After a stock has risen, investors' tendency is to think about where the price used to be. As a result, many hesitate before making a purchase -- a phenomenon known as anchoring. But the right decision is often the opposite action. Businesses that have a proven track record of su
Sometimes investors can draw parallels from other fields of study to help inform their investing decisions. One that comes to mind is from the realm of science -- Newton's first law of motion: An object in motion tends to stay in motion unless acted upon by an outside force. That
The past year has been a volatile one for Alibaba (NYSE: BABA), China's largest e-commerce and cloud platform company. The stock price fell with the broader market as the COVID-19 pandemic hit China in early 2020, but rebounded as its online sales rose and stay-at-home measures b
Billionaire Jack Ma's 50-second video reappearance has done little to resolve Alibaba Group's troubled relationship with regulators that is making some investors hesitate about owning the Chinese e-commerce giant's stock.
Jack Ma's 50-second video reappearance may have buoyed Alibaba Group's shares, yet it has done little to resolve the Chinese e-commerce giant's troubled relationship with regulators that is making some investors hesitate about owning its stock.
What happenedShares of Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) were gaining today after fears about Founder Jack Ma being "missing" were put to rest when Ma made his first public appearance in three months.
Investors in Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) can finally exhale. Although analysts had assumed founder and chairman Jack Ma was simply keeping a low profile and had not been "disappeared" for criticizing Chinese regulators, it was only recently that the billionaire businessman resurfaced in
The stock market continued to build momentum on Wednesday, sending several stock market benchmarks to levels that would represent all-time closing highs. Many market participants' eyes were on Washington, where the pandemic-subdued Inauguration Day event is scheduled for midday.
Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, which added 36,600,000 units, or a 3.3% increase week over week. Among the largest underlying components
New York-listed Best Inc, a Chinese logistics firm backed by e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, is considering a sale as part of a strategic review, six people with knowledge of the matter said.
Consumer stocks were advancing pre-bell Wednesday as shares of staples companies in the S&P 500 (XLP) were gaining 0.1% in value and consumer discretionary firms (XLY) were climbing by 0.77% in recent trading.Netflix (NFLX) was climbing past 14% after it reported Q4 results a
New York-listed Best Inc, a Chinese logistics firm backed by e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, is considering a sale as part of a strategic review, six people with knowledge of the matter said.
With how influential the e-commerce revolution has already been, investors could get the impression that online retail's days of being a hot growth industry have passed. But the global online retail industry is still just getting started, and it offers investors an appealing back