Industry Focus

Falling oil prices and rising interest rates are two catalysts that could significantly impact the banking industry over the next year in far-reaching ways.

Fool Tech analyst Nathan Hamilton recently returned from a trip to Asia and discusses some trends that Apple followers should pay attention to.

SolarCity missed their EPS guidance and suffered a double-digit drop overnight. Meanwhile, analysts are jumping to conclusions about ExxonMobil’s glaring absence from Berkshire Hathaway’s holdings disclosure, but Taylor Muckerman has his own theory. 

In this episode of Industry Focus, analysts Michael Douglass and Todd Campbell discuss the oncoming opportunity with biosimilars and identify the stocks they’re most excited about in this space.

Motley Fool Analysts Simon Erickson and Sean O’Reilly discuss two top plays for the emerging trend that is the Internet of Things

Talking about the energy stocks we secretly admire as Valentines day approach

In this week’s healthcare-focused episode of Industry Focus, analysts Michael Douglass and Todd Campbell discuss two small biotechs that recently reported hepatitis C data and look at their opportunity in this large and competitive market.  

Motley Fool Analysts Sean O’Reilly and Vincent Shen discuss the advent of the e-cigarette industry and how it is likely to unfold for investors in the years ahead.  

Find out why ideal balance sheets and superstar CEO’s are essential to the success of banks.

Motley Fool Analysts Sean O’Reilly and Simon Erickson discuss LinkedIn’s latest results and dive into Invensense’s current product offerings and what the company might have around the corner.  

Another wrench was thrown in the wheels of the Keystone XL pipeline amid a 20% rally in oil prices this week, while Petrobras brings the Axe on its CEO and top executives.

Biotech bellwether Gilead Sciences shares sagged after reporting a blockbuster quarter. Here's what investors need to know before they sell too.

The Motley Fool’s Morgan Housel interviews author Patrick O’Shaugnessy about his new book “Millennial Money: How Young Investors Can Build a Fortune”.

In the 1980’s, a sharp drop in oil prices produced the first too-big-to-fail bank. Are falling oil prices today going to cause a similar wave of bank failures?

Motley Fool Analysts Sean O’Reilly and Eric Bleeker discuss the latest earnings results from Facebook, Amazon.com, and Google.

On today’s show the guys discuss earnings from Phillips 66 and Valero, and then argue about the best income investment in the energy industry.

Motley Fool healthcare analysts take a closer look at Novartis’ pipeline, its most recent earnings report, and what lies ahead for 2015 and beyond.

Industry focus takes a closer look at the tobacco industry and its merits with the broader category of “Sin Stocks”.

Fool tech analyst Nathan Hamilton dives into the numbers to uncover what investors should focus on

Earnings are kicking off for the energy sector with a few surprising better than expected results from oil services companies.