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Japanese stocks on Tuesday rose for the first time in three days as investors focused on COVID-19 vaccine developments and held on to hopes that global economic growth will continue to recover from the coronavirus crisis.

From Georgia to Wisconsin to Ohio earlier this year, voters in primary elections were stuck for hours in lines from sharply reduced polling locations. And the surge in absentee ballots due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic overwhelmed election officials.

Britain's competition regulator on Monday fined Amazon 55,000 pounds ($72,364) after the U.S. online giant delayed an investigation into its purchase of a 16% stake in food platform Deliveroo by failing to provide documents on time.

Retail investors are playing a big role in the market in 2020, and Robinhood is one of the more popular online brokerages out there, especially for millennial investors. In May, the company said that 3 million accounts had already been created this year (its total number of user

This year has tested the resolve of investors like nothing before it. Although the stock market has undergone plenty of previous corrections, none resulted in the benchmark S&P 500 losing 34% of its value in just 33 calendar days.

SoftBank Group Corp shares fell 5% in early trading on Monday as the conglomerate's big bets on equity derivatives tied to listed technology companies made investors uncomfortable.

(RTTNews) - Amazon has banned sales of foreign seeds in the U.S. after thousands of people received unsolicited packets of seeds in the mail, most from China, according to reports.

You miss all of the shots you don't take. Don't put all your eggs in one basket. Both well-known adages are true, especially when it comes to investing. You have to take a risk to make money. Diversification lowers your risk.

A scorching stock market rally that pushed the benchmark S&P 500 to its best August in more than 30 years is entering what is historically the most volatile two-month stretch of the year, increasing the likelihood of market turbulence in the final stretch before the U.S. presidential election.

Strong performance for technology companies amid this year's unprecedented conditions stems from businesses in the sector being relatively insulated from coronavirus-related pressures that impacted many industries. Some tech companies have actually posted stellar performance on

With the Federal Reserve promising actions that will keep interest rates negligible at best for quite a while, a retirement portfolio built around businesses that pay investors a steady stream of income becomes an even more attractive option, if not a necessity.

You've probably heard of analysis paralysis. It's what happens when you can't make a decision because you overthink the situation. Analysis paralysis is a common challenge with investing. After all, there are thousands of stocks to pick from.

Amazon.com Inc said it has banned foreign sales of seeds in the United States after thousands of Americans received unsolicited packages of seeds in their mailboxes, mostly postmarked from China.

In this episode of Industry Focus: Consumer Goods, Emily Flippen is joined by Motley Fool contributor Dan Kline to discuss how retailers are evolving to make themselves a better fit in today's world. They look at some game-changer announcements and talk about how retailers are d

Since the COVID-19 pandemic poses an existential threat to various pockets of the retail industry, investors in this space have expended much effort this year in determining which companies will indeed make it to the other side of the current economic drawdown.

Many retailers and investors live in fear of a "retail apocalypse" as once-popular stores close their doors amid competitive pressures from Amazon and other e-commerce players. Indeed, empty strip malls and abandoned stores dot the American landscape. Additionally, onetime top

As always, Warren Buffett has been the focus of untold attention this year -- some of it negative, as Berkshire Hathaway's investment returns have lagged behind the market's rally (due in part to a struggling banking-focused portfolio). Nevertheless, the fabled investor is stil

AirPod ear buds, Instant Pots, robotic vacuums, and gravity blankets -- those items were featured in a 2019 USA Today list of the best gifts. Clearly, those are popular items and many of our loved ones would be delighted to receive them.

Investors in 2020 have witnessed two wild extremes crammed into about a six-month time frame. During the first quarter, panic and uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic sent the broad-based S&P 500 screaming to its fastest and steepest bear-

The Pentagon on Friday reaffirmed its decision to give Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) a massive $10 billion cloud computing contract, but runner-up Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has vowed to press on against what it called a "politically corrupted contract award."