The pandemic pushed Teladoc Health (NYSE: TDOC) into the spotlight. The provider of virtual medical visits saw business -- and its stock price -- soar during the first year of the health crisis. The good news is that business continued to thrive even as medical offices returned t
G20 finance ministers recommitted on Friday to implementing a global overhaul of cross-border corporate tax rules next year in the face of concerns that meeting the deadline could prove difficult.
An Australian state ordered Amazon.com Inc on Friday to pay a minimum rate to freelance delivery drivers, a decision hailed by a union as making it the world's first jurisdiction to compel the retailer to follow government rules on such payments.
An Australian state ordered Amazon.com Inc on Friday to pay a minimum rate to freelance delivery drivers, a decision hailed by a union as making it the world's first jurisdiction to compel the retailer to follow government rules on such payments.
Barely days ago, the stock of Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ: RIVN) caught the market's attention when billionaire George Soros' investment fund revealed a stake in the electric vehicle (EV) start-up. Turns out, Soros isn't the only billionaire that eyed Rivian.
A group representing publishers such as News Corp and National Public Radio wrote to leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday to back two bills targeting Big Tech, including one that would open up smartphone app stores to more competition.
Factors such as inflation, supply chain challenges, and worker shortages have contributed to a cloudy stock market outlook. Even the largest companies in the world have experienced road bumps brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ford Motor and Geely Automobile’s Volvo Cars will join battery recycling startup Redwood Materials in developing processes, starting in California, to collect end-of-life batteries from electric and hybrid vehicles and recover the materials for use in new batteries, the companies said Thursday.
The consumer price index (CPI) surged 7.5% in January, marking the largest year-over-year increase in inflation since 1982. That data has investors worried, as it may cause the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates more quickly than expected. Generally speaking, rising interest
Pet-focused e-commerce company Chewy (NYSE: CHWY) is a great example of a smaller player finding success in a large industry like e-commerce by focusing on a specific niche. Homing in on a particular target audience and serving it well can help establish brand power against the b
The stock market is nothing but volatile, and the market has made itself clear with that at the start of 2021. The SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSEMKT: SPY) is down over 7% year to date, with 2022 lows being 9% down and highs being in the positive territory for the year.
(RTTNews) - Amazon.com and Visa have reached a global agreement to settle their dispute over payment fees, reports said citing an email. Accordingly, Visa credit card will now be accepted across all websites and stores of the e-commerce giant.
U.S. stock index futures slid on Thursday after reports of clashes in eastern Ukraine kept investors on edge, while weekly jobless claims data was awaited for clues on a labor market recovery.
In this video clip from "The Crypto Show" on Motley Fool Live, recorded on Feb. 2, Fool contributors Jon Quast, Travis Hoium, and Chris MacDonald discuss the strategic move made by the CEO of e-commerce giant Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) to join the board of Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN). It o
Looking for broad exposure to the Consumer Discretionary - Retail segment of the equity market? You should consider the VanEck Retail ETF (RTH), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 12/20/2011.
Wayfair (NYSE: W), an e-commerce marketplace that sells furniture and home goods, has seen its stock decline by almost 15% over the last month (about 21 trading days), compared to the S&P 500 which was down almost 6% over the same period. There appear to be a couple of fact
Walmart (NYSE: WMT), the world’s largest retailer, operating discount stores, supercenters, neighborhood markets, and Sam’s Club warehouses, is scheduled to report its fiscal fourth-quarter results on Thursday, February 17. We expect WMT stock to trade higher on a l
Hedge fund Third Point LLC said it added new positions and bulked up on names it already owned when markets sold off earlier this year and said that Amazon is at an "inflection point" that should lead to a higher share price.