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Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Netflix Inc (Symbol: NFLX), where a total volume of 66,621 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately

Early this year I pointed out the usage of television antennas was on the rise, posing a threat to cable names like Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) and Charter (NASDAQ: CHTR) already fighting a strong cord-cutting movement. Although old-fashioned airwave broadcasts may not deliver a dea

The COVID-19 pandemic has been nothing short of devastating. More than 33,000 people have died of COVID-19-related causes as of this writing, and that number is only increasing. Self-isolation, quarantines, and government-mandated shutdowns are keeping people indoors, triggering

In this episode of Industry Focus: Tech, Motley Fool host Dylan Lewis, who had been on a three-week rafting trip and incommunicado from the rest of the world, shares his view of the shutdown from a unique perspective. The news from outside world was scarce and spread far between

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Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (Symbol: ACWI) where we have detected an approximate $996.0 million dollar inflow -- that's a 11.0% increase week over week i

When the market goes into a tailspin like the one that we've been in, it's generally a great time to load up on high-quality stocks that are household names.

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Coronavirus is undoubtedly going to cause widespread economic harm and has the potential to reshape the world in which we live. The digital economy just got a huge shot in the arm at the expense of more traditional interaction as households across the country have been ordered t

Coronavirus is undoubtedly going to cause widespread economic harm and has the potential to reshape the world in which we live. The digital economy just got a huge shot in the arm at the expense of more traditional interaction as households across the country have been ordered t

Everyone's spending a lot more time at home as they practice social distancing. With kids home from school and few social activities in which to partake, many have turned on the television a lot more and started streaming. Overall streaming hours and subscriptions have seen a bo

Entertainment has never been as important as it is right now, and this should (in theory at least) be a prime time for Disney (NYSE: DIS) and Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) to shine. Disney is the global giant that just happened to score the six highest-grossing films at the box off

Online infrastructure is under strain as more people work from home and practice social distancing. One industry that is benefiting from this is cloud services. Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is seeing a significant increase in Microsoft Teams, Windows Virtual Desktop, and Power BI, 

Disney's (NYSE: DIS) market cap briefly fell below that of Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) last week.

After a three-day rally, stocks pulled back on Friday, killing (some) hope that the bottom has been reached. But I don't think Friday’s decline -- which has become the trading norm -- is enough evidence to say one way or another that we have not bottomed.

The coronavirus pandemic has transformed the world, and it's played havoc with investors' portfolios. But opportunistic investors look past the pain and instead concentrate on the big profits that tomorrow can bring. When stock prices fall, it can turn great companies into barga

Social distancing efforts have more people staying at home, and they're streaming a lot of video. In fact, consumer demand for streaming video may outpace what most consumers already have available in their lineup of subscription and ad-supported options. There's only so many ti