Industry Focus

Will Airbnb launch its IPO in 2017? Is Macau officially on track for a recovery? Will Japan eventually become the new casino capital of the world? Fool.com contributor Seth McNew shares his insights after traveling through the regio

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Use these tips to get out of debt and make the most of your credit.

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It's earnings season, so we're breaking down quarterly results from two Fool favorites, Alphabet and Paypal. We hit the headline numbers, key metrics, and dig through management's comments to catch all the info investors need to know.

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Aircraft production is basically a duopoloy with just two major players – here’s what investors need to know.

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From a big-time patent settlement between Merck & Co. and Bristol-Myers Squibb, to Johnson & Johnson's earnings,  to Aetna and Humana's $37 billion merger bust, we dive into the details behind this week's biggest healthcare stories.

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Take two leading companies in the eyewear industry, combine them, and what do you get? In this case, say hello to EssilorLuxottica, a massive enterprise that will boast 140,000 employees,  $16 billion of annual revenue, and a global scale that overshadows its closest competitors by a wide margin.

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With earnings season in full swing, we now have a good sense for how the nation’s biggest banks performed in the final months of 2016. To say it was a mixed bag would be an understatement. As The Motley Fool’s Michael Douglass and John Maxfield discuss on this week’s episode of Industry Focus: Financials, two of the nation’s biggest banks had breakout quarters, while two more reported particularly dismal results. Listen in to hear why, as well as to learn the one bank stock we think is best positioned to benefit going forward. 

 

 

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Michael Douglass returns to talk about his framework for analyzing companies and we run Facebook through his wringer. Is it a buy?

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The 2017 Detroit International Auto Show just ended and there were big takeaways for consumers and investors alike.

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A system that could revolutionize gene research and a first-in-class cancer therapy could be two of healthcare's biggest advances this year. Plus, United Healthcare's earnings review, and a preview of Johnson & Johnson's earnings.

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