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The Trade Desk Earnings: What to Watch
The Motley Fool - Daniel Sparks
Can this fast-growing programmatic ad company keep impressing investors? On Thursday, programmatic digital ad-buying platform The Trade Desk …
Facebook
A Foolish Take: Marketers Are Boosting Their Spending on Amazon's Ads
The Motley Fool - Leo Sun
The e-commerce titan is catching up to Google and Facebook in online ads. Last September, eMarketer estimated that Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) would command …
U.S. Dept. of Defense
Leidos Holdings Inc (LDOS) Q4 2018 Earnings Conference Call Transcript
The Motley Fool - Motley Fool Transcribers
LDOS earnings call for the period ending December 28, 2018. Leidos Holdings Inc (NYSE:LDOS) Q4 2018 Earnings Conference Call Feb. 19, 2019, 8:00 a.m. …
Profit
Talend's Cloud Has Grown 100% for 10 Straight Quarters
The Motley Fool - Simon Erickson
The data integration platform specialist reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter results, but weak guidance raises several questions. The world's …
Amazon Web Services
How Amazon Actually Makes Money
The Motley Fool - Motley Fool Staff
Amazon's e-commerce operations are massive, but they aren't where the tech titan makes most of its money. Ever wonder how Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) can …
Why You Should Stay Away From SurveyMonkey
The Motley Fool - Evan Niu, CFA
A hot new tech IPO, a SaaS company trading at a single-digit multiple, and it’s going nowhere fast. SurveyMonkey (NASDAQ:SVMK) just reported its first …
Groupon
Why Groupon Is Rebranding Groupon+
The Motley Fool - Billy Duberstein
The online coupon marketplace is ditching its new product's name, but expanding the actual product. As part of its fourth-quarter earnings release, …
High Performance Computing
Can Taiwan Semiconductor Find Life Beyond Smartphones?
The Motley Fool - Ashraf Eassa
The contract chipmaker has long depended on smartphones for growth, but that won't be enough going forward. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company …
Twilio
9 Things Twilio's Management Wants You to Know About Its Business
The Motley Fool - Tim Beyers
The communications software specialist is chasing a transformational opportunity, says CEO and co-founder Jeff Lawson. When Twilio (NYSE:TWLO) …
Investing
Momo Stock Starting a Year Hot Has Burned Investors Before
The Motley Fool - Rick Munarriz
China's fast-growing operator of a live-video social platform is hot again, but we didn't see big gains during the first half of the year stick …
Cognex Sees Slower Machine Vision Uptake at End of 2018
The Motley Fool - Nicholas Rossolillo
Expectations point to a rough 2019 and stock turbulence, but any downturn is likely to be temporary. Shares of machine vision technologist Cognex …
Qualcomm
Better Buy: Sierra Wireless vs. Qualcomm
The Motley Fool - Ashraf Eassa
They represent two entirely different ways to get exposure to the wireless industry. If you're looking to buy a stock to help you gain exposure to the …
Storage Companies
Earnings This Week: 2 Hot Stocks to Watch
The Motley Fool - Daniel Sparks
These fast-growing stocks have seen their stocks surge this year. Can they keep up their momentum? As earnings season continues, a handful of notable …
Nvidia
2 Key Things From NVIDIA's Earnings Call That Investors Should Know
The Motley Fool - Beth McKenna
NVIDIA's top management talks about video games integrating RTX technology and professional visualization's growth drivers. Last Thursday, NVIDIA …
IPad Pro
This Analyst Says Apple Is Planning a Flurry of New iPads for 2019
The Motley Fool - Ashraf Eassa
Apple's iPad product line looks set to get across-the-board updates. Long ago, it was thought that Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPad -- and, by extension, the …
CME Group
CME Group's Trading Volume Skyrockets From December Volatility
The Motley Fool - Simon Erickson
Significant market volatility in the fourth quarter led CME Group to report the second highest average daily volume in its history. The fourth quarter …
Penny Stocks
Don't Waste Your Money on Penny Stocks; These 3 Stocks Are Better Buys
The Motley Fool - Keith Noonan, Rich Smith, and Demitrios Kalogeropoulos
Investors seeking big returns should skip the penny stocks and focus on these three companies instead. Investors who buy penny stocks tend to be …
My 5 Biggest Stock Holdings
The Motley Fool - Brian Feroldi
Find out why these special businesses represent 33% of my portfolio. I'm a fan of diversification. That's why you'll find more than 70 individual …
Cisco Systems
Cisco vs. Microsoft: Which Stock Is the Better Buy?
The Motley Fool - John Ballard
These tech giants are very profitable, and both pay dividends to shareholders. Which one should you buy today? Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) and …
Stock Markets
Tech Wreck: Billionaire Money Managers Dumped These Tech Stocks in the Fourth Quarter
The Motley Fool - Sean Williams
Some of the market's biggest tech stocks were kicked to the curb last quarter. It's that time of the year again, folks. And no, I'm not talking about …
Chinese New Year
Record-Shattering Chinese New Year Box Office Might Bode Well for IMAX
The Motley Fool - Danny Vena
Will cost-cutting and a record haul in China reinvigorate IMAX's growth? As many people turn to streaming for their movie-watching fix, investors in …
Tim Cook
Buying Netflix Would Have Been a Costly Mistake for Apple
The Motley Fool - Danny Vena
An analyst is taking CEO Tim Cook to task for not buying Netflix. Here's why he's wrong. There is a never-ending flow of opinions about how Apple …
Oracle
Oracle of Omaha Abandons Oracle’s Stock After Just 1 Quarter
The Motley Fool - Leo Sun
Did Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway dump Oracle stake for the same reasons it sold off IBM in 2018? Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway …
Apple
Popular Apple Product About to Get an Upgrade
The Motley Fool - Ashraf Eassa
Long-awaited upgrades to wireless Airpods are rumored to be here soon as Apple works to build on a success story. One of the bigger success stories …
Time Warner
Better Buy: CenturyLink vs. AT&T
The Motley Fool - Rick Munarriz
Two out-of-favor telco giants are going in different directions these days. Let's size them up and kick one out. These aren't the best of times for …
Nvidia
How NVIDIA Became One of the Hottest Stocks in Tech
The Motley Fool - Simon Erickson
Investors can look to NVIDIA's past for clues to see if its future performance will be as impressive. Editor's Note: This is the first of a three-part …
Smart TV
Why Apple Wants to Be a Cable TV Provider Without Really Being One
The Motley Fool - Motley Fool Staff
Its new streaming plans are coming into focus. People may still think of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) as a device company, but it's worth remembering that …
Business
Amazon Strikes a Blow in the Logistics Industry
The Motley Fool - Jeremy Bowman
FedEx and UPS, are you listening? For years, rumors have been building of Amazon.com's (NASDAQ:AMZN) intentions in logistics and delivery. The company …
iPhone
Does Cirrus Logic Have a Future Beyond Apple?
The Motley Fool - Harsh Chauhan
The chipmaker is aiming for a turnaround, but the iPhone looms large over its prospects. Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ:CRUS) paid heavily for its reliance on …