No sooner had Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) CEO Reed Hastings reported his company's blockbuster results for Q1 2020 than he began commenting on rival Disney's (NYSE: DIS) Disney+ service. Calling Disney's ability to rapidly grow to 50 million subscribers in just six months' time "stun
Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc (Symbol: CMG), where a total of 30,584 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 3.1 million underlying shares. That amounts
The Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously on Thursday to adopt new rules to open a new chunk of spectrum for Wi-Fi use as the number of devices is expected to rapidly increase. Wi-Fi allows people to access the internet but also connects devices.
Walmart (NYSE: WMT) was at a crossroads in 2016. It had fallen well behind Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) in the online space, and the retail giant had to decide whether it wanted to truly compete.
In just a month's time, consumer shopping behavior made a massive adjustment. Americans went from busy and on-the-go to stuck at home and shopping almost exclusively online. While e-commerce has and will continue to be a long-term secular shift, this latest development is creati
In just a month's time, consumer shopping behavior made a massive adjustment. Americans went from busy and on-the-go to stuck at home and shopping almost exclusively online. While e-commerce has and will continue to be a long-term secular shift, this latest development is creati
In this episode of Industry Focus, Emily Flippen chats with Anthony Coniglio, the CEO of NewLake Capital Partners, a real estate cannabis investment business, about the cannabis industry. Discover the risks and rewards for investors, employees, and businesses in this space, how
The COVID-19 pandemic crushed many stocks over the past few months, but a trio of resilient e-commerce stocks -- Shopify (NYSE: SHOP), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and JD.com (NASDAQ: JD) -- seemed immune to that sell-off. Shopify's stock rose nearly 50% this year, while shares of Ama
When payments middleman PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) announced in late November it was acquiring Honey Science Corporation for about $4 billion, shareholders were confused. Honey is an online deal-finding tool, not something that typically falls within the payments company's wheelhouse
Earlier this week, social networking giant Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) announced a massive $5.7 billion investment in Jio Platforms. Jio is a subsidiary of Reliance Industries, a multinational conglomerate that also has subsidiaries in retail, telecommunications, petrochemicals, tex
As you've probably learned one way or another over the past two months, stock market corrections, and even bear markets (i.e., declines of at least 20% from a recent high), are an inevitable part of the investing cycle.
Wall Street saw some upward movement on Wednesday as market participants looked once again to Washington for help in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. Another round of stimulus efforts managed to make it through the Senate, with the intent of shoring up some of the depleted
In this episode of MarketFoolery, Mac Greer and Motley Fool analyst Emily Flippen talk about the latest market headlines, the oil industry, and what drives the financial behavior of airlines. There are also tech updates on the fight against COVID-19 and some gaming news. Finally
In this episode of Motley Fool Money, Chris Hill and Motley Fool analysts Jason Moser and Ron Gross discuss the rising stock market and the upcoming earnings season. Get updates on what's going on with the retail space. Discover how some companies are gaining traction in this en
In this episode of Motley Fool Money, Chris Hill and Motley Fool analysts Jason Moser and Ron Gross discuss the rising stock market and the upcoming earnings season. Get updates on what's going on with the retail space. Discover how some companies are gaining traction in this en
In this episode of Rule Breaker Investing, David Gardner chats with Motley Fool analysts Buck Hartzell and Robert Brokamp about dividend investing. Discover how dividends have behaved historically and their importance. Which one is better for shareholders: dividends or share buy