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BABA vs. AMZN: shares of both e-commerce giants have been in virtual lockstep the last couple years. But which is the better buy now?

The coming boom in marijuana stocks reminds of internet stocks just before the turn of the century. That means plenty of opportunities - and potholes.

Last week’s Dick Davis Investment Digest featured the chart below on the front page. What those two lines tell us is that consumers are shopping more now than they were at the beginning of the year, even though they feel worse about the economy. This is unusual: retail sales normally decline...

Each one of these three stocks is a conservative dividend payer with relatively low correlation to larger market moves.

The market was only open for three-and-a-half days last week, and it still managed to lose approximately 5% of its value. I don’t have to tell you that’s not good. I’ve been discussing the overall market a lot lately (if you didn’t catch last week’s market video before Thanksgiving, you can...

This is the secret Warren Buffett stock-picking formula that has helped investors build long-term wealth and beat the market over and over.

Little did I know that when I recommended this “safe” marijuana it would become my best marijuana stock, growing a whopping 170% in just six months.

In January of this year, KPMG estimated that 2015’s merger and acquisition activity would top the $1.62 trillion.

Analysts are still processing the Broadcom-Brocade merger, as is typically the case with M&As. I say don’t hesitate: buy Broadcom (AVGO) now. Here’s why.

I grew up primarily in Ohio. My brother and I couldn’t wait for the summers, when my mom would take us on our annual trek to Cedar Poin—the fantastic amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio. Known far and wide as “the roller coaster capital of the world,” (the company actually trademarked that slogan), we could talk of nothing else but what kind of new coaster we would find at the park.

Today’s note includes an update on earnings from Baker Hughes (BKR) and a preliminary trading report from Vodafone (VOD). There were no ratings changes.

This week’s note includes The Catalyst Report. We encourage you to take a look at this – it is popular among many of our subscribers and unique on Wall Street.

Warren Buffett has become one of the world’s most successful investors by learning to recognize value. And insurance is one of the industries that the Oracle of Omaha has consistently turned to in search of that value. While Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has made headlines recently for its large purchases of...

Dividend Aristocrats are known for their safety and decades of dividend growth, not market-beating share price appreciation. That’s changed lately -- and these three dividend stalwarts are growing the fastest.

The last two weeks have seen a massive rally into cyclical stocks, and a purge of growth stocks. Massive! Whether this trend will continue is anyone’s guess.

The good news for the Cabot Profit Booster portfolio is we have a relatively diverse portfolio. And as I eyeball our portfolio, I would say we have five cyclical stocks (AZEK, JCI, SONO, GS, APHA) and “only” two growth stocks (DT, AMKR), and the premiums we collected via our covered call sales have partially buffered us from big losses on those stocks that have been hit hard.

Crista writes about earnings for two stocks, a management change and a $300MM share repurchase.

Two stocks report earnings and two more are rising again.

Value investing expert Roy Ward discusses Alaska Air Group and SkyWest.

Despite a pullback on Monday and Tuesday, markets are generally continuing their sideways trading. The major indexes are all holding well above their moving averages, with the Nasdaq leading the pack. The fireworks are being provided by reactions to quarterly earnings, both positive and negative.