The recent death of Hana Kimura, a bubbly, pink-haired 22-year-old wrestler and reality TV show star, has spotlighted a rise in cyber bullying in Japan and prompted swift official pledges to do more to protect victims.
At a passing glance, the news seems inconsequential: Cable companies Charter Communications (NASDAQ: CHTR), Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA), and ViacomCBS (NASDAQ: VIAC) (NASDAQ: VIAC.A) all now co-own consumer data-collection and anonymization company Blockgraph. All three cable names
At a passing glance, the news seems inconsequential: Cable companies Charter Communications (NASDAQ: CHTR), Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA), and ViacomCBS (NASDAQ: VIAC) (NASDAQ: VIAC.A) all now co-own consumer data-collection and anonymization company Blockgraph. All three cable names
General Motors Co and Ford Motor Co condemned racial inequality in the United States following the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, at the hands of police in Minneapolis last week.
Streaming video veteran Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) is crushing the market in 2020. The stock has gained 30% year-to-date while the S&P 500 market index fell 5% over the same period. Netflix is one of the biggest winners in the COVID-19 crisis, adding millions of new subscribers
In this episode of Rule Breaker Investing, The Motley Fool co-founder David Gardner is joined by an array of guests to answer some investment and financial questions from the May mailbag and also share their experiences.
The stock market was underwhelmed despite strong results from major retailers. In this episode of Motley Fool Money, Chris Hill is joined by Motley Fool analysts Jason Moser and Ron Gross to go through the latest headlines from Wall Street, employment figures, the change in peop
Facebook Inc and Snapchat developer Snap Inc became the latest U.S. companies condemning racial inequality in the United States as violent protests flared up across major cities over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died while in police custody in Minneapolis last week.
The novel coronavirus pandemic has been a source of economic despair across the globe as people have been forced to remain at home to contain the spread. But entertainment seekers looking for alternatives to closed malls, theaters, and amusement parks have given Netflix (NASDAQ:
Five years ago, AT&T (NYSE: T) bought DirecTV for $49 billion to become the largest pay TV provider in the U.S. and the world. At the time, AT&T believed it could bundle DirecTV's satellite TV channels into its pay TV and wireline businesses. AT&T also launched Dir
For years, Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) has burned billions in cash to fund its giant appetite for new content. And for just as long, bears have pointed to that business model as fundamentally flawed, arguing that the strategy would one day lead to the company's unraveling. Below ar
Earlier this year, Forbes magazine rated Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) as the most valuable brand in the world for the 10th straight year. That's pretty impressive for a company that's focused on technology, an industry in which things can change at light speed. Yet Apple has gotten to b
Shelter-in-place orders have had varying effects on different types of businesses. Makers of consumer staples have had a boost in sales, and streaming services have had an influx of new subscribers. But travel, live entertainment, restaurants, and other sectors have been virtual