At times, the markets can be quite stressful. Stocks can sell off for no reason other than broad-based volatility and macroeconomic factors like interest rates and inflation. While both those numbers are important for businesses and their profit potential, short-term emotional sw
U.S. stock index futures slid on Monday after a bruising selloff last week, as geopolitical tensions in Ukraine roiled risk appetite ahead of a Federal Reserve policy meeting later this week.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq Index is officially in correction territory. The index has fallen nearly 12% from its highs at the time of this writing after many high-growth tech stocks have been hammered the past three months. Most of this fall in the index has been in 2022 -- the Nasdaq
The crypto sell-off intensified over the weekend, as Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) fell below $35,000 and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) fell close to $2,300 on Saturday. Both top cryptos are now down 50% or more from all-time highs set on Nov. 10.
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Investing in an IPO is never a sure thing. This year will mark a decade that Meta Platforms (previously known as Facebook) has been public. Its 720% returns since its IPO likely have many cautious investors wishing they could have a do-over. However, being conservative would have
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SoftBank-backed Swiggy doubled its valuation to $10.7 billion in its latest funding round, two people familiar with the matter said, as booming demand for quick delivery of food and grocery in India drives up investments in the sector.
Few investors have a more illustrious track record of making money than Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett. Including the nearly 30% gain in Berkshire's Class A shares in 2021, Buffett has overseen the creation of more than $600 billion in market val
Last week, the U.S. Labor Department said that the consumer price index (CPI) -- a popular measure of inflation -- jumped 7% in December 2021, the largest increase in nearly four decades. To make matters worse, the CPI has now exceeded the Federal Reserve's target inflation rate
SoftBank-backed Indian food delivery firm Swiggy said on Monday it raised $700 million in a funding round led by U.S. investment firm Invesco, as competition intensifies for quick delivery of food and grocery in Asia's third-largest economy.
MercadoLibre’s stock (NASDAQ: MELI) declined by 7.2% in the last twenty-one trading days. In comparison, the broader S&P500 index fell by only 1.2% in the last twenty-one trading days. MercadoLibre operates online marketplaces dedicated to e-commerce and online auctio
Indian grocery startups are luring tech-savvy customers with the promise of deliveries within 10 minutes, sparking a boom in "quick commerce", but heating up concerns about road safety as bike riders scramble to meet tight deadlines.
Though a 7.5% sell-off of the S&P 500 year to date may not exactly sound like a market crash, there are certainly some parts of the market that have been hit particularly hard recently. Namely, many growth stocks have been crushed. Netflix, Roku, and Zoom Video Communications
So, you have $1,000 you want to invest somewhere that will stand up to inflation? A great way to leverage that opportunity is to think about the long term, about how you can grow that money through this inflationary cycle and those yet to come.
FAANG stocks -- essentially the top five stocks of the tech sector -- as a group cooled off in 2021. Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) led the group of growth stocks with a 65% return for the year, followed by Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) near-34% return. The rest of the group --
Enterprises are increasingly relying on data to drive business decisions. One of the most critical components of data synthesis and aggregation is cloud computing, a form of server virtualization to deliver infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS). Instead of investing heavily into cap
Indian grocery startups are luring tech-savvy customers with the promise of deliveries within 10 minutes, sparking a boom in "quick commerce", but heating up concerns about road safety as bike riders scramble to meet tight deadlines.
Do You Have These E-Commerce Stocks On Your List Right Now?The year 2021 was a mixed year for e-commerce stocks. While many existing and new companies continue to grow, their stock prices did not follow. After all, e-commerce stocks were among the biggest winners in the stock mar
It's the start of a new year, so you're probably looking at ways to improve your financial situation. Investing in the stock market is a wonderful tool for doing just that. While it may seem complicated at first, with a little guidance, patience, and consistency, you can become a