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Key Points E-commerce sales have accelerated amid the pandemic this year with some marketplaces even reporting triple-digit percentage growth relative to 2019. In spite of the growth, digital commerce in emerging markets like Latin America and Southeast Asia represent a tiny fr

It's hard to underestimate Walmart (NYSE: WMT). After all, it's the biggest company in the world by revenue -- and the biggest retailer.The company is on track to generate more than $550 billion in revenue this year, and after a strong third-quarter earnings report, the retail st

Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW) was arguably the trendiest tech stock of 2020. It went public in September as the largest software IPO in history, attracted big investments from Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway and salesforce.com, and doubled in value on the first day.It's easy to see

An Indian state on Sunday asked police to investigate after a member of the country's ruling party objected to scenes in the Netflix series A Suitable Boy, in which a Hindu girl kisses a Muslim boy against the backdrop of a Hindu temple.

Despite still being in the midst of a deep recession, expectations are high for the 2020 holiday shopping season. In particular, investors are counting on e-commerce to play a huge role in how consumers spend over the holidays this year, and Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), is, of cour

For many people, the coronavirus pandemic has changed their nutrition and exercise habits. One app helping people track their food and lose weight is called Lifesum. The company has scaled rapidly to 45 million users and boasts partnerships with Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Nike (NY

Few companies have become as dominant or as diverse as Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) in such a short period. In barely more than two decades, Amazon has become the dominant online retailer in just about every product category, while also establishing itself as one of the biggest clou

For many people, the coronavirus pandemic has changed their nutrition and exercise habits. One app helping people track their food and lose weight is called Lifesum. The company has scaled rapidly to 45 million users and boasts partnerships with Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Nike (NY

In this episode of MarketFoolery, Chris Hill chats with Motley Fool analyst Ron Gross about the latest headlines and earning reports from Wall Street. They've got some updates on the coronavirus vaccines and talk about the cruise lines, the latest reports from some retail and hom

This year has been pretty busy for IPOs despite the coronavirus pandemic. Online gaming platform Roblox has now officially filed its S-1 Registration Statement with the SEC after submitting a confidential filing last month. Like other video game companies, Roblox has seen a massi

Long-term investing is the key to sustainable returns in the stock market. And while millennial-friendly trading app Robinhood is stereotyped by some as a platform for risk-hungry speculators, some of its most widely held stocks are poised for long-term success. Let's explore the

Key Points E-commerce and digital payments are helping Shopify, Amazon, and Square to grow quickly. These companies are already leaders in their respective markets and will continue to be, likely for years. Even if the market takes a dip, Shopify, Amazon, and Square should make

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) did it again.The tech giant has elbowed its way into yet another industry, launching Amazon Pharmacy, an online pharmacy that offers Prime members free two-day delivery on prescriptions and savings of up to 80% on generics and 40% on brand-name medications,

For many people, the coronavirus pandemic has changed their nutrition and exercise habits. One app helping people track their food and lose weight is called Lifesum. The company has scaled rapidly to 45 million users and boasts partnerships with Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Nike (NY

Are you looking for a top growth stock to add to your portfolio? You don't need to settle for businesses growing at 20% or even 30%; there are some heavy hitters out there that are smashing their sales numbers this year due to stay-at-home trends amid the pandemic. And some of th

Retail real estate has been one of the hardest-hit subsectors in 2020. The industry was already in the midst of a transition due to the growth of e-commerce before a pandemic brutalized the economy, and proved the final nail in the coffin for many retailers. While the S&P 500

Apple Inc, advertising giant GroupM and others asked the judge hearing the Justice Department's lawsuit against Alphabet's Google on Friday to allow them to designate certain data used by the government as "highly confidential," to ensure that no-one from Google could see it.

Backblaze Inc is seeking to hire investment banks for an initial public offering (IPO) in 2021 that could value the cloud storage and backup software provider at around $1 billion, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.

In this episode of Rule Breaker Investing, Motley Fool co-founder David Gardner is joined by Motley Fool analyst Karl Thiel to check in on 5 Stocks That Got Trouble, to see if they are out of trouble and how they have performed against the wider market in the last two years. Next

Apple Inc and AT&T asked the judge hearing the Justice Department's lawsuit against Alphabet's Google on Friday to allow them to designate certain data in the complaint "highly confidential," to ensure that no-one from Google could see it.