The S&P 500 and Dow Jones indexes rose on Wednesday on hopes that the Federal Reserve would continue to keep interest rates low for a prolonged period, while a slide in tech-related stocks weighed on the Nasdaq.
In this episode of Motley Fool Money, Chris Hill chats with Motley Fool analysts Jason Moser and Ron Gross about the latest headlines from Wall Street. They discuss market valuations and how they are putting their money to work. Discover what events are on their radar for the up
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is facing the heat in India from local player Reliance Retail, which has been rapidly expanding its online and offline presence to take a bigger bite out of the country's retail space.
It's a tough matchup. Costco (NASDAQ: COST) is the king of the warehouse shopping world, edging out Walmart's (NYSE: WMT) membership-based venue Sam's Club. Home-improvement name Lowe's (NYSE: LOW) may not be as big as rival Home Depot (NYSE: HD), but CEO Marvin Ellison -- a for
In this episode of Motley Fool Answers, Alison Southwick is joined by Motley Fool personal finance expert Robert Brokamp. Robert talks about the Pareto principle and how it applies to stock returns, and participation of Americans in the stock market across different wealth group
Keen investor interest in Snowflake's initial public offering (IPO) has driven up the proposed stock price higher for the second time in just a week, according to multiple reports. The data warehouse management company initially priced the shares for its public debut in a range
Wall Street's main indexes were set to open higher on Wednesday as investors hoped for a pledge by the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates low for a prolonged period, with upbeat quarterly results from FedEx also boosting sentiment.
Walmart Inc-controlled Indian e-commerce firm Flipkart is preparing for an initial public offering overseas as early as 2021, which could value the firm up to $50 billion, sources familiar with the company's plans told Reuters.
The coronavirus pandemic is causing sales to surge at Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN). Still, reaching $100 billion in sales, in a single quarter, is quite the stretch goal. Even the largest company in the U.S. by market cap, Apple, hasn't been able to achieve that milestone, having only
Let's get this out of the way right up front: Forever is a very long time and it almost seems disingenuous to suggest it. In all honesty, nobody knows what will happen tomorrow or a year from now, let alone in five or ten years' time -- or forever.
U.S. stock index futures rose on Wednesday as investors hoped for a pledge by the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates low for a prolonged period, with upbeat quarterly results from FedEx also boosting sentiment.
Most retail stocks suffered during the coronavirus crisis as physical stores closed and shoppers stayed home. Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and lululemon athletica (NASDAQ: LULU) fared better than most. Amazon saw demand soar, driven by essential goods. And Lululemon's online sales took
Investing in 2020 hasn't been for the faint of heart. Wall Street has crammed about 10 years' worth of volatility into a six-month window. In that span, we witnessed the benchmark S&P 500 collapse more than 30% in just one month, as well as rebound off of its bear market low
Amazon.com Inc's main UK subsidiary, Amazon UK Services Ltd., paid just 6.3 million pounds ($8 million) in corporation tax in 2019 despite the group reporting over $17.5 billion in sales in Britain, accounts published on Wednesday show.
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and China Mobile Communications Group Co Ltd are considering investing 3 billion yuan ($443 million) in Zhejiang Dahua Technology Co Ltd, three people with knowledge of the matter said.
President Donald Trump, pressing for new social media regulations, plans to nominate a senior administration official to be a member of the Federal Communications Commission, the White House said on Tuesday.
AT&T Inc is considering offering wireless phone plans partially subsidized by advertising as soon as a year from now, Chief Executive John Stankey said in an interview on Tuesday.
Alphabet Inc's Google faced a bipartisan buzzsaw of tough questions about its ad business in a hearing on Tuesday, with a particular focus on whether it misused its dominance in online advertising to drive profits.
Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) has been of the best growth stocks on the market over the last decade, but one question has dogged the company repeatedly in recent years: Will it succumb to the competition?
On Tuesday, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced the debut of Luxury Stores, a channel available "by invitation only" and designed to showcase high-end luxury and beauty brands that will launch exclusively on the company's mobile app. Amazon is describing its latest offering as a "st