It has been well over a year since Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced it would acquire iRobot (NASDAQ: IRBT), the consumer robot company best known for its Roomba line of robot vacuum cleaners. The acquisition has stalled over regulatory concerns, and its initial terms have been ame
The Nasdaq-100 technology index plunged into bear territory in 2022, ending the year with a 33% loss. However, historical data going back to its inception in 1986 suggests consecutive losing years are very rare, with just one occurrence during the dot-com tech bust from 2000 to 2
The database software market has seen plenty of disruption in recent years brought about by the rise of cloud computing. Newer players like MongoDB and Couchbase have emerged, and it's easier than ever to spin up a database. In the past, companies would need to install database s
The future of technology is being written in front of our eyes. At the forefront of this technological tipping point, three companies are making bold, strategic leaps.
The stock market has dipped in and out of a series of favorable days in 2023. Still, the S&P 500 is up about 13% from this time one year ago. Investors who have stayed with the market through the highs and lows of the last five years would have witnessed a total return in the
It is a sad time for shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B), and the global investment community at large. Warren Buffett's longtime business partner Charlie Munger passed away on Nov. 28, 2023, nearly a month before reaching 100 years of age.
Shares of e-commerce and cloud computing behemoth Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) have gained by 76% so far in 2023 -- a remarkable recovery after losing nearly half of their value in 2022. (The stock is down about 8% over three years but up 75% if you stretch the look-back to five years.)
The big takeaway from cybersecurity stock earnings reports in recent weeks is that even this pocket of strength in the computing tech industry is getting impacted by higher interest rates and economic slowdowns. Indeed, as important as digital security is these days, organization
Most people don't associate Warren Buffett with tech trends, as he has consistently avoided investing in many new technologies because he says he doesn't understand them. Even though his company owns a lot of Apple, it's a relatively simple business because it's all about selling
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is a business that needs no introduction. The self-proclaimed world's most customer-obsessed company, this tech behemoth has become a mission-critical organization that individuals, enterprises, and governments across the world likely interact with on a dail
Over the years, Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett has made no bones about his difficulty understanding some of the world's latest technological innovations. The legendary investor had for years avoided technology stocks, saying he prefers "simple businesses," stating categori
A searing late-year rally has brought the S&P 500 to a fresh 2023 closing high, as investors bet the Federal Reserve is done raising interest rates and the U.S. economy will remain resilient in the face of tighter monetary policy.
The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -2.03 to 15,995.55. The total After hours volume is currently 70,180,539 shares traded.The following are the most active stocks for the after hours session: Intel Corporation (INTC) is unchanged at $43.74, with 3,671,855 shares traded
Amazon has signed an agreement with SpaceX to launch three of Elon Musk's Falcon 9 rockets to support deployment plans for its Project Kuiper, the ecommerce giant said on Friday.
Good morning, VettaFi Voices! Last Friday, the holiday shopping season kicked off in earnest (while I hunkered down in my house eating turkey sandwiches and waited for the initial frenzy to pass). I know the initial flurry of online retail activity was pretty strong. What do you think we can expect this year and what [...]
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Chinese conglomerate ByteDance's TikTok has asked Europe's second highest court to suspend its designation as a gatekeeper under onerous new EU tech rules until judges rule on its challenge against the label.
The U.S. market is home to just 5 trillion-dollar companies. All of them are solid investments in their own right - but here's why mega-cap stocks Amazon and Alphabet look like particularly good buys for 2024.
Amazon's AMZN cloud computing arm — Amazon Web Services ("AWS") — continues to strengthen its services offerings in a bid to sustain its cloud dominance.This is evident from its latest introduction of a palm-based identity and a f
Retailers like Amazon.com and Foot Locker are signaling optimism for holiday season sales after stronger-than-expected figures during Black Friday and Cyber Monday, as heavy discounts lured budget-strained customers on the peak U.S. shopping days.