Tonight, ESPN will air the final two episodes of The Last Dance, its fantastic documentary about the greatest basketball player who ever lived: Michael Jordan. The Last Dance has been a genuine hit, as it's helped fans get through this tough time without live sports -- and besid
A couple consumer habits have changed quite a bit over the last couple months as people stay at home to help prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. Folks are shopping more online, as retailers have had to close their physical doors and open virtual ones. Additionally, we'r
Even during a pandemic, the consumer is king. Perhaps even more so than usual, as you learn very quickly what products consumers prize most above all others.
The COVID-19 crisis has transformed the way many of us live. And while it may be a privilege to remain safely at home, life in isolation can be pretty boring. That has huge numbers of people in the United States and beyond turning to streaming video for entertainment. In fact, T
The coronavirus pandemic has had a huge impact on the entire globe. Aside from the direct health impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak, unprecedented measures like extended store closures have forced many major players in the retail industry to play to their strengths. For Amazon.com
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Target (NYSE: TGT) are two of my favorite retail stocks, so making a choice between them will be difficult. But I'm ready for the challenge.
Looking for a great list of potential stocks to buy from one of the greatest investors of all time? All you have to do is check out the stocks owned by Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B). Warren Buffett either personally picked or approved the purchases of every stoc
There have been a number of unexpected consequences from the stay-at-home orders that have blanketed the globe. Many of them have been negative, but there've been some beneficiaries from the global lockdown. A small number of industries have reaped the lion's share of the stock
As the coronavirus outbreak spread throughout the U.S., shoppers flocked to Target (NYSE: TGT) to stock up on essentials. That sounds good, but at the same time, they bought fewer high-margin items too. Target said that will weigh on the company's profits for the recent quarter
We all know that the coronavirus, as well as the lockdowns associated with its spread, wreaked havoc on both stocks and the overall market. At the peak of the stock decline in February and March, the S&P 500 lost almost 35% of its value within a few weeks. Though the market
The rumor makes sense: E-commerce giant Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has shown interest in the movie industry in the past, and as long as the audience for Amazon Studios' productions is limited to Prime members, the company is leaving money on the table. If it acquired movie-theater gi
If you consider yourself a long-term investor, the current downturn in the market will probably turn out to be a terrific long-term buying opportunity, provided you pick the right stocks. With many high-quality stocks still down well below their February highs, remember this War
For many new investors, buying companies listed in the S&P 500 is a good place to start. This market index comprises 500 of the largest companies trading on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq, and investing in large companies is generally seen as less risky.
Prominent U.S. fund managers piled into big-name technology stocks and bottom-fished in the beaten-down energy sector as markets reeled from the coronavirus-fueled selloff in the first quarter, regulatory filings released on Friday showed.
A group of state attorneys general led by Texas are likely to -file an antitrust lawsuit against Alphabet Inc's Google and are working on potential litigation for later this year, a person familiar with the situation said on Friday.