An Amsterdam court has reserved a decision on the planned merger of Italy's top commercial broadcaster Mediaset and its Spanish unit under a Dutch holding entity until Sept. 1, temporarily halting the operation, Mediaset said on Friday.
In this episode of MarketFoolery, Chris Hill chats with Motley Fool analyst Abi Malin about the latest earnings reports and news from Wall Street. They discuss a big partnership in the entertainment space. They go through the reports of iRobot (NASDAQ: IRBT), a social media gian
In this episode of Rule Breaker Investing: Blast From the Past Vol. 4, Motley Fool co-founder David Gardner takes you through five important learnings from the past worth revisiting and reinforcing today. Whether you're an old-time listener or a new one, you should definitely kn
Being stuck at home with nothing to do has apparently led families to return to old favorites for entertainment. Mattel (NASDAQ: MAT) reported second-quarter results Thursday that beat Wall Street estimates on the top and bottom lines as Barbie dolls and Uno playing cards saw st
U.S. stock index futures fell on Friday following heightened tensions between the United States and China, and as Intel's shares slumped after reporting a delay in a developing new chip technology.
In this episode of Motley Fool Answers, Alison Southwick is joined by Motley Fool contributor, Dan Kline, and Personal Finance Expert, Robert Brokamp, to talk about privacy and scams. They discuss privacy concerns around apps and social media, a recent hacking, and how it could
Consumer stocks were split, with the SPDR Consumer Staples Select Sector ETF Thursday climbing 0.4% while the SPDR Consumer Discretionary Select Sector ETF was slipping 1.2%.
Investors in Netflix Inc (Symbol: NFLX) saw new options become available today, for the September 4th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the NFLX options chain for the new September 4th contracts and identified one put and one
Earnings season is just starting to heat up and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is sure to be one of the most closely watched stocks in the coming weeks. Since we last heard from the tech giant at the end of April, the stock has surged 27%, adding more than $300 billion in market value
The coronavirus pandemic is causing havoc around the world, with cities, states, and countries implemented varying degrees of shutdowns and stay-at-home orders to slow the spread of the virus. Although the effects of these policies have been crippling to most businesses, some co
In this episode of Motley Fool Money, host Chris Hill chats with analysts Ron Gross and Andy Cross about the latest headlines and news from Wall Street. They discuss the recent hack at Twitter (NYSE: TWTR). They look at the earnings reports of a streaming giant, big banks, and a
Last week, Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) reported phenomenal growth in its earnings, free cash flow, and subscriber base for the second quarter of 2020. Clearly, the streaming video pioneer has been able to capitalize on stay-at-home orders and similar measures in the U.S. and abroad.
While stock prices for many companies have bounced well off of March lows, there are still some quality companies trading at bargain valuations. Some organizations deserve the low price-to-earnings (P/E) multiples. Some don't and just happen to be mired in low valuation territor
With 193 million global subscribers, Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) enjoys a comfortable lead over its rivals in the streaming industry. But Walt Disney's (NYSE: DIS) direct-to-consumer business is hard on its heels. Disney's streaming package, which includes Disney+, ESPN+, and Hulu, h
In this episode of Rule Breaker Investing: Uncomfortable Conversations Vol. 1, Motley Fool co-founder David Gardner is joined by Vennard Wright, CIO and VP of operations at Iron Bow Technologies; Stephen Baldi, founder and president of Baldi Management Group; and Dan Simons, boa
Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) has rolled out a new, affordable Mobile+ streaming plan in India, which offers high-definition (HD) quality programming on computers and mobile devices for 349 rupees ($4.67) per month. This marks the second such discounted plan offered by Netflix as it lo
If a potential vaccine is the reason for market strength, shouldn’t traders and investors be buying the stocks that stand to benefit the most from a return to the status quo?
Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) just had its best second quarter ever, adding over 10 million global subscribers. Subscriber growth was fueled by the coronavirus pandemic, as consumers sought out more home entertainment.