U.S. stocks turned lower in volatile trading on Friday as worries about rising coronavirus cases and a patchy economic recovery dampened risk sentiment, with technology-related stocks reversing early gains to extend their declines to a third day.
In this episode of Industry Focus: Consumer Goods, Emily Flippen chats with Motley Fool contributor Dan Kline about home goods companies, averting bankruptcies, and third-party logistics. Dan shares his personal experience dealing with third-party logistics. They discuss a deal
Ten years may seem like a long time, but it's critical for investors to think about what companies could look like a decade, or longer, from now. After all, the value of any business is the present value of all future cash flows.
Guy Spier, a famous value investor, once said that one of the best ways to follow a company is by buying one share of it. After all, once you own a share, even one share, you have skin in the game. This isn't easy if you're interested in a $3,000 stock like Amazon or even if y
Futures tracking the Nasdaq 100 index rose on Friday as a two-day selloff in technology-related stocks halted, while worries about rising coronavirus cases and a patchy economic recovery weighed on S&P 500 and Dow futures.
E-commerce has been cemented as a necessity by the pandemic this year. As a result, many stocks in this realm have been off to the races. Even Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and its 10-figure valuation has been a huge winner with shares up over 60% year to date as of this writing.
JFrog (NASDAQ: FROG), a California-based tech company that provides a platform for managing software updates, priced its IPO on Sept. 15. Its original per-share price range for the IPO was $33 to $37, but robust demand lifted its final price to $44.
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has officially launched podcasts within its music app as the medium grows increasingly popular. The move is a direct challenge to Spotify (NYSE: SPOT), which has made podcasts a significant part of its strategy. Amazon's broad user base and deep pockets sho
A few days before Snowflake's (NYSE: SNOW) highly anticipated initial public offering (IPO), a regulatory filing revealed that Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B), the conglomerate led by billionaire investor Warren Buffett, had agreed to purchase $250 million of the c
When will we get a COVID-19 vaccine? This seems to be the billion-dollar question behind the ups and downs of all the reopening stocks -- that is, the companies that stand to benefit as life in the United States returns to normal.
Australia's Macquarie Group is preparing to list its majority-owned software provider Nuix in a deal that would value the data-analysis program seller at close to $1.5 billion, two sources with knowledge of the plans told Reuters on Friday.
Even with the recent pullback, the stock market remains near all-time highs. There aren't many stocks with attractive valuations. Of those, quite a few aren't the kinds of stocks you'd want to touch with a 10-foot pole.
Apple Inc will launch its first online store in India on Sept. 23, the iPhone maker said on Friday, coinciding with the country's holiday season that brings some of the biggest sales for retailers every year.
Apple Inc will launch its first online store in India on Sept. 23, the iPhone maker said on Friday, coinciding with the country's festive season that rakes in some of the biggest sales for retailers every year.
In this episode of Rule Breaker Investing: Review-a-palooza! The Motley Fool co-founder David Gardner is joined by The Motley Fool's Maria Gallagher to review 10 stock recommendations from past 5-Stock Samplers, including the first ever 5-Stock Sampler. Discover how these sample
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren on Thursday blasted U.S. business leaders, including JPMorgan Chase & Co's Jamie Dimon and Walmart's Doug McMillon, for falling short on a "splashy" promise to look beyond profits when running their businesses.
The streak is going in the other direction now. After yesterday's S&P 500 Index (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) 16-point sell-off ended a multi-day streak of gains, today's 0.85% decline will be just the second time in September the index has fallen in consecutive days.
Global equity markets slid and the dollar eased on Thursday after a report showing persistently high claims for U.S. unemployment benefits reinforced the Federal Reserve's assessment of a still difficult economic outlook.