Technology-related shares were the top boosts to the S&P 500 and Nasdaq on Monday, bringing the benchmark index close to a record high as focus turned to earnings from big retailers later this week.
There's little doubt that an extra $600 per week in unemployed Americans' pockets supports the mostly consumer-driven U.S. economy. Those benefits ended weeks ago, and their congressional or executive replacements are uncertain. Without robust government stimulus, only companie
Germany's antitrust regulator is launching an investigation into Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) for its effort to stop price-gouging during the pandemic, saying the e-commerce giant "must not be a controller of prices."
SoftBank Group Corp has built a stake worth around $1.2 billion in e-commerce firm Amazon, regulatory filings showed on Monday, as the tech conglomerate expands its investing activities beyond its recent focus on unlisted startups.
Amazon.com Inc is in preliminary talks to invest in U.S. cloud services provider Rackspace Technology Inc, people familiar with the discussion said on Monday.
Amazon.com Inc is in preliminary talks to invest in U.S. cloud services provider Rackspace Technology Inc, people familiar with the discussion said on Monday.
Few companies have done as well during the coronavirus pandemic as Walmart (NYSE: WMT). Declared an essential business, it was able to operate during the lockdown, even selling merchandise that specialty retailers were forbidden from opening to sell.
Managing through the coronavirus crisis has been made just a little bit easier by some of the big essential retail and food companies. Grocery stores like Kroger and home improvement chains like Lowe's and Home Depot have thrived as people stocked up on goods and made the best
As home-bound audiences eagerly await new programming during the coronavirus pandemic, Hollywood has been slow to get cameras rolling again, even with quarantined sets and innovations such as love scenes using mannequins.
India's Reliance Industries Ltd is in talks to buy online furniture retailer Urban Ladder and milk delivery firm Milkbasket to strengthen its e-commerce business, the Times of India newspaper reported on Monday.
India's Reliance Industries Ltd is in talks to buy online furniture retailer Urban Ladder and milk delivery firm Milkbasket to strengthen its e-commerce business, the Times of India newspaper reported on Monday.
Germany's anti-trust authority has launched an investigation into Amazon's relationship with third-party traders selling on its site, its head was quoted as saying on Sunday.
Apparel is probably the last thing on your mind these days, and that's fair. When you're largely staying at home over the past five months you don't exactly need to spice up your wardrobe. Even if you happen to be working in public, your social calendar probably isn't what it us
The data center market has turned out to be a happy hunting ground for Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) ever since the company reentered it in 2017 with its EPYC server processors.
Holding shares of a company that issues a rising stream of dividend payments can have a big impact on your returns. A $10,000 investment in Walmart (NYSE: WMT) stock in 1990 would be worth $175,000 today. But dividend reinvestment would have added nearly $100,000 more to your re
Robinhood, a free app offering commission-free trading of stocks, options, and more, has attracted a lot of attention in recent months. Many investors who use it seem drawn to specific names, and they're not necessarily stocks that receive a lot of coverage.
Being an investor in 2020 hasn't been easy. The uncertainty and panic created by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic initially sent equities to their steepest bear-market tailspin in history. This was followed by one of the strongest quarterly rallies in a decade. E
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has been one of the undisputed beneficiaries of the lockdowns that have blanketed much of the country -- and even the world -- since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Consumers turned to e-commerce in accelerating numbers to avoid leaving home for fear of contra
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