Fool
Investing, Hewlett-Packard, Oracle, Federal Express, Stocks in the News, Streetwise
On Monday, the stock market will take the day off to shake the confetti out of its hair. But on Tuesday, it'll be back to business as usual on Wall Street. Here are some of the items that will shape the first trading week of 2012.
Who Will Be the Next Steve Jobs?
6:30PM 10/06/2011
By Tim Beyers, The Motley Fool
Google , Coca-Cola Company, Netflix, Oracle, Apple, Amazon.com, Facebook
On a split-adjusted basis, Apple went public at $2.75 a share 31 years ago; the stock closed at $378.25 yesterday. Investors lucky enough to hold for the entire period have enjoyed a 17% annualized return. Find a founder capable of delivering on a similar scale and you'll have a much easier time funding your retirement.
What Was Wall Street Thinking? $5 Debit Card Sting, Berkshire's Buyout, Oracle's HP Shot, and More
12:00PM 10/03/2011
By Rick Aristotle Munarriz, The Motley Fool
Company News, Hewlett-Packard, Oracle, Sony, Berkshire Hathaway, Bank of America
Last week's most puzzling moves included Bank of America turning ingrate on its debit card users -- who also pay taxes, and hence bailed BoA out -- Oracle's Larry Ellison and HP writing a new chapter in their feud, Warren Buffett opting for a stock buyback, and Sony refusing to pay for 3-D glasses.
Why Young Investors Should Stick With Stocks
3:45PM 8/18/2011
By Selena Maranjian, The Motley Fool
Google , Oracle, Apple, Waste Management, Procter & Gamble, Investing Basics, Market News
Stats compiled earlier this year by Money magazine show a disturbing trend: Young investors seem to have been spooked by the stock market. But if they lose their nerve now, they're sure to regret it later in life. Here's how those of you lucky enough to be starting out early can position yourselves for success.
SAP's New Businesses Could Help It Grow
4:30PM 8/03/2011
Technology, Investing, Microsoft, Oracle, salesforce.com, SAP, Investment
Trefis has raised its expectations for SAP's stock price based on some of the German enterprise-software company's new businesses.
Six Things That Have Completely Changed for Investors
10:00AM 5/07/2011
Economy, Investing, Oracle, General Motors, Best Buy, Market News
Friday's employment report has created an even hazier backdrop for stocks. Recent data showed an economy starting to cool, but with 244,000 jobs created in April, this expansion may have legs after all. But the economy's areas of support aren't what you'd have expected a few months ago.
The Best Corporate Citizens in Financial Performance
3:00PM 4/18/2011
Economy, Investing, Oracle, Starbucks, TJX, Stock Picks, Stocks in the News, Market News, Investment
Everybody wants to support good corporate citizens and everybody wants high returns on their investments, but is it possible to combine the two? This list of good companies with good returns suggests that it is!
Why Apple Is No Longer a Hot Stock
7:00AM 4/05/2011
The re-weighting of the Nasdaq-100, which is expected to be announced today, could harm Apple's share price. But that may be the least of the tech giant's problems right now.
Oracle's Third-Quarter Profit Jumps 78%
4:27PM 3/24/2011
Company News, Technology, Earnings, Oracle, Stocks in the News, Market News
Oracle Corp. says its net income rose 78 percent in the most recent quarter. The database software maker was helped by a rise in new software license sales.
Net income for the quarter that ended on Feb. 28 increased to $2.1 billion, or 41 cents per share, from $1.2 billion, or 23 cents per share a...
With more and more financial transactions being conducted electronically, it's easy to forget the physicality of money. What a dollar weighs, or a pile of them. So just for fun, let's start piling up the Benjamins and see what a pound -- or 10, or 100, or a ton -- of C-notes will buy.
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