In this episode of Motley Fool Money, Chris Hill chats with Motley Fool analysts Jason Moser and Andy Cross about the latest headlines from Wall Street. They go through some recent IPOs of note. They've got news from the homebuilding industry, a big deal in the semiconductor ind
Wall Street surged on Monday in a broad rally as investors sought bargains among sectors hardest-hit by the coronavirus recession, now limping toward its ninth month.
U.S. stocks jumped on Monday, bouncing back from the longest weekly losing streak in a year for the S&P 500 and the Dow, with technology, banks and travel-related shares leading the advance.
Amazon.com Inc said on Monday it would hold its annual shopping event, Prime Day, on Oct. 13 and 14 as the e-commerce giant aims for an early kickstart to the holiday season.
With the onset of COVID-19 and its devastating economic aftereffects, U.S. Treasury yields have fallen dramatically. For instance, the 10-year yield is well below 1%. This makes it tough for yield-seeking investors, since other fixed-income instruments have their yields based on
In this episode of Motley Fool Answers, Alison Southwick is joined by Motley Fool personal finance expert Robert Brokamp and Dr. Rakesh Kochhar from the Pew Research Center. Robert starts the show by providing a market update and sharing some 401(k) stats and tips on getting the
Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) profitability is on the rise. The company's second quarter showed significant profit margin improvements despite enormous one-time costs. So is Amazon running out of reinvestment opportunities that would keep a lid on its profit margins?
NEW YORK/LONDON/HONG KONG (Reuters Breakingviews) - Corona Capital is a daily column updated throughout the day by Breakingviews columnists around the world with short, sharp pandemic-related insights.
U.S. stocks jumped on Monday, bouncing back from the longest weekly losing streak in a year for the S&P 500 and the Dow, with technology, banks and travel shares leading the advance.
Many investors favor dividend-paying stocks for the recurring streams of income they provide, a benefit that is magnified when those companies pay shareholders on a monthly basis. Yet these stocks may also come with heightened risks, including a sensitivity to interest rate fluc
Etsy (NASDAQ: ETSY) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) have benefited enormously from the shift to online shopping during the COVID-19 pandemic. Etsy stock has more than doubled year to date on top of two consecutive quarters of sales growth that are at holiday-season levels. Amazon has
U.S. stocks surged on Monday, bouncing back from the longest weekly losing streak in a year for the S&P 500 and the Dow, with technology, banks and travel shares leading the advance.
In this episode of Industry Focus: Consumer Goods, Emily Flippen and Motley Fool contributor Dan Kline take a deep dive into Ollie's Bargain Outlet (NASDAQ: OLLI) and Keurig Dr Pepper (NASDAQ: KDP). Ollie's is a well-executed and highly adaptable discount retailer that has done
Wall Street was set to surge at the open on Monday following the longest weekly losing streak in a year for the S&P 500 and the Dow, with investors piling into shares of beaten-down sectors, including banks and travel.
(RTTNews) - Accounting software maker Intuit Inc. (INTU) on Monday announced a new integration for QuickBooks with Amazon Business, allowing small businesses to automate purchase reconciliation and categorization when they make purchases on Amazon Business.
This is a tricky time for investors. September's steep sell-off has created some bargains, but the market's rout may not have run its full course yet, and not even the bluest of blue chip stocks have been immune to this uncertainty.
The recent selloff, which has unraveled what was a bullish trend only a month ago, shouldn’t have been a surprise, considering the many uncertainties that still exist such as the result of the election and when a COVID-19 vaccine will be available.
With little domestic U.S. economic data and modest corporate earnings reports to be had today and tomorrow, investors are waiting for tomorrow’s first 2020 U.S. presidential debate that will occur at 9 PM EDT.