Truly reliable dividend stocks can be hard to find, but there are a few companies on the market that are great candidates for income investors. If you're looking for long-term passive income from a stock, the company should possess sustainable competitive advantages, strong efficiency ratios, sufficient financial health, and a history of cash flow generation.One...

Tech giant Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) makes leading modem chips for smartphones and owns the key patents in cellular technology. Qualcomm has also recently invested in new growth markets such as automotive and Internet of Things chips.As a large technology blue chip stock, Qualcomm has also been a regular repurchaser of its own stock. But how effective...

Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) stock surged 10% to its all-time high on April 26 after the tech giant posted its first quarter earnings report. Its revenue rose 15% year over year to $80.54 billion, exceeding analysts' estimates by $1.84 billion, while its earnings-per-share (EPS) rose 62% to $1.89 and cleared the consensus forecast by $0.39.Alphabet...

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian discusses the choices that led to the development of Intel's (NASDAQ: INTC) foundry segment. *Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of April 28, 2024. The video was published on April 30, 2024.Continue reading

In September 2022, a humanoid robot prototype sauntered out on stage for Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) at its AI Day presentation. It's called Optimus, and many investors believe that the future potential of Tesla stock hinges on its success or failure.The outsized expectations placed on Optimus come from none other than Tesla CEO Elon Musk himself. His goal...

RTX Corporation (NYSE: RTX) reported terrific earnings last week, beating analyst targets on both the top and bottom lines Tuesday. Granted, its guidance for the rest of this year was a bit underwhelming, with forecast ranges for both sales and earnings falling short of the Wall Street consensus. Investment bank Susquehanna didn't let that scare it...