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Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Amazon.com Inc (Symbol: AMZN), where a total volume of 96,004 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximate

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InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips

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Soft-drink giant Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) always faced a plethora of rivals, but none of them could match Coke's incredible brand power. E-commerce veteran Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) has carved out a similar space for itself in the booming market for cloud computing services. Amazon

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Most U.S. states have begun to reopen their economies, but Jay Foreman, chief executive of Basic Fun, said he's more worried than ever.

There are a great number of businesses that come and go over the years. As investors, we should continuously search for businesses that have staying power, as this allows them to thrive over the long term. Such great businesses offer a good mix of growth and dividends over the y

Shares of JD.com (NASDAQ: JD) have been on a tear in 2020 as China's No. 1 direct online seller is up 42% year to date. As a Chinese company, JD escaped the sell-off that racked the U.S. stock market in March, and its gains have accelerated in recent weeks as the region's econ

There's a new kid on the investing block that's making headlines. It's the practice of buying fractional shares of stock to build high-quality, diversified portfolios with a lower upfront cost.

There's little question that the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has tested the resolve of investors like nothing before. Even though the peak-to-trough decline in the broad-based S&P 500 of 57% during the Great Recession is considerably higher than the peak dec

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) was built for shelter-in-place. The company had to shift some of its supply chain to meet changing consumer demands, but it did that relatively quickly -- and the online leader has been thriving.

In the venture capital investing business, investors often target a tenfold return on their investment within 10 years. Obviously, venture capital investors need incredibly high returns on their winners to make up for the early-stage companies that inevitably fail, as they typic

It's not surprising in the least that Amazon.com's (NASDAQ: AMZN) business has been dramatically changed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Online shopping has skyrocketed. Amazon Prime subscriptions have soared. While many companies have reduced staff, Amazon is hiring 175,

Warren Buffett likes 44 stocks plus two exchange-traded funds (ETFs) enough for them to be included in Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) portfolio. Of course, Buffett likes Berkshire itself most of all. Based on position sizes and his past comments, I'd say that A

Back in late March, I outlined the reasons why I purchased shares of Walmart (NYSE: WMT) and Target (NYSE: TGT) as the economic lockdown to bring COVID-19 to heel got under way. Both buys have been profitable so far and are beating the S&P 500's performance 2020 to date, and

2020 has been a crazy year for investors.