Too much choice leads to confusion, so Walmart (NYSE: WMT) is integrating its popular grocery app into its retail shopping app. Now, groceries will be available with the rest of its merchandise.
At first glance, MercadoLibre (NASDAQ: MELI) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) may not appear comparable. MercadoLibre is an Argentina-based e-commerce and software company with a market cap under $39 billion. Amazon is a retail and tech conglomerate. At a market cap of about $1.2 tr
Online sales are booming as many retailers have been forced to close their doors during the coronavirus pandemic. Shoppers spent 49% more in April this year compared to last year, according to data from Adobe, and there are some clear trends the company highlights in its April u
E-commerce and cloud computing giant Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) has been one of the biggest winners in the COVID-19 health crisis. The stock has gained 28% year to date while the S&P 500 index fell 13% over the same period. Can Amazon's bullish market momentum continue skywa
Semiconductor firm Nvidia Corp on Thursday announced a new chip that can be digitally split up to run several different programs on one physical chip, a first for the company that matches a key capability on many of Intel Corp's chips.
I've helped my two kids buy stocks once a year since they were 5 and 7, respectively. The process would start with a list of recommended stocks in the Motley Fool Stock Advisor service: They'd pick their favorites from the list, and we'd buy them. As my oldest, Alex, became a te
Although Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett's annual performance has been a bit hit and miss as of late, it's undeniable that his buy-and-hold investment strategy has worked wonders over the long term. According to Buffett's 2019 annual shareholder
In this episode of MarketFoolery, Chris Hill and Motley Fool analyst Ron Gross go through the latest headlines from Wall Street. They discuss the earnings reports for Marriott, apparel manufacturer Under Armour (NYSE: UA) (NYSE: UAA), and a medical diagnostics company. There i
In this episode of Industry Focus: Tech, Dylan Lewis and Motley Fool analyst Joey Solitro answer listeners' questions. They provide some perspective on owning individual stocks versus investing in an ETF and they talk about how they approach share allocation, some pitfalls new i
Increased demand for staples plus the need to limit nonessential purchases prompted Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) to introduce grocery waitlists in April and put inventory and shipment limits on nonessential items. Now, the online retail hub is relaxing or eliminating these restrict
Online retail titan Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) revealed a new, upgraded version of its Fire HD 8 tablet today, complete with a base price of around $90 and a lineup of improved features. The new tablets, which arrive just in time for people spending more time at home due to coron
We just got a glimpse at the latest results from PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) and Square (NYSE: SQ), including how both businesses performed in April as the COVID-19 pandemic shut down much of the U.S. economy.
Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) one- and two-day delivery, which disappeared during the COVID-19 pandemic, will return in the coming weeks as the eCommerce giant begins to accept more third-party products in its warehouses, Bloomberg reports .
Most politicians, regardless of ideology, do way more harm than good. In this case, a proposed plan to bar mergers and acquisitions is the latest in a long line of bad ideas.
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (Symbol: IVW) where we have detected an approximate $104.1 million dollar inflow -- that's a 0.4% increase week over