Last Friday, May 8, was an odd day in the markets. That morning, the Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed the April damage from the COVID-19-related lockdowns, and the numbers weren't pretty. The unemployment rate skyrocketed by 10.3 percentage points to 14.7%, as non-farm payrol
Microsoft Corp. said on Friday it would create its first datacentre region in Italy under a $1.5 billion investment plan as the U.S. company expands its cloud computing services to more locations across the world.
LONDON (Reuters Breakingviews) - The coronavirus pandemic has upended conventional thinking about economics and finance. Previously radical ideas, such as governments paying private sector wages, have rapidly become mainstream. In the same way, the crisis looks set to pu
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has had an epic run since its founding. The business has grown from a small online bookseller in 1995 to "the everything store" it is today with an astounding $296 billion of revenue over the last 12 months.
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Costco (NASDAQ: COST) have become two of the most influential retailers today. Amazon's growth has stoked fear across the retail sector. Yet despite that success, Costco has prospered amid the Amazon onslaught, continuing to increase both net sales and
Spotify (NYSE: SPOT), the world leader in subscription music streaming, is likely to be multiples of its current size in 10 years. Here's where the company could be by then.
In just a matter of weeks, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic wreaked unprecedented havoc on the U.S. economy and labor market. Prior to the coronavirus, the U.S. unemployment rate was near a 50-year low (below 4%), while the economy was riding its longest expansio
The S&P 500 is down 10% in 2020 and the markets have been showing a lot of volatility, especially since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic in March. However, not all industries and not all types of stocks have been hit equally. There are some industri
Many investors, specifically those near retirement, gravitate toward dividend stocks. For many, dividends provide a steady and, hopefully, rising income stream, no matter what's going on with the stock market.
Many investors, specifically those near retirement, gravitate toward dividend stocks. For many, dividends provide a steady and, hopefully, rising income stream, no matter what's going on with the stock market.
Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) is a rising juggernaut in e-commerce, with more than 1 million businesses using its platform to get started selling online. The stock has skyrocketed in value in just the last few years, but Shopify is still growing fast and continues to invest in new oppor
The S&P 500 has rallied more than 3,500% over the past 50 years. Investors who bought and held stocks through those five decades -- which saw six recessions and multiple market crashes -- were well-rewarded for their patience.
Can these two stocks make you a millionaire? If you hold on to them long enough, it's possible. Sure, they aren't cheap, but these companies have steadily increased revenue and offer the promise of more in the coming years.
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Funko (NASDAQ: FNKO) shares were soaring 25% higher in late-day trading on Friday after reporting earnings the day before and filing an amended credit agreement that gives the collectible-toy maker more breathing room.
Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Booking Holdings Inc (Symbol: BKNG), where a total volume of 19,159 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of appr
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) traded a new round of shots in their ongoing fight over a $10 billion defense cloud computing contract award on Friday, with Microsoft urging Amazon to stand down but Amazon vowing to press on.
U.S. tech giants such as Facebook and Amazon could face tougher rules as European Union regulators seek evidence to curb their role as gatekeepers to the internet and access to people, information and services, according to an EU tender seen by Reuters.
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