In this episode of Market Foolery, Chris Hill and Motley Fool analyst Bill Barker go through a couple of earnings reports. They look at the results of two tech behemoths, a consumer-goods company, and a fashion retailer. They discuss acquisition opportunities, stock buybacks, cl
In this episode of Motley Fool Answers, Alison Southwick is joined by Motley Fool Senior Advisor and Certified Financial Planner Robert Brokamp and Motley Fool contributor Asit Sharma. They answer listeners' questions on the CARES Act, Dividend Aristocrats, backdoor Roth IRAs, r
International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) is at a critical juncture. Arvind Krishna, formerly senior vice president of the company's cloud and cognitive software division, took over as CEO on April 6, taking the helm at a time when declining revenue from legacy businesses has
As lockdown orders force billions of people to work, learn and play from home during the novel coronavirus outbreak, usage has surged for the cloud computing services that power video conferencing, streaming television and online games.
Another rough jobs report sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) down 1.76% by 12:35 p.m. EDT Thursday. The Labor Department reported initial jobless claims of 3.84 million for the week ended April 25, bringing the six-week total to more than 30 million.
The stock market was already weak before headlines about possible retaliation against hit the newswires. Abiomed stock is gaining, Textron is tumbling.
The stock market was already weak before headlines about possible retaliation against hit the newswires. Abiomed stock is gaining, Textron is tumbling.
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In early trading on Thursday, shares of Apple topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 1.7%. Year to date, Apple has lost about 0.4% of its value.
After gaining 4.5% during regular trading hours, shares of Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) rose after hours on Wednesday when it reported its fiscal third-quarter earnings. That period included March, a month in which much of the economy had to be shut down to contain the spread of COV
Music-streaming champion Spotify (NYSE: SPOT) is in the global spotlight right now. Consumers all around the world crave entertainment to cope with the social distancing policies of the COVID-19 era, and Spotify can help with that in 79 countries.
Music-streaming champion Spotify (NYSE: SPOT) is in the global spotlight right now. Consumers all around the world crave entertainment to cope with the social distancing policies of the COVID-19 era, and Spotify can help with that in 79 countries.
In this battle, we pit the global leader in the field of DNA sequencing against an up-and-coming biotech that uses the former's research tools to gain insights into the immune system. Both companies aim to give researchers and physicians greater information to make better diagno
Facebook Inc will allow users in the United States and Canada to transfer photos and videos to a rival tech platform for the first time - a step that could assuage antitrust concerns by giving users an option to easily leave the company's services, the social media network said on Thursday.