It can be hard to look on the bright side when stocks are on a seemingly unending downward spiral. However, these sell-offs are often great opportunities for investors with long-term time horizons and some cash on the sidelines. That's especially true when it comes to investing i
It has been a trying time for Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) investors. The stock is down 35% on the year, and is down some 43% from its all-time highs. With rising interest rates to start the year, high-growth technology stocks sold off hard. And last week, poor retail earnings repor
Kudos to Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS). The media giant picked up another 7.9 million Disney+ subscribers last quarter, bringing the tally up to 137.7 million. Meanwhile, 41.4 million people now enjoy Hulu's on-demand service, and ESPN+ now serves 22.3 million paying customers. Both of
Target (NYSE: TGT) stock got clobbered on Wednesday after releasing a less than spectacular earnings report. The sell-off, though, wasn't only due to a quarter that's already passed; it highlights fears about how ongoing issues, specifically inflation, will affect the company --
Despite missing analysts' expectations for ad revenue and subscribers, Spotify (NYSE: SPOT) did post some positive numbers in its most recent earnings report. In this video clip from "The Virtual Opportunities Show" on Motley Fool Live, recorded on May 3, Fool.com contributors Jo
Forever is a long time, and few companies have the business fundamentals to grow profitably for decades. It's an especially tough ask in the technology sector, where innovation is constantly nipping at your heels. Against the odds, some technology companies stand a reasonable sho
On May 12, the Nasdaq Composite briefly touched a new 52-week low of 11,108.76, which represented a drawdown of more than 30% from its all-time high (recorded in Nov. 2021). Yet the sell-off has been much worse for many individual stocks. Even after a strong rebound for the index
Right now, one look at stock indexes may be enough to keep you up at night. The S&P 500 Index recorded its worst performance in two years on Wednesday. And the S&P 500, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, and the Nasdaq each slid 3.05%, 2.9%, and 3.82%, respectively, this w
Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Amazon.com Inc (Symbol: AMZN), where a total of 291,625 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 29.2 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 5
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the ProShares UltraPro QQQ (Symbol: TQQQ) where we have detected an approximate $222.0 million dollar inflow -- that's a 2.0% increase week over week in
The stock market has been merciless in response to disappointing Q1 results, with Walmart (WMT) and Target TGT the most recent victims. Walmart and Target are hardly alone in this respect as a number of other prominent operators also got roughed up at the hands of the mar
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Shares of Jumia Technologies (NYSE: JMIA) popped 12.6% this week, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence. The African e-commerce, payments, and logistics company reported strong growth in the first quarter that likely impressed the investor community. At on
What happened
Shares of Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) climbed Friday, adding as much as 2.4%. As of 11:57 a.m. ET, the stock was still up 0.3%, despite the broader market being under water.
Although Etsy (NASDAQ: ETSY) only increased gross merchandise sales and revenue 3.5% and 5.2%, respectively, in Q1 2022 compared to the prior-year period, the online marketplace for special and creative goods is still finding ways to attract more users onto its platform.