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After years of being part of a future that never quite arrived, the coronavirus pandemic has put U.S. online car sellers on the map.

Unprecedented events in the global economy have had a strange impact on the stock market even as indices have fully recovered from the COVID-19 shock, but performance has diverged wildly among industries. Uncertainty over the next year of public health and economic activity make

A record high percentage of U.S. companies are beating analysts' forecasts this earnings season, giving investors a glimmer of hope in what is still expected to be the slowest profit period since the financial crisis.

The end of the 11-year-old bull market earlier this year probably caused many retirees to consider selling some stocks. However, resilient stocks such as Verizon (NYSE: VZ), Walmart (NYSE: WMT), and Texas Instruments (NASDAQ: TXN) shouldn't be tossed aside. Let's see why these t

"We've run out of space," Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) CFO Brian Olsavsky said during the company's second-quarter earnings call.

The total global e-commerce market grew 20% year over year to come in at $3.535 trillion, according to research from eMarketer, with e-commerce platforms seeing huge engagement spikes from the shutdowns of retail operations, social distancing, and other situations related to the

While Christmas will still come for retailers this year, 2020 could be the year without Black Friday. The coronavirus pandemic has potentially killed off the tradition of Friday-after-Thanksgiving blowout retail sales that retained cultural significance even as the overall impor

A record high percentage of U.S. companies are beating analysts' forecasts this earnings season, giving investors a glimmer of hope in what is still expected to be the slowest profit period since the financial crisis.

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has become a technology and retail giant that's so big and successful that its biggest risk might be federal intervention. CEO Jeff Bezos was one of a handful of technology leaders who testified before Congress in late July about antitrust concerns and othe

MercadoLibre (NASDAQ: MELI) is not exactly a household name in the U.S. However, many who engage in e-commerce south of the border approach this company as Americans do Amazon. As Latin America's leading e-commerce platform, it operates in 18 countries spanning from the company'

Most investors are quite familiar with both Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) and Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), not only as far as their products and services go, but also their stocks. After all, both Netflix and Amazon have become truly massive long-term winners over the past decade, with A

Worrying comes easily during difficult economic times. Even if your job is secure, your investments could be on shaky ground.

You might expect to pay a premium for the stocks of solid companies that offer attractive dividends. And usually, you do have to pay up for such stocks.

Warren Buffett is well known for his investing prowess -- the Oracle of Omaha has made billions due to his smart stock purchases. With his reputation as one of the world's best investors, it's not surprising many people watch his purchases and recommendations carefully to inform

There's no reason to bury the lede. Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) just had its best quarter ever, posting record revenue and profits on blowout growth as the company became essential during the pandemic. Coming into the second-quarter report, there were a number of signs pointing to a

If you're looking for winning stocks that you can buy and hold forever -- or at least for a very long time -- you need to choose carefully. Few companies are built to prosper for many decades due to changing consumer tastes and continuous technological innovation.

For over a decade now, the retail world has been changing rapidly. Selling on the internet, championed by Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), has been the undoing of many retailers. That trend has only been exacerbated in recent months. A redundancy crisis has taken shape due to the lockdown

E-commerce giant Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) delivered some eye-popping numbers in Thursday's second-quarter report.

July was a pretty strong month for the stock market, with most major indexes finishing in positive territory, and with considerably lower volatility along the way than in other recent months. Despite the continued elevated coronavirus case numbers, the S&P 500 is now in the

Strong earnings from U.S. technology firms drove Wall Street higher but shares in Europe slid on Friday on doubts about the economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, while the dollar rose but still posted its worst month in a decade.