A month after Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) began outfitting its vans with new surveillance cameras equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) to keep a watchful eye on its drivers, the company is reportedly demanding that its drivers either agree to be monitored biometrically while in t
While Walmart (NYSE: WMT) traces its roots back to the 1940s, it opened its first discount store in the early 1960s. The company clearly has done a lot of things to not only survive but thrive in the competitive retail environment that has seen many companies fold during that tim
The S&P 500 and the Dow rose on Wednesday on a boost from economy-linked financial and industrial stocks as Fed Chair Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen offered an optimistic view of a recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
The S&P 500 and the Dow rose on Wednesday as economy-linked financial and energy stocks gained amid another day of testimonies from Fed Chair Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen.
Snap (NYSE: SNAP) recently acquired Fit Analytics, a Berlin-based start-up that helps online shoppers find the right sizes for apparel and footwear. Fit's main platform, Fit Finder, lets shoppers enter their own measurements and uses a machine-learning algorithm to locate the bes
Wall Street headed for a firmer open on Wednesday, with Intel a bright spot amid investor worry that global recovery from COVID-19 will be patchier as parts of Europe enter fresh lockdowns in a year-long pandemic.
U.S. stock indexes were set to open higher on Wednesday as Intel's shares jumped on plans to expand chip making capacity, while investors looked to business surveys for March and another day of testimonies from the top two U.S. economic officials.
If you're looking for reliable dividend income, look beyond the stocks that are making headlines. Growth stocks tend to dominate the news. But when a company is in growth mode, it typically needs its excess cash to fuel its expansion, rather than to pay shareholders. The followin
Investors probably recognize MercadoLibre (NASDAQ: MELI) as the leading e-commerce business in Latin America. But this growing company is so much more. It's building an entire ecosystem supporting its online marketplace and those businesses are becoming leading services on their
Two companies that demonstrate how a solid business model can power growth are Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS). This duo has expanded its operations significantly over decades, and its shareholders have richly benefited, too. On a Fool Live episode recorded on M
U.S. stock index futures rose on Wednesday as Intel's shares surged on plans to expand advanced chip making capacity, while investors looked to business surveys for March and another day of testimonies from the top two U.S. economic officials.
The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted many businesses over the past year. And if you are looking at stocks that trade at low earnings multiples based on last year's performance, you could be overlooking potential bargains. That's because a business that is coming off a rough 202
Despite being taken on a wild ride in 2020, long-term investors have been rewarded for their patience. At one point, the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite bounced nearly 106% off of its bear-market lows, set on March 23, 2020, while the broad-based S&P 500 gained as much as 77%.The
Although Emily Stone's employment at an Amazon.com Inc warehouse ended on Feb. 1, she still received a ballot for her former company's union election in the weeks following her departure and a text asking her to vote no.
After almost four months of phone calls and emails to GameStop Corp complaining about the slow shipping of an order, New Jersey teacher Steven Titus received a late night call in early March - from a director on the video game retailer's board.
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) might soon be signing an 11-figure deal to buy a company active in video game services.Bloomberg, citing "people familiar with the matter" and earlier media reports, published an article Monday night saying that the IT giant is engaged in discussions to b
Amazon.com is to cut its stake in Deliveroo to 11.5% from 15.8% when the British food delivery company goes public via an initial public offering, its IPO prospectus said.
Let's be honest: A $1,400 stimulus check isn't going to turn you into a millionaire by itself. But if that $1,400 motivates you to start investing regularly, you could easily become a millionaire.Before you think about investing your stimulus check, you should have enough money f