We are in the peak earnings season and tech giants are in the spotlight this week, with the five biggest giants set to report. Investors should note that technology has been the hardest hit sector since the start of 2022, thanks to soaring yields and a hawkish Fed.This is
U.S. stock indexes fell on Monday, extending a sharp selloff from last week as fears over China's COVID-19 outbreaks spooked investors already worried about faster U.S. interest rate hikes denting economic growth.
Amazon.com Inc workers on Monday are set to vote on whether to unionize a second warehouse in the New York City borough of Staten Island as organizing efforts at the retailer gain steam.
Asian stocks had their worst session in a month and a half on Monday as fears grew that Beijing was on the verge of joining Shanghai in lockdowns, while the dollar rose to a two-year high on the prospect of slower growth and higher interest rates.
Shares of Future Group companies fell sharply on Monday, some as much as 20%, after India's biggest retailer Reliance called off its $3.4 billion deal with the group over the weekend, pushing its flagship Future Retail towards a possible bankruptcy process.
The cord-cutting movement is still going strong, to be sure. Leichtman Research Group estimates roughly 4.7 million U.S. households canceled their cable television service in 2021, more or less mirroring 2020's tally. And it's unlikely that trend slowed significantly during the f
Teladoc Health (NYSE: TDOC) offers virtual healthcare services in the United States and internationally, with primary and specialty care telehealth solutions along with chronic care and mental healthcare.
Investors are hoping a flood of U.S. quarterly reports next week, including those from megacap growth titans, will confirm a solid profit outlook for corporate America and bolster the case for stocks after a rocky start to the year.
You only need two things to make money in the stock market: time and a portfolio of high-quality stocks. To be clear, that doesn't mean you need to be right every time you buy a stock. It just means you need to research what you're buying before you invest. Look for businesses th
I'm an owner of Opendoor (NASDAQ: OPEN) stock, but I'm not 100% convinced that this company will succeed. To me it's an open question (or an OPEN question, if you like stock ticker puns). There's a real chance that the company might need Chapter 11 protection at some point, beca
Battered U.S. stocks are facing a potentially painful stretch in the weeks ahead, as hawkish Federal Reserve policy, rising bond yields, geopolitical uncertainty and the corporate earnings season fuel investor unease.
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Stocks dropped last week, as both the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) fell more than 1.5%. Investors didn't like what they saw at the start of earnings season, but the main flood of reports is still to come.
With the Nasdaq Composite approaching bear market territory again -- down 20% from its high -- investors are looking for bargains among the rubble. Many of the most popular stocks have been cut in half or more in the last six months. Some will never recover.
There's one big reason that Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has been in the spotlight these days: The online retail giant recently announced a stock split. The split could offer Amazon a bit of a boost when it happens in June. That's because the price of each individual share will drop to
Mr. Market hasn't been very friendly to growth stocks as of late. Expectations for a series of interest rate hikes and concerns surrounding Russia's invasion of Ukraine have led investors to find shelter from speculative assets in more durable stocks.
Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU), a leading streaming platform, announced a few weeks ago that it is extending its partnership with the tech giant Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN). The multiyear partnership will allow customers to stream Amazon Prime and IMDb TV apps on their Roku devices. Although this
Amidst the continuing tech stock sell-off, e-commerce leader Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) made headlines last week as the latest tech giant to announce a stock split. Apple and Tesla both completed stock splits in 2020, while semiconductor giant NVIDIA completed its own split last year.
Investors seem to love stock splits even though there is no direct effect on the stock's value. After all, what's not to love? Splits are fun, exciting and offer a distraction from the daily rush of financial news. There is often tremendous movement in the stock price around the