Fitbit Inc on Tuesday unveiled a fitness tracker and two smartwatches, including one that purports to help monitor users' stress levels, as the company's pending sale to Alphabet Inc's Google remains mired in antitrust reviews globally.
The Robinhood app has certainly made a name for itself in 2020. Despite several previous missteps, the investment trading platform has become a hit with millennials and younger investors, particularly in the wake of the record stock market plunge earlier this year. Unfortunately
Exchange operator Nasdaq Inc has filed with U.S. regulators to change its rules to enable companies that debut on the stock market through a direct listing to raise capital, as an alternative to an initial public offering.
MUMBAI (Reuters Breakingviews) - It all comes back to one person. Mukesh Ambani, India’s richest man, is emerging as a modern John D. Rockefeller. The American industrialist amassed huge wealth and power through the rail-and-energy cartel he built in the 19th century.
Devotees of Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) Audible service will soon have a nearly half-priced budget option for their listening pleasure. Amazon announced Monday that it is previewing a new tier of the service called Audible Plus, which for $7.95 per month provides access to more than
According to a source who spoke to the New York Post today, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has decided to implement the same cashier-free system at its Whole Foods stores as it recently introduced at Amazon Go locations. The cashier-less checkout will appear at the company's natural and
The long-tenured Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) executive often pegged as a potential replacement for CEO Jeff Bezos is stepping down. The company reported in an SEC filing submitted on Friday that Jeffrey Wilke, chief of its worldwide consumer unit, will retire in the first quarter of t
Investors in Amazon.com Inc (Symbol: AMZN) saw new options begin trading today, for the August 2021 expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 361 days until expiration the newly trading contracts r
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq scaled new heights on Monday, boosted by technology mega-caps and U.S. approval for the emergency use of blood plasma in treating COVID-19 patients.
Facebook's French subsidiary has agreed to pay more than 100 million euros ($118 million) in back taxes, including a penalty, after a ten-year audit of its accounts by French tax authorities, the company said on Monday.
If you pay attention to any financial news at all, you've probably seen all the discussion lately about both Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) planning stock splits in the near future. Apple is splitting its stock 4-for-1, while Tesla is doing a 5-for-1 split.
Last week, a California appeals court ruled Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) can be held liable for damage or harm done by defective products sold through its website, even if that product is sold by a third-party seller.
Kids are going back to school across the country, and it's obviously really different this time. Parents and students will still be spending money ahead of the new school year, but that money won't be going to the traditional back-to-school winners.
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