The tech sector was the single biggest driver in the stock market's 2020 gains. Part of the remarkable performance stemmed from businesses and consumers rushing to digital channels amid coronavirus-related conditions, but the tremendous run also reflects mounting evidence that te
It may be our imagination, but everyone seems happy that 2020 is finally coming to a close. Investors were challenged not only by the coronavirus pandemic, but also by the extreme volatility of the stock market, which went from bull to bear and back again to raging bull. All in l
There are lots of stocks in my portfolio, and while some may be shorter-term holdings, others have been in it for many years and are likely to remain in it a decade or two from now. What are the characteristics of companies like that? Well, they're respected giants in their respe
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) was once considered a slow-growth tech stock. But over the past five years, its stock nearly quadrupled as CEO Satya Nadella's "mobile first, cloud first" strategy paid off.Microsoft's business also remained resilient through the pandemic this year, as th
There are few better gifts you can give to your kids, or other children you care about, than an introduction to investing. Most of us get our wake-up calls about the importance and value of investing much later than we wish we had -- let's not let that happen to the next generati
Investors in Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) saw new options begin trading today, for the February 2021 expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the MSFT options chain for the new February 2021 contracts and identified one put a
The coronavirus pandemic accelerated changes in consumer habits and the digitization of enterprises, boosting the business of many tech players that have been providing the tools to enable such changes. As a result, the following three tech stocks made investors billions in 2020.
HONG KONG (Reuters Breakingviews) - Technology firms are due a green shake-up. Data centres and networks each use around 1% of the world’s electricity, according to the International Energy Agency – more, for now, than electri
Cybersecurity providers including FireEye Inc and Microsoft Corp could not prevent a huge network breach disclosed this month by numerous U.S. agencies and companies, yet their shares are soaring for a second straight week.
It's been an exceptionally volatile year for the stock market, but that hasn't fazed young investors one bit. Robinhood, the online app best known for offering commission-free trades, fractional-share investing, and gifting free shares of stock to new members, signed up millions
The S&P 500 and the Dow rose on Wednesday, while the Nasdaq lagged as investors shifted out of technology and into cheaper sectors that are poised to benefit from an eventual economic recovery.
The S&P 500 and the Dow rose on Wednesday as jobless claims unexpectedly fell last week, while the Nasdaq retreated from a record high close on losses in heavyweight technology stocks.
Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG) Google has been under fire. In spite of its work organizing the world's data and being a "helpful" tech company, it was a tough year for online advertising because of the pandemic. An antitrust lawsuit was also filed, claiming Google has t
In the last decade, the biggest change in the U.S. economy has been the rapid adoption of e-commerce. Once considered a mere curiosity, digital is quickly becoming the preferred shopping method for many Americans. Partially fueled by the pandemic, retailers that invested in the d
Polish video game maker CD Projekt SA said it sold more than 13 million copies of its Cyberpunk 2077 game through Dec. 20, below analyst forecasts, hurt in part by refunds demanded by players who complained it was littered with bugs.
Polish video game maker CD Projekt SA on Tuesday said it sold over 13 million copies of its Cyberpunk 2077 game through Dec. 20, taking into account refunds demanded by players who complained it was littered with bugs.
NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) and AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) have been two of the hottest semiconductor stocks of 2020. Both stocks more than doubled, and easily outpaced the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index's gain of roughly 50%. But should investors expect NVIDIA and AMD to continue outperformi
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