Humans have a remarkable ability to make life easier through invention. Examples include toilet paper over leaves, cars over a horse and buggy, and drones over piloted planes.
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July 15 - News
Ever since the Supreme Court upheld the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (nearly in its entirety) last June, we've been examining nearly every facet of the transformative...
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July 15 - News
I predicted that Noodles & Co (NASDAQ:NDLS) would close lower on the week.
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July 15 - News
Shares of surgical robot maker Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
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July 12 - News
Recently, Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISRG) experienced a significant decline of more than 11.3% in after-hours trading, from $500 per share to only $443.50 per share.
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July 11 - News
Investors got little warning on Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISRG)'s big second quarter miss.
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July 11 - News
I follow quite a lot of companies, so the usefulness of a watchlist to me cannot be overstated.
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July 10 - News
Over the past year, Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISRG) has been mired in a mix of controversy pertaining to the safety of its revolutionary da Vinci surgical robots.
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July 10 - News
"Cut." That appears to be the operative word for Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISRG) so far this week.
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July 10 - News
Despite a very strong first half, the stock market has continued to rise as investors apparently believe that the good times for corporate earnings and improving economic conditions...
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July 10 - News
After the market closed yesterday, Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
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July 9 - News
I've stood by Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
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July 9 - News
They're here -- and more are on the way. The world of medicine has seen a steady rise of the robots over the last several years.
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July 3 - News
Some diseases cannot be cured by traditional drugs but instead require a surgical procedure.
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June 28 - News
Two years ago this June, I decided the most honest and effective way to help the world invest better was to publicly show how I go about making decisions for my own retirement...
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June 27 - News
Today, let's look at Viking Global Investors, founded in 1999 by Andreas Halvorsen and David Ott, who had previously worked together at Julian Robertson's respected Tiger Management...
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June 27 - Hedge Funds
It is always interesting to peer into the transactions of large asset managers such as Lone Pine Capital.
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June 26 - News
I've identified a handful of companies that use the so-called "razor and blades" model to deliver predictable, long-term results.
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June 26 - News
This series, brought to you by Yahoo! Finance, looks at which upgrades and downgrades make sense, and which ones investors should act on.
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June 20 - News
The last time I wrote about Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISRG), I devoted myself to dispelling false fears and shifting the focus to potential issues that could arise in ...
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June 18 - News
In investing, the greatest advantage an investor can have is a long-term investment horizon.
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June 18 - News
When we go to the hospital, the last thing on our mind is that something could go wrong or that we could actually become sicker than when we first went in.
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June 17 - News
Today let's look at Lone Pine Capital, founded by Steve Mandel in 1997. Before that, Mandel was a managing director at Tiger Management.
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June 13 - Hedge Funds
A leader in the medical device industry, Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
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June 10 - News
I'm going to attempt something a little odd today, Fools. Even though Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
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June 6 - News
Sell-offs spurred by worries over government regulation and legislation can present good buying opportunities for investors.
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June 6 - News
I'm going to attempt something a little odd today, Fools. Even though MAKO Surgical Corp.
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June 4 - News
At the beginning of 2012, I decided the most honest and effective way to help the world invest better was to publicly show how I go about making decisions for a public portfolio...
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June 4 - News
Two years ago this June, I decided the most honest and effective way to help the world invest better was to publicly show how I go about making decisions for my own retirement...
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May 29 - News
I thought looking at some medical device companies would be an interesting little trek into an area that I have not looked at in too much detail before.
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May 28 - News
Several weeks after the end of each quarter, hedge funds and other notable investors file 13Fs with the SEC to publicly disclose many of their long equity positions as of the ...
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May 23 - Hedge Funds
It seems an understatement to say MAKO Surgical Corp. (NASDAQ:MAKO) has fallen hard from its March 2012 high of nearly $44 per share. To be sure, from MAKO Surgical Corp.
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May 22 - News
Imagine buying a home, or a car, or even a pair of shoes. You probably won't just buy the loveliest house you see -- as you may not be able to afford it.
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May 20 - News
The S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX) has been hitting record highs lately, leading some to wonder whether the stock market is overpriced.
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May 20 - News
At Fastball Financial, we started the year by building a diversified portfolio of 10 Stocks for 2013. The goal of the 10 Stocks for 2013 is to provide you with a portfolio of...
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May 16 - News
As if iRobot Corporation (NASDAQ:IRBT)'s strong first quarter results weren't enough, shares of the robot maker rose more than 3% yesterday and touched a new 52-week high after...
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May 7 - News
MAKO Surgical Corp. (NASDAQ:MAKO) sure has taken investors on quite the ride over the past year.
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May 6 - News
A full 23 months ago, I identified 10 companies that I would be putting $40,000 of my own retirement money behind.
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May 4 - News
Has anyone noticed a common theme among the first-quarter results for many of the big medical-device companies? In case you missed earnings announcements from Abbott Laboratories...
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April 29 - News
After around 70 years of investing, Warren Buffett has undoubtedly emerged as one of the great investors all of time, but also one of the pickiest.
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April 25 - News
Two years ago, I picked 10 stocks that I'd be putting $40,000 of my own money behind and attempting to hold for at least three years.
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April 23 - News
I take a look at three companies that beat market expectations every week, since I believe that it's the biggest factor in a stock beating the market.
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April 23 - News
First, several members of the medical community began questioning whether the company's machine was necessarily helping hysterectomy patients.
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April 19 - News
If you're looking for a hot stock to buy in the health-care industry, few have garnered the attention that Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISRG) has lately.
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April 19 - News
Let's start at the top with Consumer Portfolio Services. Shares of the auto loan financier took a hit two weeks ago after a Reuters article cast the subprime auto loan industry...
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April 15 - News
You would think that the medical-device sector would be rife with big gainers thanks to an aging population, but it's not quite as simple as that.
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April 14 - Hedge Funds
A full 23 months ago, I started identifying 10 companies that I would be putting $40,000 of my own retirement money behind.
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April 13 - News
Obamacare has brought on intense debate from impassioned advocates both for and against the historical health care legislation.
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April 10 - News
A full 23 months ago, I started identifying 10 companies that I would be putting $40,000 of my own retirement money behind.
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April 4 - News
It's been almost 23 months since I introduced the World's Greatest Retirement Portfolio to Foolish readers.
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April 2 - News
