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Shares of Aterian (NASDAQ: ATER) tanked 23.6% in November, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The consumer products roll-up reported another disappointing earnings result, and its founder and chief executive officer, Yaniv Sarig, continues to
As Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: FB) (formerly Facebook) continues to invest in the metaverse, would acquiring Roblox (NYSE: RBLX) fit with its plans? Motley Fool analyst Asit Sharma tackles that question and weighs in on the results from Cyber Monday and the stock market uncertainty c
Hedge funds as a group don't have the greatest long-term track record – and they haven't been too hot in 2021, either – but there's still something irresistible about knowing what the so-called smart money is up to.
The global advertising industry will notch higher growth this year than previously expected and is likely to continue its streak in 2022 as brands are relying more heavily on search engine and social-media companies such as Alphabet Inc's Google and Meta Platforms Inc to reach customers during the pandemic, according to two ad industry forecasts released on Monday.
When I first started investing (this was back in the 20th century), I had a very simplistic notion of the stock market. I thought profitable companies were good, and unprofitable companies were bad. I wanted to invest in stocks that were making money, and I wanted to avoid stocks
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has grown into a massive company with a market cap of more than $2.5 trillion, so it's not a surprise that many investors think the company's upside is rather limited. However, in this Fool Live video clip, recorded on Nov. 15, Fool.com contributors Danny
The Dow and the S&P 500 index were set to open higher on Monday after declining sharply last week on Omicron and taper fears, with investors swapping technology and growth-heavy shares with banks, energy and economy-linked stocks.
While a rising tide lifts all boats, not all boats are created equal. That's the case in commercial real estate (CRE). Nearly every segment of the vast industry showed recovery from the initial shock of the pandemic-induced shutdowns, but some improved way more than others.
Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM), a provider of "buy now, pay later" (BNPL) services, has been a red-hot fintech stock this year. It went public in January at $49 per share, opened at $90.90 on the first day, and currently trades at nearly $120, which gives it a market cap of nearly $30 bil
Coupang (NYSE: CPNG) has been called the "Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) of South Korea," and its recent growth numbers look very impressive. In this Fool Live video clip, recorded on Nov. 8, Fool.com contributor Danny Vena explains why he owns Coupang in his portfolio and has no plans to
Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) benefits from the continued transition by business to an online presence. The trend is accelerating, and the cloud-based, e-commerce platform is on a hyper-growth trajectory that not even the pandemic could disrupt.
The Nasdaq index was set for a lower open on Monday as mega-cap technology firms slipped and shares of Nvidia led declines among major chipmakers, while Dow futures were supported by a rise in economy-sensitive stocks.
Latin American e-commerce and fintech company MercadoLibre (NASDAQ: MELI) plunged after its third quarter earnings report, despite solid numbers throughout the business. With the stock now down by 20% in the past month, Fool.com contributors Matt Frankel and Dan Caplinger take a
The global advertising industry will notch higher growth this year than previously expected as brands are relying more heavily on search engine and social media companies such as Alphabet Inc's Google and Meta Platforms Inc to reach customers during the pandemic, according to two ad industry forecasts released on Monday.
In early 2021, e-commerce company Aterian (NASDAQ: ATER) was flying high. Aterian had leveraged its artificial intelligence and data gathering algorithms to quickly and effectively produce and bring to market products to sell on websites like Amazon. Shares reached a high of $47.
Becoming a millionaire may seem like a matter of luck. How many stories have we heard in 2021 of people who made millions overnight from highly risky investments like Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) and GameStop (NYSE: GME)?But the overwhelming majority of folks who invest their way to
If you're already hunting for bargains to carry into the new year with you, there are certainly some compelling prospects out there. Whereas the S&P 500 is on pace to end 2021 with a gain on the order of 22%, blue-chip stocks like AT&T (NYSE: T), Clorox (NYSE: CLX), and F
The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the move to the cloud for enterprises large and small. After all, the public cloud offers more flexibility, access to the latest processors and technologies, and a host of other benefits.
We are often told that most people can't beat the market. And the corollary to that is that we should all buy index funds. An index fund is safer, because with an index fund you are diversified and you've minimized your risks. But there's a downside to index funds as well. The mo