salesforce.com's (NYSE: CRM) stock has risen nearly 20% over the past 12 months, but it's still underperformed many of its cloud peers and the diversified Global X Cloud Computing ETF, which advanced more than 60% over the same period.Many investors seemed to shun Salesforce's st
Penny stocks are having a moment right now.Of the top 10 most active stocks in mid-January, stocks trading at less than $1 per share took up six spots on the list, according to data gathered by Joseph Saluzzi, co-founder and co-head of equity trading at Themis Trading. Those six
COVID-19 greatly accelerated demand for e-commerce across the globe. Social distancing made brick-and-mortar shopping far more difficult and online shopping far more convenient.As a result, e-commerce platforms like Ozon Holdings in Russia took advantage, but not all did. Here, w
E-commerce has surged as a result of conditions created by the coronavirus pandemic, and top players in the space have delivered eye-catching returns. However, investors should know that the online retail revolution is still just getting started. With that in mind, we put togethe
Telemedicine, telehealth, virtual care. Whatever you want to call it, it's hot right now.The COVID-19 pandemic has served as a major catalyst fueling the rise in the use of telemedicine. However, don't think this momentum will evaporate once the pandemic ends. Recent surveys show
In this episode of Industry Focus: Tech, host Dylan Lewis and Motley Fool contributor Brian Feroldi kick off 2021 with their favorite tech stocks for the upcoming year (but really, decade) and take a look back at 2020 -- the biggest winners, regrets, and the lessons from the past
In this episode of Motley Fool Money, host Chris Hill is joined by senior analysts Jason Moser and Ron Gross to discuss how the business world reacted to the insurrection at the United States Capitol Building. Also, Bezos, Buffet, and Dimon pull the plug on health venture Haven,
British food-delivery company Deliveroo said on Sunday it had raised a further $180 million from existing investors, including minority shareholder Amazon, in a move that values the business at more than $7 billion.
Two former Obama administration officials have emerged as front-runners for the top antitrust job at the U.S. Department of Justice under the incoming administration of President-elect Joe Biden, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter.
Consistently adding money to your holdings in companies that are delivering above-average growth can be an effective stock-picking strategy. The beauty of growth investing is that all it takes is a few big winners to see a significant improvement in your returns.To give you some
Early retirement isn't just the subject you daydream about during boring work meetings. It's a real pursuit for the community of people who make up the FIRE movement -- which stands for Financial Independence, Retire Early. If you want to join the FIRE ranks and say goodbye to wo
Which was the best-performing large e-commerce stock of the last 12 months? Was it Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN)? MercadoLibre? Shopify?Nope. While the stock price for these three companies each rose over 50% in that timeframe, their stock price returns pale in comparison to those of Chi
2020 was one crazy ride for investors, and the market's explosive gains could be far from over. Nearly 10 months into the pandemic, the handful of golden eggs that rose to the top of the pile last year are continuing to impress shareholders -- and they could be set for a new stre
Before we get to the stocks you're here for, let's acknowledge two caveats:
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The outgoing Republican chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee asked the chief executives of five major U.S. tech firms to answer detailed questions about decisions to restrict or permanently ban accounts of conservative users.
The U.S. Justice Department's top antitrust official said on Friday the administration will not scrap decades-old agreements with music licensing groups ASCAP and BMI that hold down costs for Spotify and others.
The president and CEO of e-commerce at retail giant Walmart, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) has announced his retirement on Jan. 31, 2021, Barron's reports, sending the company's shares down approximately 1% in Friday trading. The outgoing e-commerce head, Marc Lore, joined Walmart's executiv
Shortly after rampaging Trump supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, a fan of the president posted a message on the pro-Donald Trump website TheDonald.win. Inspired by the mob's attempt to stop lawmakers from confirming President-elect Joe Biden's electoral win, user CONN_WYNN said in an all-caps message, replete with an expletive, that it was "TIME TO LEAVE THE KEYBOARD" and "FIGHT FOR MY...COUNTRY."
Amazon.com Inc's first U.S. union election since 2014 is scheduled to begin with the mailing of ballots in early February and a vote count starting March 30, a U.S. labor board official said in a filing on Friday.
State attorneys general are planning a third lawsuit against Alphabet Inc's Google, this one focused on the search and advertising giant's Play Store for Android phones, according to two sources familiar with the matter.