A Stock Is Born
Fool's School
How does a stock become a stock? Well, imagine a company called Dodgeball Supply Co. (ticker: WHAPP), whose rubber balls are flying off the shelves. To meet demand, the company needs to buy more rubber, build another factory and hire more employees. But it doesn't have much cash. Full Story
Name That Company
I'm the world's largest beverage company, selling 1.5 billion servings daily. My more than 450 brands include DASANI, Minute Maid, POWERADE, Odwalla, Hi-C, Schweppes and Fruitopia. My most famous television commercial featured a crowd of young people singing on an Italian hilltop. Full Story
Oracle: Big and Proud
The Motley Fool Take
Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL) CEO Larry Ellison never misses a chance to belittle his competition. Fortunately, Oracle has the business performance to back up his smack-talk. The second quarter saw earnings flat over year-ago levels and revenue up 6 percent. Yeah, you read that right: up. Full Story
Oil and Sugar
My Dumbest Investment
In 1998, a buddy and I decided we were ready to make a fortune with commodities stock options, but we had no idea what we were doing. I purchased three options for sweet crude oil, costing me about $2,900, and my buddy bought sugar. We thought the U.S. was definitely going to war in the Middle East and that El Nino would affect the sugar market. Full Story
Last week's trivia answer
I was born in Seattle in 1907 and am now headquartered in Atlanta. The world's largest package delivery company, I rake in some $50 billion per year, thanks to my 425,000 employees around the world. I deliver 15.8 million packages and documents each day, 2.3 million by air and 1.9 million internationally. Full Story
Checkup Time
Ask the Fool
Q How often should I check up on my stock holdings? — P.W., Lawrence, Kan. A Ideally, you should follow the firms' developments every three months, when quarterly reports are issued. Full Story
What Is This Thing Called The Motley Fool?
Remember S hakespeare? Remember "As You Like It"? In Elizabethan days, Fools were the only people who could get away with telling the truth to the King or Queen. The Motley Fool tells the truth about investing, and hop es you'll laugh all the way to the bank. Full Story
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