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Today’s 3 Best Stocks: J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (JCP), Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (ISRG), Best Buy Co., Inc. (BBY)

If you put a group of economists in a room together about three months ago and asked them which country might cause the next global calamity, I'm nearly 100% certain that not ...

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March 18 - News

16 Analysts Reveal Their Top 2 Stocks: Chevron Corporation (CVX), McDonald’s Corporation (MCD)

"What are your top two stock holdings?" The question strips away opinion, growth projections, and hypotheticals, and shows you a small truth about how you're investing your money.

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March 18 - News

3 Pullbacks Worth Buying: Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (ISRG), Icahn Enterprises LP (IEP), VeriFone Systems Inc (PAY)

Stocks can sell off for numerous reasons, but sometimes the drops are way overdone.

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March 18 - News

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (ISRG): Even the Downside Has an Upside

A recent wave of criticism toward robotic surgery had caused the stock to fall 19% from recent January highs.

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March 18 - News

An Attractive Time to Invest in Robotic Surgery – Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (ISRG): MAKO Surgical Corp. (MAKO)

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISRG) is widely known for its successful da Vinci robotic surgical system, which is used for a wide variety of minimally invasive surgeries.

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March 18 - News

Rise of the Machines, iRobot Corporation (IRBT), Hansen Medical, Inc. (HNSN), Intuitive Surgical (ISRG): Are We Headed Toward SkyNet?

If you're a science fiction fan, or married to one, you've probably watched Terminator, Battlestar Galactica, and I, Robot.

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March 18 - News

Today’s 3 Worst Stocks: Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (ISRG), Abbott Laboratories (ABT), eBay Inc (EBAY)

Falling slightly, the S&P 500 Index reacted to unexpectedly declining consumer confidence numbers as it headed into the weekend.

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March 16 - News

Today’s 3 Worst Stocks: E TRADE Financial Corporation (ETFC), Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (ISRG), Cliffs Natural Resources Inc (CLF)

Just two points from all-time closing highs, the S&P 500 Index latched onto falling jobless claims today, rallying 8.7 points, or 0.56%, to close at 1,563.

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March 14 - News

Why Shares of iRobot Corporation (IRBT) Climbed

First, iRobot Corporation (NASDAQ:IRBT) announced the appointment of Alison Dean as its new CFO.

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March 13 - News

My Top 2 Stocks: Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) and Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (ISRG)

I'm an unabashed growth investor. Not just any old growth, but the kind of earth-shaking hypergrowth that comes with disrupting traditional business ideas.

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March 12 - News

5 Fast-Growing Profit Gushers: Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (ISRG), Silver Wheaton Corp. (USA) (SLW), Seadrill Ltd (SDRL)

When you seek out compelling candidates for your stock portfolio, there are lots of numbers you can assess -- price-to-earnings ratios, debt-to-equity ratios, free cash flow, ...

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March 12 - News

3 Companies Generating Lots of Cash: Mastercard Inc (MA), Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (ISRG), Visa Inc (V)

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is well known for its huge cash pile.

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March 12 - News

Today’s 3 Worst Stocks: Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (ISRG), AbbVie Inc (ABBV), J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (JCP)

Losing money is always painful.

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March 5 - News

Whole Foods Market, Inc. (WFM), National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NOV), Baidu.com, Inc. (ADR) (BIDU): 3 Stocks to Buy from “The World’s Greatest Retirement Portfolio”

It's been almost 22 months since I introduced the World's Greatest Retirement Portfolio to Foolish readers.

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March 4 - News

Western Refining, Inc. (WNR), Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (ISRG): Four Analyst Upgrades that I Would Not Chase

An analyst’s call can be a major swing in momentum for a stock, creating a domino effect of revised outlooks and either buying or selling.

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March 4 - News

Today’s 3 Best Stocks: Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (ISRG), salesforce.com, inc. (CRM), Best Buy Co., Inc. (BBY)

Today started off bleak, with the sequester threatening to put a monkey wrench in the markets' four-year long rebound.

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March 1 - News

Here’s What Gabelli Funds Has Been Buying: Ryman Hospitality Properties Inc (GET), Energy Transfer Partners LP (ETP)

Today, let's look at investing giant Gabelli Funds, the mutual fund and closed-end fund arm of GAMCO Investors and familiar to many because of Mario Gabelli, the well-known value...

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February 26 - Hedge Funds

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (ISRG): Report Calls Usefulness of Robotic Surgery Into Question

If you are a woman and you have the choice between a doctor removing your uterus with her own hands, or having a robot perform the procedure that allows for more precise movements...

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February 22 - News

MAKO Surgical Corp. (MAKO) Earnings: An Early Look – Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Stryker Corporation (SYK)

Earnings season is now starting to wind down, with most companies already having reported their quarterly results.

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February 22 - News

This Sector Is Your Best Investment Over the Next Decade: Life Technologies Corp. (LIFE) and More

I admit it's sometimes difficult to look too far down the road when the market continues to head higher regardless of the economic news.

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February 22 - News

5 Stocks I’d Willingly Pay a Premium For: Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN), Dunkin Brands Group Inc (DNKN)

Yesterday, I broke out my handy-dandy valuation metric known as TMFULOI and, utilizing the Motley Fool CAPS Screener as well as data from Morningstar and Yahoo! Finance, concluded...

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February 21 - News

4 Questions for MAKO Surgical Corp. (MAKO)

After pre-announcing selected results last month, MAKO Surgical Corp. (NASDAQ:MAKO) is set to report its fourth-quarter and full-year earnings on Tuesday.

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February 20 - News

Develop Your Own Successful Dividend Portfolio: The Procter & Gamble Company (PG), Oceaneering International (OII)

I am well into my 12th year of investing and have a passion for investing in dividend paying companies.

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February 14 - News

Buy, Sell, or Hold: MAKO Surgical Corp. (MAKO)

When considering any stock for your portfolio, don't be swayed by just the positives. Examine its pros and cons, and decide whether it's possible upside outweighs its risks.

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February 14 - News

Intuitive Investors Should Invest in Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (ISRG)

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISRG) is one of the great growth stocks of this new millenium, rising over 4,700% in the past ten years.

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February 13 - News

MAKO Surgical Corp. (MAKO): Set to Outperform !

“When I go long, the price of the instrument starts moving in the other direction.” I’m sure, at some point in time, every investor has complained about this.

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February 8 - News

What’s Gotten Into These Stocks? Hansen Medical, Inc. (HNSN), Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (ISRG)

What's gotten into these stocks? Two stocks in the health-care sector have been on solid run-ups in recent weeks. Hansen Medical, Inc.

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February 5 - News

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (ISRG): Do Not Confuse a Great Company With a Great Invesment

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISRG), appears to be amongst todays best examples of how to separate a great company from a great investment.

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February 4 - News

Medtronic, Inc. (MDT), Boston Scientific Corporation (BSX): Here Comes the Medical Device Tax

Ka-ching! That's the sound of the government's cash register after the first tax bill from the Affordable Care Act's medical device tax hit the industry for $97 million this week...

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February 1 - News