Online sales have exploded during the coronavirus pandemic, as consumers try to stay home more. Online sales at Walmart, Target, and Best Buy in the first quarter increased by 74%, 141%, and 155%, respectively. Meanwhile, the 800-pound gorilla that is Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) conti
Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) stock, up 33.2% since the start of the year, has been one of the market winners in 2020. Investors flocked to buy the shares as consumers flocked to the retail giant to buy essentials during the coronavirus pandemic. When most of us think of Amazon and
HBO Max stumbled out of the gate on Wednesday, with large numbers of eligible users unable to access the service on their preferred platform and tepid new subscriber numbers compared to recent successful launches by rival services.
Twitter Inc, Reddit and a group representing major internet firms backed two documentary film groups that have challenged the Trump Administration's 2019 rules requiring nearly all U.S. visitors to disclose social media user information from the prior five years.
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) hired 175,000 new workers amid the coronavirus pandemic. Now, it's offering 125,000 of those workers permanent positions if they want them, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. "We still definitely have a need for more employees," a spokesper
The S&P 500 and Dow slipped on Friday as investors were nervous ahead of a U.S. response to China's national security law on Hong Kong that threatens to take the shine off another month of strong gains for the stock market.
Shares of data analytics firm Datadog (NASDAQ: DDOG) have surged nearly 150% since their IPO last autumn. Organizations have loads of digital data that needs to be parsed through and made sense of, and as digital transformation accelerates because of the coronavirus lockdown,
The S&P 500 and the Dow were set to open lower on Friday as investors braced for a U.S. response to China's national security law on Hong Kong, threatening to take the shine off another month of strong gains for Wall Street.
If you're an investor or you hope to become one, you need to know about fractional shares. Fractional shares are partial shares of a company's stock: Instead of owning one or more full shares of the stock, you own a fraction of one. In the past, investors generally would end u
Investing in the stock market can be daunting. If you're a new investor, it can feel impossible to know where to begin because there's so much information out there. Plus, admit it -- it's scary. If you aren't well educated on the matter, investing in stocks can be overwhelming.
Investors are taking a closer look at the market's consumer discretionary companies as a reopening U.S. economy fuels hopes of a turnaround for some of the sector's hardest-hit names.
The coronavirus pandemic has emptied offices and shuttered shops but filled warehouses and highlighted demand for work-from-home spaces, leaving investors wondering if they should flee real estate or double down on their bets.