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The Dow fell on Thursday as IBM shares collapsed after a disappointing quarterly report, but the Nasdaq advanced with help from defensive big technology companies and Tesla Inc.

The Dow on Thursday eased from a record high hit in the previous session as IBM shares fell after its quarterly report, with the potential impact of supply chain disruptions and labor shortages on profits taking the center stage this earnings season.

Britain said on Thursday that it would phase out its Digital Services Tax on U.S. tech giants such as Google and Facebook once a global reform to corporate taxation takes effect in 2023, avoiding a threat of tariffs from the United States.

Any Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) shareholders thinking Walmart (NYSE: WMT) poses no threat to the king of e-commerce may want to reconsider that stance. While the world's biggest brick-and-mortar retailer isn't apt to dethrone Amazon as the leading online retailer anytime soon, some tel

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) are e-commerce giants that are increasingly also discovering the wonders of advertising revenue. They each attract millions of customers to visit their sites, so showing advertisements is an excellent way to supplement their other rev

There's a good reason why investors should keep an eye on cloud computing stocks. The cloud computing market is forecast to reach $397 billion next year, up 47% from 2020.

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U.S. stock indexes remained subdued on Thursday as losses in IBM pressured technology stocks, with investors focusing on the impact of supply chain disruption and labor shortages on corporate profits.

U.S. stock indexes were set to open lower on Thursday as IBM and Tesla fell after their quarterly results, with investors awaiting more reports to see the impact of supply chain disruption and labor shortages on companies.

Believe it or not, Target (NYSE: TGT) has performed as well as Amazon has over the last five years. A combination of investments in ominchannel infrastructure, owned brands, and a new small-format store model has delivered strong growth and made the company a unique entity in the

E-commerce companies offer a potentially lucrative area for investors. The segment was steadily growing its share of overall sales and then got a burst of growth at the pandemic onset when folks looked to avoid physical stores. The trend is unlikely to reverse, and e-commerce sal

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) are two of the five members of the FAANG tech cohort, which also includes Facebook, Apple, and Google's parent company Alphabet.

U.S. stock index futures edged lower on Thursday as IBM and Tesla fell after their quarterly results, with investors awaiting more reports to see the impact of supply chain disruption and labor shortages on companies.

Becoming richer by investing in stocks can involve risk. After all, the market historically has a higher return than other assets. Volatility is the price you pay for that return. Although the daily ups and downs can cause some sleepless nights, over long periods of time they bec

Earlier this year, Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) made the surprise announcement that founder Jeff Bezos would step down from his position as CEO of the company starting in Q3 2021. Andy Jassy, who previously led the company's fast-growing cloud computing business, would take the rein

The Securities & Exchange Commission just debunked virtually all the grand conspiracies surrounding internet chatrooms' favorite meme stocks of early 2021. Its 44-page report found no evidence of collusion or naked shorting. The report concluded that the price surges of me

When Sebastian Kanovich co-founded Latin American digital payments startup dLocal in Montevideo in 2016, he struggled to get global retailers to take him seriously.

Shopify stock (NYSE: SHOP) gained about 8% over the last week (five trading days), outperforming the S&P 500 which remains up by about 3% over the same period. However, the stock still remains down by about 1.4% over the last month. The gains are driven partly by a recovery

Our theme of E-Commerce Stocks – which is comprised of U.S.-based e-commerce companies as well as logistics, and payment players, has returned about 16% year-to-date, slightly underperforming the S&P 500 which remains up by about 19.5% over the same period. The retail s

The meal delivery market is expected to turn to a phase of consolidation in the coming months as players look to adjust operations after the explosive boom in demand served up to them during the COVID-19 pandemic.