The stock market has largely shaken off the historically steep declines that made headlines earlier this year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is only down 6%, the S&P 500 is sitting near breakeven, and the NASDAQ is up about 17% year to date.
In an interview with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday afternoon, Dr. Anthony Fauci expressed strong hope that at least one useful coronavirus vaccine candidate will be available for widespread use within months.
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is considering taking sworn testimony from Facebook Inc's top executives Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg as a part of its probe into whether the company has engaged in unlawful monopolistic practices, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday the United States was "deeply disappointed" in a ruling on Thursday by Europe's highest court that a trans-Atlantic data transfer deal is invalid because of concerns about U.S. surveillance.
Alphabet Inc's Google said on Friday it would prohibit websites and apps that use its advertising technology from running ads on "dangerous content" that goes against scientific consensus during the coronavirus pandemic.
Alphabet Inc's Google on Friday said it will prohibit websites and apps that use its advertising technology from running ads on "dangerous content" that goes against scientific consensus during the coronavirus pandemic.
In this episode of Industry Focus: Consumer Goods, Emily Flippen and Motley Fool contributor Dan Kline chat about the current state of the cord-cutting trend. They discuss some of the players operating in the streaming and TV space, their various business models, and the viewing
Facebook's (NASDAQ: FB) efforts to take on TikTok have changed substantially over the last few weeks. Earlier this month, it shut down Lasso, its stand-alone app that aimed to copy the mechanics of TikTok. Then it expanded the Instagram Reels feature to India just a few weeks af
Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) is ramping up the production of its Oculus VR headsets by up to 50% this year, according to the Nikkei Asian Review, with a target of two million devices. That's an ambitious goal, since Facebook's newest headset, the stand-alone Oculus Quest, only hit 705
Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ: ZM) recently revealed its first consumer-oriented hardware device, the DTEN ME, a 27-inch smart screen sporting three wide-angle cameras, eight microphones, and a touchscreen display. The $599 screen, developed by Zoom's hardware partner DTEN,
NEW YORK (Reuters Breakingviews) - For Netflix investors, reality bites. Netflix’s subscriber growth is slowing, and boss Reed Hastings has decided to share his chief executive role. That was enough to knock around 10% off the streaming service’s stock in after-hours
Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) will go global with its answer to TikTok. The alternative product, called Instagram Reels, allows users to make 15-second video clips set to music. This comes when Facebook has just shut down Lasso, the app seen as Facebook's answer to TikTok.
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF (Symbol: IWY) where we have detected an approximate $106.7 million dollar inflow -- that's a 4.0% increase week
Instagram said on Thursday it was launching a new feature that will allow users to browse and buy products from brands and creators without leaving the app.
U.S. passive equity funds have started to witness inflows after a two-month hiatus as investors flock to rising equity markets, but prefer shadowing indexes to picking stocks.
Augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) is still a small industry. According to tech researcher IDC, global spending on AR/VR was $10.5 billion in 2019. Although the coronavirus pandemic has cast some doubt on short-term outcomes, IDC was predicting late last year that there would
Along with other businesses that rely heavily on human interaction, Eventbrite (NYSE: EB) is having a rough go of things this year. The stock is down 58% year to date, far worse than the 36% drop for sports and concert event manager and Ticketmaster parent Live Nation Entertainm
Talks over the sale of a 20% stake in Reliance Industries Ltd's oil-to-chemical business to Saudi Aramco have stalled over price, four sources familiar with the matter said.
No matter how long you've been an investor, there's nothing that could have prepared you for 2020. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has exacted a huge physical and financial toll on the U.S. and global market, as well as set records with regard to stock market vo
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