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The S&P 500 and Dow were set to open at record highs on Monday, as news of the first successful late stage COVID-19 vaccine trials stirred hopes of the economy emerging from a year of pandemic-driven crisis.

NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters Breakingviews) - American companies have had plenty of time to consider what a Joe Biden presidency will mean for them – thanks in part to an abundance of polls predicting a landslide that didn’

While shares of other hot internet infrastructure companies like Fastly, Limelight Networks, and Akamai have stumbled recently, Cloudflare (NYSE: NET) continues its torrid advance. The reason? Third quarter 2020 revenue growth accelerated as the company is increasingly being turn

If you're itching to start buying stocks, that's great! There are few better ways to build wealth, and most of us will need to amass nest eggs for retirement, since fewer and fewer employers offer generous pensions to their workers.Don't just jump in, though, without pausing to a

U.S. stock prices surged on Monday as news of the first successful late stage COVID-19 vaccine trials stirred hopes of the economy emerging from a year of pandemic-driven crisis.

There are some pretty large real estate investment trusts, or REITs, in the stock market, but even the largest pale in comparison to the largest non-REIT stocks. And REITs are still a relatively new type of publicly traded stock.This begs the question: Just how big could some of

Technology helps shape nearly every industry under the sun, and the influential role that it plays in business will only increase. Tech's far-reaching impact helps explain why the sector has played the biggest role in powering the market's overall growth across the last two decad

One of the cruel realities of the pandemic was the changes to consumer behavior that kept many shoppers out of stores. That left many businesses scrambling to pivot quickly to e-commerce, without the requisite knowledge or resources. That's where Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) comes in.

Amazon said on Monday it had opened three more logistics centers in Brazil to take advantage of the boost the COVID-19 pandemic has given to e-commerce in South America's largest economy.

The stock market has been surprisingly resilient this year, despite a worldwide pandemic, a U.S. recession, and a tumultuous presidential election. As of this writing, the S&P 500 has gained about 8% year to date. But many companies, and particularly tech companies, have seen

Even though insurance company Markel (NYSE: MKL) has been around a long time, its name is not as recognizable as some others in the industry. That's partly because it operates mostly in specialty niches and partly because it's kind of a hybrid -- part insurer, part investor. That

The U.S. election has given a lift to high-flying technology stocks, which are within striking distance of a new record, but while investors say they remain attractive long-term, the still-undecided Senate could cause volatility in trading around the year-end.

The U.S. election has given a lift to high-flying technology stocks, which are within striking distance of a new record, but while investors say they remain attractive long-term, the still-undecided Senate could cause volatility in trading around the year-end.

In this episode of MarketFoolery, Chris Hill chats with Motley Fool analyst Ron Gross about the latest headlines and earnings reports from Wall Street. They talk about the markets in the context of the election, and get into the details of another important vote related to the gi

NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters Breakingviews) - American companies have had plenty of time to consider what a Joe Biden presidency will mean for them – thanks in part to an abundance of polls predicting a landslide that didn’

Future Retail has challenged its partner Amazon.com Inc in a New Delhi court to stop interfering in its $3.4 billion asset sale deal, the Indian company said in a statement on Saturday.

Target's (NYSE: TGT) stock has more than doubled over the past five years as the retailer has impressed investors with its robust growth rates and resilience against Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and other formidable rivals.But with its stock hovering near all-time highs, can Target cont

On Wednesday, 100,000 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in the U.S. -- an unfortunate record, and significantly worse than the nation's prior peak, when it topped 77,000 new cases on a single day in mid-July. As those numbers continue climbing, state and local governments may o

Most stocks tend to ebb and flow with the business cycle, but some of the best growth stocks are the companies that are set up well to ride multiyear trends and take advantage of changing conditions.It's usually tech stocks that are front-of-mind when investors think of companies

If there's one takeaway from 2020, it's that making careful investment choices is as important as ever. This month, the stock market has continued to react to sharp domestic and global spikes in new coronavirus cases and a fraught U.S. presidential election. Few stocks have prove