Late last week, Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) announced it had come to an agreement with Quibi, the failed short-form streaming platform, to exclusively host its content on the Roku Channel. Being the operating system for internet-connected TVs (CTVs), it probably came as a bit of a surpri
The U.S. Trade Representative's office on Thursday said it has found that digital services taxes imposed by Austria, Spain and the United Kingdom discriminate against U.S. companies and are inconsistent with international tax principles, but will take no immediate action.
In this week's episode of Rule Breaker Investing, Motley Fool co-founder David Gardner is joined by analysts Rick Munarriz and Karl Thiel to break down some not-so-good stocks. Find out what went wrong for these companies, if there's light at the end of the tunnel, and more.To ca
The Walmart (NYSE: WMT) of today may not seem too terribly different than the Walmart of five years ago. Sure, it's got a much bigger online presence now, second only to Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) in terms of e-commerce sales within the United States. The addition of curbside pick
There's no denying Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) was the big winner of the coronavirus pandemic. Already established as the king of e-commerce, it was the name best prepared for the sudden rush of online shopping. Last year's revenue will likely roll in 35% better than 2019's, once the c
Nokia on Thursday partnered with Alphabet's Google Cloud unit to build 5G core network infrastructure and allow business customers to offer services such as smart retail and automated manufacturing.
When Sea Limited (NYSE: SE) went public in late 2017, I wasn't impressed by the Singapore-based e-commerce and gaming company. Its revenue was soaring, but its losses were widening as it faced tough competition in Southeast Asia from Alibaba's (NYSE: BABA) Lazada.I turned bullish
Lemonade (NYSE: LMND) was one of the hottest IPOs of 2020, and its run is spilling over into 2021. Shares are up some 150% since the stock's first day of trading last July, and this small insurance technology company's market cap has surged to about $10 billion. Given that Lemona
GoodRx Holdings (NASDAQ: GDRX) was one of the top healthcare IPOs of 2020, and today it has a market cap of $17 billion. However, it's been on a bumpy ride since the stock made its debut in September -- falling by more than 13%, even as the S&P 500 climbed by 16%. Although th
Connecticut is investigating whether Amazon.com Inc is engaged in anti-competitive behavior in the e-book business through its distribution agreements with certain publishers, the state's Attorney General William Tong said on Wednesday.
Connecticut is looking into how Amazon.com Inc sells and distributes digital books, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing the state's attorney general.
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Social media platform Parler, which has gone dark after being cut off by major service providers that accused the app of failing to police violent content, may never get back online, said its CEO John Matze.
Social media platform Parler, which has gone dark after being cut off by major service providers that accused the app of failing to police violent content, may never get back online, said its CEO John Matze.
Amazon.com Inc is considering making a bid for the domestic broadcasting rights for Italy's top-flight soccer league, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, as it aims to boost Prime Video's content offerings in Italy.
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) stands the most to gain in the digital advertising market over the next couple of years, taking share from the incumbents Google, a division of Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Facebook (NASDAQ: FB). That assessment comes courtesy of a new ad buye
Amazon.com Inc warned Parler about vile and threatening language on its site before cutting off the social media platform favored by many supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump from its servers, according to a court filing.
Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) still commands the field of battle in the streaming wars, but Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) is making significant inroads with its Disney+ service and it's beginning to take a toll on the industry giant.Data from Nielsen shows that Netflix holds a commanding 28%
We spent a lot of time on our smartphones in 2020. With the coronavirus pandemic keeping us indoors and socially distanced, we relied on our pocket computers more than ever. Some important mobile trends accelerated in 2020, and that was reflected in the apps we downloaded most fr
Datadog's (NASDAQ: DDOG) stock surged about 160% over the past 12 months as the data monitoring company impressed investors with its robust revenue growth. But with a market cap of $31.7 billion, this high-flying stock now trades at 40 times next year's sales. Can Datadog justify