It doesn't take long when researching tech stocks to hear about the cloud. While it has become a bit of a buzzword, cloud computing is truly making a difference in how technology functions. Instead of having to run software, process data, or store information through expensive, o
Over the last few quarters, tech investors have watched their investments go nowhere but down. While this may cause some grief (which is perfectly normal), long-term investors should be thinking differently. If you don't need the money for many years down the road, then today's s
Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) knows that it can't set the prices for the products it sells too high. If it did, the company would limit its opportunity because some consumers wouldn't be able to afford its products.
Over the very long term, the stock market has averaged an annual return of right around 10%, thereby allowing patient investors to double their money every seven to eight years. But for FAANG stock shareholders, gains have been far more robust in a much shorter time frame.
Carrrefour, Europe's largest food retailer, is joining forces with venture capital firm Daphni to invest in digital retail startups as part of a global plan to step up e-commerce expansion over the next four years, it said on Monday.
Structuring a portfolio around a core group of high-quality stocks is critical, no matter what your investing experience is. Having stable companies that can weather the volatile storm in the stock market allows you to spread your wings and invest in other companies that might be
Shares of mobile gaming software company Skillz (NYSE: SKLZ) have declined about 90% in value from the all-time high they reached in 2021. When something like this happens, buy-and-hold investors should remind themselves that large drawdowns will happen at some point with all sto
The market has thrashed investors lately, especially those in tech. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index hit all-time highs in November, then dropped precipitously over the next several months, only to bounce back a bit recently. Even though stocks seem to be trading all over th
The bull market that began on the heels of the Great Recession helped fuel surging stock prices for the most successful companies, putting shares out of reach of smaller investors. To address this issue, some companies have turned to the age-old practice of stock splits to make s
E-commerce giant Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) recently announced its first stock split since 1999, and shares are up 18% since the news. But while investors always seem to love stock splits, they aren't nearly as impactful for shareholders as you might think.
There has been no shortage of news events that have captivated Wall Street and investors over the first three months of 2022. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, and a complete 180 on monetary policy from the Federal Reserve are just some of the cata
The union that Amazon.com Inc workers recently voted to represent them has demanded the company start bargaining in early May and cease any changes to employment terms at their warehouse in the interim, according to a letter the group issued Saturday on Twitter.
Telemedicine -- medical care delivered via phone or internet video -- soared in 2020. That growth trend slowed in 2021 as many people returned to their doctors' offices. But the telemedicine trend isn't over. Big technology companies sure don't think so. Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Car
There have been record numbers of new investors entering the market in the past two years, fueled by a variety of factors, not least of which is the greater ease and lower cost of doing so.
The S&P 500 is currently down 4% from its high, but the S&P 500 Information Technology Index -- which tracks tech stocks in the S&P 500 -- is down 9%. In other words, the tech sector has underperformed the broader market over the last few months. But if you extend the
Warren Buffett has said that he will never split Berkshire Hathaway stock. With the company's Class A shares recently hitting a record high and trading at roughly $527,400 each, that might come as something of a surprise. However, the Oracle of Omaha has said that he doesn't see
A vote by Amazon workers to organize their warehouse in New York surprised and inspired long-time labor backers, for whom a new reality is settling in: It can be done, though it won't be easy.